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NAME : OPPONG, REXFORD ASSASIE

DEPARTMENT : ARCHITECTURE

COLLEGE : COLLEGE OF ART AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT, KNUST-KUMASI

EMPLOYER : KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KUMASI

PRESENT POSITION : PROFESSOR of Architecture

PRESENT RANK : DEAN of International Programmes (Vice-Chancellor’s Office) KNUST since 2016

DATE OF BIRTH : 21 SEPTEMBER 1970

PLACE OF BIRTH : BURMA CAMP – ACCRA

MARITAL STATUS : MARRIED WITH THREE (3) CHILDREN

SPOKEN/WRITTEN LANGUAGES : ENGLISH, ITALIAN AND AKAN

1. (a) INSTITUTIONS/SCHOOLS ATTENDED WITH ACADEMIC DEGREES EARNED WITH DATES

2007 – 2011: University of Liverpool – Liverpool, United Kingdom (PhD Architecture).

2003 – 2004: University of Rome – “La Sapienza” Rome, Italy (M.Sc. Urban Design/Management for Developing Countries).

1996 – 1998: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi- Ghana (Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture).

1991 – 1994: University of Science and Technology, Kumasi – Ghana (B.Sc. Design).

1988 – 1990: Sunyani Secondary School Sunyani – Ghana (Advanced Level).

1983 – 1988: Pope John Secondary School and Junior Seminary, Koforidua – Ghana (Ordinary Level).

1979 - 1983: Rapid Preparatory School, Sunyani – Ghana. (Common Entrance Examination).

1976 – 1979: Roman Catholic Kindergarten/Primary School, Obuasi-Akrofruom (Amankyem), Ashanti Region (Basic Education).

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FELLOWSHIP/AWARD/PRIZE/CERTIFICATE

Co-Winner of British Academy International Partnership and Mobility Award of £30,000 from 2015 to 2018.

Excellence Award for Applied Research Conference in Africa (ARCA) 2014

Honorary Research Fellow of Liverpool School of Architecture of the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, 2011 to date.

Co-Winner of The Appraisal Institute Prize for best paper delivered at the 7thAfrican Real Estate Society (AfRES) Annual International Conference held in conjunction with The Copperbelt University and the Commonwealth Association of Surveyors and Land Economists (CASLE) in Livingstone, Zambia, 2 -5 May, 2007.

Certificate of Appreciation for contributing to Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs

Certificate of Acknowledgement/Honour for acting as the Main Facilitator for the Afro Mobitecture 2017 Students’ Exhibition and Awards

Certificate of Participation as a SPEAKER on “Instruments to implement Accessibility for All in Public Open Spaces” at a workshop organized by CLEAN- AFRICA in conjunction with KNUST and Frankfurt University of Applied Science on 1st -22nd August, 2016, Accra, Ghana

Certificate of Appreciation for contributing to Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All.

Certificate of Appreciation for contributing to Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency.

Certificate of Participation for attending 3-day staff development seminar on: Research Communication, University Support Systems, Research in Higher Education under the framework of the Staff Development Programme, 15th-17th February 2016 at Technology at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana

Certificate of Participation awarded by BUILDING STRONGER UNIVERSITIES (BSU II) PROJECT on: Development of PhD Supervision Assessment Tools for K NUST”, 16th -24th February 2016, at Technology at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana

Certificate of Appreciation for contributing to Doing Business 2015: Going beyond Efficiency.

Certificate of Participation awarded for participating in 6th KNUST Summer School on Strengthening the Linkage Amongst Academia, Industry and Government organised by Quality Assurance and Planning Unit of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi. 15th – 17th August, 2016

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Development of Tertiary institutions in Ghana amidst Economic and security Challenges” from 17th to 20th August, 2015 (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana

Certificate of Participation awarded by Quality Assurance and Planning Unit of the Vice – Chancellor’s Office, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology for participating in the 4th KNUST Summer School on Advancing Science and Technology through effective Communication” from 18th to 22nd August, 2014 (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana

Certificate of Appreciation for contributing to Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises

Certificate of Participation awarded by Quality Assurance and Planning Unit of the Vice – Chancellor’s Office, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology for participating in the 3rd KNUST Summer School on “Repositioning KNUST as a Global Institution: Effective Research Management as a Tool” from 26th August to 2nd September, 2013 (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.

Certificate of Participation awarded by CeCASt International Conference on 19th -20th March 2015, on Culture, Science and Technology at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.

Certificate of Honour awarded by Applied Research Conference in Africa (ARCA) as a RESOURCE PERSON for ARCA Workshop 2013, 02-03 October 2013.

Certificate of Honour awarded by Christ Congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana on June 10, 2012.

Certificate of Participation awarded by College of Architecture and Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology for participating as a REVIEWER in the 1ST International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa, March 22 –24, 2012.

Certificate awarded by Quality Assurance and Planning Unit of the Vice – Chancellor’s Office, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology for participating as a RESOURCE PERSON in a Workshop on THE USE OF HI–TECH TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, Aug. 16 –20, 2004.

SELECTED HONOURABLE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS/APPRECIATIONS/ MENTIONS AND NOMINATIONS

 The Vice-Chancellor’s Letter of Appreciation dated November 15, 2018 for my dedication and commitment while serving as Chairman of the Procurement Committee of KNUST during which my “tenure witnessed a remarkable improvement in the handling of procurement matters and for which the university is most grateful”.

 The Vice-Chancellor & Management – KNUST Letters of Appreciation dated 8th March, 2018 and 4th April, 2018 respectively for my instrumentality in the procurement and delivery of four books-HABITAT: Vernacular Architecture for Changing Planet for use by staff and students of the University; and donating

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(team effort) LED COPY stand to support the digitization/photography of architectural drawings/buildings of KNUST.

 The Vice-Chancellor – KNUST Letter of Acknowledgement dated 2015 for Co-winning the British Academy International Partnership and Mobility Award.

 The Head – Department of Architecture, KNUST Letter of Appreciation dated May 2018 for donating G₵1,000.00 to support Department’s Year Book

 International Partnership and Mobility 2015 Awards List http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/awards/intl/International_Partnership_And_Mobi lity

 The Vice-Chancellor – KNUST Letter of Appreciation dated July 2015 for donating 10 copies of a book titled: Urban Housing and Sanitation-Our Habitat, Our Health (2013) to KNUST

 Provident Fund Association – KNUST Letter of Appreciation dated 2017(See

 The Provost – CABE, KNUST Letter of Appreciation dated June 2015 for donating 10 copies of a book titled: Urban Housing and Sanitation-Our Habitat, Our Health (2013) to the College

 The Head – Department of Nursing, KNUST Letter of Appreciation dated June 2015 for donating 139 copies of NURSING STANDARD JOURNAL (2011- 2014 EDITIONS)

 News-Architecture 2015: University of Liverpool - a member of The Russell Group for awarded of the British Academy International Partnership and Mobility Scheme (£30k) to investigate the architecture of 20th Century Ghana with Dr. Iain Jackson of University of Liverpool School of Architecture https://www.liv.ac.uk/architecture/research/architectural-urban-history/news

 Provost’s Message - College of Art and Built Environment in: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Research Report 2015, p.43, 51.

 Provost’s Report to June 2015 Congregation of College of Art and Built Environment Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology for donating 20 BOOKS to the College and KNUST main libraries.

 Book Acknowledgements: The Architecture of Edwin Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew: Twentieth Century Architecture, Pioneer Modernism and the Tropics (2014) Authored by Iain Jackson and Jessica Holland, Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. This book thoroughly examines Fry and Drew’s highly influential ‘Tropical Architecture’ in West Africa and India… It highlights the collaborative nature of Fry and Drew’s work, including schemes undertaken with

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Elizabeth Denby, Walter Gropius, Denys Lasdun, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier. http://scholar.google.co.uk/citations

 Nominated as KNUST’s Representative to attend the 2013 Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Mitigation Modelling Training Programme in Jongno-gu, Republic of Korea.

 Head of Architecture Department – KNUST Letter of Appreciation September dated 2013 for the impressive organization of the first Departmental Retreat held at the Anita Hotel, Ejisu.

 The Vice-Chancellor – KNUST Report to June 2007 Congregation for winning The Appraisal Institute Prize for best paper delivered at International Conference held in Livingstone, Zambia.

 The International Real Estate Society (IRES) publicized/mentioned the Appraisal Institute Prize in October 2007, Volume XIIII, Number1, p.3, http://www.iresnet.org

2. UNIVERSITY TEACHING AND OR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE WITH DATES:

(a) Academic Ranks held and subjects taught

i. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR of Architecture – KNUST (2013 to date)

Taught the following courses:

2017/2018: ARC 819/820 - Philosophy of Social Sciences (MPhil/PhD – Architecture

ARC 815/816 - Advanced Research Methods (MPhil/PhD - Architecture

ARC 357/358: Architectural Design Studio as Studio Master (BSc. Architecture Year 3)

ARC 351: Structure of Modern Environment (BSc. Architecture Year 3)

ARC 251: Cultural Survey of West Africa (BSc. Architecture Year 2)

2017/2018: ARC 807/808 - Architectural History & Theory (MPhil/PhD - Architecture)

ARC 819/820 - Philosophy of Social Sciences (MPhil/PhD – Architecture

ARC 815/816 - Advanced Research Methods (MPhil/PhD - Architecture

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ARC 561/562: Advanced Architectural Research Methods (Master of Architecture Year 1)

ARC 357/358: Architectural Design Studio as Studio Master (BSc. Architecture Year 3)

ARC 351: Structure of Modern Environment (BSc. Architecture Year 3)

ARC 251: Cultural Survey of West Africa (BSc. Architecture Year 2)

SP 364: Architectural Design for Planners (BSc. Settlement Planning Year3)

SP 365: Landscape Design (BSc. Settlement Planning Year3)

2016/2017: ARC 807/808 - Architectural History & Theory (MPhil/PhD - Architecture)

ARC 819/820 - Philosophy of Social Sciences (MPhil/PhD – Architecture

ARC 815/816 - Advanced Research Methods (MPhil/PhD - Architecture

ARC 561/562: Advanced Architectural Research Methods (Master of Architecture Year 1)

ARC 357/358: Architectural Design Studio as Studio Master (BSc. Architecture Year 3)

ARC 351: Structure of Modern Environment (BSc. Architecture Year 3)

ARC 251: Cultural Survey of West Africa (BSc. Architecture Year 2)

SP 364: Architectural Design for Planners (BSc. Settlement Planning Year3)

SP 365: Landscape Design (BSc. Settlement Planning Year3)

2015/2016: ARC 561/562: Advanced Architectural Research Methods (Master of Architecture Year 1)

ARC 357/358: Architectural Design Studio as Studio Master (BSc. Architecture Year 3)

ARC 351: Structure of Modern Environment (BSc. Architecture Year 3)

ARC 251: Cultural Survey of West Africa (BSc. Architecture Year 2)

SP 364: Architectural Design for Planners (BSc. Settlement Planning Year3)

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2015/2016: ARC 807/808 - Architectural History & Theory (MPhil/PhD - Architecture)

ARC 819/820 - Philosophy of Social Sciences (MPhil/PhD – Architecture

ARC 815/816 - Advanced Research Methods (MPhil/PhD - Architecture

ARC 561/562: Advanced Architectural Research Methods (Master of Architecture Year 1)

ARC 357/358: Architectural Design Studio as Studio Master (BSc. Architecture Year 3) ARC 351: Structure of Modern Environment (BSc. Architecture Year 3) ARC 251: Cultural Survey of West Africa (BSc. Architecture Year 2)

SP 364: Architectural Design for Planners (BSc. Settlement Planning Year3)

SP 365: Landscape Planning (BSc. Settlement Planning Year3)

2014/2015: ARC 561/562: Advanced Architectural Research Methods (Master of Architecture Year 1)

ARC 357/358: Architectural Design Studio as Studio Master (BSc. Architecture Year 3)

ARC 351: Structure of Modern Environment (BSc. Architecture Year 3)

ARC 251: Cultural Survey of West Africa (BSc. Architecture Year 2)

SP 364: Architectural Design for Planners (BSc. Settlement Planning Year3)

2013/2014: ARC 561/562: Advanced Architectural Research Methods (Master of Architecture Year 1)

ARC 357/358: Architectural Design Studio as Studio Master (BSc. Architecture Year 3)

ARC 351: Structure of Modern Environment (BSc. Architecture Year 3)

ARC 251: Cultural Survey of West Africa (BSc. Architecture Year 2)

SP 364: Architectural Design for Planners (BSc. Settlement Planning Year3)

CAT 363: Indigenous Architecture (Department of Geography and Rural Development-KNUST)

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2012/2013: ARC 357/358: Architectural Design Studio as Studio Master (BSc. Architecture Year 3)

BT 160: History of Construction (BSc. Quantity Surveying and Construction Economics and BSc Construction Technology and Management- Year1)

ARC 251: Cultural Survey of West Africa (BSc. Architecture Year 2)

SP 365: Landscape Planning (BSc. Settlement Planning – Year3)

LDM 260: Landscape Design Studio as Studio Master (BSc. Landscape Design and Management-Year2)

LDM 262: Urban Design, Housing and Landscape Architecture as Studio Master (BSc. Landscape Design and Management-Year2)

ii. SENIOR LECTURER of Architecture – KNUST (2006 to 2012)

Taught the following courses:

2011/2012: ARC 357/358: Architectural Design Studio as Studio Master (BSc. Architecture Year 3).

SP 364: Architectural Design for Planners (BSc. Settlement Planning Year3)

BT 160: History of Construction (BSc. Quantity Surveying and Construction Economics and BSc Construction Technology and Management- Year 1)

LDM 260: Landscape Design Studio as Studio Master (BSc. Landscape Design and Management-Years 3and 2)

LDM 262: Urban Design, Housing and Landscape Architecture (BSc. Landscape Design and Management-Years 3and 2)

LDM 260: Landscape Design Studio as Studio Master (BSc. Landscape Design and Management-Year2)

iii. LECTURER in the Department of Architecture – KNUST (2000 to 2006)

Taught the following courses:

2005/2006: ARC 257/258: Rural Culture and Architecture/Design in Rural Environment as Year Master (BSc. Architecture Year 2)

2004 / 2005: ARC 151: Survey of World Cultures (BSc. Building Technology Programme for Cape Coast and Sunyani Polytechnic Teachers) Department of Building Technology - KNUST, Kumasi.

2005 to 2007: ARC 151: Survey of World Cultures (BSc. Building Technology Year 1) Department of Building Technology-KNUST, Kumasi.

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2005 to 2007: ARC 251: Cultural Survey of West Africa (BSc. Arts Year 1) Department of History - Faculty of Social Sciences, KNUST- Kumasi.

2004 to 2007: ARC 251: Cultural Survey of West Africa (BSc. Architecture Year2)

2002: ARC 159: Built Environmental Studies (BSc. Architecture Year 1)

2001 to 2007: ARC 160/161: Settlement Planning and Design (BSc. Architecture Year 1)

2001 - 2003: ARC 357/358: Architectural Design Studio (BSc. Architecture Year 3)

2001 - 2003: ARC 151/152: Architectural History and Appreciation (BSc. Architecture Year 1) ARC 251/252: Architectural History and Appreciation (BSc. Architecture Year 2)

ARC 351/352: Architectural History and Appreciation (BSc. Architecture Year 3)

2001 – 2003: PL 151: Graphic Communication for Planners (BSc Planning Year 1) Department of Planning – KNUST, Kumasi.

2001 – 2003: ARC 151/152: History of Cultures (BSc. Building Technology Year 1) Department of Building Technology, - KNUST, Kumasi.

iv. RESEARCH FELLOW-Department of Housing and Planning Research, KNUST (1999 to 2000)

Taught the following course as Service Lecturer:

1999 - 2000: ARC 357/358: Architectural Design Studio (BSc. Architecture Year 3)

1999 - 2000: ARC 151/152: Architectural History and Appreciation (BSc. Architecture Year 1)

ARC 251/252: Architectural History and Appreciation (BSc. Architecture Year 2)

ARC 351/352: Architectural History and Appreciation (BSc. Architecture Year 3)

(b) Supervision of student project work/thesis/research

Doctor of Philosophy Architecture Programme

2016/2017 Academic Year

 A Theoretical Inquiry into Ecological Aesthetics: The Missing Elements of Urban Green Infrastructure-The Case of Ghana by Ayisha Ida Haruna (Completed).

 Architectural Ornamentation and Cultural Sensibilities of Public Buildings in Ghana by Kofi Adjei (final draft submitted).

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2017/2018 Academic Year

 Architectural Identity, Metamorphosis and Disorderliness: The Case of Colonial Second Cycle Missionary Schools in Ghana by James Frimpong Asante (data collection final stage).

Master of Science & Philosophy Architecture Programme

2016/2017 Academic Year

 A theoretical inquiry into ecological aesthetics: the missing elements of Urban green infrastructure-the case of Ghana by (work passed from MPhil Architecture to Doctor of Philosophy Architecture in April 2017) HARUNA, Ayisha Ida.

 Acceptance of Plastic Bottles as Walling Materials for Housing in Ghana by TWUMASI-AMPOFO, Kwadwo

 Conservation and Character Defining Elements of Historical Towns; A Comparative Study of Cape Coast and Elmina Principal Streets to the Castles by SARBENG, Yaw Kuffour

 Exploring the Suitability of Online Portal for Building Permit Acquisition in Ghana: A case of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly by FREMPONG, Solomon (University of Education, Winneba).

Master of Architecture Programme

2017/2018 Academic Year

 Convocation Centre-KNUST, Kumasi by AFOAKWA, Anthony

 Developing Sustainable Residential Enclaves through the Concept of Eco-Village: A Case Study of Nyamekrom, Koforidua, by BEANTEY, Jude Nartey

2016/2017 Academic Year

 The Role of Family as an Institution for Development (Family Vacation Resort) by Osei-Wusu, Abigail Nana Akua

 An Enquiry into Architectural Interventions for Treatment and Integration of Autistics in Ghana, by OBENG ASARE, Henry

 Science as a Tool for Enhancing Child Education in Ghana. (Science Discovery Centre, Kumasi) by BANDOH, Yaa Serwaa

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2015/2016 Academic Year

 Children Reality Centre, Accra by ASAMOAH, Jemimah

 Urban Revitalisation of the Street Corridor, Accra by ASARE, Eileen Stephanie

 Development of Pikworo Slave Camp for Tourism Promotion by EASTWOOD-ANABA, Archibald Rodney

 Happy Home Village for Orphans, Buoho by ODAME AGYEI, Frank

2015/2016 Academic Year

 Oncology Research Centre- KATH, Kumasi by Ampaw, Asiedu Lucy

 Ghana Repository Centre by Asante, Alberta K.O.

2014/2015 Academic Year

 Soap Making Village for Socioeconomic Development in Ghana, Twifo, Praso by Amissah, Kojo Moses

 Caregivers Lodge, KATH, Kumasi: Architectural Response to Caregiving in Ghana by Ntim-Addae, Henrietta Brew

 Aged Resort Centre: Redefining Total Wellbeing of Elderly Persons in Ghana by Nang-Ib, Chrisantus

2013/2014 Academic Year

 An Academy for Vocational and Technical Training by Bosumprah, Charles Kofi

 Remediatmg the Tano River by Mensah, Augustine

2012/2013 Academic Year

 Air Flight Training Centre and Museum, Kumasi”. By Bandua, Denning

 “Remediating the Tano River: Tano Eco Resort and Spa”. By Mensah, Augustine

 “Centre for Competency Based Training in Apowa-Takoradi”. By Bosompra, Charles

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 “ICT and Media Science Centre, KNUST-Kumasi”. By Agyeman-Boateng, Innocent.

Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture Programme

2005/2006 Academic Year  “Yapei Waterfront”, Yapei. By Masahudu, Musah

 “Atonsu Market Redesign; Kumasi”. By Agyin-Tetteh, Ken

 “KNUST Business School, Kumasi”. By Gloria Amaning.

2004/2005 Academic Year

 “Omanfie – The Presidential Palace Accra, Ghana”. By Sowah, Karen

 “Appeal Court Complex – Kumasi, Ghana”. By Ansah, Ernest

 “Spintex Mall – Tema, Ghana”. By Ansong, Kenneth

 “Tomatoes Factory – Akomadan, Ghana”. By Erzuah Jnr. Kojo

 “Oguaa Tourist Centre, Cape Coast-Ghana” By Poku, Kwame

2002/2003 Academic Year

 “Municipal Theatre – Tema, Ghana”. By Tuffour, Gifty Akushika

 “Bosomtwi Lake Resort – Abonu, Ashanti”. By Opoku – Manu, Kofi

 “Sunyani Sports Stadium - Sunyani”. By Twumasi – Ampofo, Kwadwo

BSc. Architecture Programme (Dissertations)

I have supervised eighty (80) individual undergraduate students in Architectural Dissertations from 2000 to date.

16th Oct 2018: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of Faculty of Agriculture of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

16th Oct 2018: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 1No. MPhil (Chemical Engineering) Candidate, 3No. MPhil (Crop and Soil Science) Candidates, 6No. MPhil

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(Clinical Microbiology) Candidates of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

5th Oct 2018: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 1No. MPhil (Religious Studies), Department of Religious Studies of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

4th Oct 2018: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 43No. MSc (Energy and Sustainable Management), Institute of Distance Learning (IDL) of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

7th May. 2018: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 1No. PhD in Management Studies, KNUST School of Business, 2No. MPhil Department of Pharmacology and 5No. MPhil Department of Agri-Business Candidates of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

7th May. 2018: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 14No. MPhil/MSc in Population and Reproductive Health of the College of Health Sciences of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi- Ghana.

21st Oct. 2017: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 1No. PhD in Building Technology and 19No. MSc. Candidates of the College of Art and Built Environment of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

21st Oct. 2017: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 1No. PhD in Social Pharmacy and 1No. MPhil in Public Health Candidates of the College of Health Sciences of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

20th Oct. 2017: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 12 MPhil Candidates of the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

20th Oct. 2017: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 8No. Masters Candidates of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

19th Oct. 2017: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 1No. MPhil, 36 MSc Candidates of the Department of Economic of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

18th Oct. 2017: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 1No. MPhil Candidates of the Department of

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Biochemistry and Biotechnology of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

18th Oct. 2017: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 10No. Masters Candidates of the Department of Religious Studies of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

17th Oct. 2017: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 6No. Masters Candidates of the Department of Computer Science of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

17th Oct. 2017: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 1No. PhD Candidate of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

17th Oct. 2017: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 3No. Masters Candidate in Forensic Science, Department of Chemistry of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

17th Oct. 2017: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 6No. Masters Candidate in Pharmacology, Department of College of Health Sciences of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

16th Oct. 2017: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 11No. MPhil/MSc Candidates of the Department of Planning of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

6th Oct. 2017: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 12No. MPhil/MSc Candidates of the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

12th May. 2017: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 30No. MSc Candidates in Water Resource Engineering and Management in the Department of Civil Engineering of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

5th May. 2017: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 5No. MSc Candidates in Structural Engineering of the Department of Civil Engineering of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

8th May. 2017: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 1No. MPhil Candidate in the Department of Pharmacognosy of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

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8th May. 2017: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 2No. PhD Candidates in the Department of Pharmacognosy and Department of Wood Science and Technology and Technology of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

4th May. 2017: Chairman – of Examination Panel for Thesis Oral defense of 28No. MPhil/MSc Candidates in Department of Mathematics of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

(d) Other professionally related experience

Professional Status

Associate Member of Ghana Institute of Architects (GIA) Standing Register No : ARC S. 0561

Selected professionally related Projects undertaken

i. Reviewer of Procurement and Construction of 300 capacity Hostel accommodation project for P.N.M.T.C –Agogo in the Asante Akyem North District, Ashanti (2018)

ii. Design and construction of Branch Office Complex for Asante Akyem Rural Bank Limited at Agogo – Asante Akyem Ghana (2018)

iii. Revision/Supervision of the construction of Main Church for Berekum Presbyterian Church of Ghana -KNUST at Asokore- Mampong in Kumasi, Ghana (2017)

iv. Design and construction of Block of Shops for Roman Catholic Church, at Abuakwa, Kumasi, Ghana (2016)

v. Design and construction of Branch Office Complex for Nwabiagya Rural Bank Limited, at Abuakwa, Kumasi, Ghana (2016)

vi. Design and construction of Branch Office Complex for Bosomtwe Rural Bank, at Edwenase-Kumasi, Ashanti Ghana (2013)

vii. Design/Supervision of the construction of Ultra-Modern Manse for the Christ Congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana -KNUST at Asokore-Mampong in Kumasi, Ghana (2012/13)

viii. Proposed Peniel Conference Centre [comprising 10,000-capacity Retreat/Prayer park; 400-capacity Restaurant; 200+ roomed-Guest House; 6,000-capacity Multipurpose Auditorium and 200+ parking lots] at Ayakomaso-Sunyani for the Brong Ahafo Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (2012)

ix. Proposed Church Auditorium for the Assemblies of God Church at Ringway, Osu-Accra (2012)

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x. Design and construction of Bank Building for Asante Akyem Rural Bank Limited at Odumase-Konongo – Ashanti Ghana (2012)

xi. Design and construction of Branch Office for Nwabiagya Rural Bank Limited, at Bompata-Railways, Kumasi, Ghana (2011)

xii. Remodeling of Branch Office for Asante Akyem Rural Bank Limited at Juaso, Ashanti Ghana (2011)

xiii. Remodeling of Branch Office for Asante Akyem Rural Bank Limited at Agogo – Ashanti Ghana (2010/11)

xiv. Design and construction of Branch Office for Otuaseakan Rural Bank, at Akumadan – Ashanti Ghana (2011)

xv. Design and construction of Branch Office for Otuaseakan Rural Bank, at Kodie – Ashanti Ghana (2008/11)

xvi. Remodeling of Branch Office for Nwabiagya Rural Bank Limited, at Adum, Kumasi, Ghana (2011)

xvii. Design and construction of Bank Building for Yapra Rural Bank Limited, at Yeji, B/A /R, Ghana (2009)

xviii. Design and construction of Head Office Building for Otuaseakan Rural Bank, at Kofiase – Ashanti Ghana (2010-)

xix. Design and construction of Bank Building for Asawinso Rural Bank Limited, at Bonsu Nkwanta, W/R, Ghana (2008-2011)

xx. Design and construction of Branch Office Building for Asante Akyem Rural Bank Limited at Ayeduase- KNUST Kumasi - Ghana (2007-2011)

xxi. Design and construction of Branch Office for Kwamaman Rural Bank Limited, at Amakom –Kumasi, Ghana (2010)

xxii. Design and construction of Branch Office for Asante Akyem Rural Bank Limited at Konongo –Kumasi, Ashanti Ghana (2010)

xxiii. Design and construction of Bank Building for Asawinso Rural Bank Limited, at Juaboso, Western Region, Ghana (2009)

xxiv. Design and construction of Bank Building for Yapra Rural Bank Limited, at Prang, B/A/R, Ghana (2009)

xxv. Design and construction of Branch Office for Kwamaman Rural Bank, at Tafo –Kumasi, Ashanti Ghana (2008/9)

xxvi. Proposed Church Complex for Christ Congregation KNUST Presbyterian Church of Ghana (Handled Sketch Design Drawings Preparation of production/working drawings) (Pre and Post Contract Services) (2008)

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xxvii. Design and construction of Branch Office for Otuaseakan Rural Bank, at Ejura – Ashanti Ghana (2008)

xxviii. Design and construction of Bank Building for Asawinso Rural Bank Limited, at Asafo, Western Region, Ghana (2008)

xxix. Construction of Remodeled Branch Office for Otuaseakan Rural Bank at Maakro –Kumasi (2008)

xxx. Design and supervision of Mixed-Use Building Facility at Achimota-Accra, Ghana. (2008)

xxxi. Design of Ultra-Modern Hostel Complex at Boadi, Kumasi (2007)

xxxii. Design and construction of Head Office Building for Asawinso Rural Bank Limited, Sefwi Asawinso, Western Region, Ghana (2007)

xxxiii. Remodeling of Main Entrance and Interior Reorganisation of Asante Akyem Rural Bank Limited Head Office building at Juansa, Asante Akyem (2007)

xxxiv. Design of 4-Star Hotel to be built at Prampram in the Greater Accra Region for Kingdom Books Services Accra – Ghana (2007)

xxxv. Design and construction of Bank’s Branch Office for Otuasekan Rural Bank at Sepe –Kumasi (2007).

3. DETAILS OF RESEARCH OR PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN SINCE LAST PROMOTED IN THE UNIVERSITY:

(a) Research conducted

i. Architectural Identity, Metamorphosis and Disorderliness: The Case of Colonial Second Cycle Missionary Schools in Ghana (2018-ongoing)

ii. Ecological Aesthetics and Architecture (2016-ongoing)

iii. Architecture and Fractals (2016-ongoing)

iv. The Built Environment and Climate Change (2016-ongoing)

v. Urbanism and Architectural Modernism in Africa (2015-Ongoing)

vi. Containerisation, Architecture and Urbanism (2014-Ongoing)

vii. A Quantitative study of water discharge from Air-Conditioners in office buildings in Ghana (2013-Ongoing)

viii. Architecture and Health: The Case of Tong in the Upper Region, Ghana (2013-Ongoing)

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ix. Post occupancy/hypothetical study of the use of the Dungeons in the Forts and Castles in Ghana (2012)

x. Burglar-Proofed Residential Houses and Fire Egress Emergencies in Ghana (2012)

xi. Architectural Habitus: Conflicts and Contradictions for the Search of Green Urban Architecture in Ghana (2007-2011)

xii. Architecture and land in Northern Ghana (2008 to date)

xiii. Taste in Architecture focus on sub-Saharan Africa (2008 to date)

xiv. Architecture; Science and Arts Debate (2007 to date)

xv. Kinship, Land, and Architecture in Urban Ghana (2007-2008)

xvi. Teardowns, Upgrading and Building Property Finance in Ghana (2007-2008)

xvii. Human Settlements and Appropriate Housing Development: in Ghana (2006-2007)

xviii. Landlessness Housing Transformation and Development at Abakam Fishing Village in Ghana (2004-2007)

(b) Publications arising out of the Research

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

1. R. A. Oppong, A. B. Marful, and Y. K. Sarbeng (2018). “Conservation and Character Defining Elements of Historical Towns; A Comparative Study of Cape Coast and Elmina Streets to the Castles”, Frontiers of Architectural Research, Volume 7, Issue 1, pp.37-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2017.11.001

2. Twumasi - Ampofo K. and Oppong, R.A. (2018), “Dilemma of Sustainable Roof Forms in Warm-Humid Climatic Zones: A Survey of Parapet Roofs in Kumasi, Ghana”, African Journal of Applied Research Vol. 4, No. 2 pp. 203-215 http://www.ajaronline.com http://doi.org/10.26437/ajar.04.02.2018.18

3. Ayisha Ida Haruna, Rexford Assasie Oppong, Alexander Boakye Marful (2018). “Exploring eco-aesthetics for urban green infrastructure development and building resilient cities: a theoretical overview”, Cogent Social Sciences, Volume 4, Issue 1, pp. 1-18, https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2018.1478492

4. Oppong, R. A., and Marful, A. B. (2018). “Managing Spatial Boundaries through Fractals: The Case of Kwame Nkrumah

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University of Science and Technology Campus as a Microcosm of a City” (forthcoming).

5. Iain Jackson, Ola Uduku, Irene Appeaning Addo, Rexford Assasie Oppong (2018). “The Volta River Project: Planning, housing and resettlement in Ghana 1950-1965”, The Journal of Architecture (forthcoming).

6. Oppong, R. A. (2018). (En) Gendered and Muted Voice: Empirical Tales of Architectural Production from Ghana (forthcoming).

7. R. A. Oppong, A. B. Marful, and E. S. Asare (2017). “Improving urban visibility through fractal analysis of street edges: The case of John Evans Atta Mills High Street in Accra, Ghana”, Frontiers of Architectural Research, Vol. 6, Issue 2, June 2017, Pages 248-260 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2017.04.002

8. Adjei, K., Asante, E. A. and Oppong, R. A. (2017). “Exploring the concept of mixed media in Ghana”, Craft Research, Volume 8 Number 2 (CRRE 8 (2), pp. 241–256, Intellect Limited 2017.

9. Twumasi-Ampofo K. and Oppong, R. A. (2017). “Alternative Wall Material (AWM): Comparing PET Bottle Bricks with Cement Blocks and Compressed Earth Blocks for Housing in Ghana” Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering and Applied Sciences (JETEAS), 8(3):123-130.

10. Oppong, R. A., & Poku-Boansi, M, (2017). “The Awareness of Use of Precedents in Architecture and Urban Design/Planning in Ghana”, (forthcoming).

11. Quagraine V. K., Oppong, R. A. and Baawone, F. (2016). “A Quantitative assessment of relationship between Urban Green Parks and Self-esteem of Urban Children and Adolescents (Teenage Group) in Ghana”, Journal of Civil and Environmental Research, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 64-72. ISSN 2224-5790 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0514 (Online).

12. Quagraine, V. K., Oppong, R. A. and Twumasi-Ampofo, K. (2016). “Assessment of the Resettlement Compensation Satisfaction of Wood Workers at Sokoban, Kumasi”, Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 36, No. 3 (2016), pp 86-95.

13. Quagraine V. K., Oppong, R. A. and Agyekum-Sah. J. (2016). “Shopping Mall as a Catalyst for Sub-Urban Development in Ghana”, Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 36, No. 3 (2016), pp 83-99.

14. Gyimah, K. A., and Oppong, R. A. (2016). “Building Materials and their Energy Demand: A Case in Ghana” (2016). African Journal of Applied Research (AJAR), Vol.2, No.2, pp. 35-46, ISSN 2408- 7920.

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15. Oppong, R.A., Solomon-Ayeh, B. & Decardi-Nelson, I. (2015). “Fire Egress in Ghana: a case study of burglar-proofed residential houses in Ayeduase new site, Kumasi”, West African Journal of Building and Road Research, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp.10-20.

16. Oppong, R. A., Poku-Boansi, M, & Adabor, E. (2015). “Colour and Architecture: An Empirical Study of a New Paradigm of Painting of Residential Buildings and Ownership in Kumasi” Journal of Developing Country Studies, Vol 5, No 18, pp. 21-28, ISSN 2224-607X (Paper) ISSN 2225-0565 (Online), http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/DCS/article/view/25474/26 412.

17. Oppong, R. A. (2015). “A Theoretical Exposé and Rhetorical Questions of Science and Art in Architecture”, International Journal of Business, Humanities and Technology, Vol. 5, No. 4; August 2015 pp.90-96, ISSN 2162-1357 (Print), 2162-1381 (Online), www.ijbhtnet.com

18. Yeboah, E., & Oppong, R. A. (2015). “Chiefs, changing trust relations and land use Planning in Ghana”, Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp.60 -72, http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/just.v35i3.6.

19. Oppong, R. A., Essel, C. & Quagraine, V. (2015). “Containerisation, Portable architecture and the image of Ghanaian cities”, Journal of Developing Country Studies, Vol.5, No.21, pp. 143-153, ISSN 2224-607X (Paper) ISSN 2225-0565 (Online).

20. Jackson, I. & Oppong, R. A. (2014): “The planning of late colonial village housing in the tropics: Tema Manhean, Ghana”, Planning Perspectives, Vol. 29, Issue 4, pp. 475-499, International Planning History Society (IPHS), ISSN 0266-5433 (Print), 1466-4518 (Online) published online: 05 February 2014, DOI:10.1080/02665433.2013.829753. This article was adjudged Editor's Choice on the Journal’s News.

21. Oppong, R. A. & Masahudu, M. (2014). “Exploration of building adaptations and retrofitting challenges in Ghana: The case of selected rural bank projects”, Structural Survey, Vol. 32, Issue: 5, pp.349-364, DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1108/SS-12-2013-0041.

22. Solomon-Ayeh, B., Oppong, R. A. & Okoko, E. (2014). “Street Trading in the Urban Informal Sector and Its Implications for Policy: The Case of Kumasi Metropolis in Ghana”. West African Journal of Building and Road Research, Vol. 1, No.1, pp. 23-36.

23. Bangdome-Dery, A., Dery, G. E. & Oppong, R. A. (2014). “Architectural Narrative of the Dagara House in Northern Ghana”, Journal of Developing Country Studies, Vol.4, No.24, pp. 114-122, ISSN (Paper) 2224-607X ISSN (Online)2225-0565, www.iiste.org

24. Oppong, R. A., & Solomon - Ayeh, B. (2014). “Theories of Taste and Beauty in Architecture with Some Examples from Asante, Ghana”, International Journal of Business, Humanities and

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Technology, Vol. 4, No. 4; July 2014, ISSN 2162-1357(Print), ISSN 2162-1381(Online), www.ijbhtnet.com

25. Oppong, R. A. (2014). “Recombinants: Theoretical Propositions to Practical Dispositions for Resolving Conflicts in African Metropolis and Periphery”, International Journal of Business, Humanities and Technology, Vol. 4, No. 5; pp.84-93, October 2014, ISSN 2162- 1357(Print), ISSN 2162-1381(Online), www.ijbhtnet.com

26. Oppong, R. A. & Solomon-Ayeh, B. (2013). “Empirical Examination of Architectural Taste and Building Material Preferences”. Journal of Building and Road Research, Vol. 14, No.1, pp. 33-50.

27. Oppong, R. A. & Yeboah, E. (2013). “Empirical Examinations of Conflicts and Contradictions in Architecture, Land and Suburban Sprawl: The Case of Tamale, Ghana”. Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp.92-104.

28. Oppong, R. A. & Brown, A. (2012). “Teardowns, Upgrading and an Emerging Paradigm of Building Property Finance in Kumasi, Ghana”. Journal of African Real Estate Research, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 24-57.

29. Oppong, R. A. & Badu, E. (2012) “The Evaluation of Stabilised- Earth (Tek) Block for Housing Provision and Construction in Ghana”. Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp 104-118.

30. Oppong, R. A. & Badu, E. (2012). “Building Material Preferences in Warm-Humid and Hot-Dry Climates in Ghana”. Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp 24-37.

31. Oppong, R. A. (2009). "Loosing the Sense of Thatch” (A Trio Sub- Saharan African Compendium), http://www.archiafrika.org/en/node/1095.

32. Oppong R. A. & Adarkwa, K. K. (2008). “The Paradox of Landlessness Housing Transformation and Development at Abakam Fishing Village in Ghana”. Journal of African Real Estate Research, Vol.1, No.1, pp. 41 – 47.

33. Adarkwa, K. K. & Oppong, R. A. (2007). “Poverty Reduction Through the Creation of Livable Housing Environment – Case Study of Habitat for Humanity International’s Housing Units in Rural Ghana”. Journal of Property Management - Special Issue on African Real Estate, Vol.25, No. 1, pp.7-26.

34. Adarkwa, K. K. & R. A. Oppong (2005). “Gentrification, Use Conversion and Traditional architecture in Kumasi’s Central Business District – Case Study of Odum Precinct” Published in the Journal of Science and Technology, Kumasi - Ghana, Vol.25, No.2, December 2005, pp 80 – 90.

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35. Oppong, R. A. (2005). “Avoiding Failures in Architecture: The Useful Role of Nature and Culture in Architectural Design” Published in the Journal of Building and Road Research, Vol.9 Jan – Dec 2005, pp.1-8.

EDITED BOOK CHAPTERS/CONTRIBUTIONS

36. Oppong, R. A. & Amos-Abanyie, S. (2018): “Vernacular Settlements of Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo Benin and Cameron”, in: HABITAT: Vernacular Architecture for Changing Planet (2018)”, Sandra Piesik (ed.) Thames & Hudson, pp. 12-13, 96-99, 575-576, 582-583.

37. Henry Nii Adziri Wellington & Rexford Assasie Oppong (2017): “European Fortifications in West Africa as Architectural Containers and Oppressive Contraptions” in: African Histories and Modernities -Shadows of Empire: Studies of European Fortifications in West Africa, John Osei Tutu and Victoria Smith (eds.) (Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG, Cham A Palgrave Macmillan Edited Collection, pp. 239-272.

38. Rexford Assasie Oppong (2017): Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All, The World Bank Group, Washington DC, U.S.A.

39. Rexford Assasie Oppong (2016): Contributor to “NKƆSOƆ HOUSE – Mud House Building Workshop in Ghana” Documentation”, Mark Kaltenbach (ed.) Raumgeschichten e. V.

40. Rexford Assasie Oppong (2016): Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency, The World Bank Group, Washington DC, U.S.A

41. Rexford Oppong (2015): Doing Business 2014: Going Beyond Efficiency, The World Bank Group, Washington DC, U.S.A

42. Rexford Oppong (2014): Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises, The World Bank Group, Washington DC, U.S.A.

43. Adarkwa, K. K. & Oppong, R. A. (2013). “Volta Region” in: Human Settlements and Service Delivery in Ghana, Kwasi Kwafo Adarkwa (ed), University Printing Press, Kumasi. pp.194-213.

44. Rexford Oppong (2013): Doing Business 2013: Smarter Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises, The World Bank Group, Washington DC, U.S.A

45. Rexford Oppong (2012): Doing Business 2012: Doing Business in a more Transparent world, The World Bank Group, Washington DC, U.S.A.

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46. Oppong, R. A. (2006). Survey of World Cultures, Course book for Institute of Distance Learning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.

REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AND KEYNOTE PAPERS

47. Oppong, R. A. (2018). “Role of Sustainable Development Goals for Universities (SDG4UNiS) in the Internationalization Strategy of Universities” during SDG4UNiS Winter School Conference 2018, organized by CLEAN-AFRICA e.V

48. Marful, A. B., Ayeke, E. and Oppong, R. A. (2018). “Retracing Resilience: The Potential of Using Fractal Analysis to enhance Resilience of Keta and Prampram Waterfront in Ghana” (54th ISOCARP Congress 2018, Norway).

49. Marful, A. B., Ayeke, E. and Oppong, R. A. (2018). “Strategies for making Peri-urban coastal communities resilient in Sub-saharan Africa: The Case of Ningo-Prampram” (54th ISOCARP Congress 2018, Norway).

50. Haruna, A. I., Oppong, R. A. and Marful, A. B. (2017). “An Exploratory Assessment of Landscape Ecological Aesthetics of Selected Green Spaces on KNUST Campus, Kumasi-Ghana”, A Paper delivered at the 6th International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa (ICIDA)2017 held on 12th - 14th April 2017, at KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

51. Adjei, K. and Oppong, R. A. (2017). “Analysis of Ornamentations in Modernist and Postmodernist Building Infrastructure: A Case Study of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)”, A Paper delivered at the 6th International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa (ICIDA) 2017 held on 12th -14th April 2017, at KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

52. Jemimah Asamoah, R. Assasie Oppong and Jacob Yaw Afrim (2017). “Practical Approaches to Building Resilience tn Africa’s Urban Infrastructure Development: A Focus on in Accra- Ghana”, A Paper delivered at the 6th International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa (ICIDA)2017 held on 12th - 14th April 2017, at KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

53. E.O. Asigri1, S.O. Afram, & R. A. Oppong, (2017). “Assessing The Adequacy of Fire Safety Measures in Student Housing: The Case Study of Halls of Residence and Privately-Owned Student Hostels at KNUST, Kumasi”, A Paper delivered at the 6th International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa (ICIDA)2017 held on 12th -14th April 2017, at KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

54. A. S. Boateng, R. A. Oppong and T. E. Kwofie (2017). “Challenges to Resilient Infrastructure Delivery in Wetland Areas: The Case of Kumasi”, A Paper delivered at the 6th International

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Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa (ICIDA)2017 held on 12th -14th April 2017, at KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

55. H. S. Abdul-Hamid, R. A. Oppong and K. A. Gyimah (2017). “Building Safer Cities: Assessing Green Infrastructure for Storm Water Management at Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, Accra.”, A Paper delivered at the 6th International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa (ICIDA)2017 held on 12th - 14th April 2017, at KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

56. E. Owusu Banahene, R. A. Oppong, and V. K. Quagraine (2017). “The Challenges of Highway Crossing: The Case of Santasi, Kumasi.”, A Paper delivered at the 6th International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa (ICIDA)2017 held on 12th - 14th April 2017, at KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

57. Tagoe, M., Oppong, R. A. and Laing, O. N. (2017). “Our Environment hanging Higgledy-Piggledy”: A Catalogue of Manifestations in Ghana.”, A Paper delivered at the 6th International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa (ICIDA)2017 held on 12th -14th April 2017, at KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

58. F. Odame Agyei, R. A. Oppong and S. Amos-Abanyie and J. Y. Afrim (2017). “A Quantitative study and Utilitarian Effects of Air Conditioner Condensate on Building Infrastructure – A Case of KNUST, Kumasi”, A Paper delivered at the 6th International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa (ICIDA) 2017 held on 12th -14th April 2017, at KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

59. Twumasi-Ampofo, K. and Oppong, R. A. (2017). “Alternative Wall Material (AWM): Comparing Polyethylene terephthalate Bottle Bricks with Cement Blocks and Compressed Earth Bricks for Housing in Ghana”, A Paper delivered at the 4th International Conference on National Sustainable Development Strategy (NSDS 2017) held on 5th to 7th April 2017 at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

60. Oppong, R. A., Botchway, E. A. and Gyimah, K. A. (2017). “Cyber-Architectonics': The Use of Cyber Technology for Sustainable Architectural Education and Practice in A Mid-Income Economy-A Case for Ghana”, A Paper delivered at the International Conference on Education, Technology and Entrepreneurship (ICETE) 2017, held on 13th to 14th June 2017 at the Ghana Technology University College, Accra, Ghana.

61. Haruna, A. I., Oppong, R. A. and Marful, A. B. (2017). Assessing Ecological Aesthetics using Biotope Structure analysis for Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities in Ghana”, A Paper delivered at the International Conference on Education, Technology and Entrepreneurship (ICETE) 2017, held on 13th to 14th June 2017 at the Ghana Technology University College, Accra, Ghana.

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62. P. Osei Tutu, R. A. Oppong and D. Y. Duah (2017). “Improving the African urban infrastructure through flood-resistant buildings; The case of Agbobgloshie-Accra”, A Paper delivered at the 6th International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa (ICIDA)2017 held on 12th -14th April 2017, at KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

63. E. Owusu Banahene and R. A. Oppong (2017). “Private Septic Waste Disposal Systems and their effects on Private Ground Water Sources; The Case of Ayeduase- Kumasi.”, A Paper delivered at the ESTE 17 Conference held on July 17, 2017 – July 20, 2017, at KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

64. Kwabena Abrokwa Gyimah and Rexford Assasie Oppong (2016) “Building materials and their energy demand: A case in Ghana”, – A Paper delivered at the 5TH Applied Research Conference in Africa (ARCA)2016 International Conference on 25th -27th August 2016, at the PEMPAMSIE HOTEL, CAPE COAST, GHANA.

65. K. Twumasi-Ampofo and R. A. Oppong (2016) “Traditional Architecture and Gentrification in Kumasi Revisited”, – A Paper delivered at the 5TH Applied Research Conference in Africa (ARCA)2016 International Conference on 25th -27th August 2016, at the PEMPAMSIE HOTEL, CAPE COAST, GHANA.

66. Oppong, R. A. (2015). “Throes and Tragedies in the built environment: A Discourse of the Perennial Inundations in Ghana” – A Paper delivered at the 1st Engineering, Science, Technology and Entrepreneurial International Conference on 7th - 8th August 2015, on Promotion of Creativity and Innovation Through Engineering, Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship at the Institute of Distance Learning Conference Centre - the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana

67. Oppong, R. A. (2015). “Architecture as a Survival Strategy for Cultural Sustenance of Science and Technology Institutions” – A Paper delivered at the 2nd CeCASt International Conference on 18th - 20th March 2015, on Culture, Science and Technology at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana

68. Oppong, R. A. (2015). “Architectural Proposition for Road and Transport Safety in Ghana: The Case of Emerging Toll Booths” – A Paper delivered at the National Road and Transportation l Conference on 10th - 11th November 2015, on Transport Infrastructure Financing & Delivery in Ghana at the Coconut Grove Regency Centre, Accra, Ghana.

69. Oppong, R. A. (2015). “Challenges of Researching 20th Century Urbanism and Landscapes in Africa (Focus on Challenges and Opportunities of Conservation Research and Documentation on the Urbanist and landscape heritage of KNUST)” – A Keynote Paper delivered at the DOCOMOMO International Conference on the

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Theme: “Modernist Urbanism and Landscapes in Africa”, 7th - 8th October 2015. at the ESALA, University of Edinburgh, Scotland – UK.

70. Oppong, R. A. (2014). “Challenges Facing Africa’s Infrastructure Development” – A Keynote Paper delivered at the Applied Research Conference in Africa (ARCA)2014 International Conference on 7th - 9th August 2014, at the West African College of Surgeons and Physicians, Accra – Ghana, http://www.academia.edu/8483414, pp.13-23.

71. Oppong, R. A. & Solomon-Ayeh, B. (2014). “Burglar-Proofed Residential Houses and Fire Egress Emergencies in Ghana: Case Study of Ayeduase-New Site, Kumasi”, published in proceedings of International Initiative Research Conference (IRIC2014) held, 7-8 October, 2014 at the Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), Cantonments Campus, Cantonments, Accra.

72. Oppong, R.A. (2014). “Merits and Demerits of Architect-Led Design and Build Contract and the Traditional Contractual Arrangement versus Cost Analysis of the Two for a Financially Constrained Client” paper presented on 25th July, 2014, to the Christ Congregation– Presbyterian Church of Ghana, KNUST – Kumasi.

73. Oppong, R.A. (2013). “Recombinants: Theoretical Propositions to Practical Dispositions for Resolving Conflicts in African Metropolis and Periphery”. Published in peer reviewed Proceedings of Design, Development and Research International Conference, themed: Design Complexities for Development, JULY 18 - 20, 2013, Kumasi, Ghana, pp. 133-154, ISBN: 978-9988-1-8513-8, http://www.ddr2013.com.gh

74. Oppong, R. A. (2012). “Property (Land) Acquisition and (Building) Development” Presented a paper to Christ Congregation, KNUST of Presbyterian Church of Ghana on 17 March 2013.

75. Oppong, R. A. & Wellington, H. N. A. (2012). “Architecture of Oppression: the use of the Dungeons in the Forts and Castles in Ghana”. Published in peer reviewed Proceedings of the Shadows of Empire – A Study of European Colonial Forts and Castles International Conference, AUGSUT, 1- 2, 2012, Accra, Ghana, pp. 1-14, H-Net Clio-online, 2012, http://hsozkult.geschichte.huberlin.de/tagungsberichte/id=4455.

76. Oppong, R. A. & Dunster, D. (2008). “An Overview of Kinship, Land, and Architecture in Urban Ghana”. Published in peer reviewed Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD), pp. 29- 35, ISBN: 978-0-9551771-5-6[Print], www.worldsustainable.org/docs/PROCEEDINGS.pdf

77. Oppong, R. A. & Dunster, D. (2008). “Habitus: a theory for the search of a responsive Green Urban architecture in Ghana”.

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Published in ARCOM Doctoral Research International Workshop Reviewed Proceedings on Advancing Theory Development in Construction Project Management Research, University of Wolverhampton, UK, March 2008, pp. 14-18, www.arcom.ac.uk/workshops%5C2008-Wolverhampton.pdf

78. Oppong, R. A. (2007). “Asante History and Cultural Heritage Sites of Asante Traditional Buildings –ATBs” at Training of Trainers’ Workshop - Capacity Building for Protection, Management and Valorization of World Heritage Related do Earthen and Indigenous Asante Traditional Buildings (ATBs), KNUST-Kumasi, May 14- May 18, 2007.

79. Wellington, H.N.A. & R. A. Oppong (2007). Capacity Building For Protection, Management And Valorization Of World Heritage Related To Earthen And Indigenous Architecture.(A Research Report presented on behalf of the College of Architecture and Planning – KNUST to the UNESCO, Accra Offices, Ghana).

80. Oppong, R. A. & P. Amoah (2007). “Atrophied Human Settlements and Appropriate Housing Development: Lessons from Sefwi Asawinso, Ghana”. Reviewed Proceedings of the International Conference held by The Commonwealth Association of Surveyors and Land Economists (CASLE) and the Institute of Surveyors of Uganda (ISU) in Seeta- Mokun, Uganda, November 16-17, 2007, pp. 45-71, http://www.casleconferences.co.uk/ugandaconfreport.html.

81. Oppong, R. A. & A. Danso (2007). “An Exploration into Necessity Housing and Sustainable Ecological Sanitation in a Peri-Urban Settlement (Mamponteng) - Ghana”. Reviewed Proceedings of the International Conference held by The Commonwealth Association of Surveyors and Land Economists (CASLE) and the Institute of Surveyors of Uganda (ISU) in Seeta- Mokun, Uganda, Nov 16-17 November 2007, pp. 84-99, http://www.casleconferences.co.uk/ugandaconfreport.html.

82. Oppong, R. A. (2006). “Encouraging Sustainable Architecture in Ghana”. Paper presented at Ghana Institute of Architects’ Annual General Meeting held at the KAMA Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana on December 8, 2006.

83. Oppong, R. A. & K. Owusu (2001). “Capacity Building in the Built Environment – Maintenance and Sustainability (Ethics and Practices): A Pilot Case Study of Mpasatia Rural Settlement in the District of the Ashanti Region – Ghana”, ENRECA Project: Department of Planning – KNUST and Department of Human Settlements – Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.

84. Adarkwa, K. K. & R. A. Oppong (2001). “Proceedings of Maiden Research Retreat” (compiled and edited) – ISBN 9988 – 8133 – 0– 9. Published by the Faculty of Environmental and Development Studies, KNUST.

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85. Ahadzie, D.K. and Oppong, R.A. (1999) Report on Interview conducted at the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly on Proposed Training Programme for Building Inspectors, Centre for Settlement Studies, KNUST.

i. Planning Perspectives –International Journal of Planning History Society (IPHS). ii. Structural Survey iii. The Journal of Architecture iv. Frontiers of Architectural Research v. Journal of Property Management vi. Journal of Science and Technology (JUST) vii. Craft Research viii. Cogent Social Sciences ix. Journal of Building and Road Research x. Journal of African Real Estate Research xi. West African Journal of Building and Road Research (WAJBRR) xii. Journal of Developing Country Studies xiii. Journal of Civil and Environmental Research xiv. Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering and Applied Sciences (JETEAS) xv. International Journal of Business, Humanities and Technology xvi. African Journal of Applied Research (AJAR)

Publishers of Book Chapters

i. Thames and Hudson Publishers ii. Palgrave Macmillan Publishers iii. The World Bank Group, Washington DC, iv. University Printing Press, Kumasi v. Raumgeschichten e. V.

4. EXHIBITIONS

July 2018: Eco-Responsive and Healthy African Cities: Contributions of KNUST and HABITAT organized by the International Programmes Office, KNUST (forthcoming).

July 2018: HABITAT: Embracing Change Exhibition (See supporting evidence SP14).

July 2017: Afro Mobitecture and Climate Impacts Research Capacity Leadership Enhancement (CIRCLE) Exhibition.

March 2009: Architectural Habitus – Conflicts and Contradictions in Search of Sustainable Green Architecture in Ghana Exhibition at University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, 27 March 2009.

March 2006: Architectural Design of Kumasi South Trading Centre –Atonsu in a National Architectural Design Competition organised by the Kumasi

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Metropolitan Assembly (KMA).

5. OTHER/CONFERENCES/LECTURES SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS AT WHICH PAPERS WERE READ/PRESENTED SINCE LAST PROMOTED

2019: Presented a Seminar paper entitled Carrying-Out Effective Literature Review at Department of Architecture College of Art and Built Environment Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi

2018: Presented a paper as Keynote Speaker on “Role of Sustainable Development Goals for Universities (SDG4UNiS) in the Internationalization Strategy of Universities” during SDG4UNiS Winter School Conference 2018, organized by CLEAN-AFRICA e.V

2018: Presented a paper entitled Retracing Resilience: The Potential of Using Fractal Analysis to enhance Resilience of Keta and Prampram Waterfront in Ghana at 54th ISOCARO Congress 2018, Bodo, Norway, from on 1-5 October, 2018.

2017: Participated as KNUST Institutional Champion at Climate Impacts Research Capacity Leadership Enhancement (CIRCLE) ISP Workshop, held at the Amber Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya from Monday 11th – Wednesday 13th December 2017.

2017: Participated as Special Guest at the 9th Biennial Congress of KNUST Alumni Association held at Ho, Volta Region, 28th – 30th April 2017.

2017: Participated in Kobby Yebo-Okrah Memorial Lecture organized by Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA-KNUST).

2016: Participated in Public Lecture organized by KNUST School of Business on: “A Business School in a Science and Technology, Opportunities and Challenges” during the School’s 10th Anniversary Celebration.

2016: Represented Vice-Chancellor (KNUST) at Public Procurement Authority (PPA) Stakeholders’ Workshop on the Topic: “Introduction to Procurement Value Chain Analysis and Unit Cost of Infrastructure assignments” held at the Alisah Hotel, Accra on Thursday, 1st September, 2016.

2016: Participated a DRUSSA Workshop on “research Uptake and Communication”, held on 30th June, 2016 at KNUST.

2016: College (CABE) Representative - to stakeholders meetings on revised guidelines for postgraduate education, School of Graduate Studies, KNUST, Kumasi on 12th August, 2016.

2016: College (CABE) Representative - to review the 1st edition of the KNUST Research Report by the Office of the Grant and Research-KNUST, Kumasi on 17th May, 2016.

2016: Presented a paper “Instruments to implement Accessibility for All in Public Open Spaces” at a workshop organized by CLEAN-AFRICA in conjunction

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with KNUST and Frankfurt University of Applied Science on 1st-22nd August, 2016.in Accra, Ghana.

2016: Addressed and officially opened the 4th 2016 Quarter KNUST Alumni Council Meeting/Workshop held at IDL Conference Centre, KNUST on Saturday, 12th November, 2016.

2016: 6th KNUST Summer School on Strengthening the Linkage Amongst Academia, Industry and Government organised by Quality Assurance and Planning Unit of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi. 15th – 17th August, 2016

2016: Discussant at a Workshop on “PhD Supervision Assessment” held at School of Graduate Studies, KNUST, 16th – 25th February, 2016.

2016: Discussant at a Workshop on “Revised Guidelines for Thesis Assessment” held at School of Graduate Studies, KNUST, 29th January, 2016.

2016: Participant of 3-day staff development seminar, KNUST, 15th -17th February, 2016.

2016: Participant of Official Launch of the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program, KNUST, 16th January, 2016.

2015: Resource Person/Speaker on: Practice-based/Practice-led Research Methodology workshop organised by the Department of Communication Design, KNUST, 22nd June 2015.

2016: Presented a paper “To develop architectural design solutions for institutional buildings within the context of a functional urban dynamics – relevance of architectural history and appreciation in Design” at a 4th Year/Final Architecture students, KNUST.

2015: Participant of 9th R P Baffour Memorial Lectures on the theme: “Universities – The Future is not what it used to be” November 23, 25 and 26, 2015.

2015: Participant of a workshop organised by the Institutional Repository-KNUST Library for the Department of Architecture, KNUST, 22nd January 2015.

2015: Delivered a Lecture on Sustainable design and planning for affordable housing and humanistic shelter with a reflection on the Ghana case - using architecture as powerful tool to raise the quality of living conditions, living standards,and capacity building, at a workshop by Raumgeschichten e.V, Frankfurt and Nka Foundation at Abetenim, Ejisu-Juaben District, Ghana, 16th June, 2015.

2015: Resource Person for Architectural Design Studio Seminar, KNUST on the topic: “To develop architectural design solutions for institutional buildings within the context of a functional urban dynamics” on 18th September, 2015.

2015: Participant of 5th Summer School of KNUST on the theme: “Sustainable Development of Tertiary institutions in Ghana amidst Economic and security Challenges from 17th to 20th August, 2015.

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2015: Delivered a Keynote Paper/Speech “Challenges of Researching 20th Century Urbanism and Landscapes in Africa (Focus on Challenges and Opportunities of Conservation Research and Documentation on the Urbanist and landscape heritage of KNUST)” –at the DOCOMOMO International Conference on the Theme: “Modernist Urbanism and Landscapes in Africa”, 7th – 8th October 2015 at the ESALA, University of Edinburgh, Scotland – UK.

2015: Discussant at a Workshop on “DRUSSA research Uptake and Progress Visit”, KNUST, 20th November, 2015.

2015: Presented a paper “Architecture as a Survival Strategy for Cultural Sustenance of Science and Technology Institutions: A Teaser for KNUST” at the 2nd CeCASt International Conference on 18th-20th March 2015, on Culture, Science and Technology at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.

2014: Delivered a Keynote paper “Challenges Facing Africa’s Infrastructure Development” at the Applied Research Conference in Africa (ARCA 2014 International Conference on 7th - 9th August 2014 at the West African College of Surgeons and Physicians, Accra – Ghana.

2014: Delivered a paper “Merits and Demerits of Architect-Led Design and Build Contract and the Traditional Contractual Arrangement versus Cost Analysis of the Two for a Financially Constrained Client” on 25th July, 2014, at the Christ Congregation– Presbyterian Church of Ghana, KNUST – Kumasi.

2013: Presented a paper at the Design, Development and Research (ddr2013) Conference themed: Design Complexities for Development, an initiative of Cape Peninsula University of Technology in partnership with the University of Georgia. Host: Faculty of Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), 18th - 20th July 2013, Kumasi, Ghana.

2012: Presented a joint paper at The Shadows of Empire – A Study of European Colonial Forts and Castles International Conference organized by the University of Ghana, Legon-Accra; Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU, Trondheim) held at University of Ghana (Accra) 1st -2nd August, 2012.

2012: Presented a paper “Property (Land) Acquisition and (Building) Development” to Christ Congregation, KNUST of Presbyterian Church of Ghana on 17 March 2013.

2008: Presented a joint paper at Managing Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future Conference, Sixth International Conference of World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD), Brighton, United Kingdom.

2008: Presented a joint paper “Habitus: a theory for the search of a responsive Green Urban architecture in Ghana” ARCOM Doctoral Research Workshop on Advancing Theory Development in Construction Project Management Research held at University of Wolverhampton, UK, March 5, 2008:

2008: Delivered two (2) research papers at International Conference held by The Commonwealth Association of Surveyors and Land Economists (CASLE) and The Institute of Surveyors of Uganda (ISU) in Seeta- Mokun, Uganda, August 27th-29th, 2008:

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2008: Presented a research paper at the Sixth International Conference of World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD) held in Brighton, United Kingdom, August 27th - 29th, 2008.

2007: Presented a joint paper at the 7thAfrican Real Estate Society (AfRES) Annual International Conference held in conjunction with The Copperbelt University and the Commonwealth Association of Surveyors and Land Economists (CASLE) in Livingstone, Zambia, May 2- May 5, 2007.

2007: Delivered a paper “Asante History and Cultural Heritage Sites of Asante Traditional Building –ATBs” at Training of Trainers’ Workshop - Capacity Building for Protection, Management and Valorization of World Heritage related do Earthen and Indigenous Asante Traditional Buildings (ATBs) held at KNUST-Kumasi, May 14- May 18, 2007.

2006: Presented a paper – “Encouraging Sustainable Architecture in Ghana” at Ghana Institute of Architects’ Annual General Meeting held at the KAMA Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana, 7th -10th Dec. 2006.

OTHER/CONFERENCES/LECTURES/ SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ETC ATTENDED SINCE LAST PROMOTED

16th April 2018: Represented Vice-Chancellor (KNUST) at Stakeholder Seminar Programme organized University of Bradford at Movenpick Hotel, Accra.

11th - 13th Dec. 2017: Participated as KNUST Institutional Champion at Climate Impacts Research Capacity Leadership Enhancement (CIRCLE) ISP Workshop, held at the Amber Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya from Monday 11th – Wednesday 13th December 2017.

15th -17th February, 2016 Staff Development Seminar organised by the College of Health Sciences-Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology on the theme: “Research Communication – University support systems-Research in higher education”.

23rd -24th Sept, 2015 1st National Conference on Problem Based Learning and E-Learning organised at The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology on the theme: “Shifting Pedagogical Stances towards National Development: The Problem Based Learning and E-Learning”.

12th February, 2015 Seminar on Basic Principles of Architectural Composition, Geometric Figure and Architectural Form by an Italian Architect Alessandro Masoni on visit to the Department of Architecture - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.

16th February, 2015 Workshop on Promoting Durable Knowledge in African Cities by Activating the African Urban Research Initiative (AURI) organised by the Centre for Settlement Studies of

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the College of Architecture and Planning - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.

18th – 22nd August, 2014 4th KNUST Summer School on Advancing Science and Technology through effective Communication organised by Quality Assurance and Planning Unit of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.

2nd April, 2014 Workshop on Academic mentorship for all Lecturers and Assistant Lecturers organized by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.

8th -10th August, 2013 2nd Applied Research Conference in Africa organised by The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Alumni Association for capacity building and networking among researchers in Africa

22nd - 24th March, 2012 1st International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa organized by the College of Architecture and Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology – Kumasi, held at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Kumasi.

23 February 2012 Stakeholders Consultation Meeting on the Preparation of a Spatial Development Framework Structure Plan for Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and adjoining Districts

23 September 2010 Does beauty matter? RIBA Research Symposium RIBA House, Jarvis Hall, 66 Portland Place, London.

Nov. 25th – 27th 2008 ‘Towards a new Urbanism’ - an International Symposium on the 21st Century City, Liverpool, organised by The Academy of Urbanism, London and Co-hosted by RIBA Trust in association with the ‘Le Corbusier – The Art of Architecture’ exhibition held in Liverpool, UK.

2007 Workshop on “ECOSAN” held by College of Science – KNUST, Kumasi.

April 21-June 3rd, 2006 Workshop on “E-Content Development” by the African Virtual University – KNUST, Kumasi.

6. RECORDS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY (UNIVERSITY/NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL WITH DATES AND SUPPORTING EVIDENCE) SINCE LAST PROMOTED.

(i) Service to the University Community

2017 to date: Dean – International Programmes Office [Office of the Vice-Chancellor], Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2019: Chairman –Committee to Investigate allegation of misconduct against Messrs Isaac Alani and Kwadwo Owusu, Senior Campus Guard and Guard Grade II

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respectively of the Security Services in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2018: Scrutineer - for the election of PRO VICE- CHANCELLOR of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2018 to date Public Relations Coordinator - for the Department of Architecture of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

2017: Academic Board Representative on JOINT COUNCIL/ACADEMIC BOARD COMMITTEE ON HONORARY DEGREES AND OTHER AWARDS of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2017 to date: Chairman – Board of International Programmes Office [Office of the Vice-Chancellor], Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

01/2016 - 31/2017: Chairman – Council of Convocation of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2016 to 2018: Chairman – Procurement Committee of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi- Ghana

2016-2017: Chairman –Committee to Investigate allegation of misconduct against the following Students: Abubakar Bashiru, Seffah Duodu Timothy, Quansah Terry, Addo Selom Maxwell and Oppong Samuel in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2017: Panel Member – panel to interview applicants into the M. PhD Architecture programmes in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

2017 to date: Member – Executive Committee, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2017 to date: Member – Planning and Resources Committee, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi

2017: Member – Books and Publication Committee - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi- Ghana

2017: Member – of the committee to study and review the Sports and Exercise Science Undergraduate Programme - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi- Ghana

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2016: Chairman – Committee to Investigate Payment for Claims under Workman’s Compensation Act in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi- Ghana

2016 to 2018: Chairman – Goods and Services Sub-committee of Entity Tender Committee of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2016: Chairman – Committee to Evaluate the Orientation Programmes for Freshmen into Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2016: Chairman – Committee for the introduction of Master of Intellectual Property in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2016: Chairman – Committee to determine PhD Procurement Management Programme in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2016 to date: Member – Search Committee for the Appointment of REGISTRAR of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2016: College (CABE) Representative - to stakeholders meetings on revised guidelines for postgraduate education, School of Graduate Studies, KNUST, Kumasi on 12th August, 2016.

2016: In attendance– Entity Tender Committee of the University-Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2016: Member – representing Academic Board on the Search Committee for the appointment of Provost for the College of Art and Built Environment (CABE) of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi- Ghana

2016 : Represented Vice-Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana to confer degrees at 10th Graduation Ceremony of the Presbyterian University College, Abetifi-Kwahu, Ghana.

2016 to date: Professorial Member – Academic Board of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi- Ghana

2016 to date: Professorial Member – Board of College of Art and Built Environment (CABE) of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

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2016 to date: Professorial Member – Board of Faculty of Built Environment (CABE) of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2016 to date: Member – Welfare Services Board of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2016 to date: Member – Health Management Services Committee of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2016 to 2018: Member – Graduate Committee; College of Art and Built Environment of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2016 to 2018: College (CABE) Representative – Board of School of Graduate Studies of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2016 to date: Member – Interdisciplinary Research Working Teams (IRWT) of College of Art and Built Environment, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi- Ghana

2014 -2015: Chairman – Committee for Doctor of Philosophy programme Proposal in Department of Architecture- KNUST College of Art and Built Environment of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2016: Member – Task force set up Vice-Chancellor to inventorise vacant on KNUST Campus.

2016: Architect/Consultant – for architectural/planning proposals for KNUST Tourism Project.

2015: Member representing College of Art and Built Environment on JOINT COUNCIL/ACADEMIC BOARD COMMITTEE ON HONORARY DEGREES AND OTHER AWARDS of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2015: Scrutineer - for the election of Convocation Representatives on UNIVERSITY COUNCIL of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi- Ghana

2015: Principal Research Supervisor – of Mr. Kofi Adjei PhD Candidate in African Art and Culture in the Department of General Art Studies, College of Art and Built Environment of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

2015: Member – of Committee to establish the facts of allegations of alteration of examination results – Diploma

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in Architectural Technology, Institute of Distance Learning of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2014: Author – Proposed Assessment Guide for Graduate Theses in the Department of Architecture-KNUST College of Art and Built Environment of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

2014 -2017: Coordinator – Postgraduate Programmes in the in Department of Architecture-KNUST College of Art and Built Environment of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2014: Represented Head of Architecture – at a meeting with delegation from Universite Paris-Sud, France.

2012 -2014: Coordinator – Postgraduate Programmes in the in Department of Architecture-KNUST College of Art and Built Environment of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana (worked without remunerations)

2014: Member -Review Committee for TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF TAMALE, Tamale –Ghana under the sub-committee of Planning and Resource Committee of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2014: Panel Member – panel to interview applicants into the M. Arch, MPhil and MSc. Architecture programmes in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi- Ghana.

2014: Facilitator – M. Arch, Architecture 2 seminar on Literature Review and Referencing in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

2013: Chairman - Committee to investigate Examination Malpractice in the College of Architecture and Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

2013: Member - Review Committee for ST. MARGARET UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, Feyaise – Kumasi under the sub-committee of Planning and Resource Committee of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

2012-2013: Member - Scientific Review Committee for 1st Applied Research Conference in Africa (29-31 AUGUST 2012) and 2nd Applied Research Conference in Africa (8th -10th August 2013) organised by The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Alumni Association of Cape Coast Polytechnic branch in

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collaboration with the National Alumni Associations for capacity building and networking among researchers in Africa.

2014 to date : External Assessor – Journal of Science and Technology (JUST)

2012-to date : Director-Centre for Innovation, Industrial, and Institutional Collaboration (CIIIC) in the College of Architecture and Planning, KNUST.

2012-to 2016 : Member - Board of College of Architecture and Planning – KNUST representing Non-Professorial members.

2012-to date: Member – Adhoc Planning Committee for the Maiden 2012 Congregation for College of Architecture and Planning, KNUST.

2012 to date : Academic Tutor – Department of Architecture, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

2007: Resource Person for the Refurbishment of Dean’s Office, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences- the College of Health Sciences-KNUST.

2007: Member – Committee to rationalise the use of space in the College of Architecture and Planning-KNUST.

2006-2007 : Resource Person for physical development of the College of Architecture and Planning -KNUST.

2005-2007: Member – Projects Committee of the Ecumenical Council of the Anglican and Presbyterian Churches, KNUST, Kumasi. (See-attached letter of appointment as supporting evidence)

2012-2017: Acting Head of Department in the absence of the Substantive Head - Department of Architecture-KNUST.

(ii) Service to National Community

2019 : Member – Search Committee for the Appointment of VICE-CHNACELLOR of Koforidua Technical University, Koforidua, E/R. Ghana

2019 : External Assessor– for academic staff promotion in Tamale Technical University, Ghana

2018 to date : DIRECTOR/Member-Elect- of Board of Directors Asante Akyem Rural Bank Limited, Juansa-Ashanti

2017 to date : Governing Council Member- Koforidua Technical University Council, Eastern Region, Ghana representing National Council for Tertiary Education [NCTE]

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2018 to date : Chairman of (COUNCIL Ad-hoc) Appointment and Promotions Committee of Koforidua Technical University, Eastern Region, Ghana.

2017 to date : KNUST Representative- on the COUNCIL of Heritage Christian College, Accra

2017 : Member – Committee to determine the state of the university prior to the assumption of the University Council on 8th September, 2017 as National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) Representative.

2017 : Reviewer – Procurement and Construction of 300 capacity Hostel accommodation project for P.N.M.T.C –Agogo in the Asante Akyem North District, Ashanti Region

2017 : External Assessor– for academic staff promotion in Cape Coast Technical University, Ghana

2016 : External Assessor– for academic staff promotion in Tamale Technical University, Ghana

2016 to date : Member – Area Board of the Presbyterian Health Service, Ghana

2016 to date : KNUST Representative – on the Academic Board of Technical University College of Tamale, Ghana

2016 : College of Art and Built Environment (KNUST) Representative – to the 1st National Conference on Outreach on the theme: “University outreach impacting the community for Sustainable Development, held at IDL Conference Hall, KNUST-Ghana, 30TH -31ST MARCH, 2016.

2015 : External Assessor–Cape Coast Polytechnic, Ghana

6th -7th October 2015 : Reviewer – Conference proceedings on Building Sustainable Human Settlements organised by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research /Building and Road Research Institute

2014 to date : Executive Member – of Parent Teacher Association of St. Louis Senior High School, Kumasi, Ashanti

2013 : Resource Person/Guest Speaker- at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Presbyterian Girls Senior High School – Kumasi on the theme “Girl Child Education as a Tool for National Development; The Presbyterian Factor” on 25th May 2013.

2013 : Research Facilitator to APPLIED RESEARCH CONFERENCE IN AFRICA organized on October 2nd 2013, Cape Coast Polytechnic, Cape Coast.

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2012 : CAP–KNUST Representative -Stakeholders Consultation Meeting on the Preparation of a Spatial Development Framework Structure Plan for Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and adjoining Districts.

2012 Consultant/Architect to the Brong Ahafo Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (Pro Bono).

2012– to date : Member of Property and Logistics Management Committee of TEK District of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana – Ashanti Region.

2012-to date : Member/Substitute Director - Board of Directors of Homes World Limited (Real Estate, Developers/Consultant, Construction/ Project Managers), Accra, Ghana.

2012 : Resource Person/Discussant - the “ACCRA MELCOM DISASTER” on Garden City Radio of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Kumasi- Ghana.

2007 – Date : Consultant/Architect to Christ Congregation (KNUST) of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (Pro Bono).

2006-2012 : Consultant/Architect to Asawinso Rural Bank Limited, Asawinso, W/R, Ghana (Pro Bono).

2004– to 2008 : Member Building Committee Christ Congregation (KNUST) - Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Ashanti Region.

2007 : Member/Secretary - Capacity Building For Protection, Management And Valorization of World Heritage Related To Earthen And Indigenous Architecture. This project trained and equipped Asante Traditional Buildings (ATBs) attendants with management skills. This project brought financial benefits to the College of Architecture, Planning and KNUST in general.

2007 : Resources Person/Architect to Good Shepherd Catholic Preparatory School towards the construction of Auditorium Building for the School (Pro Bono).

2006 : Resource Person to Ghana Institute of Architects Annual General Meeting held at the KAMA Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana.

(iii) Service to International Community

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2016 to date : Chair of Docomomo Ghana of Dococmomo International

2018 : External Reviewer (updated) - for Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development

2018 : External Reviewer - for Journal of Art and Built Environment

2017 : External Assessor/Examiner - Cape of Peninsula Cape Town South Africa

2018 : External Reviewer - for Journal of Housing and Built Environment

2016 : Visiting Professor – at Liverpool School of Architecture-University of Liverpool, UK.

2016 : External Reviewer - for Scientific Research and Essays, www.ms.academicjournals.org

2016 : External Reviewer - for Contemporary Journal of African Studies

2014 : External Reviewer - for Structural Survey Journal of Building Pathology and Refurbishment

2011-2017 : External Reviewer - for the 1st International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa.

2011 : External Reviewer - for Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development.

2010 : Panel Member of Search Party for Head Teacher position of Amalgamated Kensington Primary Schools, Kensington - Liverpool, United Kingdom.

2008 – 2011 : Member of Board of Governors of Kensington Junior and Infant Schools, Kensington - Liverpool, United Kingdom.

2007 – 2011 : Chairman - Student Representative/Liaison Committee of the Postgraduate Research (PhD) Student Cohort of School of Architecture, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.

2007 – 2011 : Member of Arts and SES PGR Student sub- Committee of Faculty of Social and Environmental Studies-University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.

2007 - 2009 : Examinations Invigilator of University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.

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FINANCIAL/GRANT/AWARD/SPONSORSHIP/MATERIAL AND RESOURCES MOBILISATION

2018: Won a €35,550 Erasmus+ funding Grant for KNUST and University of Northern Denmark for Staff and Student Partnership and Mobility

2018: Won a €26,220.00 HE-STT-T Grant for KNUST and Technical University of Munich (TUM) Staff and Student Partnership and Mobility

2018: Mobilised G₵1,000.00 to support Department’s Year Book of the Department of Architecture-

2017: Won a €26,000.00 HE-STT-T Grant for KNUST and Technical University of Munich (TUM) Staff and Student Partnership and Mobility

2017: Won a €25,000 Erasmus+/DAAD scholarship/mobility Grant for 3 students and 3 staff of Architecture - KNUST

2017: Won a $2,600 Climate Impacts Research Capacity Leadership Enhancement (CIRCLE) Implementation fund /Association of Commonwealth Universities Grant to organize early female career researchers and administrators workshop at KNUST

2016: Mobilised G₵13,912.00 from organizing the first ever workshop for Suppliers, Contractors and Consultants as Chairman of Procurement Committee, KNUST, http://www.legonconnect.com/workshop-on-procurement/

2017: Mobilised G₵2,400.00 to fully sponsor seven (7) Teaching Assistants, one (1) MPhil/PhD student and some Senior Members to the International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa held from 12th to the 14th April, 2017 at KNUST as part of my personal efforts to help build research capacity in of the Department of Architecture

2017: Mobilised G₵1,200.00 to support “Building Resilience through African Urban Culture and Infrastructure Development” International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa held from 12th to the14th April, 2017 at KNUST

2016: Mobilised Convocation members of KNUST donate in total G₵103,900.00 to KNUST Foundation as Chairman of Council of Convocation of KNUST http://www.admissionsgh.com/kwame-nkrumah-university- of-science-and-technology-news-and-happenings/

2015: Won a £30,000 British Academy International Partnership and Mobility Scheme Grant to investigate the architecture

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of 20th Century Ghana with Professor Iain Jackson of University of Liverpool School of Architecture

2015: Facilitated the procurement and delivery of Four (4) volumes of books entitled – HABITAT: Vernacular Architecture for Changing Planet (2018) to the Main University for use by staff and students of the KNUST. The books were sold to the University at discounted prices due to my personal involvement as a contributor/co-author of the book

2015: Mobilised the Donation of Twenty (20) books entitled: Urban and Sanitation – Our Habitat, Our Health (2013) to be used as reference materials in the Main University and College of Art and Built Environment Libraries of KNUST, Kumasi.

2014: Mobilised/Facilitated the Donation of One hundred and thirty-nine (139) copies of Nursing Standard Journal published by the Royal College of Nursing(Great Britain) (RG Journal Impact: 0.08) (2011-2014 edition) to be used as reference materials in the Departmental Library of Nursing in KNUST, Kumasi.

2011: Mobilised/Facilitated the Donation of twenty-two (22) containers of 3,000 volumes of assorted books novels and journals as well as two used computers to the KNUST with a total shipment cost of three thousand two hundred pounds (£3,200). The two computers were specifically given to the KNUST Junior High School Library. (See, TECHInfo Newsletter - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, http://knust.edu.gh/downloads/36/36245.pdf; Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) NEWS http://www.gbcghana.com/index.php?id=1.738291)

2007: Mobilized $10,000 UNESCO funded Project – “Capacity Building For Protection, Management and Valorisation of World Heritage Related to Earthen and Indigenous Architecture Project” as a Member/Secretary of the Project.

POLICY DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT

2018: Flaccid Internationalization at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi - A Position Paper.

2017: Viewpoint on Physical Development and Architectural production in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.

2016: Position paper presented to Vice-Chancellor on Task Force for inventory of vacant bungalows on KNUST campus vs. Procurement.

Curriculum Vitae - Rexford Assasie Oppong, PhD

ACADEMIC TRAVELS AND VISITS

16th – 24th March, 2019: Visited Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany to discuss potentials to further the strategic partnership covering key areas and students mobility in Engineering, Agriculture, Architecture, Humanities and Social Sciences as well as sustainable Energy Systems and Medicine.

31st Oct. - 2nd Nov. 2018: Visited Stuttgart, Germany as Keynote Speaker on: “Role of Sustainable Development Goals for Universities (SDG4UNiS) in the Internationalization Strategy of Universities” during SDG4UNiS Winter School Conference 2018, organized by CLEAN-AFRICA e.V.

13th - 26th June 2018: Visited University of Bremen, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and Hochshule Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in Germany for Teaching mobility and discussions on staff and students exchanges/collaborations for KNUST.

17th April, 2018: Visited and met with the Ambassador of Mexico discuss Possible MoU between KNUST and Mexican Universities.

25th Feb - 5th March 2018: Visited Ramapo College of New Jersey to discuss potential and current joint academic and research collaborations.

25th -31st March 2018: Visited with the Vice-Chancellor South Dakota State University’s Colleges of Agriculture & Biological Sciences, Pharmacy & Allied Health Professions, Nursing, Engineering, Arts & Sciences & Education & Human Sciences to further discuss inter-institutional collaboration, explore the US higher educational system, to examine the curriculum of interests for building upon the Memorandum of Understanding between our two institutions.

11th-13th Dec. 2017: Visited Nairobi, Kenya to discuss Climate Impacts Research Capacity Leadership Enhancement (CIRCLE) as KNUST Institutional Champion.

12th July 2017: Visited Edinburgh Napier University Scotland – UK to follow up collaboration and explore further exchange of opportunities for KNUST.

10th – 22nd July 2017: Visited Letchworth and Welwyn Garden Cities in United Kingdom as part of my British Academy International Partnership and Mobility Award for research into British West Africa architectural modernism. These visits took me to University of Bath.

7th - 8th October 2015: Visited the ESALA, University of Edinburgh, Scotland – UK as A Keynote Speaker at the DOCOMOMO International Conference on the Theme: “Modernist Urbanism and Landscapes in Africa.