The Office of the President has appointed Dr. Eric Nkansah as the new acting Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES).
A letter dated 19th October 2022 and signed by the Secretary to the President states that the President has appointed him to act as the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, pursuant to Section 19 of the Pre-Tertiary Education Act, 2020 (Act 1049).
This comes a day after Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, the former D-G was relieved of his second-ment duties at the GES. The new appointment is pending the advice of the Governing Council of the GES and the Public Services Commission.
Dr. Eric Nkansah was the Director in charge of Tertiary Education at the Ministry of Education, Ghana. He joined the Ministry of Education in April 2021, having served as a Senior Lecturer at the Kumasi Technical University for over eight years. At Kumasi Technical University, he contributed heavily to teaching, research, program development, and community service to the University’s development.
He also worked as the Executive Director of Career Spring Institute, a private consulting firm licensed to provide training for members and potential members of local and international professional programs and specialized training for small, medium, and large corporations. He worked with Barclays Bank of Ghana (now Absa) for over six years and rose through the ranks to the position of a Sales Manager, before joining the University and Career Spring Institute. Whilst working for the Bank, he also lectured on a part-time basis at the Garden City University College and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
Dr. Nkansah has over 15 years of experience working in industry, academia, and education policy administration.
He holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from the University of Zululand, South Africa, a Master of Business Administration (Finance) from KNUST Business School, Ghana, and B. A (Hons) in Economics from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He has published widely in peer-reviewed academic journals and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana.
He is married and blessed with three lovely boys. Dr. Nkansah is passionate about educating and developing people and believes increasing access to education is the fastest way to transform a country.