The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has appointed Prof. Daniel Agyapong as the Director of the Directorate of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance (DAPQA)
His appointment takes effect from August 1, 2022 and he will serve a term of three years.
Prof. Agyapong, a Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at University of Cape Coast, holds a PhD and MPhil in Finance; Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship; Bachelor of Management Studies; Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK) with Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing; Licentiate Member, International Professional Managers Association (UK) with a Postgraduate Diploma in Management.Research Outputs and Projects engaged in
Prof. Agyapong has over fifty (50) research outputs in the area of financing SMEs, green and sustainable business finance and Sustainable SME development.
He has been involved in the implementation of both local and international projects including BET Ghana Project, GIZ ComCashew Project, Switch Africa Green Project; Codeshare Teaching and Learning E-waste Management in Ghana.
He has also been involved in Graduate Enterprise Development Initiative, Participatory Appraisal of Competitive Advantage, Building Bridge Across Continents, Partnership for Applied Sciences project, German-African University Partnership Platform for the Development of Entrepreneurs and Small/Medium Enterprises.
Conferences attended:
. Co-presented a paper at 15th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Università degli Studi Internazionali di Roma in Rome, Italy in September, 2020
.Co-presented a paper at 8th Universities, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development in Africa, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Germany in February, 2020
· Co-presented a paper at 13th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Aveiro, Portugal in September, 2018
. Co-presented a paper at Think Tank Conference, Coventry, UK in March, 2018
· Presented a paper at European Sustainable Week Celebration, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Bonn, Germany in May, 2016
. Discussant at 4th Joint International Conference between the University of Cape Coast and Sankt Augustin, Germany in November, 2016
· Presented a paper at European Sustainable Week Celebration, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Bonn, Germany in May, 2016
Awards
In 2019, the Erasmus+ Staff Mobility awarded him the Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Germany and Tampere University, Finland.
Professional Bodies
He served as Associate Member at the Institute of Directors – Ghana and the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK.
In 2008, he was a Licentiate Member at the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK.
Source: Documentation and Information Section - UCC