Professor E.O. ADU Profile

Professor E.O. Adu - Profile

Prof Emmanuel O. Adu is an inaugurated Professor of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies at the Faculty of Education, University of Fort Hare, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He is a seasoned educationist and administrator. As a towering figure in the educational fraternity, he has a stellar array of qualifications, which include a B.Ed. Honors in Economics and Political Science, an M.Ed. in Educational Management, and a doctorate in Teacher Education. He received these qualifications in 1994, 1997, and 2002 respectively.

Apart from being a former Dean in the Faculty of Education at the BA ISAGO University in Botswana, Professor Adu served as chairperson of the recruitment and appointment of the academic committee. Currently, he is the President of Global Education Network (GEN), and a member of the Academic Network on Global Education and Learning (ANGEL) which allows him to work with different, types of post-graduate students, including international students across the continent.

His interest in education has seen him develop curricula that attracted international recognition and funding from the government of Botswana. As a registered and accredited trainer, he was a member of the panel assessing the accreditation of courses/modules for universities. This enabled him to attend numerous international conferences, resulting in the acquisition of strong networking skills.

Among the countries that he has travelled to, South Africa, Thailand, Botswana, Kenya, Czech Republic, Finland, Canada, USA, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and China top the list. This has resulted in his acclimatization to different cultures as well as in the adaptation of the values of different citizens.

Professor Adu’s fields of research and specializations include the following;

• Teacher Education and Development
• Economics Education
• Global Teaching and Learning (Global Citizenship Education)
• Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education
• Educational Research

He has published extensively on all the above-listed areas of specialization.

As a person, Professor Adu is the type of person who can work productively, effectively, and harmoniously with persons of both sexes, from any race, religion as well as from different age groups and varied cultural and ethnic backgrounds, the type of person that gets things done, an individual who demonstrates initiative, innovation, can influence others positively and builds excellent relationships, the type of person who always has the sincere belief in the value of the type of work that he does, the type of person with a commitment to achieving results, with a credibility that is beyond reproach.

He has the multi-tasking abilities and capacity to work under sustained pressure in a fast-paced and demanding work environment, the ability and willingness to form part of a culture based on high performance, fairness, and equity, the ability to adhere to procedure, policy, and rules under sober habits, the ability to interact comfortably and effectively with stakeholders of the highest levels, the ability to complete tasks swiftly despite constant interruptions and the ability to handle rejection and setbacks and getting over them quickly.

Professor Adu promotes accountability, transparency, and good administration. He is an erudite academician and astute administrator. He is an amiable professor, a team player, and an effective networker. He is widely travelled, humane but firm, a seasoned teacher, a scholar, an international award winner, a revered counsellor, and a researcher. He is a fulfilled family man and is happily married with children.