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      Mr. Fred Peniana

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      Mr. Collins Paa Kwesi Botchey

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Prof. Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi
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Prof. Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi

Professor - ( Senior Member ) Department of Clinical Optometry

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Office of International Relations
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Field(s) of Specialization
Clinical Optometry
Environmental and Occupational Optometry
Optometric Education and Quality Assurance Optometry
Research Design Optometry
Vision Science
Field(s) of Academic Interest
Advocacy and Research
Community Health
Optometric Education
Optometry
Public Health
Hobbies
Watching Football, Reading Political News and Farming
About

Prof Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi is a Professor of Optometry at the Department of Clinical Optometry, School of Optometry and Vision Science, College of Health and Allied Sciences at the University of Cape Coast. He has special interest in clinical optometry, environmental and occupational optometry, public health optometry and health policy and advocacy. He has served the University of Cape Coast for the past 14 years.  He is currently the Dean of the Office of International Relations at the University of Cape Coast and the Chairman of the Network for International Office Practitioner (NIOP) in Africa, an interest group under the African Network of International Education (ANIE). 

He holds a PhD in Optometry from the University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, MPhil in Population and Health, Doctor of Optometry (OD) and a BSc in Ophthalmic Science all from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Prof Boadi-Kusi also holds a Professional Certificate in Low Vision from the College of Optometry and a Diploma in Human Resource Management (Single Subject) form the Institute of Commercial Management all from the United Kingdom. He also attended the Pan African Institute for Leadership and Governance Studies, Accra where he obtained an Advanced Executive Certificate in Marketing, Customer Care & Selling. He also went through an Executive Masters Course on Board Management from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Accra. Prof Boadi-Kusi has also undergone a number of trainings in leadership and advocacy training and benefitted from staff trainings on several Erasmus+ projects on internationalisation of higher education in Ghana and abroad. All these have empowered him and broadened his knowledge and endowed him with competencies to understand global perspectives in higher education and internationalisation of higher education.

Prior to his current position as the Dean of the Office of International Relations at the University of Cape Coast, Prof Boadi-Kusi had served as the acting Dean and the Vice Dean of the same office. He was also the Head of the Department of Optometry and Vision Science. Under his leadership, he led the Department to establish an outpost Eye Clinic at the Cape Coast Technical University (a joint venture between the University of Cape Coast and the Cape Coast Technical University) to provide eyecare to the university communities and its environs and to provide more clinical spaces for the training of students. He had previously served as the Clinic Coordinator for the Department of Optometry and Vision Science. He also served as an Academic Advisor and a Departmental Registration and Examination Officer at the same Department. 

Prof Boadi-Kusi has served on a number of Councils, Boards and Committees within and outside the University of Cape Coast. Key among them is the Governing Council of the University of Cape Coast where has served cumulatively for five years, four years as the representative of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and one year as the representative of the Students Representative Council (SRC). He serves on the Academic Board of the University and is the representative of UTAG on the Ghana Universities Superannuation Scheme Board of UCC. He served as a member of the 2016 Statute Review Committee, Academic Board Committee on the Review of the SRC Constitution, Committee on the Transitional Arrangements for Principal Officers of the University, Anti-Encroachment Committee of UCC Council, Board of Students Affairs, UCC (Academic Board Representative), Appointments and Promotions Committee of the Department of Optometry, School Board of the School of Allied Health Sciences, Graduate Studies Committee of the School of Allied Health Sciences, among others. He has consulted on a number of projects in eyecare and has served as an external examiner for a number of universities in Africa including the University of Kwazulu-Natal, University of Johannesburg, University of Free State, all in South Africa, University of Rwanda, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana and Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology Kenya” MMUST, Kenya. He has also been a member of accreditation panels for National Accreditation Board (now Ghana Tertiary Education Commission) and also an accreditation panel member and an examiner for the Allied Health Professions Council. 

Professionally, Prof Boadi-Kusi is a licensed Optometrist, and he is currently the President of the Ghana Optometric Association. He served on the Governing Board of the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) under the Ministry of Health of Ghana and also serves as the representative of Ghana on the African Council of Optometry. He has served on a number of committees in the health sector and contributed to the development of a number of policies in eyecare in Ghana. He was a member of the Professions Specific Committee of the AHPC. 

Prof Boadi-Kusi has also been a unionist, serving for two terms as the President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) UCC Branch and also served as the National Secretary and UCC Secretary of the same association where he championed a number of reforms and improvements in the conditions of service of the members of the association. He contributed to a number of policies in education at both the local and national level. He was also a student leader and served as the President of the Students Representative Council of UCC, National President of the Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG) and the President of the International Movement of Catholic students (IMCS-Pax Romana). He has made monumental impact through all these leadership positions. 

Prof Boadi-Kusi has assisted several journals as a reviewer, attended and presented papers at several conferences locally and internationally. He is an editorial board member of some journals and has over 55 publications to his credit in reputable journals.  

To simplify learning for the student through active engagements, practical and hands on approaches and an adaptive and reflective learning and students' participation.  

  • Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences

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Degrees
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Optometry

    University of KwaZulu Natal 2015
  • Master of Philosophy in Population and Health

    University of Cape Coast 2013
  • Doctor of Optometry in Optometry and Vision Science

    University of Cape Coast 2009
  • Bachelor of Science in Ophthalmic Science

    University of Cape Coast 2007
  • Take-Off4Internationalisation (TOFI) Closing Conference for Strategic Partners, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Siegburg, Germany

    November, 2024

    Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Siegburg, Germany .

  • Speaker, 14th Annual African Network for Internationalization of Education (ANIE) Conference:

    October, 2024

    AH Hotel, Accra Ghana.

  • Speaker, U6+ Consortium of African Universities International Conference

    September, 2024

    Cape peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa .

  • speaker, SAOA Centennial Conference and Scientific Session. Emperor Palace

    July, 2024

    Johannesburg South Africa .

  • Participant, Association of West Africa Universities Conference and 11th Annual General Meeting

    February, 2024

    University of Cape Coast Ghana .

  • Participant, Transforming Higher Education in the Age of AI - IIOE Global Partners Summit” SusTech Convention Centre

    December, 2023

    Shenzhen China.

  • Moderator of Scientific Session

    October, 2019

    Annual General Meeting and Scientific Session, Ghana Optometric Association Coconut Grove, Elmina, Cape Coast.

  • Presented two scientific papers

    August, 2019

    African Council of Optometry & South African Optometric Association Scientific Conference and AGM Pretoria, South Africa.

  • Moderator of Scientific Session

    October, 2018

    Annual General Meeting and Scientific Session, Ghana Optometric Association Golden Bean, Kumasi Ghana.

  • Key Participant

    July, 2016

    African Optometry Strategic Planning Meeting. Durban, South Africa.

  • Participant

    July, 2014

    World Council of Optometry/ African Council of Optometry Conference Maputu, Mozambique..

  • Facilitator

    September, 2024

    Contemporary Issues in Fisheries Management. Fisheries Leadership Short course for Practitioners funded by USAID/Fisheries Recovery Activity Ghana.

  • Presenter

    October, 2024

    International and Regional Fisheries Institutional Frameworks and Bodies. Workshop on Destabilising Impacts of Distant Water Fishing Vessels (DWFV) in the Gulf of Guinea Yaounde, Cameroon.

  • Guest Speaker

    October, 2024

    “Promoting Research Excellence for Impact on Marine Conservation in Africa”, Institute for Oceans and Fisheries Online Seminar Series University of British Columbia, Canada.

  • Co-Facilitator

    October, 2021

    “Grants Proposal Writing Workshop” University for Development Studies.

  • Presenter

    November, 2024

    “Performance of the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience”, Country Round Table Workshop Association of African Universities (AAU), Online.

  • Facilitator

    November, 2024

    “Regional Political Parties Dialogue on Fisheries: Protecting Our Fish, Securing Our Future, Live Engagement on JoyNews TV Centre for National Culture, Cape Coast.

  • Presenter

    November, 2023

    Professorial Inaugural Lecture on the topic “Our Oceans: Securing Our Common Future through Transformative Research” Medical School Auditorium, University of Cape Coast.

  • Presenter

    March, 2024

    Africa’s Plastic Revolution: Advancing Global Solutions for Healthy Oceans, T.D. Walter Bean Professorship Public Lecture University of Waterloo, Canada.

  • Presenter

    June, 2024

    Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy. National Consultative Workshop for the Formulation of a National Blue Economy Strategy for Angola Luanda, Angola.

  • Panelist

    June, 2024

    Regional Steering Committee Workshop for the World Bank West African Coastal Resilience Investment Projects (WACA ReSiP and ReiP2) Banjul, Gambia.

  • Facilitator

    July-August, 2012

    Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change. Short-term Training Course funded by USAID Ghana.

  • Co-Discussant

    July, 2023

    “Expanding the Impact of Blue Economy in Africa” (with Professor Rashid Sumaila) World Bank Headquarters, Washington.

  • Facilitator

    February, 2022

    Workshop on “Winning Research and Development Grants in a Competitive World” Bolgatanga Technical University, Ghana.

  • Facilitator

    February, 2019

    Workshop on “Proposal and Grants writing” University of Ghana, Ghana.

  • Speaker

    August, 2024

    Study Tour on Sustainable Fisheries Management & Leadership University of Rhode Island, United States.

  • Presenter

    August, 2023

    Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Ghana Case Study. Bootcamp on moving fisheries from Vulnerability to Viability Puri, Delhi, India.

  • Guest Speaker

    April, 2024

    Workshop Presentation on “Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy in Africa Hohai University, China.

  • Participant

    2021

    6th ACE Impact Regional Workshop of the World Bank and the Association of African Universities Accra (Online).

  • Panelist

    2014

    Seaweed (Sargassum) Invasion on the Ghanaian Coasts, Implications for the National Economy and Management Live TV Broadcast, GTV.

  • Guest Speaker

    2010

    “West African Fisheries”, Workshop by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) University of Makerere, Kampala, Uganda.

  1. 2021

    Winner, Group Led Research Support Grant. 6th Call for Research Support Grant, Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC),

    University of Cape Coast

  2. 2017

    Best College Level Researcher Award, College of Health and Allied Sciences

    University of Cape Coast

  1. 2024

    Chairman

    Network for International Office Practitioners

  2. 2019

    National Secretary

    University Teachers Association of Ghana

  3. 2014

    President

    Ghana Optometric Association (GOA)

  4. 2011

    Member

    Ghana Science Association

  1. 2024-2025

    Team member, Contract for services to deliver a short course on Marine Litter under the OCPP

    Cefas/UKAID

  2. 2024

    Panel Chair, Reviewed Environmental Impact Statement of PECAN Energies for Offshore Exploration of Oil & Gas

    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ghana, Secondi/Takoradi

  3. 2023-2024

    Team member, Contract for development of a short course on Marine Litter for the West Africa Region

    Ocean Country Partnership Program (OCPP) funded by Cefas/UKAID

  4. 2023-2024

    Team member, Contract services to conduct data collection surveys on abandoned lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in Ghana

    Ocean Country Partnership Program (OCPP) funded by Cefas/UKAID

  5. 2023

    Lead Consultant, Contract for the Development of Fishery Courses Syllabi for Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (DoFAS), University of Liberia

    IDA-V3100

  6. 2023

    Panel Chair, Evaluation of Applications for recruitment of Environmental, Social Safeguards Officers for Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI)

    World Bank funded West Africa Coastal Areas Management Programme

  7. 2022-2023

    Lead Consultant, Consultancy to review and align national fisheries and aquaculture polices and laws with the PFRS, regional instruments and global best practices for 15 AU Member States

    African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)

  8. 2022-2023

    Lead Consultant, Mechanisms to Facilitate the Domestication of Global Instruments and Initiatives (2022)

    African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)

  9. 2022-2023

    Lead Consultant, Identification of Issues for SIDS, Development of Draft Strategic Positions for SIDS

    African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)

  10. 2022

    Team member, Environmental Systems Analysis of the Avu Lagoon Protected area

    Calgary Zoo Foundation

  11. 2021

    Trainer, Conduct Marine Spatial Planning Workshop in Ghana

    University of Liverpool

  12. 2021

    Team member, Pre-feasibility study for nature-based intervention for Anlo Beach community in Ghana

    Valued at US$32,365.00

  13. 2021

    Team member, Marine Plastic Pollution Study in Liberia

    Conservation International

  14. 2021

    Team member, Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience in a Changing Climate - WACA -VAR Workshop

    World Bank

  15. 2020-2021

    Consultant, Support Development of Multi-sector Resilience Investment Programme for the West Africa Coastal Area Management Program

    World Bank

  16. 2020-2021

    Consultant, Issues and Opportunities in the Ghanaian Fishery Sector: Addressing the context, prospects and challenges

    Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), United Kingdom

  17. 2020

    Consultant, Estimations on renewable energy investments in Ghana

    Highland Star Group (HSG) of Companies, Geneva, Switzerland

  18. 2019-2020

    Team Member, Regional Mapping of Experts and Institutions in Coastal management

    World Bank

  19. 2017

    Lead Consultant, Review of the Fisheries Act 2002 (act 625) and the Development of Draft Regulations for the conduct of Fisheries Impact Assessments

    Ghana Industrial Trawlers Association (GITA) and GOGIG funded by DFID/UK

  20. 2013

    Team member, Environmental baseline survey of water bodies in the Great Consolidated Diamond Ghana Limited (GCDGL) mining concession

    AERC Ltd.

  21. 2012

    Team member, Scoping Study on the Dredging of the Whin Estuary in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis

    UCC Consultancy Unit/Consolidated Energy Ltd.

  22. 2011

    Team member, Social Ecology of Anlo Beach Wetland of Ghana

    Friends of the Nation/IUCN/French Global Environment Facility (GEF)

  23. 2010

    Principal Investigator, Biodiversity Assessment of Urban Wetlands in the Western Region, Ghana with focus on Essei and Butuah Lagoons and the Whin River Estuary

    USAID through Friends of the Nation

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