Who is the Youngest Professor in Ghana?
Who is the youngest professor in Ghana? In this article, we’ll be looking at a notable scholar who is the youngest professor in Ghana.
Attaining the height of a professor is not an easy task. It’s a long and tasking journey that requires a lot of dedication. In fact, while most people are still struggling to gain admission into the University, others have gone a long way.
In today’s clime, it is not uncommon to see brilliant younger people becoming Professor, however, this is a product of intellectual work.
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Who is A Professor?
A professor commonly abbreviated as Prof. is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries.
In most countries, the rank of a professor is the most senior academic position one can attend. Informally, they are referred to as “full professor”.
Where the word professor is used in titles of lower ranks such as an associate professor or assistant professor, the word is colloquially used for anyone in an academic post. That is obtainable in the United States.
In Ghana and other countries in Africa, a teacher at the tertiary education level is called a lecturer. The highest possible rank a lecturer can attain, especially in a university, is that of professor.
It is common that a professor teaches the undergraduate, professional and postgraduate courses, and conducts research in his/her area of specialisation.
We have also written a comprehensive article on how to become a professor in Ghana, check it out.
Who is the Youngest Professor in Ghana?
The youngest Professor in Ghana is Dr Raphael Nyarkotey Obu aged 34. The famous professor was born on the 24th of June 1985.
Dr. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu is a foremost Prostate Cancer and Natural Medicine Researcher.
Dr. Obu was recently honoured with the honorary Professorship in Research into Naturopathic Urology by the Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University in Ukraine. However, the ceremony was held at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
Honorary Professors are expected to give regular guest lectures or contribute to research, so as to advance the quality of teaching and research at the University. At official and ceremonial events, Honorary Professors are considered the university professors and may also make use of all the University’s facilities.
The young professor has over five (500) hundred articles in leading Ghanaian newspapers and scientific Journals and was appointed as a Research Professor of Prostate cancer and Holistic Medicine at Da Vinci College of Holistic Medicine, larnaca city, Cyprus. He has also published over twenty (20) peer-reviewed scientific articles.
In 2019, his research publication on the toxicity of colloidal silver water as an alternative to antibiotic made waves and was published under the prestigious silver edge.com as the third clinical studies in animals to prove the safety of colloidal water and the first such study in Ghana.
Education & Training
Doctor of Science (DSc) in Holistic Medicine
Da Vinci College of Holistic Medicine, Larnaca City, Cyprus
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Alternative Medicine-India Board of Alternative Medicine Academy, Kolkata, India- 2016
Masters of Science (MSc)-Prostate Cancer
Sheffield Hallam University, UK, 2013
Diploma in Psychosocial Counseling- Akona School of Counseling Ghana, 2016
Certificate in Medical Sonography
Radford University, College, Ghana-2012
Bachelor of Arts in Theology- Systematic Bible Training School, Ghana,2012
