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Mrs. Mary Chinery-Hesse
Chancellor

OF BROKEN GLASS

CEILINGS AND RESEARCH

Mrs. Mary Chinery-Hesse, the irst female Chancellor of the University of Ghana (UG) was sworn
into of ice on 1st of August 2018. Madam Chancellor succeeds a long line of eminent personalities
who have held the position, the most recent, her predecessor, being the late Busumuru Ko i Annan.

Mrs. Chinery-Hesse heads the University Council with a wealth of experience from many years of
public service at the United Nations (UN), where she served as Resident Coordinator of the UN
System and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and
Deputy Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). She was the irst ever
African woman to be so appointed. She is also the irst African woman to receive the prestigious
Gusi Peace Prize for International Diplomacy and Humanitarianism, referred to as the
Asia Nobel Peace Prize.

Madam Chancellor on Research…
At her investiture, the Chancellor articulated a vision that is in consonance with the University's
strategic thrust: that of an institution “rooted in Ghanaian and African realities, and authoritative in
its research on Ghana and Africa, at the highest levels of quality by any international measure.” She
expected that the vision would be driven from a University that is “home to, and welcoming to,
scholars of international standing from all over the world and to students from a rich variety of
cultures and backgrounds”. Mrs. Chinery-Hesse also reiterated the need to stimulate a dialogue that
serves as a veritable conduit for ‘Town-Gown’ relationships. In that regard, she extolled African
nations to ensure that their institutions of higher learning develop the appropriate partnerships
with industry to facilitate the knowledge transfers requisite for driving development agendas.

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