Haruna Yakubu (born 24 October 1955) is the Vice-Chancellor of

University for Development Studies The University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana, Tamale was established in 1992 by the government of Ghana with a view to accelerating the development of the then 3 Northern Regions of Ghana (the Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions ...

Education

He obtained a Master of Science degree in Physics and Mathematics in 1984 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Semiconductor Physics in 1992, both at

Moldova State University The Moldova State University (Romanian: ''Universitatea de Stat din Moldova'') is a university located in Chișinău, Moldova. History The university was founded on 1 October 1946. Initially, it had 320 students enrolled in 5 faculties, Physi ...

, Kishinev,

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Career

Previous appointments include Pro-Vice Chancellor of the

University of Cape Coast The University of Cape Coast is a public collegiate university located in the historic town of Cape Coast. The campus has a rare seafront and sits on a hill overlooking the wide Atlantic Ocean. It operates on two campuses: the Southern Campus (O ...

, Chairman of the Governing Council of the Centre for Renewable Energy Studies (CRES), executive member – Ghana Solar Energy Society, fellow – Council for Advancement and Support for Education-UK, Associate Member –

International Centre for Theoretical Physics The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) is an international research institute for physical and mathematical sciences that operates under a tripartite agreement between the Italian Government, United Nations Education ...

(ICTP), and Member – Governing Council of the Foundation for Security and Development in Africa (FOSOA).

References

Living people 1955 births Vice-Chancellors of the University for Development Studies Moldova State University alumni Dagomba people Vice-Chancellors of universities in Ghana Academic staff of the University for Development Studies {{academic-administrator-stub