Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa

Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa is the director-general of the Ghana Education Service and an associate professor.

Prior to his director-general appointment, he was the dean of the International Programmes Office (IPO) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology (KNUST).

Early life and education
He attended Suhum Secondary Technical School, then went to Wesley College in Kumasi for his professional post-secondary teacher certificate. His first degree in  Social Sciences was from Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology (KNUST). He subsequently received a Master of Arts and Graduate Diploma in Communication Studies from the University of Ghana. His PhD was on language and education from the University of Reading in the UK.