Goski Alabi

Goski Alabi is a Ghanaian academic, author and entrepreneur. She was the founding Dean of the School Graduate Studies at the University of Professional Studies, Accra.[1] She is the President of Laweh Open University which happens to be the first accredited Open University College in Ghana established in 2014.[2][3][4]

Goski Alabi
Born
Accra, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
EducationSt Mary's Senior High school
University of Cape Coast(B.Sc)
University of Ghana(M.Phil)
Central University of Nicaragua(PhD)
OccupationAcademic
Known forLaweh Open University
SpouseJoshua Alabi
Children2

Early life and education

Goski Alabi was born in Accra and grew up in Nungua in the Greater Accra Region.[4] She had her secondary school education at Ada Secondary school, Nungua secondary school for her GCE Ordinary Level and St Mary's Senior High school for her GCE Advanced level.[4] Alabi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and a Diploma in Education from the University of Cape Coast.[3] She obtained a Master of Philosophy in Food Science from the University of Ghana, a Doctor of Business Administration from the Swiss Management Centre.[3] She also holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Business Administration from the Central University of Nicaragua.[3]

Career

Alabi is an educationist who started her academic career as a lecturer at the then Institute of Professional Studies (IPS) now University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA). She served as the founding Dean of the School of Graduate studies at UPSA.[3][1] She currently the Dean of the Centre for International Education and Collaboration at UPSA.[5] Serving in those roles, she proposed and facilitated the establishment of two Leadership Centres, the Drolor Centre for Strategic Leadership and Otumfuo Centre for Traditional Leadership at the university campus.

She rose through the academic ranks and is currently a Professor of Quality Management and Leadership.[6] She co-founded Laweh Open University College along with her husband Prof. Joshua Alabi and is the President of the University.[3][7]

Publications and professional boards

Alabi has published several scholarly and peer reviewed journal articles, books chapters, books, conference and technical papers.[8][9] She is the author of ''Managing for Excellence in the Twenty-First Century: The Total Quality Approach'' which was published in November 2016.[10][11] Alabi is the West African Representative for the African Council for Distance Education (ACDE) and the board chairperson of the African Network for Internationalization of Education (ANIE).[6]

Philanthropy work

Alabi is the founder of GAB Foundation, a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) dedicated to the cause of the vulnerable and marginalised in the society. The foundation has been operating over 20 years and celebrated it 20th anniversary in January 2020 by organizing a get together for Persons With Disability (PWDs) and providing two of them with a scholarship to her open university.[12]

Personal life

She is married to Joshua Alabi, a Ghanaian academic and politician who served as the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) from 2012 to 2016.They have two children[13][14]

See also

References
  1. "SoGS: Dean's Welcome Message". UPSA. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. "Laweh Open University, the first accredited open university in Ghana is opening its doors to offer high quality accredited American degrees". AAU Blog. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. "Professor Mrs. Goski Alabi". Laweh Open University. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. "Personality Profile with Professor Goski Alabi". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  5. "I used to hawk before going to school - Prof. Goski Alabi". www.ghanaweb.com. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  6. "Goski Alabi & Orla Quinlan: Africa's internationalisation agendas". EAIE. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  7. Appiah, Augustine. "Government urged to collaborate with service providers to make internet affordable". www.gna.org.gh. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. Alabi, Goski; Abdulai, Munkaila (2016). "Expectations and Integration of Early Career Academics into the Teaching Career: Empirical Evidence from Ghana". Studies in Higher Education. 41 (10): 1754–1771. doi:10.1080/03075079.2016.1221654. ISSN 0307-5079. S2CID 151665257.
  9. Alabi, Goski; Alabi, Joshua; Mohammed, Ibrahim (10 June 2013). "Congruence between National Policy for Science and Humanities Enrolment Ratio and Labour Market Demand in Ghana". Educational Research Review. 8 (11): 708–719. ISSN 1990-3839.
  10. Noble, Barnes &. "Managing for Excellence in the Twenty-First Century: The Total Quality Approach|Paperback". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  11. "Managing for Excellence in the Twenty-First Century – The Total Quality Approach". Graphic Online. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  12. "Goski Alabi's GAB Foundation fetes Persons With Disability - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  13. "Prof Alabi and wife celebrates 20 years of marriage". www.ghanaweb.com. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  14. "My wife is competent for First Lady job – Joshua Alabi". www.ghanaweb.com. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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