Oyeba Afua Nkunu Akyea

Oyeba A. N. Akyea has over five years’ experience in higher education planning and management. Currently, she is the assistant planning officer at the Ho Technical University in Ghana. She is responsible for managing her department, the information nerve-center of the university and monitoring the implementation of the university’s strategic plan. Oyeba also teaches and supports young women at tertiary institutions, especially those in the science and engineering fields in Ghana. Oyeba Afua Nkunu Akyea holds a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Development Planning and a bachelor’s degree in Planning. She has a passion for determining, creating, organizing, and managing spaces for development. Oyeba believes that education is a key to societal growth and development and is confident that highly educated females are a catalyst for community development. Oyeba aspires to further her education and form a network of young females who have broken into traditionally male-dominated courses and careers, to inspire and support up-and-coming young females who wish to realize similar dreams.