Professor Matthew Glover Addo Assumes Office as New Vice-Chancellor of the Catholic University of Ghana

By CUG NEWS MEDIA

 


The Catholic University of Ghana (CUG), Fiapre, has welcomed a new era in its academic leadership with the appointment of Professor Matthew Glover Addo, a distinguished microbiologist and molecular biologist, as the new Vice-Chancellor.

Professor Addo will officially take over office on Monday, September 1, 2025, at a brief handing-over ceremony following a welcoming meeting with the University community. Later in the day, he will pay a courtesy call on the Bishop of Sunyani, who also serves as the Episcopal Moderator of the University.

Born on May 2, 1965, Professor Addo brings to CUG over 23 years of rich academic, research, and administrative experience at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and beyond. He is the immediate past Director of the Institute of Distance Learning at KNUST and a former Dean of the Faculty of Biosciences.

His academic journey has taken him across Ghana, Norway, and France, where he earned multiple advanced degrees including simultaneous PhDs in Molecular Biology from Université Paris XI, France and in Microbiology from KNUST. His groundbreaking doctoral work identified four new nuclear genes involved in mitochondrial stability, contributing significantly to global molecular biology research.

As part of his itinerary in his first week at CUG, Professor Addo will engage Management, Deans, Heads of Department, Senior Members, and staff of the University. From Thursday onwards, he is expected to pay courtesy calls on key stakeholders including the Bono Regional Minister, traditional authorities, and heads of security agencies.

Later in September, he will hold his first official meeting with the student body to outline his vision for the University.

Prof. Addo has an impressive record of board-level and institutional leadership, having served on several high-profile committees at KNUST and as a council member of other universities and institutions. In 2018, he was voted Best Senior Member (Teaching) at the KNUST College of Science Excellence Awards.

The Catholic University community is optimistic that his blend of international academic exposure, research excellence, and leadership experience will position CUG for greater growth in teaching, research, and community engagement.

 By Adam Siaka
Broadcast Journalist
Wisdom 101.1fm

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