It is with great honour and a deep sense of responsibility that I welcome you to the official website of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS). As the premier learned society in Ghana, GAAS remains committed to advancing knowledge, fostering intellectual discourse, and driving impactful research that addresses national and global challenges.
As we embark on this new chapter, I aim to strengthen the Academy’s role as a beacon of scientific and scholarly excellence, ensuring our work remains relevant, innovative, and transformative. With a focus on collaboration, inclusivity, and thought leadership, we will continue to create a dynamic platform for scholars, policymakers, and the broader society to engage in meaningful discussions that shape the future of Ghana and beyond.
I encourage you to explore our rich array of programs, publications, and initiatives. Whether you are a researcher, student, policymaker, or knowledge enthusiast, GAAS offers a unique space for intellectual engagement and academic excellence.
Together, let us uphold the Academy’s legacy of scholarship, inspire the next generation, and harness the power of knowledge for sustainable development.
Welcome to GAAS – where knowledge meets impact!
Sincerely,
Emerita Professor Isabella Akyinbah Quakyi, FGA
President, Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS)
Day two of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) 2022 Public Forum continued with a focus on Political and Legal Environments for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Various speakers at the forum which is organized annually by the GAAS and sponsored UMB, a leading indigenous Ghanaian bank, opined that Human Rights Impact Assessments are a critical tool for the advancement of people-centered and human rights-based development, including through trade agreements. This is critical in ensuring that the rights of people whose needs may otherwise be overlooked or poorly addressed are protected in trade negotiations so everyone can benefit equitably from trade.
The first day of the prestigious Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) 2022 Public Forum began with concord that the African Continental Trade Agreement presents the most exciting path for Ghanaian and African development in a generation. The deliberations however noted the need for countries and public sector players to be aware of the challenges that will arise from this opportunity.
The Most Rev. Prof. Peter Sarpong has said the performing arts are relevant to national development. He made this statement while delivering the Ephraim Amu Memorial Lecture organised by the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in Accra on the topic “The Performing Arts, Morality and the Ghanaian Identity”. The event happened on Thursday, May 19th, 2022.
Ms. Laura Royer, Policy Officer at the Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities, Brussels paid a courtesy call on the Acting President of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) Emerita Professor Isabella Akyinbah Quakyi on Wednesday 18 May 2022. In attendance at the meeting were Mr. Francis Prince Ankrah, Deputy Executive Secretary and Mr. Clifford Tetteh, Communications Officer.
– Prof. Gladys Amponsah, FGA
The Director General of the Internal Audit Agency, Dr Eric Oduro Osae yesterday, 27th April 2022 inaugurated the 5-member Audit…
– Prof. Gladys Amponsah, FGA
A 3-day Commonwealth Science Conference (CSC) Meeting in sub-Saharan Africa hosted by the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, Ghana’s…
The Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences has held its annual three-day J. B. Danquah Memorial Lectures from 21st -23rd February 2021. The Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences has held its annual three-day J. B. Danquah Memorial Lectures from 21st -23rd February 2021.
The J. B. Danquah Memorial Lecture Series was instituted in 1968 in memory of a foundation member of the Academy, Dr. Joseph Boakye Danquah, who died in prison in February 1965. J. B. Danquah was a lawyer, philosopher, scholar, novelist, dramatist, politician, and journalist.
The themes for the Danquah Memorial lectures were originally restricted to fields like law, history, philosophy, and literature, disciplines whose study occupied the greater part of J. B. Danquah’s academic pursuits. His Excellency W. B. Van Lare, a Foundation Member of the Academy, who at the time was Ghana’s High Commissioner to Canada, and had had a long and distinguished career at the bench, delivered the maiden Danquah Memorial Lecture in 1968. The lecture was on the topic, ‘The Law, Human Rights and the Judiciary’.