Frederick Kwaku Sarfo is a Professor of Educational / Instructional Technology and the foundation Vice-Chancellor of the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED), Kumasi, Ghana.
He received his Ph.D. studies in Educational Sciences (Educational/lnstructional Technology) at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. He joined the University of Education Winneba, in 1999 and rose through the ranks, to a full Professor in 2017. Under his leadership as Principal of the College of Technology Education, Kumasi (COLTEK) of the University of Education, Winneba, Prof. Sarfo facilitated the upgrade and autonomy of the Kumasi and Asante Mampong Campuses of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) to a full-fledged University – the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED).
Prof. Sarfo has contributed extensively to knowledge in his area of expertise with over fifty (50) publications to his credit. He has authored and co-authored five books and book chapters. In 2007, he won the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) Best Researcher and Lecturer Award in the Sciences. He has attended, participated in, and presented papers at several international and national conferences. He is an editor and executive peer reviewer for several local and international journals as well as conference papers.
As an astute administrator who has occupied various positions in his illustrious life as a university staff, Prof. Sarfo is instrumental in sourcing funding to support academic and related activities of the University. Among Organisations Prof. Sarfo has engaged in and won funding for his university include; the European Commission, the GIZ’s Ghana Skills Development Initiative (GSDI), and the Lenus Palme Partnership Foundation.
Prof. Sarfo’s research interest is in integrating ICT into education, Instructional Design for learning in a difficult situation, Instructional Conceptions, and Designing Competency-based learning environments for developing technical and vocational expertise.
