Goski Alabi Explained

Goski Alabi
Birth Place:Accra, Ghana
Nationality:Ghanaian
Education:St Mary's Senior High school
University of Cape Coast
University of Ghana
Central University of Nicaragua
Occupation:Academic
Known For:Laweh Open University
Spouse:Joshua Alabi
Children:2

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]

Early life and education

Goski Alabi was born in Accra and grew up in Nungua in the Greater Accra Region.[3] 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. Alabi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and a Diploma in Education from the University of Cape Coast.[4] She obtained a Master of Philosophy in Food Science from the University of Ghana, a Doctor of Business Administration from the Swiss Management Centre. She also holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Business Administration from the Central University of Nicaragua.

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. 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.[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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: SoGS: Dean's Welcome Message. 2020-09-15. UPSA. en.
  2. Web site: 2015-10-15. Laweh Open University, the first accredited open university in Ghana is opening its doors to offer high quality accredited American degrees. 2020-09-15. AAU Blog. en-GB.
  3. Web site: 2019-10-12. Personality Profile with Professor Goski Alabi. 2020-09-15. Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. en-US.
  4. Web site: Professor Mrs. Goski Alabi. 2020-09-15. Laweh Open University. en-US. 16 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200916211111/https://www.laweh.edu.gh/professor-mrs-goski-alabi/. dead.
  5. Web site: 2017-09-21 . I used to hawk before going to school - Prof. Goski Alabi . 2021-01-27 . GhanaWeb. . en.
  6. Web site: 2020-11-25. Goski Alabi & Orla Quinlan: Africa's internationalisation agendas. 2021-01-27. EAIE. en.
  7. Web site: Appiah . Augustine . Government urged to collaborate with service providers to make internet affordable . 2021-01-27 . Gna . en .
  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. en. 41. 10. 1754–1771. 10.1080/03075079.2016.1221654. 151665257. 0307-5079.
  9. Alabi. Goski. Alabi. Joshua. Mohammed. Ibrahim. 2013-06-10. Congruence between National Policy for Science and Humanities Enrolment Ratio and Labour Market Demand in Ghana. Educational Research Review. en. 8. 11. 708–719. 1990-3839.
  10. Web site: Noble. Barnes &. Managing for Excellence in the Twenty-First Century: The Total Quality ApproachPaperback. 2021-01-27. Barnes & Noble. en.
  11. Web site: Managing for Excellence in the Twenty-First Century – The Total Quality Approach. 2021-01-27. Graphic Online. en-gb.
  12. Web site: 7 January 2020 . Goski Alabi's GAB Foundation fetes Persons With Disability - MyJoyOnline.com . 2021-01-27 . MyJoyOnline. . en-US.
  13. Web site: 2018-10-15 . Prof Alabi and wife celebrates 20 years of marriage . 2021-01-27 . GhanaWeb. . en.
  14. Web site: 2018-05-14 . My wife is competent for First Lady job – Joshua Alabi . 2021-01-27 . GhanaWeb . en.