Adnan Adams Mohammed
Professor John Gartchie Gatsi, Dean of the University of Cape Coast School of Business, has officially said goodbye to the University after almost two decades of dedicated service.
Joining the University in 2007, he rose through the rank of a lecturer to the position of a Dean before parting ways to serve as Advisor to Bank of Ghana.
Professor Samuel Kwaku Agyei takes over from him as the Dean. He will serve as acting Dean to complete Professor Gatsi’s tenure until 31st July, 2025 and assume the role of Dean on 1st August, 2025. During the Dean’s Award, Professor Gatsi informed students and lecturers that although he resumed at the Bank of Ghana in early May 2025, it was the arrangement that he would return at month-end (29th May, 2025) to bid farewell to staff and students, ensuring a seamless transition.
At the ceremony, which took place over the weekend, Prof Gatsi expressed his sincere gratitude to University management, College management, School board, School of Business management, lecturers, administrators, students, and cohorts of national service personnel for their invaluable support over the past six years, resulting in increased visibility, equitable treatment, and substantial growth in the School’s profile and staff development. Whiles, acknowledging staff support in developing postgraduate programs aligned with national human resource development goals, including specialized programs for the military and customs division of Ghana Revenue Authority.
“The School anticipates receiving a certificate of accreditation from GTEC, to facilitate the launch of the Bachelor of Commerce Financial Engineering program, and has announced that Master of Philosophy and Master of Science in Health Services Administration programs have been advertised, enriching the portfolio of postgraduate programs”, he told the gathering.
Prof Gatsi further noted that the School has received notification from GTEC to send an accreditation panel for the Doctor of Business Administration in June 2025, which may commence before the year’s end. He was delighted to announce the introduction of two new bachelor’s degree programs: (1) entrepreneurship and international business, and (2) entrepreneurship with graphic design.
Also on the table is that, the School is collaborating with the School of Economics to develop a new postgraduate program and with the Institute for Oil and Gas Studies to offer a Bachelor of Science in Energy Studies and Management.
Prof Gatsi highlighted the school’s growth, from having no professors in 2019 to now having nine professors, ten associate professors, and twenty-four senior lecturers. He acknowledged the hard work of the assistant lecturers, whose numbers decreased from fifteen in 2019 to four.
“For the past four years, we have been a member of AACSB, the prestigious international accrediting body for business schools. I wish to encourage the new administration to pursue full accreditation for the School and its programs, which will yield significant benefits for faculty, alumni and students. He also urged professional bodies , business associations and businesses to continue to partner closely with the School to improve their mutual benefits.”
