Chairperson of Council
Nana Semeshia Ohene Asah Krofah II
Sitting
Independent
Governance
Governing Council.
The highest decision-making body of the Cunningham Institute of Higher Education — autonomous, and separate from institutional management.
The Council
Independent institutional oversight.
The Governing Council is the highest decision-making body of the Institute. Council is autonomous: its decisions are not subject to ratification by the proprietors, whose interest is exercised solely through their two seats on Council. The President and other members of Institutional Management attend Council meetings in attendance only and are not members of Council.
Council draws its membership from the constituencies set out below.
—Seat pending
Vice-Chairperson
Independent member — vacant
To be appointed
Independent
Representative of the Proprietors
Mr. Peter Galeh (Founder)
Sitting
Proprietor
Representative of the Proprietors
Mad. Mercy Fafali Tsadidey (Co-Founder)
Sitting
Proprietor
—Seat pending
Nominee — Industry / Professional Body
Vacant
To be appointed
Independent
Nominee — Legal & Compliance
Prof. Pradeep Sharma, Professor of Law
Sitting
Independent
SRPortrait not available
Nominee — Academic Community
Dr. S. Rajadurai, Academic Dean-designate
Sitting (ex officio)
Academic
—Seat pending
Representative of Teaching Staff
Elected by teaching staff
Reserved — pending faculty appointment
Elected
—Seat pending
Representative of Non-Teaching Staff
Elected by administrative/support staff
Reserved — pending staff appointment
Elected
—Seat pending
Representative of the Student Body
Elected by students
Reserved — first semester of teaching
Elected
—Seat pending
Secretary to Council (non-voting)
Registrar — vacant
To be appointed
Officer
A quorum is a simple majority of members in office, to include at least one independent member and at least one member who is not a proprietor. Council meets not less than three times each academic year, and additionally as convened by the Chairperson.
Reserved Powers
Powers reserved to Council.
- Approval of the Statutes and of all institutional policies, including the Student Handbook and the Ethics Policy.
- Approval of the strategic plan, the annual budget and the audited accounts.
- Appointment, appraisal and removal of the President and other principal officers.
- Approval of new programmes on the recommendation of the Academic Board, and of applications to the Commission.
- Approval of all agreements with foreign partner institutions and awarding bodies.
Institutional Management
Day-to-day operations.
Institutional Management is a distinct, subordinate body reporting to Council through the President.
View Institutional Management →Academic Authority
Academic Board.
The Academic Board is the academic authority of the Institute and reports to Council. It is chaired by the President and comprises the Academic Dean, the Registrar, the Finance Officer, the Librarian, the Head of Quality Assurance, the Head of each Faculty, and two elected members of the teaching staff. It is responsible for curriculum design and approval, admissions standards, examinations and assessment, external examiners, academic quality assurance, and oversight of academic collaboration with partner institutions.
Council Committees
Committees of Council.
Finance Committee
Budget preparation, fee proposals, financial controls, quarterly reporting to Council.
Physical Development Committee
Site development, building permits, facilities standards, the Institute's expansion plan.
Appointments & Promotions Board
Recruitment, appointment criteria, promotion and staff discipline.
Audit & Risk Committee
Internal and external audit, the risk register, regulatory compliance and quality-assurance reporting.