{"id":21233,"date":"2026-10-09T14:52:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T18:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/?p=21233"},"modified":"2026-10-20T08:12:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T12:12:32","slug":"ghanaian-paramount-chief-and-university-chancellor-neenyi-ghartey-vii-visits-carletons-institute-of-african-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/2026\/ghanaian-paramount-chief-and-university-chancellor-neenyi-ghartey-vii-visits-carletons-institute-of-african-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaian Paramount Chief and University Chancellor, Neenyi Ghartey VII, Visits Carleton\u2019s Institute of African Studies."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Ghanaian Paramount Chief and University Chancellor, Neenyi Ghartey VII, Visits Carleton\u2019s Institute of African Studies.\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ghanaian Paramount Chief of the Effutu traditional area and Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, Neenyi Ghartey VII, visited Carleton University\u2019s Institute of African Studies recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-09-at-12.20.49-PM-400x300-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21234\" role=\"none\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-09-at-12.20.49-PM-400x300-1.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-09-at-12.20.49-PM-400x300-1-320x240.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The August visitor was received by the Institute\u2019s Director, Professor Nduka Otiono, in the company of Professor Eugene Fletcher of the Department of Biology at Carleton University, Benjamin Offei, a Carleton alumnus, and Mr. Ghartey Jnr who joined from Montreal. Carleton Journalism professor, Nana Aba Duncan, also joined the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The visit enabled Neenyi Ghartey VII to learn more about the Institute\u2019s research, teaching and community-engagement activities. He was given a tour of the Institute and had an opportunity to briefly attend the Building Futures through Indigenous African Knowledge conference that was underway at the Institute during his visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-09-at-12.18.56-PM-1-400x300-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21236\" role=\"none\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-09-at-12.18.56-PM-1-400x300-1.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-09-at-12.18.56-PM-1-400x300-1-320x240.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The visit on Tuesday August 25 provided a platform for Neenyi Ghartey VII and Professor Otiono to exchange ideas and discuss areas of mutual interest, particularly the potential for education and research collaboration between Carleton University\u2019s Institute of African Studies and the University of Education, Winneba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a traditional leader and university chancellor, Neenyi Ghartey VII brings remarkable perspectives from community leadership, culture and higher education. His visit highlighted the importance of building connections between African and Canadian institutions and creating opportunities for collaborative research, knowledge exchange and educational partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-09-at-12.18.55-PM-e1791564796679-400x344-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21235\" role=\"none\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-09-at-12.18.55-PM-e1791564796679-400x344-1.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/287\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-09-at-12.18.55-PM-e1791564796679-400x344-1-320x275.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neenyi Ghartey VII noted that Professor Otiono\u2019s \u201cpresentation on the Institute\u2019s multidisciplinary approach, its rich academic programs, and its dynamic role in shaping global and cross-cultural perspectives particularly within Africa will have far reaching prospects for the African continent and its people.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He concluded: \u201cWe are pleased to note that the work you and your entire colleagues are doing to champion African scholarship and community engagement will have a lasting positive impact on stewardship in Africa and a lasting impression on your university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian Paramount Chief of the Effutu traditional area and Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, Neenyi Ghartey VII, visited Carleton University\u2019s Institute of African Studies recently. 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