Jerry Samuel Yaw Kuma was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Mines and
Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, Ghana from October 2012 to October 2020 and until
recently, the Rector of Perez University College, Pomadze, Winneba. He is a
Professor of
Environmental Hydrogeology and Geophysics. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Geology and
Physics from University of Ghana, Legon awarded him in 1985. He received the PG Dip
and MSc (with distinction) degrees in Geophysics at ITC, Enschede, The Netherlands
in
1990 and 1991 respectively. In 2002, Professor Kuma was awarded the PhD in Water
Resources Engineering from the Civil Engineering Department at the University of
Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Prof Kuma is actively involved in researching the hydrology of mining districts and
other water resources management issues in Ghana. He was the Ghana Chamber of
Mines sponsored Professorial Chair of Environmental Studies at UMaT from 2009 to
2020. He was part of the team of scientists and engineers who received the Queens
Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education (Won by Univ. of Newcastle upon
Tyne) in 2005. He received the Nobles International Award for being an eminent West
African who upholds the virtues of honesty, integrity and accountability in November
2013. In June 2014, the World Congress of Chancellors and Vice Chancellors meeting
in
Mumbai, India, gave Prof Kuma an award for his “outstanding contribution to
education”. In December 2015, he received the Africa Education Leadership Award in
Mauritius.
In June 2016, through Prof Kuma’s leadership, the University of Mines and Technology
received the European Society for Quality Research (ESQR) Award in the gold category
for quality management. Also, in June 2016, the World Education Congress presented
him an awarded for being one of “100 most influential Vice Chancellors”. Again, in
June
2016, he was inducted into the Nobles Club 100 by West Africa Nobles Forum. In July
2016 he received the International Business Star Quality (IBSQ) Award for being one
of
the “most outstanding professionals in Africa for his “track record of outstanding
business performance and exceptional commitment to leadership quality”.
Prof Kuma is a Fellow of the Ghana Institution of Geoscientists (GhIG), Fellow of
the
African Scientific Institute (ASI), Fellow of West Africa Institute of Mining,
Minerals and
Petroleum (WAIMM), Fellow of the Institute of Directors (IOD) Ghana, Member of Ghana
Institution of Engineers (GhIE) and a Member of International Association of
Hydrogeologists (IAH).
