Mrs. Abena Amoatemaa Ackorlie, an alumna of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), has been appointed Registrar of the University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (USTED) for a four-year term.

Her appointment takes effect on January 1, 2027, and runs until December 31, 2030. USTED announced the appointment on November 2, following approval by its Governing Council at its nineteenth regular meeting on October 1, 2026.

Mrs. Ackorlie holds a Master of Science degree in Health Services Planning and Management and a Bachelor of Laws degree from KNUST. She also holds a Bachelor of Education degree in Social Science from the University of Cape Coast and a Barrister at Law qualification from the Ghana School of Law. She was called to the Ghana Bar in 2022.

Before her appointment, she served as Deputy Registrar and Director of the Directorate of General Administration and Consular Services at USTED, Kumasi.

Her administrative career includes service at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), where she headed administration at the Directorate of University Health Services.

Earlier, at UEW’s Kumasi Campus, she held several positions, including Head of the Department of Operations, Coordinator of Human Resource and General Administration, and Head of the Admissions Section.

Alongside her administrative work, Mrs. Ackorlie served as a part-time lecturer at USTED, teaching Public Health Planning, Business Law and Company Law in the Faculty of Environment and Health Education and the Faculty of Business Education.

She is a member of the Ghana Bar Association and the Ghana Association of University Administrators.