Engr. Professor Amevi Acakpovi

Vice-Chancellor, Accra Technical University

Electrical and Energy Systems Engineer, Professor, Researcher, University Administrator

Engr. Professor Amevi Acakpovi is an electrical and energy systems engineering academic whose work combines engineering research, university administration, professional standards, and applied technology development. He earned a bachelor's degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering from the Lokossa Institute of Technology in Benin in 2006, followed by an engineering qualification in electrical engineering and industrial process control from the University of Abomey-Calavi in 2009. He completed doctoral studies in Energy Systems Engineering through a collaboration involving the Open University Malaysia and the Accra Institute of Technology, receiving his PhD in 2017. Acakpovi's academic career at Accra Technical University has included serving as Head of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department from 2012 to 2018 and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering from 2018 to 2020. He also served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor, including during periods in 2019 and 2020, before becoming Acting Vice-Chancellor in July 2023. Following his appointment by the university's Governing Council in October 2025, he assumed the substantive Vice-Chancellorship on January 2, 2026, for a four-year term. His research focuses on hybrid energy systems, mini- and microgrid optimisation, smart-grid modelling, renewable-energy systems, and the application of artificial intelligence to energy-system analysis. He has published extensively in engineering journals and conference proceedings, supervised postgraduate research, and contributed to international academic assessment.