Professor Stephen Jobson Mitchual

Vice-Chancellor, University of Education, Winneba

Professor of Wood Science and Technology, Wood Scientist, Researcher, University Administrator

Professor Stephen Jobson Mitchual is a Ghanaian wood scientist, Professor of Wood Science and Technology, researcher and university administrator who currently serves as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba. He earned his undergraduate degree in Agricultural Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 1993, followed by a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the University of Cape Coast and postgraduate degrees in Wood Technology and Management and Wood Science and Technology from KNUST. His research focuses on wood processing and preservation, sawmill safety, wood machining, biomass energy and the conversion of agro-forest residues into useful energy products, alongside technical and vocational education. He has produced more than 40 peer-reviewed journal articles and books and more than 20 conference and seminar papers. Before becoming Vice-Chancellor of UEW, he served as Acting Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development and was the founding Dean of its School of Graduate Studies. He also served on the Governing Council of UEW between 2014 and 2018 and has held numerous academic, planning, quality-assurance and institutional leadership responsibilities.