The newly sworn-in Deputy Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, (GIMPA) Prof Martin Morgan-Tuuli says his vision is to help transform the institution to become research-intensive, with the ability of its findings positively impacting national policies.

Speaking during his swearing-in Ceremony as Deputy Rector, the Professor of Construction and Business Management also stated he will also focus on getting the school to become technology-driven.

He said “my vision as Deputy Rector as this time is therefore to support the Rector, Prof Philip Ebo Bonsu Simpson in working together with all stakeholders to consolidate GIMPA’s position as the centre of excellence.

"This will be done by focusing on strategies that aim to achieve financial sustainability that promotes technology-driven teaching and learning, and accelerates the transformation of GIMPA into a research-intensive institution.”

He further stated that he will take the Chairman of the Council’s advise on "research informing policy and explore strategies to build meaningful internal and external collaborations."

"I, therefore, look forward to working with all to give true meaning to GIMPA’s mantra as a centre of excellence."

Prof Tuuli prior to his appointment was the Dean of the GIMPA Business School.

He has over 15 years of professional and research experience as a distinguished award-winning scholar and leader in academia.

He garnered his wealth of experience from academic and professional institutions in Ghana (GIMPA, KNUST and Taysec), Hong Kong (University of Hong Kong) , China (Chongqing University), UK (University of Westminster, Loughborough University) and other parts of the world.

As a consultant, Professor Tuuli has undertaken project audit, procurement management, capacity building, stakeholder consultation, project design and implementation, and the financial management and control of projects/programmes.

The man who was listed in the 2019 list of 100 most influential persons from Northern Ghana has managed significant research projects as Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-Investigator (Co-I).

He has won research funding through competition and peer assessments, worth about $500,000.

These include the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) grant on “Social Sustainability through Stakeholder Management in Urban Construction Projects in China”, the Loughborough University Maiden Developing Future Leaders Programme, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) grant on “Implementing and Maintaining an Effective Continuous Improvement Culture within a Contracting Organisation” and the Research Grants Council (Hong Kong) grant on “Managing Boundaries to Enhance Co-production in Complex Construction Projects”.

Prof Tuuli is well published with 24 peer-reviewed journal papers, 30 conference papers, 2 book chapters, a book proposal under review, and several consultancy reports.

He has published in top journals in his field including; Team Performance Management Journal, International Journal of Project Management, Construction Economics and Management, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Journal of Management in
Engineering, International Journal of Management of Projects in Business, etc, with his research papers cited over 995 times.

Professor Morgan Tuuli will serve for a period of three academic years in line with the 2015 GIMPA statutes.