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Dr

David Acquaye

Head of Division

Faculty of Science, Business and Enterprise

  • Head of Division
    Faculty of Science, Business and Enterprise

BIOGRAPHY

David is currently the Head of Business, Management, Accounting and Finance Division within the Faculty of Science, Business and Enterprise (SBE). His leadership has made his division one of the vibrant and visible within the University community. With over 20 years of teaching experience in higher education, he has made significant contributions in learning and teaching through programme development, quality assurance and postgraduate research delivery. His outstanding work has been recognised by all the institutions he has been an employee. It is important to note that he is a recipient of several awards such as Outstanding Teacher Fellowship Award, Professional Mentor of the Year, Excellence in Teaching Award and Most Inspirational Lecturer of the Year. David has lead the team to design programmes which addresses contemporary skills needs within Banking, Accounting, Finance and Analytics.

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Jan 2018
  • Head of Division
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Jan 2024
  • Head of Department
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom2 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2023
  • Deputy Head of Department
    University of Chester, Business and Finance, Chester, United Kingdom25 May 2017 - 1 Jun 2018
  • Programme Leader - Banking & Finance
    University of Chester, Business and Finance, Chester, United Kingdom15 Sep 2015 - 1 Sep 2016
  • Senior Lecturer in Accounting & Finance
    University of Chester, Business and Finance, Chester, United Kingdom15 Sep 2015

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Lecturer
    London School of Commerce, Business and Management, London, United Kingdom7 Apr 2008 - 7 Sep 2015

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Senior Steward
    Methodist Church, UK, United Kingdom1 Jan 2014 - 1 Sep 2016

DEGREES

  • PhD
    Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, United Kingdom4 Jan 2010 - 13 Jun 2013
  • MBA
    Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, United Kingdom14 Aug 2006 - 14 Feb 2008
  • BSc
    Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana15 Sep 1997 - 22 Mar 2001

CERTIFICATIONS

  • SFHEA
    Advance HE, York, United Kingdom22 Jul 2019
    Senior Fellow of Advance HE
  • CMBE
    Chartered Association of Business Schools, United Kingdom2 Sep 2019
    Chartered Management & Business Educator
  • Data Analytics
    University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom1 Sep 2022 - 19 Dec 2022
    Data Analytics for Decision Making

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Independent Chair
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom
  • Internal Examiner for PGR
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

SCHOOL

  • Chester Business School