Prof. Theophilus Adjei-Kumi

Professor


Dept: Construction Technology and Management
Department of Construction Technology and Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and technology

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Research Areas/Interests

Early-stage Construction Capital Cost Planning,  Project Value & Sustainability Management,  Artificial Intelligence Applica...~more

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Achievements

 

 Patent

Adobor C., Osei-Tutu E., Hohoabu K., and Adjei-Kumi T., (2013), “Publication of Monthly Construction Cost Indices for the Construction Industry of Ghana”, ISSN:0855-508

Supervision of Student Project Work/Thesis/Research

The following have successfully completed their research, project or thesis under my direct supervision over the years:

  • 6 PhD Candidates
  • 10 MPhil Candidates
  • 60 MSc Candidates
  • 284 BSc Candidates

 

Service to KNUST Community 

August 2018 – Date Chairman, Tender Evaluation Panel, KNUST

August 2018 – Date   Member, Land-Use Committee of KNUST               

October 2017 – July 2018   Head, Department of Building Technology, KNUST, Kumasi

August 2017 – Present       Chairman, Accreditation and Curriculum Review Committee, College of Art and Built Environment, KNUST.

November, 2015 - Present Member, Committee for the Development and Implementation of Short Courses/Continuous Professional Education, Institute of Distance Learning (IDL), KNUST.

November, 2015   Chairman, Examinations Moderation Committee for the First Semester Examination for the 2015/16 Academic Year, Department of Building Technology.

November 2015  Chairman, Curriculum Development Committee for the Proposed MSc Construction Project Management Programme, Department of Building Technology.

January, 2015 - Present  Postgraduate Studies Coordinator, Department of Building Technology.

April. 2013: Member, Committee for the Partial Review of Curriculum for BSc Construction Technology and Management and BSc Quantity Surveying and Construction Economics

Oct. 2012:  Member, Affiliation and Programme Certification Committee on BSc Construction Technology and Engineering Management and BSc Quantity Surveying and Construction Economics programmes from the Pentecost University College.

Aug, 2012 – Dec. 2014 Programme Coordinator, MSc Construction Management, Department of Building Technology.

October, 2011: Member, Affiliation and Programme Certification Committee on BTech Building Technology programme from the Accra Polytechnic.

Sept, 2011 –  Feb 2012: Chairman, Curriculum Revision Committee for Undergraduate Programmes, Department of Building Technology.

Oct 2006 -  Aug. 2008: Principal Implementer, Teaching and Learning Innovative Fund (TALIF) of value US$164,000.00 for the upgrade of Teaching and Learning at the Department of Building Technology

Aug. 2006 – Aug. 2012:Chairman, Board of Directors, University Construction Limited, KNUST, Kumasi

Sept. 2005 – Aug. 2008: Chairman, Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Projects Office, College of Architecture and Planning, KNUST, Kumasi.

May, 2004-Aug. 2004 Leader, Proposal Development Team, Teaching and Learning Innovative Fund (TALIF), Department of Building Technology

Oct. 2003 to Sept. 2004: Head, Department of Building Technology, KNUST, Kumasi                                                                                   

Oct. 2002 to Sept. 2003:  Examinations Officer, Department of Building Technology, KNUST

 

Service to National Community 

October 2018 – Present Member, Value-for-money (VfM) team for various projects at Land Commission and Ministry of Aviation

June 2018 – Nov. 2018   Member, Value for Money (VfM) Team setup by The Vice President of Ghana.

April. 2015 – Present     External Examiner, National Board for Professional and Technician Examinations (NABPTEX).

April. 2015 - Present   Moderator, Bachelor of Science Construction Technology Programme at KAAF University College

February. 2015 Chairman, National Accreditation Board Panel to study and assess the proposal for accreditation of the proposed BSc. Quantity Surveying and Construction Economics and BSc Construction Technology and Management Programmes submitted by the Technical University College of Tamale.

February. 2015   External Assessor, Promotion of Personnel from Research Scientist Grade to Senior Research Scientist Grade, Building and Road Research Institute (BRRI) of the Council for Scientific Research Institute (CSIR)

October. 2014 Chairman, National Accreditation Board Panel to study and assess the proposal for re-accreditation of the HND Building Technology Programme submitted by the Ho Polytechnic, Ho.

Dec. 2014 - Present  Programme Coordinator, MTech Construction Technology, KNUST/Cape Coast Polytechnic

Oct. 2014 – Present Part-time Lecturer, Pentecost University College, affiliated to the Department of Building Technology, KNUST, Kumasi 

Feb. 2014  Chairman, Curriculum Development Committee for the MTech Construction Technology Programme for Cape Coast Polytechnic.

Jun. 2013 – Present   Member, 4-Member Technical Team responsible for the Publication of Construction Cost Indices for the Computation of Building Cost Fluctuations in Ghana, published by BRRI (Ghana) of the CSIR (Ghana)                                                 

Mar. 2005-Mar. 2008  Project Quantity Surveyor, Rehabilitation of Elmina Castle Project, Elmina. The Consultancy for this job was awarded to Department of Architecture – KNUST

Sept. 2005 – Aug. 2006  External Assessor, Journal of Polytechnics of Ghana (JOPOG), Ghana                                                                   

June, 2004   Resource Person, Construction Project Works Management Workshop organized by the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), KNUST                         

Mar. 2003-May.2004 Contracts Management Specialist, Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy/Social Investment Fund (GPRS/SIF), Accra

 

Service to International Community 

June 2020    Ardhi University, Tanzania

June 2019  External Examiner, Logistics and Supply Chain Programme, GIMPA, Accra

June 2018 – Date   Tender Evaluation Panel, Millennium Challenge Account - Liberia

Jan.  2016 - Present    Reviewer, International Journal of Educational Policy Research and Review, http://w ww.journalissues.org/IJEPRR/.

Nov. 2014   External Assessor, Cape Penninsula University, Cape Town, South Africa

June 2011 – June 2015   PhD Supervisor, Open University of Malaysia/Advance Institute of Technology (OUM/AIT) for Rev. Dr. Joseph Ignatius Buertey on the topic ‘     ‘


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