Goski Alabi

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| birth_place = Accra, Ghana

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| nationality = Ghanaian

| education = St Mary's Senior High school
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Central University of Nicaragua{{small|(PhD)}}

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| known_for = Laweh Open University

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Goski Alabi is a Ghanaian academic, author and entrepreneur. She was the founding Dean of the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Professional Studies, Accra.{{Cite web|title=SoGS: Dean's Welcome Message|url=https://upsa.edu.gh/academics/schools-and-faculties/school-of-graduate-studies/sogs-deans-welcome-message/|access-date=2020-09-15|website=UPSA|language=en}} She is the President of Laweh Open University, the first accredited Open University College in Ghana, established in 2014.{{Cite web|date=2015-10-15|title=Laweh Open University, the first accredited open university in Ghana is opening its doors to offer high quality accredited American degrees|url=https://blog.aau.org/laweh-open-university-the-first-accredited-open-university-in-ghana-opening-its-doors-to-offer-high-quality-accredited-american-degrees/|access-date=2020-09-15|website=AAU Blog|language=en-GB}}

Early life and education

Goski Alabi was born in Accra and grew up in Nungua in the Greater Accra Region.{{Cite web|date=2019-10-12|title=Personality Profile with Professor Goski Alabi|url=https://citinewsroom.com/2019/10/personality-profile-with-professor-goski-alabi/|access-date=2020-09-15|website=Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana|language=en-US}} She had her secondary school education at Ada Secondary school, Nungua secondary school for her GCE Ordinary Level and St Mary's Senior High school for her GCE Advanced level. Alabi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and a Diploma in Education from the University of Cape Coast.{{Cite web|title=Professor Mrs. Goski Alabi|url=https://www.laweh.edu.gh/professor-mrs-goski-alabi/|access-date=2020-09-15|website=Laweh Open University|language=en-US|archive-date=16 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916211111/https://www.laweh.edu.gh/professor-mrs-goski-alabi/|url-status=dead}} She obtained a Master of Philosophy in Food Science from the University of Ghana and a Doctor of Business Administration from the Swiss Management Centre. She also holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Business Administration from the Central University of Nicaragua.

Career

Alabi is an educationist who began her academic career as a lecturer at the then Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), now the University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA). She served as the founding Dean of the School of Graduate Studies at UPSA. She is currently the Dean of the Centre for International Education and Collaboration at UPSA.{{Cite web |date=2017-09-21 |title=I used to hawk before going to school - Prof. Goski Alabi |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/I-used-to-hawk-before-going-to-school-Prof-Goski-Alabi-583307 |access-date=2021-01-27 |website=GhanaWeb. |language=en}} In these roles, she proposed and facilitated the establishment of two Leadership Centres, the Drolor Centre for Strategic Leadership and the Otumfuo Centre for Traditional Leadership, on the university campus.

She rose through the academic ranks and is currently a Professor of Quality Management and Leadership.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-25|title=Goski Alabi & Orla Quinlan: Africa's internationalisation agendas|url=https://www.eaie.org/blog/podcast-alabi-quinlan-africa-internationalisation-goals.html|access-date=2021-01-27|website=EAIE|language=en}} She co-founded Laweh Open University College along with her husband, Prof. Joshua Alabi, and serves as the President of the University.{{Cite web |last=Appiah |first=Augustine |title=Government urged to collaborate with service providers to make internet affordable |url=https://www.gna.org.gh/1.18607750 |access-date=2021-01-27 |website=Gna |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Publications and professional boards

Alabi has published several scholarly and peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters, books, conference and technical papers.{{Cite journal|last1=Alabi|first1=Goski|last2=Abdulai|first2=Munkaila|date=2016|title=Expectations and Integration of Early Career Academics into the Teaching Career: Empirical Evidence from Ghana|url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1116676|journal=Studies in Higher Education|language=en|volume=41|issue=10|pages=1754–1771|doi=10.1080/03075079.2016.1221654|s2cid=151665257|issn=0307-5079|via=|url-access=subscription}}{{Cite journal|last1=Alabi|first1=Goski|last2=Alabi|first2=Joshua|last3=Mohammed|first3=Ibrahim|date=2013-06-10|title=Congruence between National Policy for Science and Humanities Enrolment Ratio and Labour Market Demand in Ghana|url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1017762|journal=Educational Research Review|language=en|volume=8|issue=11|pages=708–719|issn=1990-3839}} She is the author of Managing for Excellence in the Twenty-First Century: The Total Quality Approach which was published in November 2016.{{Cite web|last=Noble|first=Barnes &|title=Managing for Excellence in the Twenty-First Century: The Total Quality Approach{{!}}Paperback|url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/managing-for-excellence-in-the-twenty-first-century-prof-goski-alabi/1125194433|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Barnes & Noble|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Managing for Excellence in the Twenty-First Century – The Total Quality Approach|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/features/opinion/managing-for-excellence-in-the-twenty-first-century-the-total-quality-approach.html|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}} Alabi serves as West African Representative for the African Council for Distance Education (ACDE) and the board chairperson of the African Network for Internationalization of Education (ANIE).

Philanthropy work

Alabi is the founder of GAB Foundation, a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) dedicated to the cause of the vulnerable and marginalised in society. The foundation has been operating for over 20 years and celebrated its 20th anniversary in January 2020 by organizing a get-together for Persons With Disability (PWDs) and providing two of them with a scholarship to attend the open university.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=7 January 2020 |title=Goski Alabi's GAB Foundation fetes Persons With Disability - MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/goski-alabis-gab-foundation-fetes-persons-with-disability/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2021-01-27 |website=MyJoyOnline. |language=en-US}}

Personal life

She is married to Joshua Alabi, a Ghanaian academic and politician who served as the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) from 2012 to 2016. They have two children.{{Cite web |date=2018-10-15 |title=Prof Alabi and wife celebrates 20 years of marriage |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Prof-Alabi-and-wife-celebrates-20-years-of-marriage-692771 |access-date=2021-01-27 |website=GhanaWeb. |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2018-05-14 |title=My wife is competent for First Lady job – Joshua Alabi |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/My-wife-is-competent-for-First-Lady-job-Joshua-Alabi-651674 |access-date=2021-01-27 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}