𝐈𝐧𝐠. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐀𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐀𝐠𝐲𝐞𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐚 𝐎𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐢-𝐘𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐡: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞-𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐢 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲

Ing. Prof. Abena Agyeiwaa Obiri-Yeboah is a distinguished leader and scholar in the field of Civil Engineering, with an impressive career spanning over two decades. She is an Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) and currently serves as the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the university. Prof. Obiri-Yeboah has made significant contributions both in academia and the professional engineering community.



She holds a strong educational background, having earned a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, a Master’s in Road and Transportation Engineering, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Prof. Obiri-Yeboah has served in multiple prestigious leadership positions, becoming the first female to hold several key roles at KsTU, including Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Director of Planning and Quality Assurance, and Head of the Civil Engineering Department.

Prof. Obiri-Yeboah has also made significant contributions to the Ghanaian engineering sector. As a Senior Professional Engineer (SPE) with the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE), she is an active member of the Women in Engineering (winE) division and previously served on the GhIE Research and Awards Committee. She is also a board member of the Ghana Welding Bureau (GWB), which aims to enhance and certify local welders to international standards, thereby increasing local content in Ghana’s upstream petroleum industry.




A passionate mentor, Prof. Obiri-Yeboah has played a pivotal role in guiding and inspiring the next generation of engineers in Ghana and beyond. Her work is recognized for its impact on both research and professional practice. In her leisure time, she enjoys learning new languages, watching movies, singing, and reading.

Prof. Obiri-Yeboah’s career is a testament to her trailblazing spirit, breaking barriers for women in engineering and leadership, while making lasting contributions to the development of technical education and the engineering sector in Ghana.

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