The Director-General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Prof. Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai, has led a delegation to pay a courtesy call on H.E. Roey Gilad, Ambassador of the State of Israel to Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, ahead of Ghana’s participation in the Jerusalem International Education Conference 2026 (EDUNATION).
Prof. Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai (right), Director-General of GTEC, exchanges greetings with H.E. Roey Gilad, Ambassador of Israel to Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
The conference, to which the Director-General was invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel, will take place on November 9 and 10, 2026 at the International Convention Center (ICC) in Jerusalem. It brings together education leaders and practitioners to share ideas on innovation in education.
The visit, held at the Embassy of Israel in Accra, gave both sides the opportunity to discuss Ghana’s participation in the conference and to explore avenues for strengthening educational cooperation, institutional partnerships and academic exchanges between Ghana and Israel.
The Director-General was accompanied by Dr. Cynthia Sena Kpeglo-Freiku, Executive Secretary of Vice-Chancellors Ghana (VCG); Mr. Dickson Osei Tutu, Management Information Systems Officer, GTEC; and Mr. Charles K. A. Mbeah, Head of Public Relations and Protocol, GTEC.
H.E. Roey Gilad (third from left) and Prof. Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai (fourth from left) with members of the Ghanaian delegation at the Embassy of Israel, Accra.
GTEC’s participation in EDUNATION 2026 reflects the Commission’s commitment to international collaboration, knowledge exchange and the promotion of quality tertiary education. The courtesy call also underscores GTEC’s resolve to build strategic international relationships that contribute to the development and transformation of Ghana’s tertiary education sector.
Corporate Affairs Directorate, GTEC