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Activities - Founder's Week Lectures
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The Academy's Founder's Week, which take place
in November, are in the form of a presidential
address delivered by the President of the Academy,
a series of symposia involving fellows and non-fellows,
and the anniversary lecture, which is the climax
of the celebrations.
A Fellow normally delivers the anniversary lecture, renamed Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Lecture. |
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These lectures address a wide range of issues
on humanities and sciences. In 2005, the anniversary
address dwelt on, 'Stability to Growth: Challenges
of National Development.' The Presidential Address
in 2005, dealt with the topic, 'Transnational
Corporations, Foreign Direct Investment and Development.'
The three days between the Presidential address
and the anniversary lecture are devoted to symposia
on topical issues. In 2005, the sub themes were;
'The Economy', 'Education' and 'Science and Technology'.
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| In 2003 a foundation member of the
Academy, Professor Alexander Kwapong, who was then
Chairman of the Council of State, delivered the
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Lecture on the Academy's
foundations, and its role in national development.
Another foundation member, Emeritus Prof. J.H. Kwabena
Nketia gave the 2004 Kwame Nkrumah Memorial lecture
on 'Kwame Nkrumah and the Arts'. In 2005 Dr. Letitia
E. Obeng, a distinguished Fellow of the Academy
gave the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial lecture on 'Kwame
Nkrumah and the Sciences'. |
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