Professor Joseph Kofi Teye is the Director of the Centre for Migration Studies of the University of Ghana. He holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Leeds. He has participated in large research projects funded by international organisations, including, UKRI, DFID, EU, and ILO. Prof Teye has consulted for several organisations, including IOM, ICMPD, ILO and ECOWAS. He was the lead consultant for the development of Labour Migration Policy for Ghana, National Labour Migration and National Migration Policies for Sierra Leone. Currently, he is facilitating the development of National Migration Policies in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia.
