It is with great pride that I welcome you to the Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD), University of Ghana. It is an honour to serve as Acting Director of this distinguished Centre, and I deeply appreciate the faculty, staff, students, and partners whose dedication has sustained its reputation as a hub of excellence in international affairs and diplomacy.
Today’s world faces complex challenges ranging from peace and security to governance, climate change, migration, and economic transformation. LECIAD’s mission is to equip students, policymakers, and practitioners with the knowledge, skills, and perspectives to understand the past, engage with the present, and craft solutions for the future.
Drawing on my experience as an economist, policy researcher, and immediate past Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), I look forward to working with colleagues to deepen our research, training, and engagement. Together, we will strengthen existing partnerships and forge new ones with governments, international organisations, academia, civil society, and the private sector.
We will also continue LECIAD’s strong tradition of public engagement. Through workshops, training, conferences, and dialogues, the Centre will bridge academia and practice.
Our efforts will be firmly rooted in the University of Ghana’s 2024–2029 Strategic Plan, ensuring alignment with the University’s priorities of impactful research, transformative student experiences, institutional growth, and sustainable engagement.
To our students, faculty, partners, and alumni: your collaboration is key to our success. I invite you to join us in building on LECIAD’s proud legacy and shaping the next chapter of its impact—training leaders, advancing diplomacy, and contributing to a more inclusive and peaceful global future.
Professor Peter Quartey
Acting Director
Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD)