Okyeame Kwame takes up Development Communication teaching role at UniMAC

Ghanaian musician Okyeame Kwame has begun teaching second-year Development Communication students at the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC).

The award-winning rapper announced the news in an Instagram post this week, presenting his move into teaching as an exchange in which he is learning from his students as much as they are learning from him.

“My second-year students in Development Communication are teaching me more than I teach them. It is a beautiful experience, and I am grateful to GIJ for this great learning opportunity,” he wrote.

Okyeame Kwame also said he intends to share aspects of his classroom work with his followers.

“I will share some of my lectures with you,” he added.

He has not revealed his formal academic title or provided details about the nature of his appointment. His new teaching role nevertheless adds an academic dimension to a career that has included music, entrepreneurship and higher education.

Okyeame Kwame holds a bachelor’s degree in Akan and Sociology from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He later obtained a master’s degree in Strategic Marketing from the University of Ghana.

He also completed a master’s qualification in Alternative Dispute Resolution at the Institute of Paralegal Training and Leadership Studies (IPLS) in March 2024.

His academic links with UniMAC include an MPhil in Strategic Public Relations. The institution was formerly known as the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), which may explain the reference in his Instagram post.

Okyeame Kwame first rose to prominence in the mid-1990s as one half of the hiplife duo Akyeame. He subsequently built a solo career, recording hit songs including Woso, Faithful and Made in Ghana.

His latest role places him in a teaching environment connected to the field of communication, alongside his continuing work as a musician and his previous academic pursuits.