About Us
About the Centre
The Ghana Centre for China Studies (GCCS) is Africa’s preeminent and most comprehensive platform exclusively dedicated to authoritative interpretation of China’s domestic and foreign policies. Founded in 2020 by Alexander Ayertey Odonkor, Ghana’s leading China expert, the GCCS is committed to advancing research on China studies to support policymaking, and deepen understanding between China and the rest of the world. To help achieve this goal, at the GCCS, we encourage collaborations with leading academics, industry experts, policymakers and major organizations in China, and around the world.
Founder’s Message
Greetings!
Our world today is fraught with daunting challenges including misinformation and disinformation. A recent United Nations survey conducted in 16 countries including the U.S., India, Ghana, Mexico, Belgium, Indonesia and Austria, suggest 85 percent of the respondents are worried about the impact and influence of misinformation on their fellow citizens, a figure that reaches 88 percent in countries with high levels of Human Development Index (HDI) and 90 percent in those with medium or low HDI. Often used interchangeably, misinformation, thus, inadvertent spread of inaccurate information, and disinformation which refers to false information deliberately propagated to mislead others, the two, pose significant risks to our world today.
At the Ghana Centre for China Studies, we strongly believe by presenting authoritative interpretation of China’s domestic and foreign policies, carried out in a joint collaboration with internationally renowned scholars, seasoned industry experts and leading organizations in China and around the world, we stand a better chance of supporting various groups including researchers and policymakers to rise above misinformation and disinformation, especially on China-related issues. By collaborating with researchers from the world’s top-ranked universities, policymakers, foremost industry experts and beyond, the Ghana Centre for China Studies helps advance knowledge on China, and deepens understanding between the Chinese and the rest of the world.
Over the past 5 years, our publications on China have been widely cited by high-quality scholarly works globally, and republished by leading newspapers, government agencies and international organizations in more than 170 countries worldwide. By advancing research on China, the Ghana Centre for China Studies aims to support policymakers worldwide to ground policy decisions, especially on China in high-quality research. We believe through this means, policymakers could make informed decisions that lead to desired outcomes. Also, by encouraging collaborations with various parties in China and around the globe, the Ghana Centre for China Studies seeks to foster global cooperation to support progress in key areas including climate change, technological innovation, and sustainable development.
As the founder, I am truly humbled to know that our collective effort at the Ghana Centre for China Studies is advancing knowledge and understanding of China.
Our Vision
A better world where the rise of the Global South is at the forefront of bridging continents and cultures to shape a sustainable and prosperous future.
Our Mission
To advance knowledge about China, focussing on its growing influence, culture, economy, politics and history to deepen understanding between the Chinese and the rest of the world, and strengthen global cooperation.
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At the GCCS, we encourage collaborations with leading academics and industry experts in China and around the world.
Dr. Hiu Man Chan
De Montfort University, UK
Dr. Sumeera Asghar Roy
China Agricultural University
Paiman Ahmad
Professor, University of Raparin
Dr. Hiu Man Chan is a senior lecturer at De Montfort University in Leicester, UK. She specialises in the creative industries, focussing on the collaboration in the film sector between the European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), and China. She holds a PhD from Cardiff University, Master of Arts from University College London (UCL) and Bachelor of Arts from Oxford Brookes University.
She is a film producer, consultant and entrepreneur. She has also been fascinated by the philosophical inquiry into AI and human interaction as a personal interest. In parallel to her teaching and research, she has been an active practitioner involving in a wide range of projects with over 15 years of industry experience. These include co-production film development, film distribution and exhibition, film festival, film related IP concept design, publishing and creative enterprise development.
Research Interest: Creative enterprise development, R&D and management as cultural diplomacy, Film diplomacy as conflict mediator and peacebulding/cultural relations, UK film industry’s internationalisation beyond Hollywood and Europe, and Film and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Publications at the GCCS
Dr. Sumeera Asghar Roy holds a PhD in Plant Biotechnology and Master’s Degree in Horticulture from the China Agricultural University and the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, respectively.
Research Interest: Agriculture, Plant Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Agrobacterium- Mediated Transformation, Cytogenetic Analysis and Modern Biotechnology
Publications at the GCCS
Professor Paiman Ahmad is the President of University of Raparin, Rania-Kurdistan Region-Iraq. She holds a PhD in Public Administration from the National University of Public Service Budapest-Hungary, M.A. in International Affairs and Public Policy from Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey, and B.A. in English Language from Koya University.
Research Interest: Energy Economics, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Migration and Gender in conflict-affected countries and Public Sector in Developing countries
Publications at the GCCS
THE GLOBAL VOICES AT THE GHANA CENTRE FOR CHINA STUDIES
Created in 2025 the Global Voices at the Ghana Centre for China Studies is a platform exclusively dedicated to distinguished academics and leading industry experts around the world to share insightful perspectives on China and its relations with countries worldwide. At the Ghana Centre for China Studies, we provide a global platform for advancing knowledge and understanding of China. On July 15, 2025 American economist and Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences recipient, Vernon L. Smith shared with the Ghana Centre for China Studies his perspective on U.S.-China relations.
Vernon L. Smith
Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences recipient, 2002
Sertan Kabadayi
Professor, Fordham University
- New York City
Cathy Lisa Schneider
Professor Emerita, American University – Washington, DC
Dr. Andrew Korybko
Political Analyst
Cees van Leeuwen
Professor Emeritus, KU Leuven
- Belgium
Stephen P. Turner
Distinguished Professor
University of South Florida