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Professor Yakpo, Kofi
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Professor Yakpo, Kofi
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Short Biography:
Kofi Yakpo is Full Professor and Chair of Linguistics, School of Humanities. Previous occupations include Policy Advisor with the German Parliament in Berlin, African Affairs Coordinator for the international human rights organization FIAN, and Postdoctoral Researcher at Radboud University Nijmegen.
He holds a Magister Artium in Linguistics, Social Anthropology and Political Science from the University of Cologne (Germany), an MBA from the University of Geneva (Switzerland) and a PhD in Linguistics from Radboud University Nijmegen (Netherlands).
Kofi Yakpo's research revolves around multilingualism, language contact and language change in Africa and the Americas.
Professional Qualifications
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Radboud University Nijmegen (Netherlands) | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) |
| 1998 | University of Geneva, HEC (Switzerland) | Master in Business Administration (MBA) |
| 1997 | University of Cologne (Germany) | Magister Artium (MA) |
Honours, Awards & Prizes
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-01 | University of Cologne, Germany, Visiting Scholar: Senior Fellowship, Collaborative Research Centre “Prominence in Language”, April 2023 | Research Achievement | |
| 2018-12-01 | Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, Visiting Professor: Brazilian Association of Language Contact Studies (ABECS), December 2018 | Teaching Accomplishment | |
| 2014-07-01 | University of Freiburg, Germany, Visiting Scholar: Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), July 2014 | Research Achievement | |
| 2020-08-01 | Université Sorbonne Paris Cité, France, Visiting Professor: International Chair 2021, Labex EFL (Laboratory of Excellence, Empirical Foundations of Language), June 2022 | Research Achievement | |
| 2015-04-01 | University of British Columbia, Canada, Visiting Scholar: The University of Hong Kong Overseas Fellowship Award, June - July 2015 | Research Achievement | |
| 2012-01-01 | University of Freiburg, Germany, Visiting Scholar: Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), January - June 2012 | Research Achievement | |
| 2012-07-01 | University of the West Indies, Jamaica, Visiting Lecturer: Teaching Staff Mobility Award, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands, July - August 2012 | Teaching Accomplishment | |
| 2019-12-01 | Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany, Visiting Professor/Scholar: Humboldt Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, July 2020 - June 2021 | Research Achievement | |
| 2013-07-01 | African Linguistics School, Ibadan, Nigeria, Visiting Professor: Rutgers University, New York University & Unversity of Amsterdam, July 2013 | Teaching Accomplishment | |
| 2014-12-01 | Anton de Kom University, Suriname, Visiting Professor: Institute for Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR), December 2014 | Teaching Accomplishment | |
| 2017-01-01 | University of Cambridge, UK, Visiting Scholar: Doris Zimmern HKU-Cambridge Hughes Hall Fellowship, June - July 2017 | Research Achievement | |
| 2016-08-01 | University of Oslo, Norway, Visiting Scholar: Center for Multilingualism in Society across the Lifespan (MultiLing), August - September 2016 | Research Achievement | |
| 2024-06-06 | University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Visiting Scholar: Visiting Scholar: The University of Hong Kong Overseas Fellowship Award (01/09/2024-01/11/2024, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil) | Research Achievement |
Professional Societies
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 07/2007 - present | Member | Society for Pidgin & Creole Linguistics |
| 11/2013 - present | Member | Linguistic Society of India |
| 02/2010 - present | Member | Association for Linguistic Typology |
| 08/2008 - present | Member | Society for Caribbean Linguistics |
| 08/2017 - present | Member | Linguistics Association of Ghana |
Media Contact Directory
Area of Expertise:
| Area of Expertise (EN) | Area of Expertise (ZH) |
|---|---|
| Multilingualism | |
| Language and society | |
| Language and globalization | |
| Asia and Africa relations |
Spoken Languages:
| Spoken Language(s) (EN) | Spoken Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch | 英語、德語、法語、西班牙語、葡萄牙語、荷蘭語 |
Written Languages:
| Written Language(s) (EN) | Written Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch | 英文、德文、法文、西班牙文、葡萄牙文、荷蘭文 |
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