Vice chancellor at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology
Speakers >> Prof. Emily Achieng’ Akuno
Emily Achieng’ Akuno trained as a music performer-educator at Kenyatta University, Kenya, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, USA and Kingston University, UK. A professor of music and serving Vice chancellor at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, Emily has taught music performance and education at high school and university levels in Kenya and South Africa. She is Past President of the International Music Council, and the International Society for Music Education (ISME). She served as chair of World Alliance for Arts Education (WAAE), the UNESCO-affiliated alliance that brings together four main international arts education organisations. Her publications cover the concept, contexts, content and procedures of music and music education, with a recent interest in what music does and can achieve in society. She is editor and author of books and articles on music and teacher education in cultural contexts, including the continent-covering title Music Education in Africa: Concept, Process. and Practice (Routledge, 2019), and African Women and Intellectual Leadership.
