• Master of Business Administration at the University of Professional Studies, Accra
• PhD in Management Science and Engineering

Benjamin Azembila Asunka (PhD), a senior lecturer at the Bolgatanga Technical University, had his basic education in Zuarungu in the Upper East Region of Ghana. He proceeded to the Bolgatanga Senior Secondary where he had his second cycle education, pursuing General Arts as his course of study. From there he entered the Institute of Professional Studies, (now University of Professional Studies, Accra) where he pursued a professional course in Marketing and earned a Professional Post-Graduate Diploma in Marketing, awarded by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK). Dr. Asunka was employed as an instructor in the department of marketing at the then Bolgatanga Polytechnic in January 2008, and taught until October 2010 when he went back to do a Master of Business Administration at the University of Professional Studies, Accra. He came back to teach in the Polytechnic (now Bolgatanga Technical University) from September 2012 till September 2018 when he went to the Jiangsu University (China) to pursue his doctoral studies. In June 2021 he graduated with a PhD in Management Science and Engineering, with a focus on Innovation Management as his area of research. He has taught several courses including Marketing Management, Business Communication, Non-profit and Public Sector Marketing, Organizational Behavior, Innovation Management, etc. in the Department of Marketing and Communications and other departments in the University. He has been engaged in teaching various courses in the Department of Marketing and Communication. He has also been teaching courses in other departments of the university, including the Departments of Accounting and Finance, and Secretaryship and Management Studies, Hospitality Management, and Building Technology. Dr. Asunka served as the head of department from September 2016 to August 2018, and then from February 2023 to date. During his first tenure of office, he led the development of curriculum and introduction of the Batchelor of Technology in Marketing (Top-up). In his second term, he led the change of name of the department from Department of Marketing to Department of Marketing and Communication as part of our rebranding efforts. He also led the development of curricula and introduction of BSc Marketing and Communication Studies and BSc Public Relations and Media Studies. From September 2012 to August 2014, he represented the department in the university’s academic board together with the then head of department. He also served as the department’s academic counsellor from September 2014 to August 2016. Dr. Asunka has served in several committees in the university, helping to advance the course of his department, the school of Business and Management Studies, TUTAG -BTU, and university as a whole.