Dodoo's appointment took effect from January 1, 2017 and he will serve as the second pro-vice chancellor of the university alongside Kwame Ofei who is in charge of academic and student affairs.

The former athlete replaces John Owusu Gyapong who was appointed the vice-chancellor of the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ho last year.

The University of Ghana, which sits in the Accra suburb of Legon, is "the premier university and the largest university in Ghana" with 38,000 students according to its website.

Dodoo is expected to seek re-election as President of the GOC on March 15, 2017.

He succeeded Benson Tongo Baba in October 2011 to become the President of the GOC after a vote that lasted 19 hours and was overseen by armed guards.

The 56-year-old secured 38 votes to defeat Kojo Adu-Asare and Emile Missodey, who had two and zero votes respectively.

Dodoo also occupies the roles of President of the Ghana Athletic Association.

During his athletics career Dodoo competed in the triple jump, winning the gold medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games in Nairobi in Kenya.

Dodoo also won a silver medal at the 1992 African Championships in Mauritius.

His best finish at an Olympic Games was 17th place at the 1988 Games in Seoul in South Korea where he jumped 16.17 metres.