[4] Professor Smile Dzisi was born 18 June 1971 in Wusuta, in the Volta Region of Ghana.
[3][2] She had her basic education at Saviefe Agorkpo, a rural community near Ho in the Volta Region.
She also received a Master of Public Administration degree from University of Ghana, Legon[3][5] In 2005 she studied for a Doctor of Philosophy in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Swinburne University of Technology in Australia[2] Dzisi began her career as a teacher at St.
[3][2] Dzisi is currently the vice chairperson of the Commonwealth Association of Technical Universities and Polytechnics, comprising Cameroun, Nigeria, Ghana, The Gambia and Sierra Leone.
[7] Some of the honours received include the Name in Science and Education Award by the Academic Union and the Club of Rectors of Europe, United Kingdom, the 4th Ghana Women of Excellence Award, the Daasebre Silver Jubilee Award for Excellence in Higher Education Management[6] She was appointed as the Vice Chairperson of the Commonwealth Association of Technical Universities and Polytechnics at its recently held 52nd meeting in Kenya[7] Professor Dzisi is married to Dr. Stephen Yao Dzisi a medical practitioner with three children.