University Of Ghana And Bahamas’ Strong Partnerships In Pursuit Of Mutual objectives

Bahamas High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency Andrew Wilson, met with the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, to express his intention to establish and strengthen ties with the University.

H.E. Andrew Wilson talked about how important it is to connect investors and entrepreneurs, support higher education, and have access to resources at the University of Ghana (UG).

H.E. Andrew Wilson announces that the Bahamas Government laid out diplomatic relations with Ghana for the first time a year ago, and that since his arrangement as the Bahamas’ first High Commissioner to Ghana, his office has laid out a visa waiver agreement.

He also mentioned ongoing educational collaborations, with the hope of facilitating the signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the University of the Bahamas and the University of Ghana.

He also talked about a meeting he had with Professor Jonathan Quartey, who is the Head of the Health Professions Education Unit in the Department of Physiotherapy, UG. During that meeting, they talked about ways to strengthen ties, especially in the healthcare industry.

Additionally, opportunities for collaboration between Ghanaian micro-entrepreneurs and Bahamian entrepreneurs are being discussed in order to boost Ghana’s development by adding value to raw materials.

H.E. Wilson demonstrated areas of strength for him to organizations and energized the quest for common targets with the Bahamas.

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In welcoming H.E Wilson, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo expressed her enthusiasm about potential collaborations in higher education, innovation and entrepreneurship between the Bahamas and Ghana.

Highlighting the importance of active faculty involvement for successful collaborations, the Vice-Chancellor encouraged units, especially the International Programmes Office (IPO), to coordinate the partnership efforts.

She stressed the need for tangible results beyond the signing of MoUs, suggesting that online meetings with the University of the Bahamas’ faculty could help identify and pursue key areas of collaboration.

‘‘I am not interested in merely signing MoUs; I want to see tangible, collaborative work between our universities. Therefore, I urge the Dean of International Programmes to serve as a coordinating point to make substantive progress, by connecting with faculty at the University of the Bahamas.”

The Deans and Heads from the College of Health Sciences in attendance also expressed their excitement about the collaboration and assured all of their participation and cooperation to make an impact in the university.

Dean of International Programmes Office, explained that, “there are only a few researchers in this area. While it’s not an established unit within our institution, we do have some people, including myself, who have written papers on traditional medicine.’’

He went on to say that traditional medicine is still an area of opportunity, so partnerships with relevant stakeholders are necessary.

Also at the meeting were, Prof. Florence Naab, Dean of the School of Nursing and Midwifery; Prof. Samuel Antwi Baffour, Dean of the School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences and Mrs. Elizier Ameyaw-Buronyah, Director, Public Affairs Directorate, who moderated the meeting.