UPSA Awards Scholarships to Seven Lecturers to Study in Canada

Seven lecturers from the Faculties of Management Studies and Accounting and Finance of the University of Professional Studies, Accra, have been awarded scholarships to pursue a three-month capacity development programme at the University of New Brunswick, Canada, as part of an exchange between the two universities.

The collaboration between the two institutions is geared towards enhancing capacity and peer relationships among Scholars to enrich their experience and facilitate personal and professional growth.

Speaking at a short ceremony ahead of their departure on Thursday, November 28, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey, urged the beneficiaries to be good ambassadors of the University.

The beneficiaries, comprising two senior lecturers, four lecturers, and one assistant lecturer, were selected for the 2019 Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Scholarship for scholars after a rigorous process by a special selection committee by the University.

The seven included Dr. Isaac Boadi, Mr. Andrews Ayiku, Dr. Frederic Doe and Dr. Anthony Kumasey. The rest were Dr. Ummu Markwei, Dr. Augustine Peprah and Mrs. Benedicta Quao.

It is expected that the lecturers would return to work with a renewed confidence- of their own abilities and strength, and a better understanding of their obligations to support the development of Entrepreneurship Training at the University.

The Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships aim to mobilize a dynamic community of young global leaders to create lasting impacts both at home and abroad through inter-cultural exchanges encompassing international education, discovery and inquiry, and professional experiences.

Also at the meeting was the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor Charles Barnor, and deans of the two faculties.