Asantehene Advocates for University of Memphis Campus In Ghana
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has tabled a proposal for the establishment of the University of Memphis’ (UofM) first African campus in Ghana.
It was among some proposals the Monarch made when the Executive Vice President and Provost of the University based in the United States of America (USA), Dr David Russomanno paid a courtesy visit to him on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.
“I am waiting for the campus,” he told him.
His Majesty further proposed a scholarship for lecturers at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to pursue Doctor of Philosophy programmes and upgrade their expertise in Memphis.
“PhD is another area that you can advance. We seek that our lecturers and professors here will have the opportunity to further their education and come back… The secretariat doesn’t have the money to match the cost…What I want to hear is that next year we have so many students benefiting from this programme and then the professors there would tell me how many of them are going for PhDs.”
Dr Russomanno is in the country as part of efforts to expand its partnership with Ghana.
In his conversation with the King, he mentioned plans to partner with Ghana to offer IT courses to students as part of their vision to increase the number of IT workers.
“We are prepared to offer the online programme to deepen our partnership around how we can best complement the interest and capabilities.”
He was accompanied by Dr Balaji Krishnan, the Vice-Provost for International Affairs, Dr Okenwa Okoli, the Dean of the Herff College of Engineering, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, the Registrar of Ghana Scholarship Secretariat and some officials from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and the Secretariat.
Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini
