Remmy Nweke/DigitalSENSE Business News:The city of Accra-Ghana would from January 2014 play host to the Webster University’s campus in the sub-region, even as the first programme will be on Business & Technology under its Walker School.
This follows the approval granted to the university by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) in the United States, clearing the final hurdle to offer dually accredited degrees for it graduates, as confirmed by DigitalSENSE Campus Pavilion.
The management of the school disclosed that Student recruitment and enrollment will begin immediately, and classes will start Jan. 14, 2014.
According to Dr. Thomas Oates, director of the Ghana campus, the approval by the HLC would ensure Webster University graduates in Ghana would hold degrees recognized in both Ghana and the U.S., thus making it easier for them to seek work in either county or pursue additional studies in either country.
Dr. Oates recalled that earlier this year, Ghana’s Ministry of Education gave approval for the programmes that would be offered at the Accra campus.
The opening of Webster University Ghana campus, the director said, located on 4th Circular Road, Cantonments, Accra, and the dual recognition of degrees are great benefits to the University’s students.
“By having a degree that is recognized in both Ghana and the U.S., our students will have more options for their future, they will more easily be able to find employment, network, and pursue further educational opportunities in Ghana or anywhere around the world,” Oates said.
The Accra campus also will provide more opportunities for current students from any of Webster University’s worldwide campuses to study abroad, Oates added.
In addition to its Ghana and North American locations, Webster University also has traditional residential campuses in Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Thailand and the United Kingdom, as well as a global network of international partners in more than two dozen other locations.
Nearly one-third of Webster’s currents students and faculty take advantage of the University’s global presence and study or teach in another country. With the new Ghana campus opening up on a fourth continent for the Webster community, it is anticipated students and faculty from other campuses will visit Ghana, while students in Ghana likely will study for a semester or two in Asia, North America or Europe, Oates said.
Programmes offered at that the new campus are based on interest of students and employers in the region.
The first graduate program will be a Webster University George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology (Walker School) Master of Business Administration, which is offered at every Webster location worldwide, and a Master of Arts in International Relations from Webster’s College of Arts & Sciences.
Undergraduate programmes, which also are scheduled to start next year, include international business from the Walker School, international relations from the College of Arts & Sciences, and communications from The School of Communications.
“With this important location, we continue in the footsteps of our founders who provided access to higher education in areas of greatest need, meeting students where they are,” said Webster University President Elizabeth “Beth” J. Stroble. “As we near the close of our first century and prepare to celebrate our Centennial in 2015, we may take great pride in adding Accra, Ghana to the list of places that Webster students call home.”
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