The new programs, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Bachelor of Science in Finance, have been added to the existing Bachelor of Arts program in Management, Media Communications and International Relations as well as Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

[contextly_sidebar id=”A3b6YwXgN4VtGQttE0PQy0i4vei95u70″]Commenting on these new programs, the Campus Director, Christa E. Sanders said, “The introduction of these new undergraduate programs at the Ghana Campus is in direct response to the demands of prospective students who want to reach their full academic potential.”

Although the Ghana Campus currently has 6 undergraduate programs, students also have access to Webster University’s over 80 undergraduate programs and global locations.

“The Ghana Campus will continue to introduce new programs at both the undergraduate and post graduate level to serve the educational needs of the people of Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond,” the Campus Director added.

Webster University is an American University based in St. Louis, Missouri with international presence in 9 countries on 4 continents. Ghana is the first and only country in Africa to have a Webster University campus presence.

Students have the option of studying abroad at any of the campuses in the network for up to 1 year and pay the Ghana campus tuition fee, one of the lowest tuition rates in the network.

Students can also transfer permanently to any other campus of their choice.

In addition to the undergraduate programs, the Ghana Campus also offers a Master of Business Administration and a Master in International Relations and will add more graduate offerings as well as certificate programs in the future.

The Ghana Campus is currently admitting students for fall 1 which begins on August 21, 2017, and fall 2 which starts on October 23, 2017.
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The one-day lecture themed: “Africa and China: economics, culture and development” addressed the economic ties between Africa and China with regards to trade, aid and investment which have become phenomenal among the two countries.

Dr. Lloyd G. Adu Amoah, faculty and acting Director of the Centre for Asian studies (CAS) University Of Ghana, Legon who delivered a lecture said the African continent needs to industrialize.

“We need to industrialize because if we don’t it means we are not adding value to what the Africa continent has.  There is a new thinking that if you have raw materials you can use it as a leverage to industrialize and the Chinese understands this. Africans must learn from the Chinese.”

Director, Confucius Institute, University Of Ghana, Dr. Meilian Mei explained the role of cultural exchange in Africa-China relations.

According to her, the study of the Chinese language by Africans will aid Africans understand the Chinese culture better.

“Understanding communication between two parties is very important, learning Chinese language helps to have a more harmonious world. People who learn the language on the African continent have chance of getting a better and substantial job.”

For his part, Webster university of Ghana campus, International Relations Alum, Noble Kofi Nazzah outlined some development strategies for the 21^st century: the Washington consensus versus the Asian model.

According to him, the African continent can adopt some development strategies from the Asian continent such as existence of a fully functional non-political meritocratic bureaucracy on the Asian continent which helps stirs development in certain direction.

Webster is an American University based in St. Louis, Missouri with international campuses in nine countries including Ghana.

It gives students the opportunity of completing their degrees in any one of its network campuses in North America, Europe and Asia and also pays for their air ticket while they study abroad.

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The nine students who graduated had completed 14 months of studies in Master of Arts in International Relations, Bachelor of Arts in Management, Master of Arts in Business and Management, and Master of Business Administration.

Madam Christa Sanders, Director of Webster University, Ghana Campus said the graduates had been exposed to extraordinary practical academic work from a great faculty from all corners of the globe, who had trained and encouraged to reach their dreams.

“We believe that our graduates are the next generation of global leaders and change makers who will not only make true impact in society but are well equipped to meet the demands of an ever-complex world.”

She expressed optimism that the graduates had not only gained an invaluable educational experience, but had become true global citizens, ready to contribute to the betterment of the world.

The Public Affairs Counsellor at US Embassy, Daniel Fennel, urged the graduates to use the skills acquired to impact society and the world at large.

According to Mr Fennel, Webster’s long history of quality higher education makes its graduates not only globally recognised, but critical thinkers who will in no doubt contribute to the development of the country and Africa at large.

The Ghana Campus, which was established in 2013 has received accreditation from both the National Accreditation Board and the Higher Learning Commission of the US.

The Ghana Campus is also the first in sub-Saharan Africa in Webster’s 102-year history.

In addition to the post-graduate MBA and the MA International Relations degrees, Webster University offers bachelor degrees in Management, Media Communications and International Relations.

The graduation ceremony was graced by honorable Charge D’ Affairs to the United States Embassy, Ms Melinda Tabler-Stone, Public Affairs Counselor and Acting Deputy Ambassador, Mr. Daniel Fennel and Director in Charge of Tertiary Education for Ministry of Education, Mrs. Eva Haizel.

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It was year 2 of the summit, it drew a packed house and the focus was the world of online. The audience included working journalists from a variety of media houses, academics, those who work in the world of online as well as communications students. Attendees included:- Professor Audrey Gadzekpo and Dr Marquita Smith of the University of Ghana; Dr Kajsa Hallberg and Dr Efua Prempah of Ashesi University; Bridget Otoo of TV3 and Dr Etse Sikanku, Host of World Affairs on Class FM. From the world of online there was Nicole Amarteifio of An African City and Nana Opoku, Social Media Manager of MG Digital.

The summit’s work is to engage working journalists, the intellectual rigor of academia and the aspirational communications students. Armah says they are all stakeholders in Ghana’s media.

“We are a reactive industry”, said Armah. “We are in the business of telling other’s stories. Not just telling, but critiquing, challenging others. Where is our opportunity to be reflective about our own industry, to ask critical questions, to share our experiences and to challenge ourselves? #reImagineGH2017: stories, standards, sex is about creating that space”.

The panelists were Nana Ama Agyemang Asante – CitiCBS Co-host and writer; Kwame Acheampong – Deputy Editor of Starr FMOnline; Efo Dela – Blogger, Satirist and Poet. Keynote Speaker was Anita Erskine of StarrFM. The first panel was with Nana Ama Agyemang Asante. The panel focus: ‘Standards and Sex’.  Esther Armah was Host and Moderator for the Summit. She explained she used the word sex to address sexual violence and the treatment of women in the media. Often, Ghana’s media would use the word sex – but what was being described was sexual violence.

Nana Ama Agyemang lamented what she described as the lack of standards when reporting issues of sexual violence in the media, and explained that impacted journalists’ approach.

“We are not implementing the standards of how to report sexual violence. But they are there” said Professor Audrey Gadzekpo, Head of Communications at the University Ghana during the Q&A session. She referred to the National Council of Ghana Journalism Association’s Code of Ethics and LI2224, the code regulation that fell foul of the media due to its prescriptive approach to creating content.

The second panel featured Kwame Acheampong – Deputy Editor of StarrFMOnline and Efo Dela – Blogger, Poet, Satirist.W

Acheampong spoke passionately about the dilemma facing online journalists – the competing realities within any media house; raise numbers and maintain a quality of writing.

Dela and Acheampong spoke of the freedom and speed of online. Keynote speaker Anita Erskine lamented the lack of research and quality from some Bloggers. She asked the panelists if online meant engaging speed and sacrificing standards.  Armah asked each of the journalists: “what are willing to do to elevate the standards? What are we willing to do to create the change we say we need and want?”

The prestigious summit is the vision of EAA Media Productions and its Director, Esther Armah. The media company is a change agent: it is creator of the summit, holds master class media training and creates content including the international radio show ‘The Spin’.

The summit took place at Webster University Ghana campus in East Legon. Christa Sanders is Campus Director of the Webster University Ghana Campus.  She welcomed the media summit for its second year at Webster where Esther Armah is a Communications Lecturer at Webster University

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