The University College has also received a license from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana to run the BSc. Midwifery programme.

The institution is accepting applications from prospective students for the January/February 2018 semester.

Wisconsin’s BSc. Community Health Nursing programme is affiliated to the University of Cape Coast, while the BSc. Midwifery programme is affiliated to the University of Development Studies.

Ms Angela Acheampong, Acting Dean of the School of Nursing at the institution said they have recruited seasoned lecturers and nursing and midwifery practitioners who will provide students with the requisite theoretical knowledge based on current research, trends and developments in healthcare.

Students will also have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a state-of-the-art skills laboratory. In addition, they would be required to undergo practicals in clinics and hospitals.

The programme would also provide students with entrepreneurial skills that would enable them to set up their own healthcare businesses in future instead of waiting for employment.

Chinese, French, ICT and Sign Language are also taught as part of the curriculum, further enhancing graduates’ marketability.

Ms Acheampong said: “The BSc. Midwifery and Community Health Nursing programmes would boost the skills base of nurses who are needed to serve in the fields of midwifery and preventive health. Graduates can use the skills acquired in both the private and public sectors to improve maternal, child and public health in Ghana.

She added: “SHS graduates and practicing junior nurses should take advantage of this golden opportunity to improve themselves and the human resource capacity of the health sector in this country and the world at large.”

Apart from offering admission to SHS leavers, the two programmes have been structured to provide practising junior nursing and midwifery pracitioners a route through which they can upgrade their qualifications.

Those with a certificate or a diploma in Midwifery and General Registered Nursing may apply to join the BSc. Midwifery programme at Level 200 or 300.

Registered Nurse Assistants Preventive (RNAP) and Certificate Community Health Nursing holders would enter the BSc. Community Health Nursing programme,at Level 200 after a six-week Access Course.

Other eligible applicants include Nurse Assistant Clinical or Health Assistant Clinical (NAC/HAC) holders, diploma holders in Community Health Nursing, professional nurses with a diploma in Nursing Education/Administration and mature students who are not professional nurses.

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Source: Wisconsin International University College, Ghana

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The awards ceremony, held on Tuesday, was attended by the Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Ghana, Mr. Jian Zhouteng.

Also in attendance at the 5^th Chinese Scholarship Awards ceremony were Wisconsin’s Vice Chancellor Prof. Obeng Mireku, Registrar, Mr. Frank Yeboah, Heads of Department, Faculty, Staff and students.

The ceremony is organised annually by the Chinese Embassy to recognize students who have excelled in the Chinese language.

In his address on behalf of the Chinese Ambassador Her Excellency Sun Baohong, the Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy, Mr. Tsian Zhoutong, stated how impressed he was with the awardees’ serious approach to the study of the Chinese language and encouraged others to follow suit.

“The Chinese language is the world’s most widely spoken language – 12.44% of the world’s population speaks Chinese,” Mr. Zhoutong said.

He added: “As China becomes the second largest economy (in the world), learning Chinese does not only help (in understanding) China, it also helps in sharing China’s development dividends and realising one’s personal dreams.”

“Only this year, 1,100 students have been given study visas by the embassy to study in China.”

Thanking the Chinese Embassy on behalf of the institution, Wisconsin’s Vice Chancellor Prof. Obeng Mireku said: “We are grateful to the Chinese Ambassador, H.E. Sun Baohong, and the Chinese Embassy for their continued support and recognition of outstanding Chinese language students at our institution.

“Wisconsin prides itself in offering a wide range of transferable skills, and proficiency in foreign languages is among these. Wisconsin looks forward to deepening its partnership with the Chinese people to build mutual understanding of our language and culture, as well as to explore opportunities for exchange programmes for our lecturers and students.”

“We also look forward to collaborating further in the area of education, seeing as China is fast becoming a leader in this field, among many others it already excels in.”

The award winners were as follows:

First prize

• Appiagyei Nuarko Jackson
• Louisa Anamuah

Second prize

• Akkufo Denise
• Konate Amadu Tijani
• Yakubu Wali
• Bank Michelle Effeh
• Frank Lartey Lartequaye
• Malm Jessica Akossiwa
• Rexford Laryea Mensah
• Amwelmo Akolgo
• Hafissu Yussif

Colourful activities such as a choreography performance by Denise Akkufo and a musical interlude by Lartey Lartequaye Frank spiced up the event. First prize winner Appiagyei Nuarko Jackson also gave the vote of thanks in Chinese on behalf of the award winners.

Currently, there are nearly 300 students studying Chinese language and culture at Wisconsin under the Department of Language Arts. Chinese, along with French and English, is compulsory for all undergraduate students taking a four-year programme.

The Department of Language Arts, under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, is seeking to establish a Certificate in Chinese Language programme within the next academic year.

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Source: Wisconsin International University College, Ghana

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This number is made up of 411 males (41.81%), and 572 females (58.19%) from 13 countries.

The ceremony was graced by Chairman of the University Council, Justice Isaac Duose, Vice Chancellor Prof Obeng Mireku, and Vice President of Synergies Institute-Ghana, Ogochukwu Nweke as guest speaker.

Speaking at the event, Vice Chancellor Prof Obeng Mireku promised the students of the institution’s support towards their academic excellence.

“Investing in your tertiary education has come at great cost and sacrifice to many of your families. Parents and guardians, spouses, families – if there are any here present – be rest assured that, individually and collectively, the staff, faculty and management of this great institution, will do all that is in their power to equip, empower, enrich and encourage these matriculants to reach the pinnacle of their potential. We will provide opportunities to deepen their knowledge, expand their understanding of society and the world, and build their skills to prepare them for employment, innovation and entrepreneurship.”

He added that, the students must be responsible and committed to their studies.

“I encourage and charge each one of you, matriculants, to equally do all that is in your power to apply yourselves, seize opportunities and resolve to make yourselves, your families and your nations proud. Completing your programme of study successfully depends largely on you. It depends on how seriously you take your studies; it depends on the choices you make; it depends on the single-mindedness of your determination to succeed”.

Chairman of the University Council, Justice Isaac Duose, cautioned the matriculants on the choices they make as they climb the academic ladder.

“My appeal to you is that you choose wisely. Choose your friends wisely. Choose wisely how you spend your time, resources and energy. Choose wisely who you want to become. Choose wisely what you want your personal brand to be. If you make a wrong choice, learn from it, move on and make a choice not to repeat it. This is how character is formed. This is how destiny is cast. That is what we call experience.”

“Do not sacrifice your future for the now, by choosing only what is expedient, what is easy to get. Think ahead– think of how your actions would affect you and others today, tomorrow and forever” he admonished.

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By: Philip Nii Lartey/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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