The Office of International Relations (OIR) of the University of Cape Coast has organized a study abroad fair to educate the University of Cape Coast community about the student exchange programmes.
OIR believes that the programme is crucial for exposing students and staff of the university to experience different academic, and social environments and cultures as there are numerous study-abroad opportunities available.
According to the Dean of OIR-UCC, Prof Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi, oftentimes students do not visit the OIR office or its website to learn adding that most people are unaware of such opportunities.
He mentioned that as part of OIR’s mandate to help the university remain visible globally, locally, internationally and within the university, the OIR engages students and links them to partner institutions to broaden their horizons and perspective about education and other cultural experiences.
Speaking to ATL FM NEWS, Prof. Bert Boadi-Kusi pointed out policies in place for credit transfer for students engaged in exchange programmes adding that the OIR aims at moving closer to students and staff with important information.
Key among the information he emphasized is that “Luckily for us, UCC has policies in place where any student who goes out to study for a semester or a year and comes back, we can do credit transfer. I’m working with the directorate of Academic Affairs so when they come back, they don’t have to repeat the courses.”
A level 400 Nursing student of UCC and an alumna of the student exchange programme from South Brunswick University in the US, Mary Ofori Mensah was grateful for the exposure to the environment and culture while learning saying she is “happy to have that international touch.”
Also, Augustin Antwi, a level 300 student indicated “It is a hands-on experience that you can never get anywhere. It comes with many folds of shaping your mentality about how you see people abroad. Going out gives you a better perception about the future.”
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Source: Flora Tang & Selina Thompson/ATLFMNEWS
