Akatsico, UNCG deepen partnership for academic development

The Akatsi College of Education (Akatsico) and the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG) in the United States have deepened their institutional partnership, with both institutions exploring opportunities in research, academic exchanges, professional development and international collaboration. The engagement, held at the Akatsico Conference Room, brought together the College Management, Heads of Departments and Heads of Units to discuss practical steps towards translating the partnership into sustainable and measurable academic activities. Dr Felix Kwame Kumedzro, Principal of Akatsico, said the engagement marked an important step towards transforming the emerging relationship between the two institutions into a sustainable partnership based on mutual benefit.

He said the collaboration would focus on joint research and publications, faculty and staff development, faculty and student exchanges, as well as joint conferences, seminars and workshops. Dr Kumedzro said the College’s Governing Council had already approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UNCG, expressing the expectation that the engagement would help both institutions develop a clear roadmap for implementing the partnership. He said Management was committed to moving beyond discussions to practical and measurable activities that aligned with the College’s vision of innovation, quality teacher education, research and internationalisation. Dr Morgan Chitiyo, Dean of the School of Education at UNCG, said the partnership would create opportunities for students and faculty of both institutions to broaden their global perspectives while strengthening research and professional development. He said the collaboration would also open opportunities for Akatsico staff and graduates to pursue graduate…