US Indiana University set up International Office in Ghana, Africa
With the establishment of the Indiana University Ghana Gateway, the university is having sixth such facility around the world. The university has more international gateways than any other public university in the United States.
Study Abroad: Indiana University has launched a new Global Gateway office in Accra, Ghana. The Gateway establishment is based on decades of international partnerships, collaborative research and global health efforts in Africa.
IU President Pamela Whitten said, “At Indiana University, we have ambitious goals for faculty to pursue transformational research with partners around the globe and for our students to have extraordinary educational experiences abroad. The IU Ghana Gateway formalizes decades of IU engagement in the region and places us at the centre of the world’s fastest-emerging economic hub.”
Hilary Kahn, IU interim vice president for international affairs launched the gateway during a ceremony the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.
“Universities foster intercultural learning and competence, skills necessary for our students to thrive in a globalized world. Too often we are limited by geography to conversations that stop at our borders, but by committing to having a physical presence in Ghana, IU engages with rising social, economic and cultural leaders across Africa where they are. The Ghana Gateway will continue to connect students and scholars to global conversations and collective problem-solving on the African continent,” Kahn said.
Indiana University's Ghana Gateway Details
Similar to other international offices of Indiana University, this Gateway is designed to strengthen and broaden the university’s global engagement across the world. The other Gateways are in New Delhi, Bangkok, Mexico City, Beijing and Berlin.
The Gateways at Beijing and New Delhi were set up around 10 years ago, these offices connected over 2,200 IU students with global internships, virtual exchanges and study abroad, according to the official statement.
Distinguished Professor of Linguistics Samuel Obeng will serve as the IU Ghana Gateway’s academic director. He is a leading scholar and known for his pioneering contributions to the study of African language phonetics.
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