International Week 2014

- March 21, 2014

International Day is a celebration of cultural diversity in which UG’s diverse international student population has the opportunity to showcase their culture. This year an entire week was set aside by the International Programmes Office (IPO) to celebrate University of Ghana’s cultural diversity and efforts to internationalize. It was thus dubbed “International Week 2014”. All programmes organized during the week were open to the entire University community.

International Week kicked off on Monday 10^th March 2014 with exhibitions at the IPO forecourt. The exhibitions were set-up from 10^th to 14^th March. Various offices in the International House set up stands to showcase their efforts in helping UG to internationalize. Staff of the International Programmes Office also seized the opportunity to educate the student population on the Study Abroad opportunities that University of Ghana offers.

Exhibition by the Council on International Educational Exchange

The highlights of International Week, however, took place over the weekend. On Friday 14^th March 2014 at 4:00pm, a public lecture was held at the IPO seminar room on the topic “The Role of Internationalization in Quality Education and National Development”. It was an extremely interesting and educative lecture delivered by Dr. Vladimir Antwi-Danso, a seasoned speaker and Senior Research Fellow at Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD). He gave personal experiences and shared from his wealth of knowledge on internationalization. This lecture was chaired by Prof. Samuel Agyei-Mensah, the Interim Provost of the College of Humanities.

The award-winning film “TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE” was shown after the lecture. Viewers were then given the chance to air their views on slavery, as depicted in the film.

At 2:00pm on Saturday, 15^th March 2014, the main International Day event took place at the forecourt of the International Programmes Office. The students were given the opportunity display their culture through performances, clothing and food. Needless to say, the food-tasting was one of the highlights of the programme! There was food from Japan, China, Nigeria, Germany, Kenya, Britain and Liberia. All present left with a taste of the world on their tongues.

Chinese Exhibition

Japanese Exhibition

An American student sampling a local Nigerian dish

British Exhibition

Kenyan Exhibition

Some students enjoying the programme

Some student performances...

Also present was the Nteasie Cultural Troupe. They brought a pop of Ghanaian culture to the event with their graceful dance moves. This got several members of the audience onto the stage in a bid to emulate their skillful dance.