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Ghanaian Universities To Link Up With American Universities

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 Source: Space FM,Sunyani

Space FM,Sunyani - The U.S. based Non-Profit Organization, Sister Schools Projects, which successfully linked up Crenshaw High school in Los Angeles with the Konongo-Odumasi Secondary School in the Ashanti region, is in the news again, this time linking Ghanaian Universities to their counterparts in America.

Today, "Sister Universities Projects", a subsidiary of "Sister Schools Projects" is exploring avenues of linking up both public and private Universities in Ghana with Universities in America and other parts of the world, as "Sister Universities" for mutually beneficial student and cultural exchanges; shared educational knowledge and experiences towards a new era of intellectual, scientific and technological revolution.

Under the "Sister Universities Projects", multi-racial or multi-cultural American students will be selected every year to visit Ghana and other African countries to experience the educational settings and life in Africa.

Students in Ghana and other parts of Africa will also be selected every year to visit the United States of America to experience the educational setting and life in America.

A press release signed by the Founder and Chief Executive of Sister Universities Projects, Osagyefo Kwame Appiah Boateng and copied to Space FM said, it is the aim of both the "Sister Universities Projects" and "Sister Schools Projects" to foster peace, racial and cultural tolerance in the world community of nations, especially between the United States of America and Africa.

The two organizations also aim at promoting excellent education; donating books, supplies and equipment to poor schools in developing countries, especially in Africa and above all, assisting poor and needy students in Africa with private sector "financial aid" to enable them to pursue their education.

"To improve the educational system in Africa, especially Ghana and other developing Countries, the "Sister Schools Projects" formally announces its intention to set up "Charter Schools" to model the success stories of America's experience.The "Sister Universities Projects" is seeking investors to build "American University in Ghana" and "American High School in Ghana", the release said.

Source: Space FM,Sunyani