Lancaster University Ghana holds inaugural graduation ceremony

Lancaster is the first UK university to have established its own campus in sub-Saharan Africa in a partnership with Transnational Education.

The new campus aims to produce graduates who have the skills and knowledge to meet the needs of Ghanaian society and the wider African economy.

The graduation was presided over by the Chancellor of Lancaster University, Rt Hon Alan Milburn, with a graduation address by the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Iain Walker.

Eighty (80) students were awarded Bachelor’s Degrees in the following courses: Economics and International Relations, Politics and International Relations, Accounting and Finance, Computer Studies, Business Studies, Marketing and Law.

These students come from countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and the United Kingdom.

The graduating students have either completed a one year Foundation Programme, followed by three years of Undergraduate study, making a total of four years of study, or direct entry into the three year Undergraduate programme.

The Chancellor said: “Graduation ceremonies mark the transition from graduand to graduate – the steps taken across this stage are symbolic of a giant leap forward. You are the first students to graduate from our Ghana campus, and it is an enormous privilege to be here today to share it with you and your families.

"Your certificate evidences academic success and subject knowledge, but we all recognise that coming to University builds a range of vital qualities for your lives and future careers. You will have faced problems, challenges and new situations, showing resilience to overcome these. Perhaps most importantly you will have experienced the relationship between effort and reward; proof, if it was needed, that if you work hard and apply yourself you stand to make the most of your talents.”

Three outstanding graduates were presented with awards during the ceremony: Joffrey Doma (Politics & International Relations) and Daniel Boateng (Accounting & Finance), were given the Chancellor’s Medal; which is awarded to the most meritorious students of the graduating class. John Ennin (Economics & International Relations) was given the Founders’ Award, for being the student who best embodies the TAG values.

Additionally, Distinguished Alumnus Recognition was given to Oheneba Lovelace Prempeh, son of Otumfuo Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh II, Asantehene (1931 – 1970), for being one of the first five Africans to gain admission to Lancaster University in the UK. Mr Prempeh graduated in 1968 with a BA honours in Economics.