Chinese Ambassador awards Wisconsin’s outstanding language students

The Ambassador said she had visited Wisconsin’s Main Campus in North Legon on Thursday, 26 November 2015, to present the awards in person so she could interact with the award-winning students and the institution’s faculty members.

Wisconsin’s Chinese Ambassador Awards for excellence in the Chinese language are now in their fourth year. This is the second time the Chinese Ambassador has visited the institution to personally present the awards.

Speaking at the intimate awards ceremony in the Board Room of Wisconsin’s Main Campus, H.E. Sun Baohong said: “When we met last year, I promised I would come back as I know that students of this university take learning (of the) Chinese language very seriously.

“I want to congratulate these students on their world vision, consciousness of seizing opportunities as well as hardworking spirit.

She added: “The promotion of (the) grand undertaking of China-Africa traditional friendship relies on people who know China and Africa very well. Studying Chinese is imperative. I encourage students present today to overcome difficulties and keep studying Chinese in an earnest manner.”

The Ambassador praised Wisconsin’s Chinese language teacher Mr Liu Guanqun for his dedication to teaching the language while working with limited resources. Ambassador Baohong presented a box of books and materials to assist students with the learning process.

On future plans, Ms Baohong added that China plans to offer exchange opportunities through which teachers and lecturers would benefit in Science and Mathematics, which the Chinese traditionally excel in.

Wisconsin’s Vice Chancellor Professor Kofi Oduro-Afriyie thanked the Chinese Ambassador for her government’s continued support to the institution and Ghana as a whole through the awards scheme.

He added that the university would continue to offer the Chinese language course, with a view to offering Chinese at diploma and degree level.

Prof Oduro-Afriyie charged the award winners to keep polishing up on their Chinese so as not to lose their mastery of the language.

The Chinese Ambassador’s Award winners were:

Hannah Ofosu (Best Overall Student)

The event was attended by Wisconsin’s Registrar, Mr Frank Yeboah, the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr Kingsley Andoh-Kumi, as well as other senior members of faculty and staff of the institution.

Wisconsin University College offers a Chinese language course as well as other diploma, degree and postgraduate degree programmes.

About Wisconsin International University College

Wisconsin International University College, Ghana (WIUC-Gh) has been accredited by the National Accreditation Board (NAB) and is affiliated to the University of Ghana, Legon, the University of Cape Coast and to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

OUR UNIQUENESS

Leaders in International Education

Wisconsin International University College, Ghana has a unique brand that distinguishes itself from other private universities. It is truly international in terms of scope of its course offerings and their global appeal as well as its student population mix.

Our students are from Ghana and other African Countries such as: Nigeria, Cote D’Ivoire, Mali, Togo, Benin, Egypt, Congo DR, Niger, Guinea, Liberia, Gabon, Chad, Cameroun, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Liberia, Niger, Sierra Leone and Gambia.

French/Chinese Language

The study of French is compulsory. A student has the option of studying Chinese as well.

Exchange Programme

WIUC-GH’s partnership with Bordeaux Ecole Management Dakar offers students an opportunity to spend one semester studying business courses taught in French and have a life-time experience of other cultures. Participants receive certificates for the courses they study. WIUC-GH’s partnership with Bordeaux Ecole Management Dakar offers students an opportunity to spend one semester studying business courses taught in French and have a life-time experience of other cultures. Participants receive certificates for the courses they study.

More information is available atwww.wiuc-ghana.edu.gh