To Enhance the University of Ghana’s capacity in research and post-graduate training in Ghana so as to meet national development needs by producing young, high caliber academics who will then generate, safeguard and transmit knowledge.
Strengthen the capacity of University of Ghana faculty to deliver post-graduate training.
Improve research capacity and productivity in the University of Ghana faculty.
Diversify and improve post-graduate programme delivery by the University of Ghana to enhance the pool of potential next generation academics.
Enhance the knowledge and skills base of post-graduate students graduating from the University of Ghana.
The “Next Generation of Academics in Africa” Project, which aims at enhancing the University of Ghana’s Capacity to Deliver Post-graduate Research and Training, has 7 major outputs and they are:
Strengthen the capacity of University of Ghana faculty to deliver post-graduate training.
Improve research capacity and productivity in the University of Ghana faculty.
Diversify and improve post-graduate programme delivery by the University of Ghana to enhance the pool of potential next generation academics.
Enhance the knowledge and skills base of post-graduate students graduating from the University of Ghana.
Develop and make ready for implementation at least one new post-graduate programme in Computer Science and Engineering by the beginning of the 2012/2013 academic year.
Support at least ten high performing students from our focal disciplines to complete MPhil degrees by the end of 2011/2012 academic year and pursuing an academic/research career.
Improve thesis research quality and graduates’ market value of all MPhil and PhD graduates from the University of Ghana with opportunities to participate in special skills training programmes by the end of 2015.
Carnegie Corporation of New York is a foundation established by the late Andrew Carnegie that seeks to “promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding” and to promote international peace.
Philanthropic efforts were initially targeted towards the United States of America but in recent years have included Commonwealth members and Sub-Saharan Africa. Programs and initiatives have been instituted to fulfil the vision of improvement in educational policies and curriculums, among others.
One of such programmes is the “Excellence in Postgraduate Research, Training and Retention” Programme which seeks to strengthen postgraduate research programmes, to build and encourage academic collaborations with Sub-Saharan Africa and to as well as to advance university and academic leadership and policies.”
Similar modules of this project are being run in Uganda, South Africa and in Ghana. In Ghana, the project is located at the University of Ghana under the name, “Next Generation of Academics in Africa: Enhancing the University of Ghana’s Capacity to Deliver Post-graduate Research and Training.”