Our partnership with The University of Ghana focuses on African Studies, Law and Infectious Diseases. Background of our partnership The University has established links to the University of Ghana through the TIBA partnership with the West African Centre of Excellence for Cell Biology and Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), led by Dr Gordon Awandare, Program Director. The University holds an active Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Ghana which was signed in September 2019 by a delegation from TIBA led by the Principal and Vice-Chanellor Prof. Sir Peter Mathieson and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs, Prof. Samuel Kwame Offei. The collaboration promotes co-operation in teaching, research and service to the community. It focuses on the following subject areas: African Studies Cell Biology and Infectious Pathogens Public Health The University of Ghana, the oldest and largest of the six public universities in Ghana, began in 1948 as an affiliate College of the University of London and in 1961, was granted degree-awarding status by an Act of Parliament. Visit the University of Ghana's website: The University of Ghana TIBA partnership The University of Edinburgh supports global health research in Africa through the TIBA partnership. TIBA empowers African scientists to effectively and sustainably tackle neglected tropical diseases such as schistosomiasis, malaria, trypanosomiasis and lymphatic filariasis to improve preparedness for epidemics such as Ebola. TIBA is a partnership between the University of Edinburgh and nine institutions in Ghana, Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Professor Gordon Awandare is the lead in Ghana. TIBA It is important that our engagement is rooted in listening, learning and commitment. We can learn from Ghana and we can learn from our African colleagues. By listening and observing we can form a deeper understanding of the role we can play as an institution when working with partners across the African continent. Professor Sir Peter Mathieson University of Edinburgh’s Vice-Chancellor and Principal Principal's Partnership Fund The University of Edinburgh announced a multi-year commitment to support a Principal’s African Partnership Fund during a visit to Ghana in March 2023. The visit underlines the University’s commitment to working collaboratively with African partners, learning from their expertise and experience, and being guided by their priorities and needs. The Principal’s African Partnership Fund will initially commit £250, 000 to build collaborations, potentially supporting research, innovation, teaching and learning and engagement with African colleagues. Related links University of Edinburgh-Africa Commitment University commits fund for African partnerships University of Edinburgh Signs MoU with University of Ghana This article was published on 2024-06-24
