Ghana is set to open its public tertiary institutions to high school graduates from Burkina Faso at capped fees, in a renewed effort to strengthen bilateral cooperation in education.
The development was disclosed in a Facebook post by the Ministry of Education on Thursday, January 15.
According to the Ministry, Burkina Faso’s Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. David Kabré, paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, to discuss practical ways of deepening educational ties between the two countries.
Beyond student admissions, the discussions also addressed language barriers, with Burkina Faso proposing the training and deployment of teachers to improve English language instruction in the Francophone country.
In response, Minister Iddrisu assured the Ambassador of Ghana’s commitment to the initiative and announced plans for a Labour Exchange Programme. Under the programme, Ghanaian teachers will be deployed to Burkina Faso to teach English, while Burkinabè teachers will come to Ghana to teach French.
The initiatives are expected to boost cross-border academic exchange, promote bilingual education, and further strengthen regional integration between Ghana and Burkina Faso.
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