The German Federal Ministry of Education and
Research (BMBF) has pledged its continuous support to fund the fourth
batch of students of the Graduate Studies Programme of WASCAL.
This
was made known by Prof. René Haak of BMBF at a -2 day workshop held in
Accra to review the sustainability of the WASCAL Graduate School
Programme.
The successful workshop brought together Directors of
the various Graduate School Programme as well as their Vice Chancellors.
Representatives from the various German Partner Institutions and
WASCAL’s sister organization, SASSCAL also attended the workshop.
Participants
expressed their gratitude to the German Government for their continuous
support for the West African region, with particular mentions of Mr.
Wilfried Kraus and Prof René Haak and of BMBF.
Representatives
from proposed Graduate Schools in Cape Verde and Burkina Faso were also
in attendance. Resolutions for the reforms were made and a committee,
tasked to finalize document for onward adoption and implementation.
