Bangor University social events in Ghana and Uganda for past and present students
SENRGy staff recently hosted two successful events for Bangor University alumni and current and prospective students in Ghana and Uganda. The first event on July 31st took place at Kosados Hotel in Kumasi, Ghana, and marked the end of a two week study tour for students on SENRGy’s Tropical Forestry distance learning Masters programme. A total of 65 people attended, including one of our older alumni from the early 1980s, Samuel Kwabena Nketiah, now Programme Director of Tropenbos International Ghana. The Director of the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG), Dr Daniel Ofori, made the welcome speech. The second event was held at Makerere University in Kampala Uganda, on August 8th, with over 20 people in attendance, including Professors Philip Nyeko and Jacob Agea who lecture at the university and completed their PhDs at Bangor. Dr Clement Okia, former SENRGy PhD student and now the Country Representative for the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Uganda, and Dr Hillary Agaba, the Director of the National Forestry Resources Research Institute (NaFORRI), also attended alongside current students. The prominent positions of our alumni serve to highlight the continued international impact of Bangor University’s degree programmes and are a great inspiration for our current students.
Speeches made at both events highlight the benefits our alumni have received from the studies at Bangor University and the fond appreciation for the institution. Highlights include:
- Gratitude to Bangor University for recognising its alumni in the two countries with get-together events, which is a rare gesture from Universities globally. Special thanks to the International Education Centre for supporting the events.
- The evening events were a fantastic opportunity for past and present students to interact with one another, network, and reminisce over fond memories of Bangor.
- The excellent academic atmosphere at Bangor University and the welcome and caring attitudes from the staff, students and the community in Bangor generally were atop the list of memories.
- The alumni are proud of Bangor University for providing them with solid academic foundations.
- The events were symbolic of the fact that Bangor University is keen to partner with its alumni. This could be strengthened through further linkages with alumni and their institutions in various activities such as hosting field training, supervision of distance learners and joint research projects.
Publication date: 17 August 2015