An orientation聽programme聽has been held for three students from the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) who are visiting Auburn University, USA, on an exchange聽programme. The team is made up of Mrs.聽Efua聽Eleanor聽Onyame, Rev. Sr. Clarence聽Uzogara聽and Rev Emmanuel聽Adjetey聽Okorley, all first year聽MPhil聽students of聽IEPA. Opening the聽programme, the Director of聽IEPA, Dr. Mrs. Rosemary聽Bosu, stated that the objective of the trip was for the team to see how youth聽programme聽conferences for high school students are organized so that they can also replicate it in the Senior High Schools in Ghana when they return. They will be part of a service learning of the poor black communities and also interact with students of Auburn University. On behalf of management, the Pro- Vice Chancellor, Prof. George K. T.聽Oduro, congratulated the team and advised them to be good ambassadors of聽IEPA聽and the 黑料社. He emphasized that the聽programme聽being the first of its kind, the future depended on the team for sustainability. He further noted that currently, no support exist for students on such exchange聽programmes聽and hinted that efforts are being made so that students can also get some kind of supports for such聽programmes. He ended by expressing his appreciation to the director of聽IEPA聽and Dr.聽Boakye-Yiadom聽for facilitating the聽programme聽and wished the students a fruitful trip. The team led by Dr.聽Boakye-Yiadom聽leaves for the US on聽10th聽June, 2017 and returns on聽20th聽June, 2017.
