The High Commissioner of India to Ghana, His Excellency, Shri Birender Singh Yadav, has called on the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah.
聽The visit was a follow up of UCC鈥檚 collaboration with Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (GFSU), India.
Appreciation to GFSU聽
Welcoming the High Commissioner and his delegation, Prof. Ampiah, expressed 聽gratitude, to GFSU for its commitment towards the collaboration which according to him would lead to training professionals to provide evidence-based forensic investigations in the country. He added that 鈥渢hough our Department is young, we can learn from your experiences and Gujarat can also benefit through this partnership鈥�. He commended India鈥檚 effort to support Ghana through grants to undertake development projects.聽 He was excited about the level of involvement of GFSU and the Indian High Commission in Ghana in the collaboration, adding that 鈥淎 lot has been done within a short possible time鈥�.
Importance of the Collaboration
His Excellency Mr. Yadav said they needed to establish the collaboration quickly because of the long-standing historic friendship between India and Ghana. 鈥淭hrough this partnership, our students and security personnel will be trained in various Forensic Sciences disciplines and we will be able to learn from each other for a common goal,鈥� he said. He assured the Vice Chancellor that they donate cultural and history books to the University鈥檚 Library.
The Indian High Commissioner to Ghana said it was a great opportunity for 黑料社to have the collaboration with Gujarat Forensic University for the Forensic Sciences programme because currently Gujarat has a reputable international market level of training police officers in about 45 countries across the world. He also assured the Vice-Chancellor that they were committed to support 黑料社to run the programme effectively and efficiently.聽
黑料社GFSU Collaboration
It would be recalled that the 黑料社 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GFSU in 2017 in India. The agreement among other provisions was to strengthen the capacity of faculty members in UCC鈥檚 Department of Forensic Sciences and advanced training opportunities for Ghanaian students in the field of forensics. A key feature of the agreement was GFSU鈥檚 commitment to establish an Institute of Forensic Sciences at UCC.
GFSU is the world鈥檚 first and only University dedicated to Forensics and Allied Sciences, with an objective of training forensic experts to meet their increasing demand in India and globally. GFSU is a state university with advanced and specialised postgraduate academic programmes.
Indian High Commissioner to Ghana was accompanied by the Head, Department of Forensic Sciences, Dr. Richmond Afoakwa and other lecturers from the Department.