A leading Ghanaian insurance company, Hollard Group Ghana, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ºÚÁÏÉç, UCC. This is to support the career development of students.
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Dubbed ‘Hollard X Academia’ the three-year partnership which forms part of the company's social impact project has five modules.
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Under the first module, Hollard will honour the most outstanding students of the University with a valedictorian prize. The prize shall include a citation, laptop and an undisclosed cash prize.
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For the second module, the Insurance Company will within the agreed partnership period, award third and final year students (one each) with tuition grants under the Hollard Scholar Programme. Thirdly, there will be periodic mentorship seminars that will give both students and staff more research insights and offer them entrepreneurial inputs.
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The fourth module - Hollard Corporate Experience – will offer students internship and National Service placement opportunities within the company.
‘Thought-leadership Events’ - the fifth module-Ìýis about organisation of annual events at ºÚÁÏÉçto feature relevant keynote speakers.
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At a short signing ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, who signed on behalf of the University, explained that the MoU underlined the official collaboration between HollardÌýGroup GhanaÌýand UCC.Ìý He was of the firm conviction that the partnership would enable students tap into the expertise of the firm.
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Prof. Boampong advised the Hollard Group Ghana not to make the MoU adamant. Instead, the Vice-chancellorÌýurged the firm to make the agreement functional to benefit the two institutions.
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For his part, the Managing Director of Hollard Group Ghana, Mr. Nashiru Iddrisu, who initialed for the firm,Ìýsaid the MoU would enable Hollard Group Ghana to add value to students toÌýbecome entrepreneurs. He said he was optimistic that the MoU would be a win-win partnership betweenÌýHollard Ghana and UCC.
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Source: Documentation and Information-UCC