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Publication Date (Issue Year)
12-2023
Language
English
Country
Ghana
Abstract
Science, technology, and innovation are key drivers in Ghana’s transition to a sustainable economic model, with high prospects of value addition and diversification. Ghana is one of the nine African countries that is contributing to the Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (Rsif) of the Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET) since 2019. Its contribution of USD 2 million is through the World Bank supported Africa Centres of Excellence for Higher Education for Development Impact (ACE Impact) project, to train Ghanaian PhD students in selected African host universities and collaborating with international partner institutions. Through PASET-Rsif, Ghana will build strong institutions and future science leaders to drive a science and technology-led growth and development. University of Ghana is hosting 28 Rsif funded PhD students (9 nationalities, 39% women) in its PhD Program in Applied Agricultural and Policy/Agribusiness). There are 22 Ghanaian Rsif PhD students (22% women) including four who already graduated and 31 research publications to date. There are 8 Rsif research and innovation projects in Ghana.