Dwumfour (L), Dr Fynn with the signed MoU
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and Wisconsin International University College, Ghana (WIUC-GH) have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MoU) on a scholarship scheme for journalists to undertake diploma and degree programmes in communication studies at the University.
The scholarship facility is in fulfillment of a promise made by the Chancellor of WIUC-GH in 2022 when members of the National Executive of the GJA paid a courtesy call on him after their election to office.
The Chancellor of WIUC-GH, Dr Paul Kofi Fynn, and the President of the GJA, Albert Kwabena Dwufour, signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organisations. Under the agreement, WIUC-GH will offer full scholarships covering tuition to 10 GJA members every academic year to undertake diploma and degree programmes in communication studies at the university.
In addition to the full scholarship, the university will also offer partial scholarships of 40 per cent covering tuition to members and non-members of the GJA to undertake diploma and degree programmes at the Wisconsin School of Communication Studies.
The MoU, which takes immediate effect, mandates the GJA to shortlist applicants for the scholarship (both full and partial) and submit the same to the university to benefit from the facility.
The three-year agreement is subject to renewal at the end of its expiration and is expected to enhance the professional development of GJA members in particular and media practitioners in general.
Dr Fynn admonished the GJA leadership to ensure fairness in the selection of beneficiaries for the scholarship.
Mr. Dwumfour thanked the WIUC-GH Chancellor for the gesture, noting, “We see today’s programme as very historic. We know the media will be very happy about this. One thing I can assure you of as a legacy regime is to work towards enhancing professionalism and high journalistic standards,” he said.
The Acting Dean of the School of Communication Studies at WIUC-GH, Mrs. Baaba Cofie, said she was excited about the scholarship scheme because it would help build the capacity of journalists
By Prince Fiifi Yorke