On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, a delegation from the French Embassy in Ghana paid a courtesy visit to Professor Daniel Y. A. Duah, Dean of the International Programmes Office (IPO) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The delegation included Mr. Julien Lecas, Head of Cooperation and Cultural Affairs; Dr. Diane Brami, Attachée for Scientific and University Cooperation; Mr. Daniel Doe, Campus France Coordinator (Accra Office); and was supported by Ms. Rhoda Owusu-Ansah, Campus France Representative (Kumasi Office). The visit formed part of ongoing efforts to strengthen academic cooperation between Ghana and France.
Mr. Lecas used the occasion to review existing partnerships and explore new areas of collaboration aligned with the University's current priorities. He highlighted the longstanding 32-year partnership between KNUST and Beaux-Arts de Paris as one of the French Embassy’s key academic success stories in Ghana. He also underscored the importance of promoting French language and culture across Ghanaian universities and celebrated Ghana’s recent inclusion in the Francophonie.
Dr. Brami spoke about the potential for cross-mobility scholarships, faculty and student exchange programmes, scholarship opportunities and the chance to extend collaborations into diverse disciplines, including Physics, Engineering, and the Arts.
Professor Daniel Duah warmly welcomed the delegation and expressed deep appreciation for the Embassy’s continued support of higher education and cultural exchange. Reflecting on his tenure as Dean, he noted that partnerships with the French Embassy and French Higher Education Institutions have grown significantly over the past four years. He commended the efforts of all parties in nurturing these relationships and specifically acknowledged Dr. Brami’s dedication since taking over from Dr. Florent Engelmann.
He reaffirmed KNUST’s commitment to global partnerships that drive academic excellence and innovation and concluded by expressing optimism for a sustained and fruitful collaboration.
Also present at the meeting were Dr. (Mrs.) Victoria Faleke Ogunnike, Head of the Department of Language and Communication Sciences; Dr. Edward Kofi Adu Manya, Senior Lecturer in the same Department; Mrs. Yvonne Baiden, Senior Assistant Registrar; Ms. Ernestine Oheneba Danso, Collaborations and Partnerships Officer; and Mr. Attah-Nyame Essampong, Visibility and Communications Officer, all from the International Programmes Office.
The visit marks yet another milestone in Ghana–France academic relations and reaffirms KNUST’s growing reputation as a hub for internationalisation in higher education.
