The University of Ghana’s School of Engineering Sciences (SES) has been selected by the Institute of International Education (IIE) in New York to host an African Diaspora Scholar from Canada under the prestigious Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Programme (CADFP).

The collaboration will focus on the development of a Doctoral Degree Programme in Resilient Engineering for Future Africa.

Professor Charles-Darwin Annan from Université Laval, Quebec, Canada, will work alongside SES faculty, staff, and students, as well as other stakeholders, to create a groundbreaking regional multidisciplinary engineering program.

This programme aims to train and mentor doctoral students, shaping the next generation of academics in Africa. Currently the Director of Graduate Programmes in Civil & Water Engineering at Université Laval, Professor Annan brings extensive expertise to this collaborative initiative.

Dr. Ing. Peace Korshiwor Amoatey, Head of the Department of Agricultural Engineering, will lead the SES team in partnership with Professor Elsie Effah Kaufmann, Dean of SES, and Professor Jemima Asabea Anderson, Director of the International Programmes Office.

| Professor Charles-Darwin Annan

The University of Ghana's strategic vision is to become a regional leader in impactful research and higher education while offering a transformative student experience. In line with this goal, SES is positioning itself as a key hub for engineering education across Africa. The new four-year PhD program will foster an inclusive and diverse learning environment, enriching engineering education both in Ghana and the broader African continent.

This project is one of 43 selected initiatives under the CADFP, aimed at promoting curriculum co-development, collaborative research, graduate training, and mentoring across Africa.

The fellowship programme, now in its eleventh year, aims to establish sustainable, mutually beneficial partnerships between universities in Africa, the United States, and Canada. Funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and managed by IIE in partnership with the Association of African Universities (AAU), CADFP has supported nearly 750 fellowships since its inception in 2013.

The collaboration between the University of Ghana and Professor Annan is a significant step toward enhancing the internationalization of higher education, strengthening academic partnerships, and contributing to Africa's future development in engineering and technology.

The CADFP is a fellowship programme aimed at developing long-term academic collaborations between African-born scholars and higher education institutions in Africa. The program covers fellowship expenses for projects ranging from 14 to 90 days, including transportation, stipends, and visa and health insurance costs.