Welcome to CIEC, your gateway to global opportunities at UPSA
The Centre for International Education and Collaboration serves as a vibrant hub for advancing global partnerships, promoting internationalisation, and enhancing cross-cultural understanding at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA). Our purpose is to create opportunities for academic and professional exchange, enabling students and faculty to thrive in an interconnected world. CIEC is committed to working with all departments to enable the university to become “a world class higher education provider in both academic and professional disciplines, nationally entrenched, regionally relevant and globally recognised.”
At CIEC, we are dedicated to facilitating meaningful collaborations with institutions around the globe, hosting international students, and offering diverse study abroad programs. Whether you are a student seeking international exposure, an academic interested in building partnerships, an institution or organisation seeking cross-sectoral collaboration, CIEC is here to support your journey.
Mandate
The Centre for International Education and Collaboration has the vision, commitment, and obligation to facilitate the progression of internationalisation in its broad sense, primarily to the benefit of the University- its staff, students, and faculty. We are committed to continuous improvement and responsiveness to the ever-changing and evolving ecosystem of higher education globally.
Overview & Strategies
UPSA’s internationalisation and collaboration strategies embody the university’s pledge to achieve global engagement with local relevance and deliver exceptional world-class university education, to develop global competencies for local impact.
Internationalisation in education promotes excellence in teaching and learning, modern scholarship, and encourages understanding and respect among people of different backgrounds. International education is key to nurturing students to become global leaders. Such leaders, imbibed with global citizen traits, form the basis for fostering a secure and peaceful world. This plan also outlines our focus on providing an exceptional teaching and learning environment for a multi-cultural university community which is committed to contributing to the interests of its internal and external stakeholders, and to their individual communities and countries.
The Collaboration component aims at liaising with local and international educational actors for the mutual benefit of all the designated parties. Such collaboration(s) will also ensure the success of all international and local partnerships and it is our expectation that such Internationalisation and Collaboration efforts will enhance the interests of all key stakeholders. These identified strategies and activities will be undertaken in a planned and systematic manner in order to enhance UPSA’s corporate image and the brand. The pursuit of these corporate communications and integrated marketing communication goals will also encompass constant analysis, review and strengthening of all the university’s internal systems, processes, and structures.
Goals & Objectives
The goals and objectives of the Centre are therefore to:
- Facilitate International partnerships for the university, as well as programmes and linkages for Students and Faculty
Strategic Objectives
- Facilitate Local and International Educational Collaboration
- Elevate the university’s brand, reputation, and profile among our internal, external, and international stakeholders
- Ensure effective management of financial and material resources
- Create a culture of fundraising
- Provide efficient travel related services to members of the university community for official assignments.
Mission
To offer leadership, direction and service to the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) through, internationalisation and collaboration in higher education to enhance teaching, learning, research, and community service.
Vision
To become a leader in the sub-region and the continent, in the areas of internationalisation and collaboration in higher education, to promote glocal standards in teaching, learning, research and community service.
The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) is accredited by Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) and Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programmes (ACBSP). UPSA is also a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and a Strategic Partner of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC).