The Wisconsin International University College Ghana, launched its 25th anniversary in Accra on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
The anniversary was launched at a thanksgiving service and the celebration of the 85th birthday of the Chancellor of the University, Dr Paul Kofi Fynn.
While gifts were showered on the Founder of the University, praises were also showered on him for his achievements and support to the society and the nation as a whole.
As the University marked its anniversary on the theme, “WIUC-Ghana’s Silver Jubilee: Celebrating 25 Years of Impactful Education”, it also celebrated its Kumasi campus which has chalked 5years and entering the sixth.
As part of the activities, the Registrar of Wisconsin University Joel A. Idun-Acquah said the school will organise a float, Picnic/ Staff getaway, Health Walk, Cooking Competition, Women’s Day – 28th March, 2025, Alumni Day/Home Coming, Health Screening / Community Health Day, Alumni Lecture, Anniversary Lecture, Media Tour / Publicity and Engagement, Symposium/ Lecture, Awards and Dinner Dance and a Thanksgiving Service.
Chief of Feyiase, Nana Addae Gyamera I commended Dr Paul Kofi Fynn for his achievements, especially for establishing the Kumasi campus which has helped a lot of students who would have traveled a long way to access private universities to get the opportunity to quality education near home.
He also noted how the Chancellor has offered scholarships to brilliant but needy students in the region, urging all who are in the region and want to enroll in the University but cannot afford to look for him to send them to the school.
The Feyiase Chief asked God for blessings on Dr Paul Kofi Fynn.
Member of Parliament for Dome-kwabenya, Faustina Akurugu Elikplim, who acknowledged that quality education is a Hallmark to the development of a country advised the school to delve deeper into research in order to equip the students for national development.
She also applauded Dr Paul Kofi Fynn for the establishment and growth of the University in her constituency, noting how it has contributed to the development of the people.
The Chancellor of Wisconsin International University College Ghana, Dr Paul Kofi Fynn also said his achievement was powered by God, his family, his staff and the people in the community.
He said the establishment and growth of the University should be regarded as a community development, helping and preparing the youth for the future of the nation.
Brief History
Wisconsin International University College, Ghana, is a leading private tertiary institution, has made a significant impact since its humble beginnings.
It was started by Dr. Paul Fynn and Dr. John Buuckin in 2000.
The University was granted interim accreditation in January 2000 under the name University College of Wisconsin International University-Ghana (UCWIU-GH) by the then National Accreditation Board (now Ghana Tertiary Education Commission) and began with an International Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme. Operations commenced in August 2000.
Since receiving its interim accreditation in 2000, the University College has gone on to achieve full accreditation status.
Currently, it has been accredited by the GTEC.
From an initial affiliation with only the University of Ghana, WIUC-Gh is now affiliated with four major universities in Ghana: UCC, UG, KNUST, and UDS.
Facilities
The University, which started in a one-storey residential facility in Accra (now referred to as the Academic Block), now has numerous facilities on its campuses in Accra (main campus and the Music School at Haatso) and Kumasi (Feyiase on the Lake Bosomtwe Road).
We are blessed with Moot Courts, state-of-the-art Nursing and Midwifery Skills Labs, a Cybersecurity and AI Lab, a Music Studio, and a School of Communications Studio, among others.
Programmes and Schools/Faculty.
From a humble beginning with just one programme, the International MBA in 2000, we expanded to five by 2003, adding one more graduate programme and three undergraduate programmes.
Today, the school offers 10 Graduate programmes, 16 Undergraduate programmes, 2 Diploma programmes and it is also a centre for Professional Studies hosting a number of non-degree/non-tertiary programmes.
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