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The University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), on the 23rd of November 2020, received a donation at the premises of Phoenix Insurance Ghana Office, Accra. The presentation was done by Dr. Emmanuel Adu-Sarkodee, the CEO of Phoenix Insurance Ghana, and Mr. Nii Laryea, the Company’s  General Manager of operations on behalf of the Company’s board. Present at the brief event were the  Dean of  UGBS, Professor Justice Bawole, the School’s Administrator, Mr. Emmanuel Poku-Sarkodee, and the Assistant Registrar, Mrs. Selina Saaka.

Mrs. Patience E. Akyianu, an alumna and one of the alumni ambassadors of the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) was awarded at the 31st Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) Awards 2019 as the Marketing Woman of the Year. She was awarded a plaque at the ceremony which was held at the Labadi Beach Hotel.

Professor Justice N. Bawole, Dean of the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), joined the Co-Founder of Little Big Souls International, Edith Uyovbukerhi, on the COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Programme (CoRE), an initiative of Springboard Road Show Foundation in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and Solidaridad, to share ideas on their ideal Ghana. CORE is an e-learning, e-counseling and e-mentoring platform that targets young people between the ages of 18 - 35 years. The discussion was moderated by Reverend Albert Ocran.

On Wednesday, 4 November 2020, Professor Joshua Y. Abor joined a team of seasoned experts in a panel discussion on Impact of COVID-19 on the FinTech Industry. The event, which was hosted by the Center for Global Finance (CGF), under the auspices of SOAS University of London, was themed “FinTech in the wake of COVID-19” and was held via Microsoft Teams. The CGF seminars are series of ongoing talks and discussions on various topics relating to the global economic and financial research that resonates with policy and practice.

The strong tie between the alumni of the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) and the Business School was once again rekindled when the 1993-Year group presented a cheque donation of GHS 45,000 towards the refurbishment of the R.S Amegashie auditorium seats. The Dean of UGBS, Professor Justice N. Bawole, received the donation on behalf of the School on the 17th of November, 2020.