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A Senior Lecturer at the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), Dr. George Acheampong, delivered an insightful lecture on the theme, “4 Steps to Starting and Succeeding in Agribusiness as a side business”. This lecture was held online on 14th July 2021 and was organised by the United States Embassy Public Affairs Section.  The lecture sought to highlight entrepreneurial opportunities that exist in the agricultural sector in Ghana.

The University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) calls for partnership between academia and industry to bridge the disparity between the Green Financing sectors in Ghana. This partnership aims to publicise Green Business activities in the country. The request was made at the Green Finance Champion’s Event held at the Graduate Building of the School on the 6th of July 2021.  Speaking at the event, Professor Albert Ahenkan, an Associate Professor, and an Environment and Sustainable Development Expert at the UGBS, stated that lack of data is the effect of climate financing in the country.

The University of Ghana Business School Executive Development (UGBS ED) unit has organised a financial appraisal and risk analysis workshop from 21st June to 2nd July 2021 at the Graduate Building. The two-week workshop was opened by Mrs Gifty Enchill, Business Development Manager of the UGBS-Executive Development unit, and Mrs Cynthia Arthur of the Ministry of Finance.

According to a World Economic Forum publication originally published on The World Bank’s Education for Global Development blog, academic rankings now form an important part of the tertiary education ethos, both locally and globally. These rankings have evolved to possess commercial value, and, as such, companies and organisations responsible for the development of these rankings have also become more sophisticated.