NUGS, Beijing Chapter, elects new leaders

Diasporian News of Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Source: NUGS -Beijing Media Team

2019-07-09

The National Union of Students of Ghana (NUGS); The Beijing branch has elected new leaders for the 2019/2020 academic year. At the last general badembly of the 2018/2019 academic year, held at the Ghana Embbady in Beijing on June 23, 2019, the elections were organized and managed by the union's electoral commission, in accordance with its constitution.

Timothy Kwakye Karikari; a doctoral candidate in business management at the University of International Trade and Economics has become President of the Union and Mr. Mwin-Nia Saan-ye Zumakpeh; a master's student in actuarial science and risk management from the same university became vice-president.

The position of Secretary General was won by Aduko Bukari Lardi, a master's student in Chinese economics at Renmin University of China, while the post of finance secretary was won by Sebastian Gadah Besa; Master's student in World Economics, Beijing Normal University. Saaka Latifatu; a MBA student from the North China University of Technology has been elected female commissioner for the union.

Sending to the media on behalf of the new leadership team, Timothy Karikari expressed his delight and honor to serve the union and his father, Ghana, and committed to promoting the image. from Ghana to China and to protect the interests of all members of the group. l & # 39; Union. He added that although China and African countries had many differences, the first being a country and the last a continent made up of countries, governments, laws, etc.

African countries could look at China's impressive growth and development agenda and compare themselves to other Western countries, take note of the appropriate and applicable strategies that are suitable for them, and modify them to suit the needs of the West. everyone, including culture and history.

In his view, China succeeds because it has not simply copied a development model, but has modified it to fit its particular situation.

"Specialists and experts refer to the Chinese model as Chinese-style socialism. Why do you think that's the case? This is because Chinese socialism has a little capitalism and other differences that do not give it straitjacket socialism. They did not just follow a pattern, they modified it to fit their unique identity. "

Commenting on prospects for studying in China, he believes that studies in China at this critical time of Africa's development trajectory are strategic as many African countries engage more and more with China and therefore need the specialized advice, skills and support of people with the know-how. on Chinese practice.

"China is Africa's largest trading partner and initiatives such as the China-Africa Cooperation Forum, the first China-Africa trade show, and others continue to strengthen relations.

Once again, many African countries are considering industrialization. Ghana's flagship policy, One District One Factory (1D1F), illustrates the willingness of African governments to develop through industrialization and resource development.

We are also seeing more and more Chinese showing interest and doing business in Africa.

There is therefore an opportunity to play a role in this flourishing relationship, whether at the academic, advocacy, government or corporate level. Global agencies are also interested in this new trend and therefore need the services of competent people for research, policies, etc.

Study in China and if possible acquire the language and culture would be beneficial in the long run. ".

With more than 7,000 Ghanaians studying in China, Ghana is the first African country in terms of students in China. Secondly, France is the second most favored destination for African international students in France, a position previously occupied by Western countries. While the upward trend in the number of registrations could be due to affordable tuition and the cost of living in China, dynamic engineering programs and scholarships, many badysts equate this with the growth of the China-Africa partnership led by the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).