UK Edufair attracts hundreds of students
The desire by some Ghanaian students to further their education in higher institutions in Britain was manifested at the highest level when hundreds of students thronged the International Conference Centre to visit an educational fair dubbed, "Edufair".
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Long queues were formed outside the entrance of the centre by young enthusiastic students, some youth and parents who wanted to collect their tickets to enable them to gain access to the fair grounds.
Entry formalities
The British Council, organisers of the fair, had earlier requested interested students and the public desirous of visiting the fair, which began on Wednesday, February 12, to send by text messages ‘Apply Accra’ and their names to short code, 6012 on all the mobile phone networks.
After the text, a password was sent to the prospective visitor and with that password, the bearer was allowed entry to the fair.
As early as 8 a.m, visitors to the fair had already formed queues to have their passwords verified so that they could enter the fair. As expected, the forecourt of the International Conference Centre was choked with prospective applicants who wanted to make enquiries at the stands of their preferred schools.
Participating universities
Over 41 universities from the United Kingdom (UK) participated in the fair with the hope of attracting applicants from Ghana to their respective campuses to pursue various university programmes.
At the various university stands, the prospective candidates were briefed on the admission requirements. Prospective applicants who qualified were given instant admission.
Official opening
Briefing the exhibitors before the official opening of the fair, the Project Manager, High Education, at the British Council, Ghana, Mrs Rhoda Enchil, gave an overview of education in Ghana.
She assured the exhibitors of the commitment of the British Council to continue to prepare the grounds for UK universities interested in admitting prospective students in the country.
Mrs Enchil disclosed that about 90 UK universities were represented in the country by local agents and that such fairs were organised annually to create a platform for students, parents and all stakeholders in the educational sector to meet, interact and share ideas.
She said apart from the major educational fairs, the British Council also hosted mini-fairs, which targeted specific areas.