
Ghana-NRW University Alliance
Winter School »Diversity and Inclusion«
From 1 to 10 December, eleven lecturers and postgraduate students from the University of Ghana, Ho Technical University, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and the University of Education Winneba are visiting North Rhine-Westphalia to take part in an international winter school on diversity and inclusion. They will attend events at all partner universities of the Ghana-NRW University Alliance.
Inauguration of the Ghana-NRW Office in Accra

Stepping towards a new chapter of global engagement of the University of Cologne and the Ghana-NRW Alliance Universities!
On 18th July 2023, the Ghana-NRW Office, situated in the premises of Goethe Institute Ghana, was inaugurated: a testament to our commitment to international collaboration.
Picture: Ribbon cutting: Dr. Beatrice Asenso Barnieh, Head of the Ghana-NRW Office and D. Susanne Preuschoff, Director of the University of Cologne Division ‘International Affairs’ opening the new space. Photos: EM MULTIMEDIA
After the inauguration Dr. Susanne Preuschoff, along with colleagues from Ghana-NRW Alliance Universities, had a fruitful networking session with the German Ambassador to Ghana, Daniel Krull, at his residence, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The Ghana-NRW University Alliance
A consortium of six universities from the federal German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) that aims to foster academic excellence and promote research collaboration with universities in Ghana
Building on the long-standing partnership between Ghana and NRW, the alliance's mission is to enhance the exchange of knowledge, ideas, and experiences through organized events, information dissemination, and project development.
The office in Accra serves as a central point of contact for researchers and students from both regions, providing support, coordination, and opportunities for collaboration. The ultimate goal of the alliance is to strengthen academic cooperation between universities in Ghana and NRW, and to contribute to the advancement of education and research through mutually beneficial partnerships.
NRW Partner Universities


Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

TU Dortmund University

University of Duisburg-Essen

University of Cologne

University of Siegen
Contact
Dr. Beatrice Asenso Barnieh
Head Ghana-NRW Uni-Alliance Office
C/o Goethe-Institut
30, Kakramadu Road
Accra-Ghana
bbarniehuni-koeln.de
Mobile: 00233573070697
Contact in Germany

Dr. Georg Verweyen
Coordinator of the Ghana-NRW University Alliance
Phone: +49 221 470-7949
E-Mail G.Verweyen(at)verw.uni-koeln.de