The Higher Education, Student Affairs, and International Education Policy (HESI) program at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) announces its winter 2022 session of the Higher Education in the Ghanaian Context (HEGC!) study abroad program!
Course Description
The Higher Education in the Ghanaian Context (HEGC!) study abroad program offers a project based experiential learning design. Participants will collaborate with the program faculty and Ghanaian higher education professionals to apply their learning on a collaborative project.
During the study abroad experience in the country of Ghana, participants will engage in cultural experiences, gain historical knowledge, visit with educators, policymakers, and administrators at varying levels of the educational pipeline, visit various institutions of higher education, engage with student affairs professionals and faculty affiliated with the institutions, interact with higher education/student services graduate students, and develop, co-produce, and present materials during a colloquium on the campus of the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
This course includes three components:
- Pre-Immersion Experience Meetings
Where faculty, participants, and campus partners at the University of Cape Coast co-construct learning around the history and culture of Ghana post liberation, read and discuss meaningful scholarship related to Ghanaian higher education and assessment practices, reflect, and engage in preparatory work centered on a project-based experiential topic, - Immersion Experience: HEGC! in GHANA
Where faculty and participants immerse themselves in a socio-historical, cultural, political, developmental, and educational journey through Ghana and the educational pipeline, reflect and debrief daily, engage in participatory action assessment/evaluation/program improvement research, and present during a colloquium on the campus of the University of Cape Coast with higher education administration graduate students and faculty, and - Emersion Experience Meetings and Symposium
Where participants emerge from their in-country experience to continue reflecting and debriefing, finalize their assessment/evaluation/program improvement proposals, engage in readings and discussions, and finally present their work during the symposium on the University of Maryland, College Park campus.
Important Dates
Informational Meeting
Link to the recorded presentation: https://umd.zoom.us/rec/share/VAYLXbtCSK3kt9WL9VY29cmSIauWG5JKFJWuEjN0Ax_wGNxskfPsg7tr-_CvPYzv.HgJ5qTtQfCs6zlmx
Passcode: rxv#9P72
Application Deadline for Participation:
October 1, 2021 11:59PM EST via the UMD Education Abroad website: https://globalmaryland.umd.edu/offices/education-abroad/program/11579
Pre-Immersion (Preparation) Session Dates:
Thursday, 11/11/21 from 9:30am-12:30pm (EST) via Zoom
Wednesday, 11/17/21 from 9:30am-12:30pm (EST) via Zoom
Thursday, 12/9/21 from 9:30am-12:30pm (EST) via Zoom
Immersion (HEGC! In Country) Dates
January 3-14, 2022 in Ghana
Emersion (Return) Session Dates
Tuesday, 2/1/22 from 9:30am-12:30pm (EST) via Zoom
Wednesday, 2/16/22 from 9:30am-12:30pm (EST) via Zoom
Symposium
Friday, 2/25/22 from 12pm-3pm (EST) via Zoom
For more information, visit the University of Maryland, College Park, Education Abroad Office: https://globalmaryland.umd.edu/offices/education-abroad/program/11579
Dr. Candace M. Moore serves as the faculty director and instructor. Dr. Jillian A. Martin serves as a co-instructor.
Please consider joining this amazing experience!
Email: hegcprogram@gmail.com (for academic questions)
Instagram: @hegc_umd
Twitter: @HEGC_UMD
University of Maryland Education Abroad Office: educationabroad@umd.edu (for programmatic/logistical questions)