Translator:Huang Yi Jia

By Gong Jianqiang.On the afternoon of February 10, HUAT’s School of Foreign Languages and International Trade and the West Africa (Ghana) Research Center jointly held an online exchange meeting with the College of Humanities at the University of Ghana. The meeting was presided over by Gbolagah Lemuel, Director of the West Africa (Ghana) Research Center. Attendees included Professor Yaro Joseph Awetor, Dean of the College of Humanities at the University of Ghana; Yang Rongguang, Dean of HUAT’s School of Foreign Languages and International Trade; Wang Chenhui, Vice Dean of the School; Zhai Quanwei; and Hou Yongbo, member of the Advisory Committee of the Research Center.

At the meeting, both sides briefly introduced their respective institutions and held in-depth discussions on topics including the signing of a cooperation memorandum, joint training of undergraduate and postgraduate students, mutual scholar visits, and joint research on China-Africa cooperation and regional and country-specific studies, reaching multiple consensuses.

The University of Ghana is the largest and oldest institution of higher learning in the Republic of Ghana, known as the "cradle of Ghanaian politicians". Its international influence has continued to rise in recent years. In the newly released Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026, the University of Ghana ranks first among all universities in Ghana in the key indicator of "International Outlook", demonstrating its high level of global connections and cooperation networks. As the largest and most diverse college at the University of Ghana, the College of Humanities is a traditional stronghold of its advantageous disciplines. Committed to fostering critical thinking, it covers multiple core humanities disciplines, including archaeology and heritage studies, history, philosophy and classics, and religious studies. Its affiliated School of the Arts is one of its flagship colleges.

The direct connection between HUAT’s School of Foreign Languages and International Trade and the University of Ghana’s College of Humanities marks that HUAT’s cooperation with Africa has entered a new stage of more precise and in-depth discipline-to-discipline cooperation. The University of Ghana’s outstanding international influence and profound foundation in humanities and social sciences will provide a high-quality platform for bilateral cooperation. Going forward, the joint efforts of both sides in faculty-student exchanges and collaborative research will not only help advance the internationalization level and regional and country-specific research capabilities of HUAT’s School of Foreign Languages and International Trade, but also contribute academic strength to promoting China-Africa cultural exchanges and mutual understanding.

(Edited by Zhai Quanwei)