A group of 19 American students from the Campbell Law School, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, are visiting Ghana on a three-week educational tour as part of their practical lessons.
The students, while in Ghana, would benefit from many historical and cultural exposures which would include a visit to Emintsimadze Palace in Cape Coast, the Cape Coast and Elmina Castles, the High Courts, Supreme Courts and the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum in Accra, among other sites.
The annual study tour by the American students will focus on comparative law, history, and civic engagement in line with a Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Cape Coast Faculty of Law and the Campbell University School of Law.
The students were led by the Dean of the Campbell University School of Law, Dr. J. Rich Leonard, who expressed excitement about cordial hospitality accorded them by the UCC Faculty of Law.
He assured their host of putting into practice what they would learn in Ghana.
He said that educational trips provided a great opportunity for the students to gain experiences that significantly impacted their academic lives as they got to learn other things outside of the classroom.
A former Dean of the Faculty of Law-UCC, Prof. Philip Ebow Bondzi-Simpson, briefing the delegation on the general operations of the Faculty of Law, said it had chalked up successes over the years.
He said the academic exercise would afford members the opportunity to develop cordial relationships with some court systems in the country, and also learn about best practices concerning Ghana’s Judiciary.
He said Ghanaians were very hospitable and would like more Americans to visit UCC, in particular, and Ghana as a whole.
For his part, the Registrar of College of Humanities and Legal Studies, Mr. Ebenezer Aggrey, expressed joy for the visit.
He indicated that it was important for students to experience on-the-job knowledge in order to enhance their theoretical knowledge with practical expertise.
The Registrar advised the young American students to take their academic work seriously to enable them to achieve higher heights in life after completing their education.
