The Head of the International Office of Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (H-BRS) University of Applied Sciences, Germany, Dr. Rahel Hutgens, has announced that H-BRS has secured additional funding starting in 2026 to deepen academic cooperation with the University of Cape Coast (UCC).

Dr. Hutgens, who made this known during an interaction with the management of UCC as part of her official visit to Ghana, said that this funding would enable her institution to further strengthen its existing collaborations with the University of Cape Coast.

Mr. Gideon Enoch Abbeyquaye sharing handshake with Dr. Rahel Hutgens

According to her, UCC had been a credible partner since the collaboration with H-BRS started in 2011.

The H-BRS team included Sebastian Guklers (Student Services), Sephanie Cramer (Program Coordinator German, Language Centre) and Sally Brammer (Outgoing Students and Partnerships).

While commending the management of UCC for the warm reception, she said that the partnership was both timely and essential for the success of student and staff exchanges between the institutions.

For his part, the Registrar of UCC, Mr. Gideon Enoch Abbeyquaye, described the agreement as a strategic collaboration and lauded H-BRS for the confidence placed in UCC.

“I am very optimistic that this collaboration will stand the test of time,” he added.

He explained that the collaboration between H-BRS and UCC was not just a formal agreement but a shared commitment to advancing knowledge, skills, and practices that are vital in an ever-evolving landscape.

Present at the meeting were some Provosts and other top officials of UCC.