The Dean of the Office of International Relations at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Network for International Office Practitioners Group (NIOP).

At the launch of NIOP, Prof. Boadi-Kusi said the network would advocate for the establishment of international offices in institutions that do not yet have them.He explained that the objective of setting u NIOP was to connect international office practitioners in Africa to learn best practices and build capacity .

That, according to him, would be done by engaging with university leaders, policymakers, students and stakeholders in internationalisation.

Network for International Office Practitioners Group (NIOP).

NIOP is a network for international office practitioners that serve as a platform to bring together those working in international education under one umbrella.

The network connects stakeholders from across Africa with each other to share best practices and coordinate higher education internationalisation and activities in universities in various countries and regions of Africa.The network emerged from a Special Interest Group of the African Network for Internationalization of Education (ANIE). The new group, the Network for International Office Practitioners Group (NIOP) was launched in Accra, Ghana, during the 14th annual conference of ANIE held from 9-11 October.