University of Ghana launches BILD programme

Accra, Aug. 21, GNA - The University of Ghana, Legon has launched the Beckwith International Leadership Development (BILD) programme as part of efforts towards the development of sports in the country.

The BILD programme is aimed at building the capacities of sports leaders, students and community leaders through the sharing of knowledge developed in the United Kingdom and from around the world to develop a sports leadership programme.

Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Ernest Aryeetey said the programme is in line with the premier university's mission to become a centre of excellence in leadership training and sports development.

Prof. Aryeetey said the programme will serve as a platform to produce effective leaders to contribute to the national development in their respective fields.

Debbie Lye, a representative of BILD Global Vision said her outfit settled on the University of Ghana as the first centre in the Africa sub-region due to the huge interest in the initial stage of discussions.

She urged the university authorities to capitalize on its advantage as the only leadership training centre in the sub-region to organize seminars for youth leaders in neighbouring countries, including Nigeria.

Director of Sports of the University, Dr Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah pledged his outfit's support towards making the project a success and to achieve the targeted goals.

The launch of the programme was climaxed by a 10-day leadership training programme which began from August 10-20th with participants coming from various stakeholder groups.

The University of Ghana has also been appointed as the national headquarters of the BILD programme with three regional centres based at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, University of Cape Coast, (UCC) and the University for Development Studies, (UDS) Tamale.

Ghana is the second African country after Tanzania to operate a BILD programme.