MONROVIA-The African Methodist Episcopal University (AMEU) has announced that five (5) of its students have left for Spain to study at Jaen University. Their departure is part of a Partnership Agreement on Exchange and Academic Cooperation between the AMEU and the Spanish-based University.
“The collaboration and exchange of experiences and knowledge, as well as the growing relations between the two institutions, are of best interest for the social and cultural progress of both parties,” the release intimated.
The students are: McDonald Gbasay, College of Business and Public Administration, Bobby Kanasuah, College of Education, Mercy Toukpor Richards, College of Liberal Arts, Kulubo N. Koquoi, Business and Public Administration
The Agreement which is opened to both graduate and undergraduate students will also include teachers and research staff exchange, an important component of AMEU’s academic program, and is for a period of a year with annual renewal under a four-year span.
Under the agreement, students will be expected to pay for all personal expenses, including (but not limited to) travel, transportation, accommodation, meals, books, visas, insurance, and entertainment as the host country takes none. In this case, AME University covered the cost for its students.
At the same time, the first batch of AME University students departed for Spain on Saturday, January 22, 2022, via the Roberts International Airport. They will spend their next semester in Spain studying at Jaen University. They include…
AME University President Alvin E. Attah lauded Jaen University for the partnership, stressing it will go a long way in exposing students of both Universities to multicultural educational opportunities.
“We have covered the costs of expenses because we believe you are amongst some of our brightest students and it is incumbent upon you now to make a proper representation of AME University and Liberia at large,” Rev. Dr. Attah averred.