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CARISCA awarded 21 PhD and 45 master’s degree scholarships to Ghanaian students with financial need to study the critical discipline of supply chain management at KNUST.

A college degree is a dream for students all over the world because it can lead to more opportunities and a better life for graduates and their families. In 2019, 17% of Ghanaian students pursued education beyond high school.1 Many students do not attend, or complete, college because they are unable to afford it. In light of this, the CARISCA project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development, is providing scholarships to Ghanaian students to further their education. 

In February 2021, CARISCA awarded 21 PhD and 45 master’s degree scholarships to Ghanaian students with financial need to study the critical discipline of supply chain management at KNUST.

These awards more than doubled the number of PhD students in KNUST’s Supply Chain Department, which will greatly impact the quality and quantity of the KNUST School of Business’s locally relevant academic and applied research.

“The impact of these awards not only advances research, but it increases the visibility of the KNUST School of Business and its ability to establish and foster research partnerships with the private sector so that it can get closer to CARISCA’s mission of delivering quality services to the people of Ghana,” said CARISCA’s director of operations, Robert Abaidoo.

This large-scale investment is a significant step towards solidifying CARISCA as a knowledge hub for supply chain management (SCM) in Africa.

CARISCA is actively working to:

  1. Establish KNUST as Africa’s preeminent source of supply chain management expertise;
  2. Serve as a resource for researchers in Ghana and across Africa to drive innovation, research, knowledge translation through the application of research findings, and training to improve African supply chains, sustained by revenue-generating activities and a robust partner network;
  3. Create the SCM professionals and research that significantly improves the efficiency and effectiveness of health and agricultural supply chains; and
  4. Increase inclusion and impact for women and disadvantaged supply chain practitioners.

1. See http://uis.unesco.org/en/country/gh, Participation in Education.