Four Universities to represent Ghana at Zain Africa Challenge Championship festival
Gilbert Boyefio
21/01/2009
Four Universities in Ghana have qualified to represent Ghana at the Zain Africa Challenge Championship Festival to be held in Kampala, Uganda from February 13 to 23.
The four, namely, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Valley View University, University of Developmental Studies and University of Cape Coast, qualified for the championship festival after sailing through a competitive national qualifying tournament held yesterday at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra.
The Universities that failed to qualify for the championship festival are the University of Ghana Legon, University of Education Winneba and the University of Mines and Technology.
The preliminary stages of the competition begun at the universities in November and December, 2008, were each university conducts student tryout tests.
From those tests, 12 to 20 students are selected to be members of the Zain Africa Challenge Scholars Club. Club members meet and practice together for one to two weeks.
The coach then selects the university's Zain Africa Challenge Scholars team in mid-December, 2008. Team members are limited to a one year of participation and must meet player eligibility requirements.
The Zain Africa Challenge programme is part of Zain"s corporate social responsibility efforts targeting education and represents just an extension of Zain's corporate commitment to "A Wonderful World” for their customers.
The questions in this fast-paced quiz programme cover a wide range of topic areas including: history, science, African culture, geography, literature, music and current events.
Additionally, Zain Africa Challenge highlights the excellent educational opportunities at African universities with videos and student profiles.
The Ministries of Education in each country along with the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) are key educational partners in the programme.
Zain Africa Challenge is broadcast as a knockout tournament, resulting in a final champion. All participating universities and students receive grants based on their ranking in the tournament.
This is the first time that Ghana is participating in this highly competitive and educative programme. Universities Nigeria and Sierra Leone join those in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, bringing the field to over 100 eligible universities in eight countries. Each country will hold National Qualifying Tournaments.
The top 32 national teams will advance to the International Championship and Festival in Kampala, Uganda in February, 2009.
21/01/2009
Four Universities in Ghana have qualified to represent Ghana at the Zain Africa Challenge Championship Festival to be held in Kampala, Uganda from February 13 to 23.
The four, namely, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Valley View University, University of Developmental Studies and University of Cape Coast, qualified for the championship festival after sailing through a competitive national qualifying tournament held yesterday at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra.
The Universities that failed to qualify for the championship festival are the University of Ghana Legon, University of Education Winneba and the University of Mines and Technology.
The preliminary stages of the competition begun at the universities in November and December, 2008, were each university conducts student tryout tests.
From those tests, 12 to 20 students are selected to be members of the Zain Africa Challenge Scholars Club. Club members meet and practice together for one to two weeks.
The coach then selects the university's Zain Africa Challenge Scholars team in mid-December, 2008. Team members are limited to a one year of participation and must meet player eligibility requirements.
The Zain Africa Challenge programme is part of Zain"s corporate social responsibility efforts targeting education and represents just an extension of Zain's corporate commitment to "A Wonderful World” for their customers.
The questions in this fast-paced quiz programme cover a wide range of topic areas including: history, science, African culture, geography, literature, music and current events.
Additionally, Zain Africa Challenge highlights the excellent educational opportunities at African universities with videos and student profiles.
The Ministries of Education in each country along with the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) are key educational partners in the programme.
Zain Africa Challenge is broadcast as a knockout tournament, resulting in a final champion. All participating universities and students receive grants based on their ranking in the tournament.
This is the first time that Ghana is participating in this highly competitive and educative programme. Universities Nigeria and Sierra Leone join those in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, bringing the field to over 100 eligible universities in eight countries. Each country will hold National Qualifying Tournaments.
The top 32 national teams will advance to the International Championship and Festival in Kampala, Uganda in February, 2009.
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