Ghana is set to open its public tertiary institutions to high school graduates from Burkina Faso at capped fees, as part of renewed efforts to deepen bilateral cooperation in education.
This was disclosed in a post on Facebook by the Ministry of Education on Thursday, January 15.
According to the post, Burkina Faso’s Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. David Kabré, paid a courtesy call on Ghana’s Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, to explore practical ways of strengthening education ties between the two countries.
Beyond student admissions, the discussions also focused on addressing language gaps through targeted teacher support.
Burkina Faso proposed training and deployment of teachers to boost English language instruction in the Francophone country.
In response, Haruna Iddrisu assured the Ambassador of the government’s readiness to support the initiative and announced plans for a Labour Exchange Programme. Under the arrangement, Ghanaian teachers would be sent to Burkina Faso to teach English, while Burkinabè teachers would be deployed to Ghana to teach French.
The proposed measures are expected to enhance cross-border academic mobility, strengthen bilingual education, and reinforce regional integration between Ghana and Burkina Faso.
