Academic City hosts Tetr College of Business students
The Academic City University has hosted about 110 students from Tetr College of Business as part of its efforts to strengthen global engagement and promote internationalisation in higher education.
This is to deepen international academic collaboration, promote cross-cultural learning and position the institution as a centre for experiential education in Africa.
The students, representing more than 40 nationalities, are spending the entire upcoming semester on the Academic City campus in Accra.
The initiative reflects Academic City’s growing role as a hub for international academic collaboration and experiential learning in Africa.
Global vision
Speaking on the programme, the Vice- President for Institutional Advancement at Academic City, Dr. Lucy Agyepong, said hosting the Tetr students aligned with the university’s goal of promoting cross-cultural exchange and strengthening global collaboration.
Dr. Agyepong said the diverse backgrounds of the students would enrich the university’s academic environment through knowledge sharing and mutual learning, adding that Academic City was committed to ensuring the students’ stay was meaningful and engaging.
She said at the end of the period, the students would design and test social innovation initiatives aimed at addressing real-world challenges in their fourth academic term.
Through this collaboration, Academic City would become part of Tetr’s international academic network, which includes Cornell University in the United States, the National University of Singapore and the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
Education
The programme, she said blended classroom instruction with hands-on experiential learning, cultural immersion and business activities across Ghana.
It was designed to expose students to real-world business environments while encouraging engagement with local communities and markets.
Tetr College of Business operates a “learn business by doing business” model, which enables students to build and manage real ventures across different continents.
The programme combines practical workshops, mentorship from global industry experts and opportunities for students to launch businesses in various international markets.
Across different regions, Tetr students are involved in entrepreneurial activities, including dropshipping businesses in Dubai, technology startups in the United States and sustainability-focused enterprises in Argentina.
Collectively, these student-led ventures have generated an estimated US$500,000 in revenue across markets such as Dubai, India, Singapore and Malaysia.
