{"id":392395,"date":"2017-05-26T15:49:12","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T15:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/05\/26\/upsa-begins-practical-master-class-for-final-year-students\/"},"modified":"2017-05-26T15:49:12","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T15:49:12","slug":"upsa-begins-practical-master-class-for-final-year-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/05\/26\/upsa-begins-practical-master-class-for-final-year-students\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSA begins practical Master Class for final year students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA) has started a mentorship programme where industry practitioners interact and mentor final year undergraduate students.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Master Class is designed to connect students with top industry persons in various fields taught at UPSA in a mentor-protegee relationship.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Compulsory for all undergraduate final year students, the university dedicates a week\u00a0 for such interactions on campus.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Vice Chancellor of UPSA, Prof. Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey, who launched the programme, said he conceived the \u2018Master Class Programme\u2019 some years ago when he was burdened with the lack of practical industry insight by university graduates.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Prof. Amartey said he was convinced that the informal classroom sessions would make a difference in the graduates from the UPSA and those from others.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cStudents at UPSA are not being trained to just know the theory, but also how to do it, and that makes all the difference,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The university presented awards to the industry players, faculty and staff who participated in the maiden \u2018Professional Master Class\u2019 sessions.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Thirty-seven awardees from industry were presented with citations, while staff and some faculty members received certificates.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">They pledged their support to make the Professional Master Class even better next year.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t              <!-- new position --><br \/>\n          <!-- new position end -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA) has started a mentorship programme where industry practitioners interact and mentor final year undergraduate students. &#13; 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