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Maher Kheir <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n MAHER KHEIR, Lebanese Ambassador to Ghana, has called on journalists to invest in research as it has the potential to further Ghana\u2019s cultural co-operation agenda with other nations.<\/p>\n According to him, the world has become a global village with countries closely linked to each other. As such, events in one country affect those of another.<\/p>\n He said such interconnectedness therefore requires that journalists and media organisations have ample information on other countries in order to situate global events within their proper context and to aid development.<\/p>\n He made the call at the maiden edition of the GIJ-Lebanese Community Research Seminar for post-graduate students at the institute.<\/p>\n The seminar is an initiative of the Lebanese Embassy under the auspices of the ambassador.<\/p>\n It will among other things equip beneficiaries of the Lebanese Community Scholarship Programme with research-based knowledge about other countries such as Lebanon, to boost bilateral and cultural co-operation.<\/p>\n Some students presented research papers on Ghanaian-Lebanese topics bothering on education, economy, health, tourism among others.<\/p>\n The research, as well as their findings, will be published to add to the body of knowledge and guide policy direction in respective sectors in the future.<\/p>\n Ambassador Kheir lauded the students for their efforts and openness to learn more about Lebanese culture.<\/p>\n He stressed that Lebanese have been in Ghana for over a century, and are an integral part of its social fabric, but many Ghanaians seem to know little about them.<\/p>\n Dean of the GIJ Graduate School, Dr. Adu Bempah Brobbey, said the seminar was a good initiative which would broaden the scope of students.<\/p>\n He assured that the management of the institute remains committed to raising students who would become active contributors to society\u2019s growth by offering solutions to needs.<\/p>\n \u201cToday, I am very proud of all our students for the excellent presentations on the various topics they selected. The findings show that they have really discovered a lot about Lebanon which will help us draw lessons for the Ghanaian society,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n The coordinator of the scholarship programme, Ashkaar Naaman, noted that the Lebanese Community in Ghana is keen on deepening its relationship with Ghanaians through quality education.<\/p>\n Some of the students were awarded different prizes for their research, including travel opportunities.<\/p>\n GIJ is one of six tertiary institutions covered under the Lebanese Community Scholarship Programme since 2013.<\/p>\n \n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Maher Kheir MAHER KHEIR, Lebanese Ambassador to Ghana, has called on journalists to invest in research as it has the potential to further Ghana\u2019s cultural co-operation agenda with other nations. According to him, the world has become a global village with countries closely linked to each other. As such, events in one country affect those […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1107834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1107832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1107832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1107832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1107832\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1107832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1107832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1107832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}