Through Daniel Johnson
August 17, 2025
Nearly 200 Ghanaian students can stay at the University of Memphis after their home country has made a payment of $ 1 million into the debt she owes the school.
Nearly 200 Ghanaian students can stay at the University of Memphis after their home country has made a payment of $ 1 million into the debt she owes the school.
According to Fox 13 MemphisAlthough the payment does not cover The full balance, it will enable the 185 students who live in residences on campus to stay there.
“We remain hopeful that the Republic of Ghana will meet its debt obligations to ensure that the students can continue their education during the autumn semester,” a university spokesperson told The Outlet.
When Commercial Reported in July, the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, which manages fairs on behalf of the Republic of Ghana, had not made any payment Against the expiry date agreed by the University and the Republic of Ghana, who brought the students at trade fairs at the danger of losing their places at the University of Memphis.
“The Ghana Scholarship Secretariat has not succeeded in fully complying with its financial obligations,” the university said in a statement on July 7. “As a result, these students are confronted with academic dismissal, visa complications and loss of accommodation and support, without debt as GSS does not fully meet all financial obligations.”
The GSS owes a total of $ 3.6 million at the university and Including an earlier balance of $ 400,000Reported by Ghanian Outlet Ghana WebIt has now paid $ 1.4 million of the debt it owes to the University of Memphis.
The leader of the Ghanaian student Cohort, Fredrick Badu-Asamoah, indicated at the time that the students started to exhaust their actions and began to be frustrated by their situation.
“This situation is heartbreaking. We are not here on personal funds-We are the Republic of Ghana here. We have written to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ghana-Ambassade in Washington, the secretariat of Ghana-fairs, and the efforts to reach the chairmanship, his Futily, and we have no decisive,
According to their reporting, there was a similar perilous situation Come over Ghanaian students who studied abroad in the United Kingdom in May.
According to David Farman, the spokesperson for more than 50 students in that country who also trust the GSS to distribute financing for their education, the students were at that time in the dark, just like students at the University of Memphis were before the GSS made a payment.
“Since last year, October, we have received e -mails from the university with regard to the payment of the reimbursements. Unfortunately, the problem has not been resolved so far,” Farman said Joy News.
He continued and noticed that there is a clear discrepancy between what the GSS wants to pay and what the university in England that he and others visit will accept.
“So it comes down to the fact that as a result of the university, the payment of 10% that the secretariat actually proposed.
He concluded: “We hope to pick up more than $ 542,000. If every student receives around $ 12,000 in public support, this could considerably illuminate the burden. Until now we have not collected any money, because the GoFundme was only set up after engaging with the university earlier this week.”
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