Play-based involves increasing children’s engagement with learning content via play-based methods such as songs and games.
“I use story sharing. I use more of the rhymes and songs, especially when teaching numbers. I use number songs so that they are able to learn the numbers through the songs.” -- Teacher, Akuapem South District, Ghana
The event benefited from the active participation of key government, public, and private sector institutions committed to entrepreneurship development, informal economy research, and youth employment promotion.
A high-level workshop organised under the EU Horizon 2020-funded Trade for Sustainable Development (Trade4SD) project brought together key stakeholders from Ghana’s agri-food sector, European research institutions, and policymaking bodies to explore the intersection of trade and sustainable development, with a focus on the cocoa and cashew value chains.
Prof. Peter Quartey presents a copy of the report to Ing. Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications and the Electronic Money Issuers Chamber of Ghana, and a panellist at the event, supported by Prof. Francis Annan, lead researcher and ReFinD affiliate.
A book on monetary economics, Monetary Economics in Emerging and Developing Countries, co-authored by ISSER Director Prof. Peter Quartey and Prof. Joshua Abor of the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), has been launched at ISSER. The book also includes contributions from Prof. Joseph G. Nellis of Cranfield University, UK, and Dr. Lakshmi Subramanian from the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, India.
Prof. Ernest Aryeetey with senior management of Wits University.
Group photo of participants at the 2024 Research School, which brought together over 20 doctoral students from five universities.
The 2025 edition of the ISSER Short Courses programme has begun, starting with the Executive Leadership Programme in Monitoring and Evaluation for Public and Private Sectors. The two-week course, which commenced on 17 March, brought together 25 ambitious professionals from various institutions across the country.
Dr. Nana Amma Asante-Poku of the Economics Division shares insights during the discussion.
Prof. Peter Quartey's inaugural lecture at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) was a celebration of scholarly excellence and the art of science communication. Held at the GAAS Kwame Nkrumah Auditorium, the lecture attracted a full auditorium of enthusiastic attendees including scholars, students, family, friends, journalists, and other interested members of the public – an impressive turnout reflecting his standing as an accomplished researcher and effective science communicator.
