NEWS
Faculty Convocation and Orientation – Spring 2020 Semester
Both full-time and part-time faculty took part in the traditional faculty convocation and orientation workshops, organized a week before the start of Spring semester classes. These feature panel discussions, information sessions and opportunities for faculty to...
Project-Based Learning at IUGB – Biology 2: How Can I Safely Decrease Bacteria in My Food
This past semester, students taking the second semester of general biology carried out research into how to decrease bacteria in food. These types of learning experiences, called “Course-Based Research Experiences” (CUREs), are gaining popularity as a way to give...
UPP Students Stage Mock Trial
Question: Did He Do It? This fall semester a group of Advanced UPP students had to prove or disprove this question. Two of Ms. Lorie Mattox’s advanced Oral Communication classes listened to the podcast, Serial, Season 1, about a young man, Adnan Syed, convicted of...
IUGB Hosts Graduate School Forum
To acknowledge the International Education Week, a half-day US Graduate School Discussion Forum was held at IUGB for more than 100 junior and senior undergraduate students. In partnership with EducationUSA, US Embassy in Abidjan, this initiative was designed to...
IUGB Faculty Take Active Part in First National Ivorian Spelling Bee
In the spirit of reaching out and making a positive contribution to the community, Rodrigo Islas and Mohammed Lekrama, both UPP full-time instructors, took part at the First National Ivoirian Spelling Bee Competition that was held at IPNETP, Abidjan, on Saturday,...
A Faculty Member Has Successfully Defended His Doctorate
Congratulations to Dr. Nahounnou Angenor YAO, Lecturer at the University Preparatory Program, who successfully defended his Doctorate thesis at the Alassane OUATTARA University in Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire. The defense committee was composed of three professors from two...
A Faculty Member Has Been Selected to Participate in a Curriculum Development Forum in New Orleans
The application of Mr. Moussa DJABATE, Senior Lecturer at the School of Business & Social Sciences, has been accepted to attend the Blockchain Curriculum Development Institute Forum. This three-day event (October 31 – November 2) is organized by Morgan State...
Dr. TOMPIHE Awarded a Fellowship at Princeton University
Dr. Jean G. TOMPIHE is Assistant Professor in the School of Business and Social Sciences at the International University of Grand Bassam (IUGB). His ongoing research agenda explores: Which Way Africa by 2050: the next Economic Eldorado or the Island of Chaos and...