From September 24 to October 2, 2026, the 2026 Ghana Governance Training Programme was successfully held at the 

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC). The event was co-organised by the Center for West 

African Studies of UESTC and the UESTC Base for Sichuan Provincial Cadre Education and Training.

Fifteen participants from Ghana’s higher-education institutions and local public administration authorities took part 

in systematic studies on the modernisation of public governance through special classroom teaching, on-site teaching 

and panel discussions.

This training forms part of a cultural exchange event series of 2026 China-Africa people-to-people and cultural 

exchanges hosted by the Center for West African Studies of UESTC. Centred on themes including global and regional 

governance, digital smart governance, and urban-rural industrial development, the programme integrated classroom 

sessions with field studies. It deepened experience-sharing on state governance between China and Ghana and further 

boosted mutual understanding and friendly cooperation between the two sides.

The programme drew attention from major domestic Chinese media. On October 5, China City Network, a national first-tier 

news website supervised by People’s Daily, published a report titled Mutual Learning and Friendly Exchanges — 

2026 Ghana Governance Training Programme Successfully Completes in China, covering the curriculum, field visits, 

China-Ghana exchanges and the closing ceremony.

For full coverage, please refer to the report released by China City Network.

《互学互鉴 友好交流——2026年加纳治国理政培训班在华圆满结业》

Text by Huang Ruiqi

Photos by Xu Peifeng, Luo Hongquan

Edited by Xu Qianwen

Contributed by: School of Public Administration & Center for West African Studies of UESTC, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China