I-Ghana, i-Ghana Academy of Arts & Sciences (GAAS)

I-Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) iyisizwe esihamba phambili esifundweni esisekelwe ekufanelekeni. Yasungulwa ngo-1959 ngoMthetho wePhalamende futhi yaphefumulelwa umbono kaMongameli uKwame Nkrumah, i-Academy ekuqaleni yaziwa ngokuthi i-Ghana Academy of Learning. Yahlelwa kabusha ngo-1968 yaba sesimweni sayo samanje, inomyalo ocacile wokukhuthaza nokugcina amazinga aphezulu kwezobuciko nesayensi ngokusebenzisa izifundo, ingxoxo, kanye nokuzibandakanya komphakathi.

Mission

Ukukhuthaza ukudalwa, ukutholwa, ukusatshalaliswa, kanye nokusetshenziswa kolwazi ukuze kuthuthukiswe isizwe.

Umbono

Ukuba ngumphakathi ofundile ohamba phambili eGhana osekelwe ekufanelekeni, ozinikele ekuthuthukisweni kwezwe kanye nasekuthuthukisweni komhlaba wonke.

Izinhloso eziyinhloko

• Khuthaza ukutadisha nokusatshalaliswa kolwazi kwezobuciko nesayensi
• Gcina amazinga aphezulu omzamo wobuhlakani
• Ukwazisa iminikelo evelele kwezobuciko nesayensi
• Nikeza imibono enolwazi ngezindaba zentuthuko kazwelonke kanye neyamazwe ngamazwe

Ukubusa kanye nesakhiwo

I-Academy ilawulwa yiKhansela equkethe uMongameli, amaPhini kaMongameli amabili (Ubuciko neSayensi), uNobhala oHloniphekile, uMgcinimafa oHloniphekile kanye nabanye abayisithupha abakhethiwe. Fellows ukusebenza njengamalungu oMkhandlu.

Ihhovisi likaNobhala elinabasebenzi abangu-19 linikeza ukwesekwa kokuphatha.

Fellows zihlelwe ngezigaba ezimbili ezibanzi: Ubuciko Nesayensi, kanye namakomidi asekelayo ayishumi afaka phakathi Izinhlelo, Ezezimali, Ukuhlolwa Kwamabhuku, Ubulungu, Izincwadi Ezishicilelwe, kanye Nemiklomelo.

Fellowship kanye nezahluko

I-GAAS okwamanje inabangu-135 abakhethiwe Fellows, okuhlanganisa izazi kanye nochwepheshe abaqashelwa ngeminikelo yabo ebalulekile emikhakheni yabo.

Fellows zihlelwe ngezigaba ezinezihloko ezibonisa izinto eziza kuqala ekuthuthukisweni kwezwe:

• Izindaba Zezepolitiki, Zomthethosisekelo kanye Nezomthetho
• Ezomnotho kanye Nezenhlalo
• Ukudla Nezolimo
• Ulimi, Amasiko Nobuciko
• Imithombo Yemvelo, Amandla Nemvelo
• Isayensi, Ubuchwepheshe kanye Nobunjiniyela
• Imfundo
• Impilo Nokuhlanzeka
• Izinhlelo nama-Initiatives

I-GAAS yaziwa kabanzi ngezinhlelo zayo zemfundo nezomphakathi ezinomthelela omkhulu. Lokhu kufaka phakathi:

• Izinkulumo Zomphakathi Zaminyaka Yonke Kwezobuciko Nesayensi
• Izinkulumo Zokuqala Ezibhalwe Ngu-News Fellows
• Izinkulumo Zesikhumbuzo, okuhlanganisa nezinkulumo zikaJB Danquah, u-Ephraim Amu, kanye noKwame Nkrumah
• Izinkulumo Zezikhathi Ezithile kanye Nezingxoxo Zenqubomgomo
• Ukufinyelela intsha kanye ne-STEM ezikoleni
• Izinkundla zomphakathi, izingqungquthela, kanye namaphrojekthi akhethekile

Lezi zinhlelo zihlose ukukhuthaza uphenyo lwengqondo, ukufundisa umphakathi, kanye nokuthonya inqubomgomo ngengxoxo esekelwe ebufakazini.

Ucwaningo kanye nokuzibandakanya komphakathi

I-Academy isekela ucwaningo ezindaweni ezibalulekile zezenhlalo-zomnotho kanye nezesayensi, inikeza izincomo ezisekelwe ebufakazini kuhulumeni. Iphinde inikeze ipulatifomu engathathi hlangothi yengxoxo phakathi kwezazi, abenzi benqubomgomo, kanye nomphakathi, futhi ikhuthaza ukuqonda okubanzi kwesayensi kanye nobuciko.

Ubambiswano nokusebenzisana

I-GAAS igcina ubudlelwano obuqinile nezinhlangano zikazwelonke ezifana ne-COCOBOD, i-CSIR, i-MESTI, i-GAEC, kanye noMnyango Wezemfundo. Izinhlangano zezemfundo ezifana ne-Ghana Young Academy kanye ne-Ghana Science Association. Izikhungo zomhlaba wonke, okuhlanganisa ne-UNESCO kanye nabalingani bezinkampani ezifana neBhange laseGhana, i-UMB, kanye ne-MTN Lokhu kubambisana kuthuthukisa umthelela we-Academy futhi kwandise ukufinyelela kwayo endaweni nakwamanye amazwe.

Facilities

I-GAAS isebenza ngaphansi kwe-GAAS Secretariat e-Accra. Ihhovisi lezobunobhala linezindawo zemicimbi yemihlangano yezemfundo neyomphakathi, okuhlanganisa ne-Auditorium (engahlalisa abantu abangu-550), amahholo amaningi emihlangano (angahlalisa abantu abangu-200, 22 kanye no-16), kukhona nezindawo zangaphandle zemicimbi esemthethweni nengahlelekile, izindawo ezimbili ezinkulu zokupaka izimoto kanye nezindawo zamahhotela.

Ngibheka phambili

Esimweni somhlaba esishintsha ngokushesha, i-GAAS isalokhu iyisikhungo esibalulekile sokukhuthaza izifundo, ukuqondisa inqubomgomo yomphakathi, kanye nokuthuthukisa ulwazi. Njengoba isekelwe ekuzimeleni nasekusebenzeni kahle, i-Academy iyaqhubeka nokubumba intuthuko kazwelonke futhi inikela ngokunenjongo emphakathini wezemfundo womhlaba wonke.

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