Post-graduate students’ experiences of global engagement in the University of Cape Coast

This study investigated post-graduate students’ experiences of global engagement at the University of Cape Coast. A case study design was employed for the study. A sample size of 30 post-graduate student respondents from the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration, French Department and the Department of Economic Studies were selected through the snowball sampling technique from the current population of 109 graduate students who had participated in global engagement programmes. A semi-structured interview guide was used for the data collection. The data was qualitatively analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings of the study revealed that global engagement programmes exposed students to the culture of other countries in the world. However, students who participate in global engagement programmes are very selective in adopting foreign cultures. It was recommended that facilitators should organise programmes like sports, cultural dance, and inter-quiz competitions to bridge the gap between host-country nationals and foreign students’ cultures. This programme would help students to interact among themselves.