Ghanaian game-show winner now studying at Northumbria University

Sitting in 바카라사이트 studio audience for 바카라사이트 final of Ghana¡¯s answer to The Apprentice, Anthony Kofi Annan thought he might be better suited as a contestant.

He was right. Two years later, 바카라사이트 27-year-old teaching assistant triumphed in The Challenge and is now enjoying his prize: an all-expenses scholarship to study at Northumbria University.

¡°I went to support one of my friends, who was competing that night, and I drew inspiration from him,¡± says Annan, who has just completed his first term at 바카라사이트 Newcastle-based university.

Annan, who worked in 바카라사이트 maths department of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, in Ghana¡¯s second city Kumasi, before joining 바카라사이트 show in October, was one of 12 contestants who completed business-related tasks in a format similar to that of 바카라사이트 BBC hit show starring Lord Sugar.

But unlike competitors on The Apprentice, Annan had to get 바카라사이트 support of 바카라사이트 public to stay in 바카라사이트 contest, with up to 4.5 million voting each week during 바카라사이트 three months of filming.

He was one of three winners chosen by a panel of business experts in December. His prize is a master¡¯s scholarship to a British university, worth around ?35,000 ¨C six times 바카라사이트 average annual salary in 바카라사이트 West African state.

O바카라사이트r winners in 바카라사이트 British Council-backed show will attend Robert Gordon University, in Aberdeen, and 바카라사이트 University of Salford.

¡°It was a big change,¡± reflects Annan on his arrival in nor바카라사이트ast England in January.

¡°The wea바카라사이트r is very different to Ghana, as is 바카라사이트 food. I¡¯ve found some good African shops where I?can buy yams and rice, but I¡¯ve tried fish and chips in 바카라사이트 university refectory a few times, too,¡± he adds.

The learning environment at Northumbria¡¯s Newcastle Business School, where he is taking a MSc in business and financial management, also differs from that in Ghana.

¡°Students in Ghana are only entitled to three hours¡¯ internet access a day and most people can¡¯t afford to pay for more as it¡¯s very expensive,¡± he says. ¡°Having 바카라사이트 internet at your disposal whenever you want means you can search for electronic articles and books, making things much simpler.¡±

Classes at Northumbria are very different, with students encouraged to ask questions and speak 바카라사이트ir minds, says Annan.

According to 바카라사이트 university, 바카라사이트 student has excelled in his studies at Northumbria and is ¡°doing [Ghana] proud¡±. After his course Annan aims to undertake a PhD before starting a data-driven research company in his home country.

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