AME Zion University, Monrovia, and Marshall University, based in West Virginia, USA, on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will allow the two institutions to exchange students and faculty. Marshall University, a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
By signing this MOU, the US-based university will help enhance the research capacity of both faculty and students of AME Zion University.
The MOU, for instance, allows students from AME Zion University the opportunity to advance their careers in public health at Marshall University, while the students from the US-based university will have the opportunity to do research at AME Zion University in Liberia.
The MOU also provides for a faculty exchange program, under which instructors from AMEZU will benefit from capacity building training at Marshall University, amongst others.
Speaking at the signing ceremony at the Benson Street campus of AME Zion University in Monrovia, the Chairman of the Public Health Department at Marshall University, Dr. Anthony T. Woart, said his university has a goal to enhance public health education and research in Liberia through the AME Zion University.
According Dr Woart, AME Zion University is well placed for the program due to its strategic academic programs and the new direction the university has taken. He assured the public that Marshall University will do everything within it powers to assist AME Zion University though the implementation of the MOU.
For his part, the Chairman of the Transitional Team of AME Zion University, Dr Nathaniel B. Walker, thanked Dr. Woart and authorities of Marshall University for the decision to collaborate with his university.
Dr. Walker, who is also a senior member of the Board of Trustees of AME Zion University, assured Dr. Woart and the Marshall University family of AME Zion University’s readiness to implement the MOU.
In brief remarks, the president-elect of AME Zion University, Dr. Emmanuel F. Johnson, I, noted that the signing of the MOU could not have come at a better time. According to Dr Johnson, the MOU is in line with his vision of research and development, especially during these crucial moments of the university.
He welcomed the delegation from Marshall University to Liberia and assured them of his readiness to work with them to ensure that the MOU is successful.
