Meet Cosmos Obeng, The University Of Ghana Graduate Helping Ghanaian Students Study Abroad For Free

Meet Cosmos Obeng, The University Of Ghana Graduate Helping Ghanaian Students Study Abroad For Free

  • Cosmos Obeng, a Ghanaian man, has dedicated his resources to assisting people who desire to get scholarships to study abroad
  • Cosmos is currently a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Akron in the US
  • His work has yielded positive results, with over 200 people from Ghana and other African countries getting scholarships to study in America and Europe

Cosmos Obeng, a University of Ghana graduate who got the opportunity to pursue further studies in the US, now dedicates his time and resources to ensuring Ghanaians and Africans also secure scholarship opportunities abroad.

Now working as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Akron in the US, Cosmos, in an interview with YEN.com.gh, said his decision to help enlighten people on how they could further their studies abroad for free came as a result of his lived experiences, where he encountered a lot of challenges in his quest for a scholarship.

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Cosmos Obeng has dedicated his resources to assisting people who desire to get scholarships to study abroad
University of Ghana graduate helping needy students to study abroad. Photo credit: IamCosmos-We’re Cosmos/Facebook
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"I was once in the position of these desperate and lost students who needed help for graduate school."

Creating opportunities for prospective international students

Over the years, Cosmos has dedicated his social media pages to sharing scholarship opportunities for brilliant but financially constrained students.

Due to his hard work, hundreds of students from Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, India, and other countries have secured fully funded undergraduate and graduate scholarships.

Many students have shared testimonies of his generosity and academic guidance after securing admission to study at several universities in the USA and Europe.

Cosmos Obeng is poised to use his platform to enlighten more students on scholarship opportunities, hoping that the knowledge gained will one day benefit their countries.

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Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Selorm Promise Abedu, an alumnus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), is also assisting Ghanaian students in securing scholarships abroad.

Selorm, through his non-profit organisation (Ckodon Foundation), offers brilliant but financially challenged students the necessary assistance to gain admission into top universities in the US, UK and Canada.

The Ckodon Foundation has helped over 100 undergraduate and graduate students gain admission to some of the top universities in the US, including Harvard University, Yale University, California Institute of Technology, Cornell University and Princeton University.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Philip Boateng Kessie (Human-Interest editor) Philip Boateng Kessie started writing for YEN.com.gh in 2022 and is the Head of the Human Interest desk. He has over six years of experience in journalism and graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and as a content writer for Scooper News. He has a certificate in Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.