African Man Breaks Record as he Wins Scholarship Award in Canada, Defeats 643 Persons to Make Final

A Ghanaian student schooling in a Canadian institution has won a scholarship award, breaking a record.

Joshua Okyere defeated a total of 102 semi-finalists to make the final cut of 15 scholars to be honoured with the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship.

The PhD student represented the University of Manitoba, an institution in Western Canada, in the keen scholarship contest that had 643 entries from 13 universities worldwide.

Joshua Okyere is one of the 15 scholars selected for the scholarship award.

John saw off competition from 102 persons in the semi-finals stage to make the final cut of 15 scholars for the award.

A statement from the university website states that John’s feat makes him the third student in the institution’s history and the first person in the Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) program he is studying to record.

Dr. Kelly Main, an acting dean of the faculty of graduate studies, has reacted to John’s achievement.

He said: “I would like to congratulate Joshua for this impressive achievement, he has joined a group of emerging scholars across Canada and will benefit from this experience for the rest of his career.

“The PACS program should also be proud of how their program has helped contribute to this success.”

According to a statement from the official website of the awarder of the scholarship, candidates who applied were accessed not only on their academic abilities but curiosity, creativity, entrepreneurial spirit, resilience, and their interest in and willingness to engage with a range of different opinions and perspectives.