To answer this question, Toni is joined by Nana Agyemang, Proposition Delivery Manager at Barclays. Born in Ghana, Nana moved to the UK to begin his secondary education and always knew that he was expected to go to university – whether he wanted to or not!
In this episode we explore Nana’s experiences of:
- The differences between the Ghanaian and UK education system
- Educational expectations – and the reasons behind them
- Discovering the value of apprenticeships
- Finding out his degree would unexpectedly save him thousands of pounds when applying for naturalisation
- What his parents said when he told them some of his friends weren’t going to uni!
Listen to the episode on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Dr26VaTKrwzEK1s8ztflI
To connect with Nana and learn more about his work in promoting social inclusion, follow him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nana-agyemang-91950223a/
This podcast was recorded in person and kindly hosted at the Barclays Moorgate branch. Expect to see plenty of behind the scenes footage coming up on the Challenging University Podcast YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQVFGRX2wQKbRpLm11k6rQQ