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source_url: "https://www.snai.edu/overseas/2019/1225/79627.shtml"
title: "Life in SNAI -- Frank Brobbey Ghana"
meta_description: "Frank Brobbey of Ghana, a 2019 MPAcc student at SNAI, described his accounting background and work implementing IPSAS at Ghana's Controller & Accountant-General Department, and why he chose SNAI."
publish_date: "2019-12-25"
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author: "上海国家会计学院"
publisher: "上海国家会计学院"
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# Life in SNAI -- Frank Brobbey Ghana
> Frank Brobbey of Ghana, a 2019 MPAcc student at SNAI, described his accounting background and work implementing IPSAS at Ghana's Controller & Accountant-General Department, and why he chose SNAI.

## 一、详细说明 
Name:FrankBrobbeyAdmissionTime:2019

Nationality:GhanaianGraduationTime:2021

Major&Class:MasterofProfessionalAccountingprogramme

1.GiveusaBriefintroductionaboutyourselfincludingbutnotlimitedtowhydidyouchoosetocometoSNAI?Andwhatwasyourpreviousstudyandworkexperienceinyourhometown?

MynameisFrankBrobbeyandIcomefromGhana.GrowingupasakidinalocalsuburbinGhana,IwasneverclearinmymindonwhatIwantedtodoorwhoIwantedtobeinfuture.ItalwayseludedmewheneverIwasaskedaboutmyfutureaspirations.ButonethingIwassureofwasmystrongaffinityformathematicsandliterature.SeemedanunlikelycombinationbecauseitwasalmostamisnomertolovebothwhereIcomefrom.Ithereforegrewincreasinglyfondofarrivingatsolutionswithnumbersandputtinginterpretationtoit.ThiseventuallyledmetostudyAccountinginlateryearsandpursueacareerinsamesinceAccountingisallaboutanalyzingnumbersandmakingsenseoutofthem.IparticularlychoseSNAIbecauseoftheprofessionalnatureofthemaster’sprogramme.Master’sinprofessionalaccountingisarareprogrammeandnotmanyinstitutionsoffersuchaprogramme.IwasthereforehappytojointheSNAIfamilywhentheopportunitycamemyway.

IworkwiththeController&Accountant-GeneralDepartment,aninstitutionundertheMinistryofFinanceofGhana.MyroleinthisdepartmentistohelpGhanaimplementInternationalPublicSectorAccountingStandards(IPSAS).IPSASisasetofaccountingstandardsissuedbyInternationalFederationofAccountantstoregulateandguidethepreparation,presentationanddisclosuresofthegeneralpurposefinancialstatementsinthePublicSector.TheGovernmentofGhanaadoptedIPSASinabidtoensuringmoretransparencyandaccountabilityinthemanagementofpublicfunds.Ithasbeenmydeepestpleasuretobepartofateamwhohastheonerousresponsibilityofensuringtheimplementationofthesestandardsacrosspublicsectorentities.

2.WhatisyourfirstimpressionofSNAI？

IcouldnotholdbacktheexcitementwhenIreceivedconfirmationofmyadmissiontoSNAI’sMasterofProfessionalAccountingProgramme.TherewasnotasingledayIdidnotlookforinformationabouttheinstitution.TheexcitementwastoomuchthatIcouldnotwaittostarttheprogramme.Icountedthedaysandweeksanditseemedalongwayahead.Buteventually,timewasdueandItravelledtothebeautifulcityofShanghai,China.Overall,SNAIisabeautifulinstitutionwithagoodmixofnature.Personally,IhaveneverseenalearninginstitutionasbeautifulasSNAI.Thegreeneryandfreeflowingrivermakesitanaturalenvironmentandahealthyonetoo.Thestrategiclocationoftheinstitutionmakesitanidealplacewitheasyaccesstotransportationandotherinfrastructure.Thefacilitiesarestate-of-the-artandtheyrangefromlearning,recreational,accommodation,conference,cafeteria,tomentionafew.Thestaffareamazingpeople,makingsuretheyattendtoeveryone’sneedandmakelifecomfortableforall.EveryoneinSNAItaketheirworkseriousandhavebusylivesinmakingtheinstitutionwhatitis.

3.WhenyoufirstarrivedatSNAI,didyoufeelabituncomfortable,suchasyourhometownmissesanddifferencesinlearningandcultureabroad？

UponarrivinghereinSNAI,itwasallsmilesonmyfaceandcuriosityonmymind.EverywherelookedjustlikeIsawwhenpreviewingimagesofthecampus.TheuniqueentranceparticularlycaughtmyattentionwhenIpassedthroughthegatesandcouldnotbelievehowbeautifultheinstitutionwasasImadewaythroughthecampus.HardlydoyoufindagoodmixofnatureanywhereinthebigcitiesbutSNAIprovidesyouthat.Thegardens,greenery,treesandfreeflowingriverwerejustamazingandIthoughttomyself,whatagoodenvironmenttostudy.IwasgivenawarmreceptionandwelcomebyasectionoftheseniorsasIenteredtheregistrationcentre.ImmediatelyIfeltrelaxedandathomeandsettledinverywell.Thetimedifferencethoughwasachallengeinitiallyandittookmeawhiletoadjust.ButitwasnotlongbeforemysleeppatternreadjustedtosuitthetimezoneinShanghai.IwasveryhappybecauseeverythingwasprovidedtomakelearningcomfortablehereinSNAI.Ilovethepeople,foodandculture.ItfeltgoodarrivingatatimeChinawascelebratingtheir40yearsofdevelopment.

4.HowdoyouadjusttoovercomeandintegrateintoSNAIlife？

Thejetlaghadadownturnonme,samewiththetimedifference.ButmysituationnormalizedandIovercameitintheearlydays.AllarrangementwasputinplacebytheadministrationtomakelifecomfortableinSNAI.Aseniorwasgiventohelpmeintegratebecauseitwouldhavebeendifficultdoingthatonmyown.Especiallywiththeusageoffacilities,gettingaccustomedtothefoodandknowingmywayaroundcampus.Imustsayitwasveryhelpfulhavingadedicatedseniortoseetoyourneedsandaffairs.Itspeduptheintegrationprocessandhelpedtogetyoustartedforthebusyacademiclife.Therewasalsoteambuildingactivitiestohelpmeintegrate.Ifoundthoseveryinterestingandentertaining.Ithelpedmetoknowmycolleaguesandhowthingsworkhereoncampus.Therewerealsoafewsessionsonhowtousecertainfacilitieslikethelibrary,sportsfacilitiesetc.Thisplayedabigroleinhelpingusintegrate.

5.WhatattractsyoutoSNAI?Pleaseintroduceaclass/ateacher/anactivitythatinterestedandimpressedyoumost？

Iamparticularpleasedwiththecoursestructureanddifferentcoursestaughtundertheprogramme.Iwasexcitedabouttheopportunitytolearnanewlanguage.ItisnotjustanylanguagebutMandarin,asitisnowagloballanguagegivenChina’sstatusontheglobe.Theprofessorofthelanguagecourseisveryexperiencedandheemploysdifferentmethodstomakesurewehavecertainleveloffluencyinthelanguage.IlovealotofdevelopmentalcoursesandInotedtheprogrammehaveagoodbalanceofdevelopmentalcourses.Igetexcitedeachtimewedo‘introductiontoChina’course.IthasbeenmyfavoritecoursesofarandIhavelearntsomuchfromit.It'sararecourseasIhaveneverencounteredacourselikethat.Anothercoursewhichbecameaneyeopenerformeis‘InternationalFinancialCooperation’.Ilearntsomuchfromthiscourseaswell.ThesearetheknowledgeandexperiencesIwouldbetakingwithmetohelpcontinuethedevelopmentofmyhomecountry.

6.WhatareyourbiggestgainsandfeelingsinSNAI'slearninglife,andwhatwillbethemostunforgettableandmemorableaftergraduationinthefuture？

IhavelearntalottheshorttimeIhavebeenhere.ThehighlightsformewouldbethedevelopmentcoursesIhavestudied.Thesehavehadabiginfluenceonme.Ithasshapedmythoughtsandmyoutlookondevelopment.Ithasgivenmeacertainawarenessofhowtoapproachdevelopment.ThesearetheexperiencesIwillcarrytomyhomecountry.Ilovetheinstructorsandtheadministrators.Theyarerealprofessionals.Theinstructorsemployvariousteachingmethodslikepresentations,research,reflectionpapersandothers.Ifindtheseveryeducativeandpivotaltothekindofprogrammewearedoing.Ihavemadesomegoodfriendstoo.It’salwaysexcitingtomeetpeoplefromdiversebackgroundsandcultureandshareideas.Theprogrammeisverycomprehensiveandchallenging,meanttobuildusintotheprofessionalsthatweare.Theacademicscheduleisabusyoneandyouhavetobereadyfromdayonetobeabletocope.MylearninglifehastransformedandIenjoywhatIread,puttinginextrahoursinabidtogainmoreknowledge.

7.HowdoyouthinkofyouracademicexperienceatSNAI,howwillithelpandguideyouinyourfuturestudies？

Myacademicexperiencehasbeensuperb.Ilovethelearningfacilities.Theyaremodernandstate-of-the-art.Theadministrationworkhardeverydaytomakeourlearninglifecomfortable,makingsurewehaveallthematerialstouseinourlearning.Theinstructorsareveryexperiencedacademiciansandprofessionalsandemployeffectiveteachingmethods.Theacademiccalendarisabusyone,designedtoequipuswithrequisiteknowledgeneededfortheprogramme.Theprogrammestructurerewardshardworkandthereforerequiresseriousstudies.Havingunderstoodthedemandsoftheprogramme,itisimportanttokeeplearninghardtoattainacademicsuccess.

8.Whatisyourmostnostalgicwhenyougraduate？

ThereisafeelgoodattitudeinSNAI.Lifehereisgoodandeveryoneishappy.PersonallyIhaven’tmissedhomemuchbecausethepeoplehereareafamilytome.AftergraduationIwillalwayslookbackandrelishthegoodtimes.Thegoodacademictimes,easylifeinSNAIandthebenefitsoftheprogrammearewhatIwilltakewithme.Iwillalwayslookbackattheseanddesireforme.

9.TalkaboutyourblessingstoSNAI.

SNAIisraisingasetofprofessionalswhoaregreatintheirrespectivefieldsanddoingamazinglywellintheirprofessions.ItismywishthatSNAImaintainsandevenbuildsonitsreputationasaninstitutionforhighereducationinbringingupwelltrainedandtalentedprofessionals.

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