Greetings from Germany! 🇩🇪️
My name is Nii Otto Dodoo. I was born and raised in Pokuase, a small village in the Greater Accra region. I believe education is the most powerful tool that can be used to transform this world. This belief compelled me to pursue a degree in social work and sociology at the University of Ghana. My bachelor studies trained me that it is important to understand the details of every problem we are burdened with. We don’t have to accept bad situations – we can do something about them if we understand them fully!
To develop a country with limited resources such as Ghana, leaders are inevitably faced with some difficult decisions. They are always in a dilemma whether to prioritize infrastructural and economic development over the basic needs of the citizens. I believe when I am endowed with skills in public policy and good governance in development issues, I can help develop state-based programs to curb the dilemmas faced by the Ghanaian government 🙂
The Master of Public Policy program at the Willy Brandt School in Erfurt has been tailored to equip students with theoretical and practical foundations of public policy. Besides, the school comprises students from different countries with different economic and educational backgrounds. This offers me the opportunity to learn from and work with people from diverse backgrounds. Thanks to a DAAD scholarship, I was put in a position to pursue my Masters studies and learn important concepts here.
Erfurt is located in the centre of Germany. It is a relatively small city with lots of history, which will help me to learn and enjoy the culture of Germany 😉
During my first months in Germany I have already learned to appreciate the culture and infrastructure. While I studied German at a language school, I had the chance to attend events such as Eintracht Frankfurt
#Bundesliga matches and
#Oktoberfest. While Germans can seem a little cold in everyday life, they become very emotional during cultural events – in a good way!
Now my focus is fully on my studies in Erfurt. The standards are very high and surpass even the best university in Ghana by a lot 👨🎓
#myfirstdaysataGermanUniversity 
