Ghana in Search of Regional Integration Agenda 172 Beyond the Ivory Towers: Publicising and Popularising regional integration If efforts of regional integration aim at improving the lives of the people in the sub region, then it is imperative that the people, the intended beneficiaries of the integration process, become aware of the process, its aims, objectives and intended benefits. However, a look at the path of the region's integration trajectory presents an interesting story as a lot of emphasis has been placed on economic and political integration by those persons who usually, do not need the benefits promised by integration. Presidents, Ministers of State and other such officers tend to be the ones with the privileged information and are privy to the workings of the various offices and processes for integration even if they hardly use these offices and processes themselves. Obviously, the majority of the intended beneficiaries of the processes and offices of integration are those men and women, who on a constant basis, interact with persons from other countries. Yet, they are the ones with little or no knowledge on the aims, objectives and provisions of the integration efforts. Consequently, despite the work being undertaken to guarantee that integration yield the promised results, these persons do not enjoy the benefits promised by greater integration because they are often unaware of these provisions. Although attempts have been made to publicise the various efforts being made in the area of regional integration, these have been limited and to a large extent, the packages have remained quite elitist – seminars, symposia, research and publication, news items to mention but a few. Educational institutions in Ghana can therefore provide educational and awareness creation packages which would bridge this gap and publicise the integration efforts for those who are may not benefit from the usual methods of dissemination. Popular theatre, theatre for education, art, documentaries and films as well as music and dance are some of the media through which regional integration can be disseminated. Here, the University of Ghana's School of Performing Arts, Abibigromma, the Resident Theatre Group, the National Film and Television Institute(NAFTI), the College of Art in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and the Department of Art Education in the University of Winneba can play varying roles in facilitating the regional integration agenda through a variety of ways. Conclusion Having discussed the role of tertiary institutions in Ghana to facilitate regional integration, I reiterate that the regional integration agenda cannot do without a strong education and training component aimed at providing the necessary skills to provide the human resource required to fill in the various positions. It is only when there are informed and knowledgeable personnel that we can be certain that the lofty ideals of regional integration can be honed down into reality for the benefit of the majority of people.