Ghana: CCTU introduces more academic programs
Cape Coast – The Technical University of Cape Coast (CCTU) has introduced a number of academic programs to train the workforce needed for the national transformation agenda.
Programs include a Master of Technology (M-Tech) program and a number of four-year B-Tech programs, as well as a few diploma programs.
The Vice-Chancellor of the Technical University of Cape Coast (CCTU), Professor Joshua Owusu-Sekyere announced the introduction of the new programs during an enrollment ceremony held at the campus of the university.
A total of 1,402 students, including 601 B-Tech students, 453 Higher National Diploma (HND) and 348 Diploma students, took the registration oath.
The number included 640 men, representing 45.6% and 762 women, representing 54.4%.
He said the University had received a total number of 2,103 applications and 1,899 qualified applicants had been admitted into various programs.
Professor Owusu-Sekyere said the total number of programs offered at the University currently stands at 55.
This, he said, included a Master of Technology (M-Tech) program, 12 B-Tech Top-up programs, 15 four-year B-Tech programs, 12 Higher National Diploma programs and 15 diploma.
He thanked the government for focusing on using technical and vocational education and training as a catalyst to accelerate the country’s industrialization agenda.
“This has led to large-scale interventions, one of them being state-of-the-art engineering workshops and laboratories built on various campuses of technical universities and technical institutes, ours being the most impressive” , did he declare.
Professor Owusu-Sekyere therefore indicated the need for students to take advantage of the opportunities that come with the provision of such infrastructure since the prospects were good for those in the field of technical education.
“We would like to encourage you to set very high standards for yourself and set an example for those who follow you,” he said.
Regarding hostel accommodation, he said the institution is struggling with accommodation challenges for students, adding that the University has only one hostel for about 300 students.
The institution’s management, Prof. Owusu-Sekyere said, had initiated the process of partnering with private developers for the construction of student hostels.
According to him, the University is committed to the field of renewable energy, saying, “The University should be a center of excellence in renewable energy in Ghana”.
He urged students to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by strictly adhering to all established protocols.
Moreover, he urged them to cultivate the spirit of discipline, saying, “No human being achieves the desired success without discipline.”
Ghana: CCTU introduces more academic programs
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