Science-oriented tertiary institutions challenged to help solve power crisis
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Kama Group of Companies, Dr Michael Agyekum Addo, has called on science-oriented tertiary institutions to use their technical know-how to provide solutions to the country’s power crisis.
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Delivering an address at the 10th graduation ceremony of the Ghana Technology University College (GTUC) in Accra, Dr Addo said the situation called for the use of the appropriate technology to solve the problem.
In all, 310 students graduated from the school with postgraduate certificates in programmes such as Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science (MSc).
Dr Addo suggested to them to explore the use of renewable energy such as the sun, indicating that the use of renewable energy was the way out of the power crisis.
Dr Addo, who chaired the function, urged the university to equip the students with skills which would “compel them to think outside the box technologically.”
Advice to students
He advised them to add value to themselves by identifying and developing their talents, in addition to the knowledge they had acquired in the classroom, adding that many companies sought to employ multitalented graduates.
He also urged them to develop a good attitude, adding: “I daresay that success depends on attitude, skills and knowledge.”
For his part, the President of GTUC, Dr Osei K. Darkwa, said the university’s commitment to establishing partnerships with academic and industrial partners from various parts of the world had enhanced its capacity and faculties.
“Today, we have partnerships with countries such as the United Kingdom, Kenya, Germany, Denmark, India, South Korea, France, China, South Africa and the United States,” he said.
He said through those collaborations and partnerships, the university had introduced highly advanced and innovative educational technologies, implemented new educational models, and exchanged experiences and best practices.
Positive difference
The GTUC Council Chair, Prof. Walter S. Alhassan, said the college was keen to ensure that its graduates were equipped with the tools and knowledge that would help them to succeed, particularly in their work.
He encouraged the graduates to pursue their dreams.
Mr Selasi Kofi Ahorlumega, MSc. Engineering and Management, one of the graduates, said with the knowledge gained from the GTUC, they were now a generation with potential for change.
