Takoradi Poly holds 24th matriculation
The Takoradi Polytechnic (T-Poly) has offered admission to 3,633 applicants for the 2014/2015 academic year. They are made up of 136 Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) and 3,497 Higher National Diploma (HND) students.
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The Rector of the polytechnic, Professor Daniel A. Nyarko, who announced this at the 24th matriculation ceremony of the school, said the polytechnic received a total of 4,204 applications for both programmes.
He explained that the polytechnic would undertake rigorous verification of examination results with the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), and that anyone found to have submitted fraudulent results would be severely sanctioned.
He said as was done in the previous year, applicants with grades D7 and E8 in any of the three core subjects of English, Mathematics and Integrated Science had been given concessional admission and were required to undergo a three-month Special Access Course and take an examination.
If they were successful, he said, they would continue with their respective HND programme but would be withdrawn if they failed the examination.
"May I, therefore, take this opportunity to admonish our dear freshmen and women who are in this category to work hard to justify their inclusion," he said.
Technical Universities Bill
Prof. Nyarko announced that, he had just received a copy of the Technical Universities Bill which sought to convert some of the polytechnics into technical universities as announced by President John Mahama in his sessional address to Parliament in 2013.
"We have every assurance that T-Poly will qualify to be so converted and by the time you will be graduating, this great institution would be a university with a difference. It is my hope that you will make the most of your stay here so that the investment made towards your tertiary education by your parents and guardians will, in the end, yield positive dividends".
SRC leaders
The rector indicated that his doors were open to students who could seek redress to their grievances through the student representative council (SRC) leaders, adding that it was important the authorities and the students worked closely together for the common good of the institution.
"You should avoid using anonymous letters as a means to have your concerns addressed. The authorities of this institution are prepared to listen to your grievances at any time within the context of using the right channels of communication," Prof. Nyarko stressed.