KNUST supports winners of Presidential Pitch Season II Competition
The Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has on behalf of the University donated GH¢100,000 to the winners of the Presidential Pitch Season II Competition.
Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso in addition also mentioned that the University would provide office space, production site, machinery and other required assistance needed for the production of the winning product, Floyabana Pad.
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Professor Obiri-Danso said this when the winners of the Presidential Pitch Season II, Miss Emily Otoo-Quayson and Miss Matilda Asantewaa Sampong, accompanied by the Vice Dean of Students and officials of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme at KNUST (MCFSP at KNUST) paid a courtesy call on him.
The Vice-Chancellor congratulated the winners for their success.
"As a University, we are ready to give all the support needed to champion this course," he assured.
He expressed the hope that the winners would develop the product into a competitive brand for the good of Ghanaians.
Miss Emily Otoo on behalf of her group expressed gratitude to the management of the University for the wonderful gesture.
According to her, the pressing needs of upcoming entrepreneurs is the lack of office space and startup capital.
She, therefore, promised that the KNUST’s support would be put to good use and appealed to others to support their industry.
