NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that the Western Region leads in the production of some cash crops, minerals and farm produce in the country, there are numerous investment potentials in the region which are yet to be harnessed.
The region could be described as the region that holds the key to Ghana’s development, in view of its substantial natural endowment.
The recent oil find has in no small way accentuated this assertion.
The region can also boast of being endowed with minerals such as gold, manganese, bauxite, in addition to a variety of timber species, forest reserves, rivers and an extensive coastline.
Some of these potentials are being harnessed for the socio-economic development of the region while other numerous investment potentials exist but have not been harnessed.
The region tops in the production of cocoa, rubber and coconut and has areas that are suitable for oil palm production. It actually ranks second in oil palm production in the country.
The region’s rich minerals, notably gold, diamond, manganese and bauxite are being harnessed but not fully, to provide the needed job opportunities for the people.
Its unharnessed potential investment areas include clay and limestone deposits at Nawuli, near Half Assini in the Jomoro District, with proven reserves at 21 million tonnes.
The region also has salt in commercial quantities along the coast, especially at Adjoa, Apowa, Amanfu-Kumah and Funko, all in the Ahanta West District.
Kaolin, bauxite, diamond and gold exist in commercial quantities in the Wassa Amenfi East District while Princess Town in the Ahanta West District has industrial granites that have not been exploited.
There are large gold deposits at Akoti, Akontombra and Sefwi Wiawso and also along the banks of the Tano River.
The Western Region has silica, kaolin, gold, sand and stone deposits in commercial quantities in the Nzema East District.
The iron deposit at Oppong-Manso/Valley in the Wassa Amenfi East District covers a distance of about 24 square miles, and that is yet to be exploited, while alluvial gold deposits are in the Tano River.
There are untapped mineral deposits such as gold and bauxite at Breman and Sayerano in the Juaboso District, while inland oil exists in commercial quantities at Sayerano, Krokosue and Karmas in the Juaboso District as well as in Alluwule in the Jomoro District.
In a presentation made on his behalf at an oil seminar in Takoradi, the Western Regional Minister, Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, said royalties from the oil find must be judiciously invested in transport and other sectors to provide jobs and ensure the necessary development in the region.
Speaking on the topic: “The Western Region: An overview”, Mr Aidoo mentioned vibrant sources of hydro energy potentials in the region as the rivers Pra, Tano, Ankobra and Bia.
He said feasibility studies had been carried out on the rivers to ascertain their viability.
Mr Aidoo said the Aboso Glass, Factory could be developed to produce various products from glass while the Bonsa Tyre Factory, which is being divested, could be resuscitated to enable it re-tread used tyres and provide jobs.
“It is my belief that the substantial harnessing of the above potentials will propel Western Region to advance to the level of development, which could make it the industrial hub of the country”, he stressed.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
ZOOMLION LAUNCHES PROJECT TO CLEAN BEACHES (SEPT 23, PAGE 21)
ZOIL Services Limited, a subsidiary of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a waste management company, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, has launched an Eco Brigade Project for the daily cleaning of the beaches as well as planting of coconut trees and mangroves along the country’s four coastal regions.
The coastal regions are the Central, Western, Greater Accra and Volta.
The project is to ensure sustainability of maintenance of sanitation and restoration of the biodiversity in the coastal communities.
The project aims at recruiting 10,000 people from the coastal communities who will also be trained in emergency oil spillage containment on our seas and along the shore-line.
Speaking at the launch of the project at Esiama in the Ellembelle District in the Western Region, the Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Ms Sherry Ayitey, stated that issues on environment had attracted a lot of concerns from several quarters in recent times.
The situation, she said, had been occasioned by the fact that the environment contained the various elements from which human survival is derived.
Ms Ayitey, however, added that the pressure of increased human population and its attendant activities brought that sort of life and the question of how long the environment would be able to support human lives.
“Globally, we talk of the grave consequences of climate change affecting rainfall patterns in both its intensity and distribution, rising sea levels and its effects on fishing communities, coastal erosion and the negative consequences on coastal communities,” she said.
She assured Ghanaians that the Government was up to the task and would surely skip the dirty part of development through well-designed programmes, such as the Eco Brigade Project.
Ms Ayitey said employees of the project would not only be engaged in the cleaning and monitoring of the beach fronts, but would also ensure that the beaches were clean for both local and foreign tourists.
That, she said, would obviously impact positively on the health of the citizenry along the coast and tourists as well.
She emphasised that such environmentally related employment opportunities would not be restricted only to the coast, adding that the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology was also actively developing an underwater timber harvesting, processing and marketing in the Volta River Lake.
Ms Ayitey said her ministry and Ministries of Education and Energy would plan to ensure that the universities and polytechnics produced people with the technical skills needed to push the oil industry.
The Minister of Health, Dr George Sipa-Adjah Yankey, said the launch of the Eco Brigade Project was part of the country’s preparation towards the oil production.
He explained that while the country would benefit from the oil find, it was also anticipated that there would be some difficulties.
Dr Yankey said the blessing these people would derive from the oil industry should not turn into a curse, and that there was a need to ensure that the marine products were safe and good for human consumption.
The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Mr Kwabena Osei Acheampong, urged metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives to ensure that sand winning activities at the beaches were ceased.
He stated that sand winning activities had reduced some of the beaches to rocky areas.
The Minister of Energy, Dr Joe Oteng-Adjei, said clean environment was the greatest legacy the people could bequeath to the future generation .
In an address read on his behalf, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Rashid Pelpuo, reiterated that the ministry would not dispose of employees of the National Youth and Employment Programme, and that about 41,000 people would be employed in the programme by the end of the year.
The coastal regions are the Central, Western, Greater Accra and Volta.
The project is to ensure sustainability of maintenance of sanitation and restoration of the biodiversity in the coastal communities.
The project aims at recruiting 10,000 people from the coastal communities who will also be trained in emergency oil spillage containment on our seas and along the shore-line.
Speaking at the launch of the project at Esiama in the Ellembelle District in the Western Region, the Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Ms Sherry Ayitey, stated that issues on environment had attracted a lot of concerns from several quarters in recent times.
The situation, she said, had been occasioned by the fact that the environment contained the various elements from which human survival is derived.
Ms Ayitey, however, added that the pressure of increased human population and its attendant activities brought that sort of life and the question of how long the environment would be able to support human lives.
“Globally, we talk of the grave consequences of climate change affecting rainfall patterns in both its intensity and distribution, rising sea levels and its effects on fishing communities, coastal erosion and the negative consequences on coastal communities,” she said.
She assured Ghanaians that the Government was up to the task and would surely skip the dirty part of development through well-designed programmes, such as the Eco Brigade Project.
Ms Ayitey said employees of the project would not only be engaged in the cleaning and monitoring of the beach fronts, but would also ensure that the beaches were clean for both local and foreign tourists.
That, she said, would obviously impact positively on the health of the citizenry along the coast and tourists as well.
She emphasised that such environmentally related employment opportunities would not be restricted only to the coast, adding that the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology was also actively developing an underwater timber harvesting, processing and marketing in the Volta River Lake.
Ms Ayitey said her ministry and Ministries of Education and Energy would plan to ensure that the universities and polytechnics produced people with the technical skills needed to push the oil industry.
The Minister of Health, Dr George Sipa-Adjah Yankey, said the launch of the Eco Brigade Project was part of the country’s preparation towards the oil production.
He explained that while the country would benefit from the oil find, it was also anticipated that there would be some difficulties.
Dr Yankey said the blessing these people would derive from the oil industry should not turn into a curse, and that there was a need to ensure that the marine products were safe and good for human consumption.
The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Mr Kwabena Osei Acheampong, urged metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives to ensure that sand winning activities at the beaches were ceased.
He stated that sand winning activities had reduced some of the beaches to rocky areas.
The Minister of Energy, Dr Joe Oteng-Adjei, said clean environment was the greatest legacy the people could bequeath to the future generation .
In an address read on his behalf, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Rashid Pelpuo, reiterated that the ministry would not dispose of employees of the National Youth and Employment Programme, and that about 41,000 people would be employed in the programme by the end of the year.
USE STOOL LANDS REVENUE TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY PROJECTS (SEPT 22, PAGE 20)
THE Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Lands and Forestry, Mr Gershon K.B. Gbediame, has called on Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to use stool lands revenue disbursed to the assemblies to provide development projects that will benefit the communities, particularly those whose lands are affected.
He stressed that it was not for nothing that 55 per cent of the stool lands revenue was disbursed to the assemblies.
Mr Gbediame made the call when members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Lands and Forestry met officials of the Mpohor Wassa East District Assembly at Daboase in the Western Region to discuss the use of the stool lands revenue disbursed to the assembly in 2004, 2005 and 2006.
He said the communities whose lands had been affected were losing their lands for life, and therefore, urged the assemblies to be innovative in their activities.
Mr Gbediame stated that the stool lands revenue was disbursed to the assemblies without any guidelines and that was the reason why the assemblies used the money for other purposes.
“We will recommend to the appropriate authorities so that there should be guidelines for the use of the stool lands revenue”, he added.
Mr Gbediame also realised that the assemblies did not know how much they should collect as stool lands revenue for a year, and that they collected whatever was given them as revenue from the stool lands.
The Mpohor Wassa East District Finance Officer, Mr K.P. Ampiah, said the assembly collected GH¢42,410.20, GH¢96,987.97 and GH¢63,188 in 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively as stool lands revenue.
He said part of the money was used for the maintenance of the assembly’s tipper truck, paying sitting allowances, salaries and wages, for poverty mapping, reshaping of some roads and the construction of school blocks and public places of convenience.
He stressed that it was not for nothing that 55 per cent of the stool lands revenue was disbursed to the assemblies.
Mr Gbediame made the call when members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Lands and Forestry met officials of the Mpohor Wassa East District Assembly at Daboase in the Western Region to discuss the use of the stool lands revenue disbursed to the assembly in 2004, 2005 and 2006.
He said the communities whose lands had been affected were losing their lands for life, and therefore, urged the assemblies to be innovative in their activities.
Mr Gbediame stated that the stool lands revenue was disbursed to the assemblies without any guidelines and that was the reason why the assemblies used the money for other purposes.
“We will recommend to the appropriate authorities so that there should be guidelines for the use of the stool lands revenue”, he added.
Mr Gbediame also realised that the assemblies did not know how much they should collect as stool lands revenue for a year, and that they collected whatever was given them as revenue from the stool lands.
The Mpohor Wassa East District Finance Officer, Mr K.P. Ampiah, said the assembly collected GH¢42,410.20, GH¢96,987.97 and GH¢63,188 in 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively as stool lands revenue.
He said part of the money was used for the maintenance of the assembly’s tipper truck, paying sitting allowances, salaries and wages, for poverty mapping, reshaping of some roads and the construction of school blocks and public places of convenience.
ADAMUS SUPPORTS NKRUMAH'S CENTENARY (SEPT 22, PAGE 30)
ADAMUS Resources Limited, a gold mining company at Nkroful in the Ellembelle District in the Western Region has presented a cheque for GH¢10,000 to the Ellembelle District Assembly towards the centenary celebration of the birth of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana.
At a ceremony to present the cheque, the Finance and Business Director of Adamus Resources Limited, Mr Mark Addo, said the company was proud to be part of the celebration and that the donation was to help build the assembly’s capacity to provide social amenities for the people of the district.
He explained that Adamus Resources was an emerging gold mining company developing the Nzema Gold Operations.
He said the company had plans to become a gold producer within the next 12 to 18 months with the production of 100,000 ounces of gold per year for the next 10 years.
As part of its social responsibility, he said, Adamus Resources in the past years had developed several projects in the communities within its catchment area.
Mr Addo said the company’s main priority in community relations and development had been targeted at youth education, capacity building and infrastructural support to improve the quality of lives of people in the area.
He said the company had spent US$200,000 on projects, including the provision of mechanised borehole to the Nkroful Agricultural Senior High School and the training of 91 youth from the communities to acquire technical skills in welding, plumbing, electrical works, carpentry and catering.
Mr Addo said the company had also built 10 classroom blocks for various communities in its area of operation.
The Ellembelle District Chief Executive, Mr Daniel Kemambeku Eshun, promised that the donation would be put to good use.
At a ceremony to present the cheque, the Finance and Business Director of Adamus Resources Limited, Mr Mark Addo, said the company was proud to be part of the celebration and that the donation was to help build the assembly’s capacity to provide social amenities for the people of the district.
He explained that Adamus Resources was an emerging gold mining company developing the Nzema Gold Operations.
He said the company had plans to become a gold producer within the next 12 to 18 months with the production of 100,000 ounces of gold per year for the next 10 years.
As part of its social responsibility, he said, Adamus Resources in the past years had developed several projects in the communities within its catchment area.
Mr Addo said the company’s main priority in community relations and development had been targeted at youth education, capacity building and infrastructural support to improve the quality of lives of people in the area.
He said the company had spent US$200,000 on projects, including the provision of mechanised borehole to the Nkroful Agricultural Senior High School and the training of 91 youth from the communities to acquire technical skills in welding, plumbing, electrical works, carpentry and catering.
Mr Addo said the company had also built 10 classroom blocks for various communities in its area of operation.
The Ellembelle District Chief Executive, Mr Daniel Kemambeku Eshun, promised that the donation would be put to good use.
'T' POLY ADMITS 2,741 STUDENTS (SEPT 21, PAGE 17)
THE Takoradi Polytechnic offered admission to a total of 2,741 students for the 2009/2010 academic year.
The matriculants comprised 1,820 males and 921 females. The freshers have already gone through an intensive orientation programme to expose them to the various structures, rules and regulations of the institution.
Speaking at the 18th matriculation ceremony in Takoradi, the Rector of the Takoradi Polytechnic, Dr Samuel Obeng Apori advised the students to comply with all the school’s statutes, code of ethics and students’ handbook.
He explained that those were the instruments which would be used to regulate their stay and activities on campus.
“I will further encourage you to give your studies all attention. Management has put in place a full complement of lecturers and supporting staff as well as the requisite teaching and learning materials and equipment to equip you with skills, knowledge and attitudes to make you function in your chosen fields of endeavour”, he said.
Dr Apori reminded the students that the society was more diversified than ever and that Takoradi Polytechnic was not an exception.
He added that they would have to interact with their peers who might have perception which were different from theirs.
He, therefore, advised them to learn to live peacefully with all persons and learn to appreciate their differences instead of using that as basis for discrimination and confusion.
Dr Apori further advised the students to learn to use persuasion to help others to understand their view point and not violent, and also co-operate with authorities in helping to sustain a civil environment for effective teaching and learning.
In an address read on his behalf, the Western Regional Minister, Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, said the various programmes of study they had been admitted to pursue, required high professional standards and code of ethics.
Therefore, he said as students, they should be seen as role models to set good examples for the people who would be looking up to them.
“Since some of you live in town, you are going to interact more with the community and your actions are bound to be under scrutiny.
“You therefore have to demonstrate a high sense of disciplinary behaviour and live above reproach,” he further advised them.
Mr Aidoo urged the students to avoid excessive drinking, drugs and other vices, and also avoid unbridled sexual behaviour and at all times try to uphold the code of ethics and serve as role models to uplift the image of the Polytechnic.
The matriculants comprised 1,820 males and 921 females. The freshers have already gone through an intensive orientation programme to expose them to the various structures, rules and regulations of the institution.
Speaking at the 18th matriculation ceremony in Takoradi, the Rector of the Takoradi Polytechnic, Dr Samuel Obeng Apori advised the students to comply with all the school’s statutes, code of ethics and students’ handbook.
He explained that those were the instruments which would be used to regulate their stay and activities on campus.
“I will further encourage you to give your studies all attention. Management has put in place a full complement of lecturers and supporting staff as well as the requisite teaching and learning materials and equipment to equip you with skills, knowledge and attitudes to make you function in your chosen fields of endeavour”, he said.
Dr Apori reminded the students that the society was more diversified than ever and that Takoradi Polytechnic was not an exception.
He added that they would have to interact with their peers who might have perception which were different from theirs.
He, therefore, advised them to learn to live peacefully with all persons and learn to appreciate their differences instead of using that as basis for discrimination and confusion.
Dr Apori further advised the students to learn to use persuasion to help others to understand their view point and not violent, and also co-operate with authorities in helping to sustain a civil environment for effective teaching and learning.
In an address read on his behalf, the Western Regional Minister, Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, said the various programmes of study they had been admitted to pursue, required high professional standards and code of ethics.
Therefore, he said as students, they should be seen as role models to set good examples for the people who would be looking up to them.
“Since some of you live in town, you are going to interact more with the community and your actions are bound to be under scrutiny.
“You therefore have to demonstrate a high sense of disciplinary behaviour and live above reproach,” he further advised them.
Mr Aidoo urged the students to avoid excessive drinking, drugs and other vices, and also avoid unbridled sexual behaviour and at all times try to uphold the code of ethics and serve as role models to uplift the image of the Polytechnic.
Veep eulogises Kwame Nkrumah and says..GHANA WORTH DYING FOR (LEAD STORY, SEPT 21)
STORY: Kwame Asiedu Marfo & Moses Dotsey Aklorbortu, Nkroful
Vice-President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the government’s decision to celebrate the life of Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, is a demonstration to the current generation that the country is worth dying for.
He noted that Dr Nkrumah might not have been alone in the struggle to attain independence for Ghana, “but in every struggle it is the ideals of an individual that bring the strands of the struggle to the intended climax”.
He said such was the case of Dr Nkrumah when he brought the dreams and aspirations of the nation to the expected end.
Speaking to the chiefs and people of Nkroful in the Ellembelle District as part of the centenary celebration of Dr Nkrumah’s birthday, Vice-President Mahama said it was within this context that the debate over whether it was prudent to celebrate Nkrumah alone ought to be conducted.
He said gone were the days when the possession of anything that had to do with Nkrumah was a crime, adding that Nkrumah’s place in history had been affirmed by his being voted the man of the century and being acclaimed worldwide.
The Vice-President said it was not in doubt that Kwame Nkrumah was at the forefront of the nationalist struggle for the country’s independence and self-determination for Africa’s liberation struggle.
“He laid a solid foundation by providing our nation with infrastructural facilities and social amenities which are still visible today and attest to the vision he had for Ghana,” he said.
“As we speak, a product of his vision, the Akosombo Dam, is still the contributor of the chunk of the country’s energy needs, and that is the man we are talking about and celebrating today,” he said.
The Vice-President said Nkrumah was not just an individual but an institution in Africa and to Africans in the Diaspora, saying “his contribution to African political thought and the dignity of Africans will remain lasting memories and legacies for generations yet unborn”.
“The schools, roads, ports, health facilities, the Akosombo hydro project and his vigorous industrialisation and agricultural programmes continue to form the foundation upon which successive governments have depended.”
He said it was against this backdrop that the ideals of Nkrumah should be immortalised.
A representative of the planning committee, Prof. Agyeman Badu Akosa, thanked the chiefs and people of Nzema for giving Ghana, Africa and the world such a great son.
Vice-President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the government’s decision to celebrate the life of Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, is a demonstration to the current generation that the country is worth dying for.
He noted that Dr Nkrumah might not have been alone in the struggle to attain independence for Ghana, “but in every struggle it is the ideals of an individual that bring the strands of the struggle to the intended climax”.
He said such was the case of Dr Nkrumah when he brought the dreams and aspirations of the nation to the expected end.
Speaking to the chiefs and people of Nkroful in the Ellembelle District as part of the centenary celebration of Dr Nkrumah’s birthday, Vice-President Mahama said it was within this context that the debate over whether it was prudent to celebrate Nkrumah alone ought to be conducted.
He said gone were the days when the possession of anything that had to do with Nkrumah was a crime, adding that Nkrumah’s place in history had been affirmed by his being voted the man of the century and being acclaimed worldwide.
The Vice-President said it was not in doubt that Kwame Nkrumah was at the forefront of the nationalist struggle for the country’s independence and self-determination for Africa’s liberation struggle.
“He laid a solid foundation by providing our nation with infrastructural facilities and social amenities which are still visible today and attest to the vision he had for Ghana,” he said.
“As we speak, a product of his vision, the Akosombo Dam, is still the contributor of the chunk of the country’s energy needs, and that is the man we are talking about and celebrating today,” he said.
The Vice-President said Nkrumah was not just an individual but an institution in Africa and to Africans in the Diaspora, saying “his contribution to African political thought and the dignity of Africans will remain lasting memories and legacies for generations yet unborn”.
“The schools, roads, ports, health facilities, the Akosombo hydro project and his vigorous industrialisation and agricultural programmes continue to form the foundation upon which successive governments have depended.”
He said it was against this backdrop that the ideals of Nkrumah should be immortalised.
A representative of the planning committee, Prof. Agyeman Badu Akosa, thanked the chiefs and people of Nzema for giving Ghana, Africa and the world such a great son.
Monday, September 7, 2009
UMAT ADMITS 504 STUDENTS (PAGE 11)
THE University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) admitted 504 students, representing 33 per cent of the 1,520 candidates who qualified for admission this year.
The inability of the university to admit more applicants is due to limited academic, residential and other facilities.
The university further admitted 48 postgraduate students, bringing the number of postgraduate students to 177, constituting 11.6 per cent of the total student population.
The Vice Chancellor of the university Professor Daniel Mireku-Gyimah, announced this at the fifth matriculation of the university at Tarkwa at the weekend.
He explained that the 239 female students constituting 15.65 per cent of the total student population might not sound very significant in the mining and hardcore engineering environment, which had hitherto been the preserve of men.
“During this year’s admission for example, every female student who qualified for admission was automatically admitted,” he said.
Professor Mireku-Gyimah noted that in this year’s admission list, students from Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) formed the highest proportion with 35 students, followed by Tarkwa Senior High School which had 18 students, with Mfantsipim Senior High School coming third with 17 students.
He said the university also had students from the less-endowed schools, such as Huni Valley Senior High School, Amaniampong Senior High School, Twene Amanfo Senior High School, Walewale Senior High School and Dzodze Penyi Senior High School.
“Against this background, it is important for you, our fresh students, to appreciate your privileged status and make good use of the opportunity offered to you and the training resources put at your disposal,” he advised.
The vice chancellor reiterated that the vision of the university was to become a centre of excellence in Ghana and Africa for training world-class professionals in the fields of engineering, management science and information technology.
“Certainly, UMaT is on the move to become a Centre of Excellence for training world-class professionals in engineering, management science and information technology,” he stated.
“In line with this vision, and to make our graduates more valuable on the international market, we have revised the content of our academic programmes to include courses which are relevant to modern-day industrial practice,” he said.
Very soon, he said a special course in French language would be introduced as an elective for the students and staff of the university.
Professor Mireku-Gyimah announced that by next academic year, the university would admit students to the Environmental Science, Social Responsibility and Safety Engineering Department, while the Languages Section would become a servicing department of languages.
The university admitted 20 international students from Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroun, La Cote d’Ivoire and Sierra Leone, bringing the total number of international students to 62.
The inability of the university to admit more applicants is due to limited academic, residential and other facilities.
The university further admitted 48 postgraduate students, bringing the number of postgraduate students to 177, constituting 11.6 per cent of the total student population.
The Vice Chancellor of the university Professor Daniel Mireku-Gyimah, announced this at the fifth matriculation of the university at Tarkwa at the weekend.
He explained that the 239 female students constituting 15.65 per cent of the total student population might not sound very significant in the mining and hardcore engineering environment, which had hitherto been the preserve of men.
“During this year’s admission for example, every female student who qualified for admission was automatically admitted,” he said.
Professor Mireku-Gyimah noted that in this year’s admission list, students from Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) formed the highest proportion with 35 students, followed by Tarkwa Senior High School which had 18 students, with Mfantsipim Senior High School coming third with 17 students.
He said the university also had students from the less-endowed schools, such as Huni Valley Senior High School, Amaniampong Senior High School, Twene Amanfo Senior High School, Walewale Senior High School and Dzodze Penyi Senior High School.
“Against this background, it is important for you, our fresh students, to appreciate your privileged status and make good use of the opportunity offered to you and the training resources put at your disposal,” he advised.
The vice chancellor reiterated that the vision of the university was to become a centre of excellence in Ghana and Africa for training world-class professionals in the fields of engineering, management science and information technology.
“Certainly, UMaT is on the move to become a Centre of Excellence for training world-class professionals in engineering, management science and information technology,” he stated.
“In line with this vision, and to make our graduates more valuable on the international market, we have revised the content of our academic programmes to include courses which are relevant to modern-day industrial practice,” he said.
Very soon, he said a special course in French language would be introduced as an elective for the students and staff of the university.
Professor Mireku-Gyimah announced that by next academic year, the university would admit students to the Environmental Science, Social Responsibility and Safety Engineering Department, while the Languages Section would become a servicing department of languages.
The university admitted 20 international students from Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroun, La Cote d’Ivoire and Sierra Leone, bringing the total number of international students to 62.
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