President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the assorted universities to strengthen ties with the economic sector, the federal government and the communities by which they function.
By doing so, he mentioned they might be capable to align their analysis and instructing with the wants of the society to contribute on to the realisation of nationwide improvement objectives.
“It is rather crucial for universities to stay energetic and interact within the improvement technique of the nation as a result of they’re the breeding grounds for the concepts, analysis and improvements that drive our nation’s progress.
“They’re the establishments that prepare our agriculturalists, pc scientists and programmers, docs, engineers, legal professionals, academics, political scientists and leaders,” he added.
President Akufo-Addo made the decision on the inauguration of a multipurpose constructing for the College for Improvement Research (UDS), Nyankpala Campus, yesterday.
Named the ‘Silver Jubilee Constructing’, the three-storey facility consists of lecture halls, workplaces, library, pc laboratory, convention halls, amongst others.
Constructed in fulfilment of a promise made by the President through the twenty fifth anniversary celebration of UDS in 2018, the power is predicted to supply a conducive surroundings for college students and school members to enhance academic outcomes.
Shared imaginative and prescient
President Akufo-Addo mentioned the constructing was not only a construction of brick and mortar, nevertheless it symbolised the shared imaginative and prescient for a brighter future and dedication to the pursuit of information and improvement of the nation.
“I vividly recall standing right here in 2018 through the celebration of UDS’ twenty fifth anniversary, my first time as President of the Republic. it was then that I made a pledge to help this college by offering a three-storey constructing complicated.
“Once I make a promise, it’s important that I comply with via; this fulfilment is not only in regards to the constructing however about upholding the belief you’ve gotten positioned in me and demonstrating that once I make a pledge, I maintain it,” he mentioned.
High quality schooling
Given the essential position schooling contributed in direction of nationwide improvement, President Akufo-Addo mentioned the federal government was investing massively in it in any respect ranges to make sure that each Ghanaian youngster, irrespective of their background or circumstance, had entry to high quality schooling.
He added that the federal government had spent big sources on the schooling sector for the previous years, because it recognised it as probably the most highly effective instrument to remodel the nation, stating that, “Certainly, the appreciable budgetary allocations throughout the interval, totalling some GH¢12.8 billion, amply reveal the shared willpower of the Akufo-Addo authorities to make sure that schooling turns into a catalyst round which the transformation of our nation revolves”.
Dedication
For his half, the Minister of Training, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, reiterated the federal government’s dedication in direction of selling high quality tertiary schooling within the nation.
He mentioned, “the Northern Area has responded extra to the Free Senior Excessive Faculty intervention as a result of about 90 per cent of the youth are shifting to secondary faculties, adopted by the North East and Higher East areas”.
Gratitude
The Vice-Chancelor of UDS, Professor Seidu Al-Hassan, expressed gratitude to the President for the gesture and pledged to place the power to good use.
He mentioned the constructing would go a good distance to supply a conducive surroundings for college students to check and foster educational excellence.
He, nonetheless, appealed for the supply of potable ingesting water, highway community and completion of some tasks within the faculty.