President John Dramani Mahama has challenged the country�s tertiary institutions to instill in the Ghanaian Youth a sense of identity and purpose.
According to President Mahama it was time for the nation�s youth to re-tell the African story through the medium of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
The President said this in a speech read for him by the Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, Mr. Paul Evans Aidoo, at a durbar of staff, students and other stakeholders to mark the 10th anniversary celebration of the Catholic University College of Ghana (CUCG) at Fiapre.
He suggested that the Computer Science Faculties should be able to use computer animation technology and multi-media to tell the stories of African heroes and heroines in ways appealing to the youth.
President Mahama acknowledged the need to assist private tertiary institutions, assuring that government would entreat the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to provide some minimum support annually for staff training in the private tertiary institutions in the country.
According to the President, inadequate funding, insufficient teaching and learning materials among other challenges were confronting private tertiary institutions in the country, pledging �the State will support the good works private tertiary institutions are doing to help train the required human resource for national development.�
He stated that it would be helpful if the GETFund could come out with possible modalities for supporting institutions like the CUCG in the form of literature, transportation and softwares for the management of University examinations and students records.
On infrastructural development, the Vice-Chancellor of the CUCG, Prof. James Hawkins Ephraim revealed that the University College, through a facility from the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) had completed two hostel clusters comprising 4-storey buildings each and ready for occupancy.
He disclosed further that some works had been done on the administration building using internally generated funds.
On student enrolment, Professor Ephraim, the number of students admitted in August 2013/2014 academic year stands at 896 yielding an overall total student enrolment as at October 22, 2013 of 4361. This number, he said, excludes graduands and students who have satisfied all requirements and are ready to be presented in February 2014.
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