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Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has reiterated the need for the study of the French language and other international languages to enable the country to be competitive in the globalised world.

The,  ceremony took  place when a newly constructed Ultra-Modern Language Learning Centre named after Vice President Kwesi Amissah -Arthur  was inaugurated with the when the purpose of  reaching out to language instructors at all levels of education.

The Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, and the Chairman of council Nana Sam Brew-Butler inaugurated the new multi-purpose constructed Language Learning Centre and Language Laboratory named after Vice President Kwesi Amissah -Arthur. .

Mr Amissah said in view of this, government will continue to resource the countries universities and other tertiary institutions for the teaching and learning of languages. So that it becomes a Centre of Language Studies in the sub-region.

He said It was part of the Bank’s social corporate responsibility to support public universities. Other beneficiary universities are the University of Ghana and the University for Development Studies. Vice President Amissah-Arthur appealed to corporate institutions to support the education sector to improve access.

 He commended the Bank of Ghana (BoG) for building the multi-purpose conference facility to help promote teaching and learning of languages at the University. So that it can improve the communication skills of students.

Mr Amissah –Arthur said government has a responsibility to commit resources to the educational sector of the country and in so doing the Public Universities must also set their priorities right so that they continue to commit resources to them 

 He urged the University of Cape coast to ensure strict maintenance culture of the facility to complement the effort of the Bank. Underscoring the need for appropriate maintenance culture to safeguard the lifespan of the facility

The First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Millison Narh, emphasised the importance of the language centre to the Bank and Ghana’s economy as a whole. He said Ghana needs international experts to facilitate trade transactions, contract negotiations and technological transfer between Ghana and the rest of the world through translation of documents and interpretation of discussions at meetings. Therefore, the importance of the well-resourced University of Cape Coast Languages Centre cannot be over emphasised.

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Prof. Domwini Kuupole expressed gratitude to the Vice President and the Bank of Ghana for providing the ultra-modern edifice for the university. He appealed to corporate institutions and philanthropists to support the centre.

Vice President Amisaah-Arthur, the Chairman of the University of Cape Coast Council, Sam Nana Brew Butler, Prof. Kuupole, Mr Narh and other officials of the Bank of Ghana and the university toured sections of the language centre.

On his part Mr. Millison Kwadjo Narh the First Deputy Governor of Bank of Ghana who is an Alumini of the University of Cape Coast and deputized for Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku, in his remarks noted that the new multi-purpose language facility was an appropriate way to reward the University for the development and learning of languages in the country. 

He commended the past governors of the Bank of Ghana for their support to the Department in ensuring quality education and relevant courses that would empower language students and faculty members to adopt new initiatives that would benefit the country.