The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called on tertiary students to look beyond using their mobile phones, tablets and other electronic gadgets for making and receiving calls, and to explore the world through the various search engines to bring its benefits to bear on humanity.
“Personally, I must say that my inclination to the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is growing each day,” he said.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu, who was speaking at the seventh congregation and 10th anniversary ceremony of the Garden City University College (GCUC) at Kenyase in the Kwabre District in the Ashanti Region, however, urged students to be cautious and avoid ‘unsaintly sites and the abuse of this nascent technology.’ Creativity and innovation
He noted that as the economic indices remained unstable and gloomy, it was incumbent on the students to be innovative and creative in order to explore other avenues for their economic gains.
The Asantehene said many great people were challenged by the circumstances to surmount formidable obstacles that threatened to overwhelm their full potential, but added that their boldness and willingness to utilise the full potential widened their scope of knowledge, thereby generating new thinking and new ways of doing things.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu, in that direction, lauded the management of the GCUC for the paradigm shift and focus on science-based programmes such as Nursing and Midwifery, Computer Science, Information Technology, Medical Laboratory Technology, Environmental Science and Dental Therapy. Founder
The Founder and Chancellor of the GCUC, Mr Albert Acquah, noted that the idea to set up the university a decade ago was fertilised by numerous calls by the Asantehene on Ghanaians living abroad to return home and contribute towards the development of their homeland.
However, he said a major challenge confronting the school was the deplorable nature of the Buokrom Estate Junction to Kenyase road, and thus called on the authorities to fix it.
The road, he believed, when constructed, would not only facilitate easy commuting but would also enhance economic growth within the catchment area. Minister
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr Peter Anarfi-Mensah, spoke on the theme: “Changes and Challenges for Private Tertiary Institution: The Profit of Learning.” He re-echoed the positive contribution of private universities to national development.
He reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring that quality education was made accessible to the citizenry, which he said was in line with its quest to build a “Better Ghana.”
The minister, however, advised authorities of private tertiary institutions to conform to the norms that guide the provision of tertiary education in the country, adding that a number of schools which flouted the laws had already been closed down by the National Accreditation Board.
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