A renowned scientist
Prof. Francis Kofi Ampanyin Allotey is calling on government to support Private
Universities in the country so they can help in producing the human resource
base of the country.
Prof. Allotey made the
appeal at 16th Matriculation and 8th congregation of the
Catholic University College of Ghana at Fiapre where 679 students graduated with
various Degrees and Diplomas with 414 also matriculating.
Professor F.K.A. Allotey
Prof. F.K.A. Allotey who
was a guest speaker at the ceremony called for financial support for private Universities in the country.
“ In view of the
financial difficulties that private Universities in their infant stages face in
this country , it will even be more helpful if the National Accreditation Board
and the National Council for Tertiary Education can impress upon government and
its agencies as such the GETFund and the Scholarship Secretariat to offer
scholarships and bursaries to academic in private Universities like the
Catholic University College of Ghana to pursue PhD programmes locally and
abroad,” Prof. Allotey noted.
Vice Chancellor of
Catholic University College of Ghana, Professor James Hawkins Ephraim said the
University would continue to contribute her quota to the development of the
country have been in existence for ten years.
“In this 10th
Anniversary, our goal is to attract qualified and seasoned staff that will
assist in the consolidation of the academic and administrative processes at the
University. The achievement of this objective shall mark the beginning of our
quest to become an autonomous institution,” Prof. Ephraim disclosed.
He also noted that the
University of Ghana is considering two programmes of the University BSc.
Banking, Finance, MA Religious Studies, and Pastoral Ministry for affiliation.
Prof. Ephraim called on
the new graduates to show to the world what they have learnt from the
University. He also called on the matriculants to be studious, discipline and
dress decently.
The Most Rev. Philip
Naameh, Catholic
Archbishop of Tamale and the Chairman of the Governing
Council of the University, launched the
10th anniversary of the University which would celebrated under the theme: “Ten
Years of Holistic Catholic Education -The Experience of the Catholic University
College of Ghana.”
He called on all the
past students of the institution to come on board to make the celebration a
success.
Archbishop Naameh expressed appreciation to the CUCG affiliate and
mentor institutions, the University of Ghana and the University of Cape Coast,
for mentoring the university to its current status.
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