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Anomabo Fort structures to house
University College
Anomabo (C/R), Oct 5, Ghanadot/GNA – Amicus Onlus, a
non-governmental organisation, based in Italy is helping to
convert the structures of Fort Williams at Anomabo to house
a higher place of learning to be called Baobab University
College.
A ground breaking ceremony was performed jointly by Mr
Robert Quainoo-Arthur, Mfantseman Municipal Chief Executive,
and the Reverend Caesar Atuire, President of Amicus Onlus,
on Saturday, to mark the beginning of work on the College.
Nana Ato Arthur, Central Regional Minister, in a speech read
for him, reiterated government’s commitment to provide
affordable access to higher education to ensure that it did
not become an asset for only a privileged few.
He noted with concern that some of the country’s
Universities were losing focus and thereby were not meeting
their obligations to the nation.
“Employers have complained time and again that our
University graduates lacked the skill mix expected by
today’s job market,” he stated.
Nana Arthur held that “lecturers seem more concerned about
making publications to enhance their careers, to paying
attention to the pedagogy that will ensure that the students
develop skills that will not only enable them to compete
favourably on the job market, but also make meaningful
contributions to national development.”
Mr Quainoo-Arthur expressed regret that although the Central
Region could boast of good educational institutions in the
country, its citizens were not making the best use of them.
Rev Atuire said the College would start with post graduate
programmes in Nursing, Epidemiology and Entrepreneurship.
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