Cape Coast, Mar. 11, GNA – The Cape Coast Technical University (CCTU) has entreated fresh students to take advantage of the school’s resources and good environment to develop themselves in the wake of the government’s industrialisation agenda.
It said Technical and Vocational Education and Training had become the government’s major instrument to propel its industrialisation agenda, leading to “far-reaching interventions” such as the construction of modern engineering workshops and laboratories at various Technical Universities and Institutes.
“These are, therefore, exciting times to be a student at a Technical University, as the future of this nation hangs squarely on your shoulders.
“The expectation of the nation of you is very high and we hope you will realize this and ensure that you take advantage of all that is provided in this institution to make you an asset to the nation,” Professor Joshua Danso Owusu-Sekyere, the Vice-Chancellor of CCCTU, said.
The Vice-Chancellor was speaking at the school’s sixth matriculation ceremony on Friday, where 1,402 fresh students were formally admitted for the 2021/2022 academic year.
They comprised 601 Bachelor of Technology students, 453 Higher National Diploma (HND) and 348 Diploma students.
In all, the University received 2,103 applications of which 1899 were admitted but 1,402 took the offer.
Professor Owusu-Sekyere said the University’s niche was Renewable Energy for which reason it was striving to be a Center of Excellence in Renewable Energy in Ghana and urged the new entrants to be innovative in that direction.
He announced that the institution had increased its programmes by introducing a Master of Technology (M-Tech) programme, a four-year Bachelor of Technology (B-Tech) programme and a few more Diploma programmes.
In total, he said CCTU was offering 55 programmes comprising one M-Tech programme, 12 B-Tech Top-up programmes, 15 four-year B-Tech programmes, 12 Higher National Diploma programmes and 15 Diploma programmes.
He advised the students to be time conscious and not to lose their primary focus for being in school.
“Get the best of every good thing any extra-curricular activity has to offer but do not get distracted from the main reason for coming to CCTU,” he advised.
He warned that there was no absolute freedom in the University because “you will have to give an account of your actions at a point in time.”
The Vice-Chancellor further urged the students to be determined to leave the school as better people and cautioned them to be careful of their choices.
“I also encourage you to cultivate the spirit of discipline. No human being attains the desired success without discipline. Sacrifice some of your desires for a better tomorrow,’ he added.
Touching on the challenge of accommodation in the school, Professor Owusu-Sekyere said the University had only one hostel which could barely accommodate 300 students, accounting for why most students were not residing on campus.
“None of us is excited about this situation and Management has and is doing everything possible to get some private developers to come in to construct hostels.
“Hopefully, very soon the University would see one or two hostels springing up,” he assured.
GNA