Sunyani, April 05, GNA – The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) has marked its 10th matriculation ceremony with admission of 3,107 students, 2,850 undergraduates and 257 postgraduates to commence diploma and degree programmes for the 2021/2022 academic year.
Speaking at the ceremony in Sunyani, Professor Elvis Asare-Bediako, the Vice-Chancellor (VC) advised the students to merge their individual values with those of the University and live by them in their day-to-day endeavours whilst on campus.
This, he emphasised was because “The UENR is driven by the core values of promoting innovation, creativity, freedom of thought and creative expression operating with integrity, commitment and transparency”.
Prof. Asare-Bediako advised the fresh students to acquire the necessary communicative, leadership and critical thinking skills to enable them live up to the task at the university as a platform to survive as either employees or employers in the world.
He encouraged the matriculants to be strong and keep their eyes focused on their goals and work hard towards them, stressing they were in the University not only to acquire academic knowledge but also to get ready “as polished adults” for the nation and the world at large.
The VC stated the University had as part of its core mandate the promotion of energy conservation and environmental protection for the nation’s sustainable development, saying that was being achieved through partnership with stakeholders in skills and knowledge generation and application.
Prof Asare-Bediako therefore charged the fresh students to explore the world through their creative thinking, learn from others and acknowledge the talents, capabilities and competencies in all people as well as being committed to hard work and live by integrity and transparency.
Earlier in an address, Mr. Kingsford Diawuo Amankonah, the Students’ Representative Council President congratulated the students for accepting to study at UENR, saying their decision to pursue their respective selected programmes demonstrated their commitment for high-quality teaching and learning.
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