By Ewoenam Kpodo, GNA
Ho, Feb. 24, GNA- Ho Technical University (HTU) has welcomed 3,891 new students into its fold, with the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ben Q. Honyenuga, urging them to uphold discipline, innovation, and sustainability during the 33rd matriculation ceremony.
The matriculants, comprising 2,321 males and 1,538 females, enrolled in both postgraduate and undergraduate programmes. Notably, two students with disabilities were also part of the matriculation, highlighting HTU’s commitment to inclusiveness and equal opportunity.
The event at the G.M. Afeti Auditorium was a colourful affair with two sessions: the morning session featuring the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Built and Natural Environment, and Faculty of Art and Design, while the afternoon session featured the School of Graduate Studies, HTU Business School, Faculty of Engineering, and Faculty of Applied Social Sciences.
In his address, Prof. Honyenuga congratulated the matriculants on their admission into one of Ghana’s leading technical universities, highlighting HTU’s rising global recognition, including being ranked among the top five universities in Ghana and best technical university in the country, citing the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2025) and EduRank (2025) respectively.
Additionally, the Green Metric World University Rankings (2025) placed HTU first in Ghana and second in West Africa for sustainability, thus, he urged students to embrace environmental consciousness by reducing plastic use and adopting reusable items, and respecting the university’s green environment as “Saving the environment is saving human health.”
Prof. Honyenuga reminded students that their time at HTU required discipline, focus, hard work, and respect for authority, cautioning that freedom without responsibility could lead to failure, and urged them to attend lectures faithfully, engage in research and innovation, and to join extracurricular groups to enrich their university experience.
The Vice-Chancellor warned against indecent dressing, social vices, and unsafe practices on campus, charging lecturers to dismiss students who would appear inappropriately dressed for lectures while also advising students to be cautious on social media, emphasising that inappropriate posts could have lasting consequences.
On entrepreneurship and digital literacy, Prof Honyenuga underscored the importance of skills acquisition in an era dominated by automation and artificial intelligence, describing digital skills as “survival skills” and noted that HTU’s Learning Management System had been integrated into teaching and learning to prepare students as responsible digital citizens.
Miss Virginia Elikplim Senayah and Miss Alice Sefenu delivered the matriculation expectation speeches on behalf of their colleagues in the first and second sessions respectively, outlining expectations for quality education and career mentorship while pledging to uphold good behaviour and abide by the university’s rules and regulations.
Dr Christopher K. Amehoe, the Registrar administered the matriculation oath after which the Vice-Chancellor pronounced the freshmen full members of the university community.
In attendance were Prof Christopher Mensah, the Pro Vice-Chancellor, alongside Deans, Directors, and Heads of Departments, who joined in welcoming the new students.
The ceremony marked the beginning of a new academic journey for the fresh students, setting them on a path of innovation, discipline, inclusiveness, and sustainability in line with HTU’s vision.
GNA
Edited by Maxwell Awumah/Linda Asante Agyei