Ghana Technology University College (GTUC) over the weekend held its 21st congregation ceremony.
The theme for the graduation was “Harnessing Information Communication Technology (ICT) for National Development: The Role of Tertiary Institutions.”
The ceremony marked the graduation for undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students who pursued collaborative programmes with Coventry University, UK, CASS European School of Management Studies, France and Anhalt University, Germany.
A total number of 1,197 students graduated in various disciplines.
Delivering the open speech at the ceremony, Chairman of the GTUC Governing Council, Prof Kwame Osei-Boateng welcomed and congratulated all graduands for bringing their long period of studies to a successful end.
“It is no doubt, it has taken many sacrifices and enduring years of intense learning to reach this day as is evident by adorning graduation regalia,” he said.
He advised graduands to manage their time well and also keep their word by planning, prioritizing, and spending their hours judiciously since that will determine the difference between graduates’ success and failure.
He also advised them to keep their word and together with good time management they can be real leaders to make impact in every facet of their lives.
The Acting President of GTUC, Prof. Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, encouraged graduates to continuously aspire to improve and challenge themselves and build new knowledge through information, communication and technology.
“As a technology-oriented institution of higher learning, GTUC is committed to providing an educational experience of the highest quality. GTUC remains a center of academic excellence that provides an enabling environment for quality teaching, learning, research, intellectual creativity, innovation and service to the community”.
He stated that, graduates gathered here today will not only demonstrate academic excellence but also espouse the virtues of humility, honesty, objectivity and tolerance for their personal development as well as in communities they find themselves.
For his part, Guest speaker for the event, Deputy Minister for Communications, George Andah, said, providing opportunities to meet Africa’s basic learning needs by making ICT a priority is the first step towards a long-term solution to prepare the Continent for its future in a global society.
“Prioritizing ICT will contribute to providing meaningful learning environments for Africa’s people by connecting universities and other institutions of Higher Learning to the information highway, thereby enhancing their capacity to respond to new challenges to teaching and learning and to become real learning organisations for their communities. This will ensure the nurturing of graduates entrepreneurs to support the growth of the private sector. Today you join other graduates with similar qualifications, but what will set you apart will be your ability to contribute meaningfully to productivity at your workplaces through innovation backed by information communication technology.”
Mr. Andah advised graduates to be multi-tasked and not see the achievements today as an end in itself, but a means to an end. He said they should constantly monitor trends in government policies to easily identify new opportunities and take advantage of them.
The overall best student and valedictorian, Miss. Doris Akosua Amedzro shared with vivid memories the hard work, dedication and sacrifice that graduates have invested in their respective programs of studies.
She said attaining education is one of the greatest treatments given to mankind and that her fellow graduates should continue to educate themselves for higher achievements.
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By: Philip Nii Lartey | citinewsroom.com | Ghana