Koforidua Technical University holds 22nd congregation with 3,011 students  

The Koforidua Technical University (KTU) has held its 22nd Congregation ceremony for 3,011 students who excelled in various academic programmes. 

Out of the total number, Higher National Diploma (HND) graduands constituted 1,468, and 1,543 were BTech graduands.  

Among the HND graduands, 141 obtained First Class, 758 obtained Second Class Upper Division, 556 obtained Second Class Lower Division, and 14 obtained passes. 

 For the BTech graduands, the number of First Class graduates were 244, Second Class Upper Division graduates were 943, Second Class Lower Division graduates were 351, and Passes were four. 

In his speech, Professor John Owusu, the Vice-Chancellor of KTU, said the university was established by an Act of Parliament in 1997, with a first batch of 47 students admitted into the Faculty of Business and Management Studies to pursue programmes leading to the award of Higher National Diploma in Marketing and Purchasing and Supply.  

After 28 years, the university now has a student population of 13, 621, made up of 147 Master of Technology and Master of Science students, 8,012 Bachelor of Technology students, 4,341 HND students, and 1,121 non-HND professional and technical students. 

He said the university had received accreditation and had started running the Master of Technology and Master of Science programmes in the fields of Environmental Health and Safety, Construction Technology and Management, Water Resources Engineering and Management, Renewable Energy Systems Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Health Informatics. 

The rest were Telecommunications and Network Engineering, Municipal Engineering and Management, Data Science, Computer Science, Accounting and Finance, and Procurement and Supply Chain Management. 

Advising the graduands, Professor Owusu charged them to deploy the treasured resources acquired from the university to make a positive impression on the people around them. 

He said, “I caution you against arrogance and indiscipline in the workplace.  Your certificate, your knowledge, and your skills may help you create a business or secure a job, but remember, your attitude will determine whether your business will succeed or whether you can keep your job. Good work ethics are the key to your success.” 

Regarding infrastructure, he said work on the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) projects financed by the Ghana Government in the university were progressing steadily. 

However, he made an appeal to GETFund and investors to provide the university with a library complex, and students’ hostel.  

Also, the Vice- Chancellor appealed to the government to give the university the opportunity to replace exited staff and to give us clearance to employ new staff to augment our staff strength.  

Source: GNA