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President Akufo-Addo urges graduates to contribute expertise to nation’s development 
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President Akufo-Addo urges graduates to contribute expertise to nation’s development 

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaian university graduates to apply their expertise to drive the country's rapid development.   He said that their education had equipped them with the knowledge and leadership skills needed to address the persistent challenges facing society.  "With perseverance and hard work, you can achieve greatness," the President noted while addressing the fifth session of the 16th graduation ceremony of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA).  A total of 5,608 students graduated at this year's ceremony, including 1,120 postgraduate students.  The event also marked the opening of a 10-storey building funded by the university's internally generated resources.  The new facility includes lecture halls, of...
SD Dombo University graduates 2,321 students at 3rd congregation ceremony 
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SD Dombo University graduates 2,321 students at 3rd congregation ceremony 

The SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SDD-UBIDS) has graduated 2,321 students, comprising 1,448 undergraduate and 873 postgraduate students, at its 3rd congregation ceremony. The number represented about 34 per cent increase over 1,513 students who graduated last year. Speaking at the ceremony in Wa at the weekend, Professor Emmanuel K. Derbile, the Vice Chancellor of the SDD-UBIDS, reiterated the university’s commitment to producing industry-fit graduates for the job market. “We seek to produce graduates who are not only well-versed in narrow academic disciplines, but who have interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary skills that will make the difference in an increasingly complex world”, he explained. The...