General News of Saturday, 29 September 2018Source: ghananewsagency.orgSTU Vice Chancellor tasks technical universities to solve development challengesProfessor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah addressing the gatheringProfessor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah, the Vice Chancellor of the Sunyani Technical University (STU), has called on technical universities to lead the national industrialisation drive and find solutions to challenges impeding national progress. He said technical universities must be in the position to contribute positively to make the government’s flagship programmes such as the ‘One-District-One-Factory (1D1F)’, ‘Ghana beyond Aid’ and the ‘Planting for Food and Jobs (PfFJs)’ to achieve meaningful outcomes. It was held under the theme: “Science, Engineering, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable National Development”. The key objectives for the establishment of technical universities in the country are to promote engineering, technical and vocational education training, based on skills development and technology transfer for wealth creation and employment opportunities to contribute to socio-economic development, he said. Mr Emmanuel Kwaku Asiedu, a renowned engineer and inventor, said technical universities and graduates have failed the nation and the entire continent.

Source: GhanaWeb September 28, 2018 18:22 UTC