Garden City University Celebrates its 17th Congregation to Mark its Impacts in Ghana’s Educational Landscape   

Garden City University Celebrates its 17th Congregation to Mark its Impacts in Ghana’s Educational Landscape

Garden City University, located at Kenyase in the Kwabre East Municipal of the Ashanti region has celebrated its 17th Congregation to mark its valuable impact on Ghana’s educational landscape.

The theme for the celebration was “25 years of impact and beyond: sustaining excellence and innovation for national transformation as the university’s vision is to develop them next generation of innovators.

The Ashanti Regional Director of Health Service, Dr Fred Adomako-Boateng, has urged students to develop innovation and creativity skills that will pave the way for them in the job sector, without solely depending on the government for employment after school.

He elaborated on the need for graduates to open up to new ideas and apply the principles they were taught to build their capacity for job creation.

Dr Fred Adomako-Boateng continue that it is good to be employed in the public sector, but while waiting for the government to employ them, it is advisable to add value to themselves by being a problem solver.

The Ashanti Regional Director of Health Services called on the graduates to stand up for themselves as the world is not as easy as they see it, and the knowledge and skills imparted to them during their school days are what can transform their lives, rather than waiting for the government for employment, which is not guaranteed.

The Council Chairman of the Garden City University, Professor Ellis Owusu-Dabo called on the government to recognise the valuable contributions of private universities in the country’s educational landscape.

Adding that, private universities play a major role when it comes to access to quality tertiary education and driving economic growth in job creation.

Professor Ellis Owusu-Dabo passionately appealed to the government to support Garden City University in infrastructure development, research funding, policy framework and capacity building since these are major challenges to the school.

Barima Fredua Agyemang Ababio, Chief of Kenyase in the Kwabre East Municipal advised the graduates to practice what they have learnt for the betterment of the country and the society in which they find themselves.

He emphasised the need for learners to embrace technical and vocational skills training to equip them in the entrepreneurship sector rather than waiting on the government for employment.

 

Story by Gifty Badu Boakye