{"id":20464,"date":"2022-05-21T18:10:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T18:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/bunso-president-cuts-sod-for-university-of-engineering-and-agricultural-sciences"},"modified":"2022-05-21T18:39:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T18:39:14","slug":"bunso-president-cuts-sod-for-university-of-engineering-and-agricultural-sciences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/bunso-president-cuts-sod-for-university-of-engineering-and-agricultural-sciences","title":{"rendered":"Bunso: President cuts sod for University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span> President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the commencement of work on the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences (UEAS) at Bunso in the Eastern Region.<\/p>\n

The construction of the UEAS is expected to be completed within 24 months and will be the second public university in the Eastern Region. It will focus on satisfying human resource demands from domestic industries, and become a centre of excellence in Engineering, Agricultural Sciences, Applied Sciences and Built Environment.<\/p>\n

The work is being funded with a 90-million Us dollar facility from the Export-Import Bank of Korea and the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) of the Republic of Korea.<\/p>\n

At the sod-cutting ceremony on Friday, attended by the Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, President Akufo-Addo noted that the world was driven by technology and that a country\u2019s development depended on its ability to understand, adapt, produce and commercialise scientific and technological knowledge in ways appropriate to its culture, aspirations and level of development.<\/p>\n

Energy, industry, agriculture, medicine and health, clean air and water, transportation, sanitation, the use, management and conservation of natural resources are all based, ultimately, on science and technology, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, it is obvious that to be a part of this modern world, there must be science and technology elements at all levels of the development process,\u201d the President said, adding that technology would help the fulfilment of the national dream to meet basic challenges of survival such as providing food, shelter, clothing, health and security for the people.<\/p>\n

Over the last five years, the Government had increasingly implemented initiatives and programmes rooted in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), with the goal being to ensure a target of 60:40 science-humanities ratio, and also educate a critical mass of the Ghanaian populace for science-related jobs, which would define their future employability, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am, thus, happy to note that this year\u2019s enrolment of TVET students in senior high schools has reached record levels \u2013 forty-four thousand (44,000) students, representing a 100% increase over the 2021 enrolment figure,\u201d President Akufo-Addo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Gross Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, measuring enrolment in tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population, which stood at 18.8% as at 2021, has increased significantly to 20% this year.\u201d He said the establishment of the University was also part of government\u2019s response to the current national pre-occupation with food security.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe University will provide leadership in teaching, research and public outreach across a number of fields, and will help address problems that affect our food security, and enhance future competitiveness of Ghana\u2019s industries in a sustainable manner.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Akufo-Addo commended the Export-Import Bank of Korea and the EDCF of the Republic of Korea for providing the funds for the construction of the University and urged all stakeholders to work within schedule and within the budget.<\/p>\n

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