The Rector of the Koforidua Polytechnic in the Eastern Region, Reynolds Okai is offering to help the Electoral Commission with biometric machines for the running of the 2016 elections.
This follows a successful test run of biometric machines produced by the Computer Science Department of the school.
The rector made the announcement when the school hosted President John Mahama who is in the region for a two-day working tour.
He said: “The biometric registration machine or the electronic voting system by the computer science department has been introduced. Koforidua Polytechnic is prepared to make this facility accessible to the Electoral Commission for the 2016 general elections.”
Briefing the President on some of the innovations embarked on by the school, the Rector indicated that they are in the process of overhauling most of their courses to suit the job market.
He spoke of various plans by the polytechnic to enhance efficiency and growth of the institution by introducing new courses and also collaborating with notable organizations to spearhead research and innovation.
He was optimistic that their designed biometric machines which he insists has been tried and texted by the school would be of great help to the nation if made available to the Electoral Commission.
He further outlined plans by the Polytechnic to establish a medical school stating that “plans are far advanced for the Polytechnic to man demand driven programmes.’
According to him, the school is in the process of acquiring accreditation “for the mounting of HND in Medical Laboratory Sciences and HND in Biomedical Engineering.”
“The Koforidua Polytechnic is in the process of establishing a DNA laboratory in Ghana” which will be the first of its kind among tertiary institutions in Ghana.
By: Efua Idan Osam/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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