The Ho Campus of the Ghana Technology University College (GTUC), has admitted its fourth (4th) batch of students to pursue various academic programs in the School for the 2017/ 2018 academic year.

A total of 87 first-year students consisting 67 males and 20 females, were admitted into the University College over the weekend.

61 of them were admitted into the Faculty of Computing and Information System, with the rest  26 into IT and  Business, to offer various degree and diploma programmes in the school.

Dr. Juliana Owusu-Ansah, the University Registrar addressing the matriculants on the behalf of the Vice Chancellor, advised them to make use of the opportunities offered by the school, to develop themselves intellectually and morally.

She said “education is not just about the acquisition of knowledge, but equality and compassion” adding that the knowledge acquisition should be used to bridge the gap between the served and under-served in the society through the application of technical tools.

She assured the fresh students of the school’s readiness to support their academic activities with the requisite resources.

She further charged them to be law-abiding and responsible students.

“IT skills are becoming an important tool in driving economies in the new world. And training the youth in that field in developing countries like Ghana is crucial to the prospects of the economy and human resources” she noted.

The Acting Head of the Ho campus, Mr. Frank Senyo Loglo, who reiterated the school’s resolve to produce world-class graduates, pledged to ensure a conducive environment to boost academic activities.

Started as the Ghana Telecom University with their campus in Accra, the  Ghana Technology University College (GTUC), now has satellite campuses in Volta, Eastern, Western, Ashanti and Greater Accra regions, with overall population of  5,776 students made up of both local and foreign students.

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The matriculation ceremony marks the official induction of students pursuing certificate, diploma and degree programmes for the September intake of the 2017/2018 academic year.

It also welcomes them into the University College and officially grants them full-fledged status as members of the University community.

In all, 1,200 students who are set to pursue Engineering, Informatics and Business IT took the matriculation oath.

Addressing the gathering, the Vice President, GTUC, Prof. Abeku Blankson, welcomed the fresh students and encouraged them to take advantage of all the resources made available to them by the University College.

He said students should explore the curriculum, aim high, have lofty aspirations, and challenge themselves to achieve their full learning potential.

“Our faculty and staff are here to help you every step of the way—from deciding which classes and programs to pursue, to assisting you succeed in class, to providing a full and enjoyable experience of university life.”

The University College runs certificate, diploma, undergraduate, master and doctoral programmes that are unique, contemporary and structured to meet the needs of industry.

GTUC has experienced growth in terms of projects and programmes over the past 11 years, and the student population has also increased considerably, from a starting cohort of less than 100 students to almost 8000 students currently.

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It said it has for the past 11 months successfully managed its operations and finances to avoid a crisis situation.
A section of the media earlier this week reported that the school was in a dire financial crisis resulting in lecturers not being paid for more 2 months.

The report quoted the GTUC lecturers association as saying the “Government must urgently intervene to save the University from the current state of financial crisis.”

“The financial issues must be addressed so it does not affect other parts of the academic process which has been running successfully”, Chairperson of the college’s Lecturers Association, Dr. Kweku Arthur is reported to have said.
But the school has denied the claims.

In its release, it said, “The Management of GTUC wishes to state categorically that the University College is not in any sort of financial crisis as alleged by the GTUC Lecturers Association.”

“The current situation is a regular and normal experience that occurs in most private tertiary institution around this time of the year when students are on vacation and cash flows go down.”

“We wish to assure the general public and our valued stakeholders that GTUC remains financially viable and a strong institution in every sense.”

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Under the agreement, the universities will collaborate in developing courses and programmes through research and publications.

They will also share best practices to promote rapid growth and development in the African continent.

The agreement was signed on Friday, April 27, 2017.

Key parts of the collaboration between the two institutions will constitute exchange of ideas and practices, joint research co-operation and curriculum development; exchange of academic materials in education; research and publications; exchange of students for study, research and internship.

The universities would also engage in the exchange of faculty members for research, lecturers and discussions and together partake in other areas of cooperation that would be mutually agreed upon by both parties.

Professor Osei Kofi Darkwa, President of GTUC signed on behalf of his institution while Dr Joseph Isaac initialed for AME University.

Professor Darkwa said the co-operation was in line with the University College’s vision to enhance its global impact and expand its transnational education to the West African sub region.

“The partnership with AME University in Liberia will strengthen GTUC goal of promoting transnational education in African,” he said.

“The university takes pride in being a place where students and faculty can pursue knowledge without boundaries…This partnership affirms our belief and support in using education as a tool for developing the African continent…Ghana has created an enabling environment for learning and it is the desire of our university college to make learning easy, fund and accessible to all who seek it in our sub- region,” he added.

“It is our hope that the partnership will service as a catalyst for further growth for both university,” he further said.

Dr. Isaac also said, “GTUC is very innovative, we also in Liberia, AME University strive to also be innovative, so with the combination of these two forces, I believe in no doubt that we will have a very productive and progressing relationship.”

AME University was established in 1995 and is the second biggest university in Liberia and runs varied undergraduate programmes under four colleges. The colleges include college of theology seminary, college of liberal arts and social sciences, college of business and public administration and college of education.

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Zipnet won the ISP of the Year Award in recognition of its quality and reliable fixed wireless broadband Internet services to both the Enterprise and Residential Markets.

Zipnet established itself as the leading player in distribution and retailing Internet capacity using its own end-to-end IP network, pursuing its vision of making Internet Access available to all.

The Telecom Awards themed “Celebrating Excellence in the ICT Industry” saw Zipnet taking three other ICT related awards.

Zipnet against strong competition from other telecom and IT companies won ICT Company of the Year Award for offering a complete portfolio of Internet, Data Communication and IT Applications/Services to both Enterprise and Residential Customers.

Zipnet Founder and Executive  Chairman, Mr Osei Owusu Korkor, was awarded ICT Entrepreneur of the Year for his investment, vision and drive in getting Zipnet to where it is today as the largest indigenous Internet Service and Data Communication Company in Ghana.

Zipnet Executive Director, Mr Ernest Brown, was awarded ICT Personality of the Year for his contribution to ICT development in Ghana. He is currently the President of the Ghana Internet Service Providers Association (GISPA).

Speaking at the Awards Ceremony the Zipnet Executive Director for Strategy, Marketing and Consumer Market, Emmanuel Mensah-Baah, said “It’s been a great night for us and we appreciate this well-deserved recognition of our contribution to ICT sector in Ghana. We will however not rest on our laurels as we continue to work to serve our loyal customers.”

Mr Mensah-Baah further added “We are currently at the final stages of developing new entertainment, communication and security applications for our consumer customers and business applications and cloud solutions for our Enterprise Customers.

He attributed Zipnet’s success to the leadership of management and the dedicated staff. “We dedicate this award to our customers and business partners,” he concluded.

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They include Mobile Broadband Internet of the Year; Telecom Wholesale Provider of the Year; Best Use of Social Media; and Mobile Operator of the Year. For the first time, Vodafone Business Solutions, VBS, picked up Telecom Business Service of the Year; while Vodafone Red was adjudged Marketing Campaign of the Year.

For the third year running Vodafone again picked up Telecom Brand of the Year.

Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Ghana, Haris Broumidis could not hide his excitement.

“It has been an amazing year at Vodafone, our innovation, excellence and most importantly commitment to giving value to our customers has paid off” he exclaimed.

He emphasized “Vodafone Ghana’s biggest asset is its employees and these awards show that together we can provide all Ghanaians with an amazing experience on the network”.

As a brand Vodafone Ghana seems to have it all together and touch lives across all segments. “We cut across from products to CSR to Music and providing our customers with value and this is because we take our customer insights very seriously” said the Chief Marketing Officer, Uche Ofodile who since joining the company has taken giant steps to transforming the company by doubling revenue and market share.

Picking up Mobile Operator of the Year did not come as a surprise to many as in the year under review Vodafone for 13 consecutive months met all the KPIs of the national regulator, the National Communications Authority when all others were struggling and were fined for one mishap or the other.

Source: Vodafone Ghana

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