The Koforidua Technical University has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Metrisys\u00a0Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of Siemens and a distributor of its engineering and laboratory equipment.<\/p>\n
In an interview with Citi News<\/strong> after the signing,\u00a0the Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Smile Dzisi stated that the move is first among several other partnerships with companies to help make the university the leader among all technical universities in the country.<\/p>\n The MOU is the first step of a collaborative relationship between the University and\u00a0Metrisys\u00a0which will result in a lot of benefits for the University.<\/p>\n Among these benefits\u00a0are\u00a0the supply of\u00a0state of the art engineering and laboratory\u00a0equipment on flexible payment terms; capacity building for\u00a0lecturers and students, joint research activities with the staff\u00a0of the university, engagement of students\u00a0and staff\u00a0on industrial attachment and internship linkage with external\u00a0sources\u00a0of funding for equipment.<\/p>\n According to Prof. Dzisi,\u00a0Koforidua Technical University aims at becoming the pacesetter in tertiary technical education\u00a0within the shortest possible\u00a0time.<\/p>\n She said, “this university is constantly working towards expanding access to science and technology education, using the competency-based approach of the Technical-Vocational Model.<\/p>\n “This has become the inevitable way to train the critical mass of professionals for the country\u2019s industrial growth, job\u00a0creation\u00a0and economic prosperity, but it cannot be achieved without an active engagement of industry. This is why our students are spending most of the long vacation undergoing internship in different shades of industry across the country.”<\/p>\n According to the Vice Chancellor, it is recognized that the hands-on practical training required to change the fortunes of this country cannot be delivered in mere lecture halls and without the necessary equipment.Professor<\/p>\n Professor \u00a0Smile Dzisi further\u00a0added,\u00a0“due to the huge constraints on central government\u2019s resources, it has become imperative for Koforidua Technical University to address some of its challenges through the innovative\u00a0partnership, we are very grateful for this partnership.”<\/p>\n On his part, the\u00a0Country Representative\u00a0of\u00a0Metrisys, Stelios\u00a0Criparacos a priority area of his company is to support education\u00a0in\u00a0all levels, he\u00a0reiterated his company\u2019s commitment to assisting Koforidua Technical University to acquire state of the art\u00a0equipment, build staff capacity, and also facilitate external funding for the University.<\/p>\n – The Koforidua Technical University has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Metrisys\u00a0Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of Siemens and a distributor of its engineering and laboratory equipment. In an interview with Citi News after the signing,\u00a0the Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Smile Dzisi stated that the move is first among several other partnerships with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[3,297],"yoast_head":"\n
\nBy: Neil Nii Amatey Kanarku\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"