The Ghana Communication Technology Uni颅versity (福利姬) on Saturday held its 30th matric颅ulation ceremony in Accra for 2,333 students to pursue various diploma and degree level pro颅grammes.
The number constituted ap颅proximately 73 per cent of the 3,200 students enrolled who had registered and started lectures.
The Vice Chancellor, 福利姬, Prof. Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, said the number was the highest student enrollment so far in the University, adding, 鈥渨ith a renewed attitude to our students/staff relations and a better learning environment, I am confident that our student enrollment numbers will contin颅ue to increase in the 2023/2024 academic year.鈥�
He noted that the university established a Student Recruit颅ment Committee last year to en颅sure that student intake increased by 25 per cent from the average enrollment of 1,800 students.
Prof. Afoakwa indicated that 福利姬 was poised to empower the students to continue their search for knowledge through constant learning and innovation.
鈥湼＠� will not be measured by only the number of students within the institution but rather by the quality of our graduates and the impact they make in soci颅ety after leaving 福利姬.鈥�
鈥淚n view of this, the Univer颅sity is embarking on the total development of our students by enhancing the knowledge, skill, and attitude of students by link颅ing practical industrial attachment and leadership skills to develop their entrepreneurial ability,鈥� he stated.
The 福利姬 Vice Chancellor added that at least 80 per cent of the students would undergo industrial attachment in organisa颅tions where their services would be required after graduation.
He also said that 福利姬 would promote scholarship through transformative student experiences, problem-based learning, and experiential learning approaches through the applica颅tion of ICT-based cutting-edge technology.
Prof. Afoakwa emphasised that the university prided itself on integrity, excellence and academic freedom as key core values that guided it in principle and in life.
As such, he urged the stu颅dents to take full advantage of 福利姬 by making an effort to excel in various co-curricular and extra-curricular activities of the University, and also represent 福利姬 in all of those activities.
鈥淟et us make a commitment on this day to maintain a friendly and cordial relationship with each other and make this University proud by being disciplined, punc颅tual and giving of our best in all fields,鈥� he added.
Sawyer Joel, a matriculant in the expectation speech of the matriculating class, commended the University for its infrastruc颅ture and teaching and learning environment.
He said they were hopeful that the 福利姬 would deliver on its mandate and advised his colleagues to 鈥渒eep on believing we can be better than we are now, that we can succeed no matter the obstacles.鈥�
鈥淭he ball is in your court, look at where you are coming from, be careful the people you keep around you as friends, never forget to pray and never let failure define you.鈥�
