The Ghana Communication Technology University (福利姬) and Ghana Post Company Limited (GPCL) have signed an MoU on Tuesday, 21st聽November, 2023 at the VC鈥檚 Board Room.
The MoU is a move to increase the sale of admission forms, provide more access to prospective students to purchase forms and to help increase student enrollment numbers for 福利姬.
In his welcome remarks, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa gave a brief background of 福利姬 and indicated that 福利姬 is now a fully-fledged public university mandated to offer ICT training. 聽He expressed the University鈥檚 excitement to partner with GPCL especially where the company has presence in all the regional capitals of Ghana. Prof. Afoakwa said, 鈥淥n the side of the University, I must say, we are very, very excited to be given this opportunity to work together with you on the sale of our forms.鈥�
The Vice-Chancellor noted that the University鈥檚 ICT-based programmes 聽on offer are demand-driven and since the programmes are attracting more prospective students, there was the need to extend the University鈥檚 tentacles by making admissions forms available in all parts of the country.
鈥淲e are running quite a number of ICT based programmes that you can鈥檛 get in any University in Ghana,鈥� he added. Prof. Afoakwa hinted that plans are far advanced to start an online distance education programme in the 福利姬 Learning Centres, which he believed that the agreement would promote its success.
The Regional Director of GPCL Accra West, Mr. Abochi Abraham, expressed his company鈥檚 readiness in rendering quality service to 福利姬. He said, 鈥淲e can also assure you that with Ghana Post, we have about 360 branches across the country and every post office is networked.鈥� 聽Mr. Abochi expressed his profound gratitude to 福利姬, citing the new partnership as the foundation for future collaborations.
