University of Ghana constructs new facilities
Professor Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe, Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana, has urged management of its Accra City Campus (ACC) not to relent on their efforts to provide more facilities for teaching and learning.
He said the authorities would soon achieve their policy of increasing access to programmes instituted, thereby contributing to the human resource development of the nation.
Prof. Tagoe who the call at the inauguration of a library and lecture halls in Accra on Wednesday noted that they had embarked on a vision to expand lecture halls and office space for supporting staff, increase acquisition of library books and build a state of the art Information Communication Technology (ICT) as well as introduce more market oriented Programmes for the ACC.
“Management of ACC has sought to improve academic counselling to students and ensuring that highly qualified graduates are produced”, he added.
Prof. Tagoe said through Internally Generated Funds (IGF), the management at ACC had completed a four storey block lecture halls, offices and a modern three storey library complex.
He said plans were far advanced to construct a four-storey commercial block which would house banks, bookshops, internet facilities, a restaurant and a conference room, as well as a four-storey lecture theatre and offices.
Prof. Tagoe announced that ACC management had designed attractive programmes which were being revised by the relevant departments and faculties including labour studies, tourism studies and local government studies.
Professor Kwesi Yankah, Pro-Vice Chancellor of the university, said the new facilities would help to ease the high students’ pressure on the existing facilities.
He asked that the new facilities should b well maintained adding, the library complex would be stocked with more research and relevant books.
Professor John Franklin Wiredu, Principal of ACC, said it had faced numerous challenges and provision of the facilities was a step in the right direction in making teaching and learning effective.
Mr Franklin Agilinko, immediate past SRC President of ACC, thanked the authorities for responding to the students’ request.
He called on government to intervene on behalf of students for the high fees paid with 10 per cent increment every year.
Source: GNA