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Let passion drive your career choices …Girls advised
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Prof Elsie Effah Kaufmann,
Professor Elsie Effah Kaufmann, Dean, School of Engineering, Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, has encouraged young girls to choose their career courses based on passion and not external influences.
She said when the child was passionate about a course, it made it easier for him or her to dedicate and commit time to study, excel, and unleash their potential.
Prof. Kaufmann gave the advice on Tuesday at a mentorship session for young girls to mark National Girls in ICT Day in Accra.
It was on the theme ‘Girls in ICT, Leadership.’
“I normally ask my students to choose a course that will enable them to contribute meaningfully to problem-solving,” she said.
She acknowledged that parents meant well when choosing a career path for their children, but they must be mindful of the passion of the child.
“Parents must understand that the world is changing. We need students who are creative and ready to address a problem,” she said.
The Professor advised the students to be assertive, focused on the courses they were interested in, and never be discouraged by people’s ideas.
“There is nothing you cannot do; if you have an interest in something, do not be distracted but work hard and pursue what you are passionate about.”
The Professor said the generation of young girls would need STEM to be better prepared to use and develop artificial intelligence to enhance their future careers.
She encouraged development partners and non-governmental organisations to partner with the Ministry of Communication and Digitalisation to continue to support girls in ICT to be relevant in the emerging world.
Dr Nanayaa Tina Owusu-Prempeh, Board Chair, Ghana Domain Name Registry, underscored the importance of girls in ICT to bridge the digital divide and build their competencies for the job market.
She said, “ICT is the future, and it is important for the country to optimise technology in all sectors, especially agriculture, to improve food security.”
Dr Owusu-Prempeh advised the students to use technology to advance their development and not for negative things like watching pornographic materials and unhealthy practices.
“You have to use social media for research and development and not for promiscuity,” she said. —GNA
President John Dramani Mahama will be joining African heads of state, business leaders, investors and innovators shaping Africa’s next chapter, at the inaugural Alamein Africa Forum scheduled to take place from 2nd to 4th October 2026 in the historic city of Alamein on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast.
The three-day Alamein Africa Forum is established as a permanent African Business Forum to convene biennially in Egypt.
It is to become the continent’s premier gathering where political power meets entrepreneurial prowess, bridging the established engines of African growth with the new sectors defining its future.
Co-organised by the Government of Egypt, African Export – Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union and AUDA-NEPAD, it is expected to bring together more than twenty (20) heads of state and government representatives alongside business leaders, bankers and development institutions.
Ghana’s President, who on 23rd September 2026 declared Ghana is open for business in New York after ringing the ceremonial closing bell at the Nasdaq Stock Market will be leading the Ghanaian delegation, to include the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu – Adjare, to the forum.
Other members of the Ghanaian delegation are the Head and Presidential Advisor for Ghana’s 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme, Hon. Augustus Goosie Tanoh, Ghana’s Special Envoy to the Alliance of Sahel States, Colonel Larry Gbevlo – Lartey alongside key Ghanaian private sector players.
Bringing together leaders in politics, business and policy from across the continent, the Alamein Africa Forum will provide a unique opportunity to shape Africa’s growth agenda by aligning policy and investment priorities, mobilising partnerships for implementation and strengthening financing and investment pathways.
The private sector must become an integral part of Agenda 2063, the African Union’s strategic fifty-year masterplan to transform the continent. The private sector is the core economic engine required to turn the African 2063 from an aspirational government roadmap into realized infrastructure, jobs, and value-added trade.
By Chris KONEY
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Contractors move to site to begin construction of 120-Bed Trauma Hospital at Bole – Felix Kwakye Ofosu
Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has revealed that contractors have moved to site to begin construction of a 120-bed Specialised Trauma and Emergency Hospital at Bole in the Savannah Region.
According to the Minister, the 16,000 square metre facility will be equipped with modern medical infrastructure to provide emergency and trauma care.
The hospital will have a 24-hour Accident and Emergency Unit, trauma resuscitation bays, emergency operating theatres, an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and a High Dependency Unit (HDU).
It will also include specialised trauma wards, a burns treatment unit, orthopaedic and surgical units, as well as imaging and diagnostic facilities, among others.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
