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Women urged to pursue Engineering Courses in Universities-KTU VC
The Vice Chancellor of the Koforidua Technical University(KTU), Professor David Kofi Essumang has urged more women to pursue engineering programmes in the technical universities.
He noted that, female enrolment with regard to engineering courses was one of the lowest compared with other programmes in the technical universities.
“You go to the engineering classes and you will either find few women or no women at all and this is not encouraging.We need more women to pursue such courses.”
Professor Essumang was speaking at a short ceremony to honour one of the Higher National Diploma (HND) students, Ms. Chrisbella Tiwaa Nkansah who was adjudged the overall best female student in Medical Laboratory Sciences(HND) in Ghana by the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Sciences (GAMLS).
GAMLS gave the award after organising a competition among HND and Diploma Medical Laboratory Science students from the various universities in the country.
Chrisbella from KTU emerged best female student with the highest Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)in the area of Medical Laboratory Sciences in this year’s competition.
The Vice Chancellor reiterated the need for more women to venture into engineering and science related courses so that they would be empowered.
“There is the need to reverse the trend where we have more males than females doing engineering and science related courses because females also have a vital role to play in the development process of our society and country through science and engineering.”
Prof. Essumang said that KTU was proud to have one of its female students adjudged the overall best female in Medical Laboratory Sciences in universities across the country and urged other women to be encouraged by the achievement of Ms Nkansah.
He disclosed that management had put in place certain initiatives to encourage the enrolment of more females into such areas and was committed to helping such females to successfully complete their courses and said that the university would support the awardee in her field of choice.
He encouraged her not to relent on her oars but to strive to achieve more for herself and the university.
Ms Chrisbella Tiwaa Nkansah thanked management and faculty for their support and the honour done her and assured that, she would put up her best in any endeavour to make the University proud.
The ECOWAS Council of Ministers has unanimously endorsed President John Dramani Mahama as West Africa’s sole candidate for the Chairperson of the African Union when the rotating position gets to the region in 2027.
The endorsement was announced at the ninety-fifth ordinary session of the Council in Abuja on 12 December 2025.
The Authority of Heads of State and Government is expected to adopt the recommendation on Sunday.
In a declaration issued after the meeting, the Council noted that Ghana remains an important member of the regional bloc and continues to contribute to ECOWAS’ international standing.
It stressed the need for member states to work together to secure top positions for West Africans in continental and global organisations.
The Council explained that adopting a unified stance would help ECOWAS protect and promote its interests within the African Union.
It therefore recommended that the Heads of State fully back Ghana’s bid for the AU chairmanship.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The Ghana Education Service has released all outstanding feeding grants for Special Schools across the country.
The funds cover the third term of the 2024/2025 academic year and the first term of the 2025/2026 academic year.
GES has also cleared all arrears owed Senior High Schools and Senior High Technical Schools for perishables supplied between 29 July and 17 October 2025.
According to the Service, the money has been transferred into the accounts of all beneficiary schools.
Heads of Special Schools, SHS and SHTS have been asked to submit official receipts for the funds through their Regional Accountants to the Director General.
The Public Relations Unit in a statement noted that GES remains committed to supporting effective teaching, learning and inclusive education in the country.
By: Jacob Aggrey
