Dr. Clement Apaak, Deputy Minister of Education, has charged the 2025 graduates of the Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU) to lead Ghana’s quest for building a greener, more technologically driven future to spur inclusive growth and national transformation.
Speaking at the 35th Congregation of the University, he charged the graduates to leverage technology to bridge educational, economic, and infrastructural gaps in the country.
“Innovation without empathy is ultimately meaningless,” he told the graduates.
“Let compassion guide your intellect… Think inclusively, build sustainably, and lift others as you climb.”
A total of 2,121 students graduated from various disciplines.
Out of the figure, 1,379 students were from the Faculty of Computing and Information Systems; 136 from the Faculty of Engineering; 456 from the Business School; 27 from the Institute of Continuing Distance Education; 123 postgraduate students, including two PhDs, MSc, MBA and MPhil candidates.
Dr. Apaak stressed that a sustainable technological future required solutions firmly rooted in Ghana’s local context, reiterating government’s unwavering commitment to advancing digital equity, inclusive education, and technology-driven national development.
He highlighted ongoing government efforts to expand digital access, including infrastructural development in underserved districts, assistive tools, teacher training, and public–private partnerships to ensure that all learners, including those in underserved communities, girls in STEM, and persons with disabilities, gained equitable access to quality education.
“As graduates of this premier technology institution, you are uniquely positioned to design solutions that include all learners and strengthen national prosperity,” Dr Apaak said.
He added that “A sustainable future requires a foundation of equality. Innovation must function as a bridge, not a barrier.”
The Deputy Minister also urged graduates to lead in renewable energy, green technology, digital governance, smart agriculture, and e-waste management to drive Ghana’s sustainable development agenda.
“Ghana cannot import sustainability. We must invent it,” he emphasised.
Professor Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, Vice-Chancellor, GCTU, outlined major infrastructural developments that affirmed the university’s strategic vision for 2025 and beyond.
These include an 8-storey lecture and office complex, which is expected to be completed by December this year, a 6-storey Graduate School expansion scheduled for completion February 2026, and the already commissioned state-of-the-art Centre for Innovation, Technology Skills, and Entrepreneurship Training (CITSET), a hub designed to drive research, entrepreneurship, and technology skills development.
Additionally, he said, preparations were underway for a new hostel project under a Public–Private Partnership model, and plans were advancing for a modern 8-storey Engineering Block to replace the old structure, housing cutting-edge labs and digital design studios.
“Our vision is alive, active, and accelerating,” the Vice-Chancellor said.
“GCTU is becoming a campus designed to inspire solutions and drive technological progress.”
He encouraged the graduates to be bold, curious, courageous, resilient, and impactful as they entered the next chapter of their lives.
“The world is waiting, not for another graduate, but for a trailblazer, a problem-solver, a creator, a leader,” he said.
He reaffirmed management’s commitment to academic excellence, innovation-led development, and institutional sustainability, promising that GCTU would become Ghana’s premier ICT university “in our lifetime.”
Source: GNA
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