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General news for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Source: Freeman Awlesi, Contributor
2021-03-16
Heartwill Selasi Tamekloe, President, GRASAG-National
The National Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG) has welcomed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s decision to facilitate the establishment of an Open University in Ghana.
According to the Association, it seems that this announcement responds to years of defense of the Association of Graduate Students.
Following the successful establishment of the University, the Association noted that Ghana will join the league of countries running Open Universities, including India, Israel and the United Kingdom.
In the time of COVID-19, GRASAG indicated that an Open University will facilitate virtual enrollment, delivery of lectures, certification, and ensure affordability.
In a statement signed and issued by the National President of GRASAG, Ms. Heartwill Selasi Tamekloe and the Association’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr. Ebenezer Yao Agbenyo on behalf of the Association stated that physical contacts will be minimized and stress.
The statement posited that an open university will contribute to increasing Ghana’s gross tertiary enrollment rate, which is currently 18.8%.
“As an official spokesperson for the country’s research fraternity, we assure the government of our unwavering support, willingness and willingness to ensure that this idea becomes a reality,” the statement said.
“The association has lessons to share from its experience in running webinars and online conferences,” he added.
To this end, the statement called on the President and the Ministry of Education to extend the laptop distribution program to graduate students.
According to the statement, this will enhance “our role as partners in national development through research and practice, and will also allow our members to fully benefit from Open University services and other webinars.”
The statement wished the president and his administration the best in his second term.
