Construction works has begun on the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences (UEAS) in Bunso in the Eastern Region in Ghana.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut the sod for the commencement of the project which is expected to be completed in 24 months. He said the establishment of the University was part of the government’s response to the current national preoccupation with food security that is, providing leadership in teaching, research and public outreach across several fields, as well as enhancing the future competitiveness of Ghana’s industries.
President Akufo-Addo acknowledged that energy, industry, agriculture, medicine and health, clean air and water, transportation, sanitation, and the use, management and conservation of natural resources, were driven by science and technology.
Scientific and technological knowledge
That, President Akufo-Addo explained, meant that the country’s development depended on its ability to understand, adapt, produce and commercialize scientific and technological knowledge in ways appropriate to its culture, aspirations and level of development. This would help shape the fulfillment of the national dream, “which is to meet basic challenges of survival, such as providing food, shelter, clothing, health and security for the people, and creating the wealth that will guarantee the prosperity of present and future generations.”
The President said over the last five years, the government had implemented educational initiatives and programmes based on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) with a goal target of a 60:40 science-humanities ratio, as well as educate a critical mass of the Ghanaian population for science-related jobs that defined their future employability.
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