The All Nations University has held its 32nd graduation ceremony for 465 undergraduate and post-graduate students from the school of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, School of Business, and the School of Engineering.
The ceremony was held at Koforidua in the Eastern Region, on the theme: “Human resource development: The key driver of economic growth and prosperity.”
There were also 52 students who graduated from the School of Theology.
In his keynote address, Dr. Nicholas J. Wood, the former Fellow and Dean at the Regent’s Park College University of Oxford in the United Kingdom (UK), said “it is important to celebrate landmark occasions such as this: both to pause and reflect on your journey thus far, but also look forward to the new chapter which lies ahead.”
He lauded the University for being the first school in Sub-Saharan Africa to design, build and launch a satellite for Ghana “GhanaSat 1.”
He said as a result, All Nations University had become a leading center for small satellite research in Ghana and Africa and leading a collaborative effort to train other African Universities in small satellite development.
Professor Samuel H. Donkor, Vice-Chancellor of the University, said the theme focused on enhancing the skills, knowledge, and competencies of a nation’s workforce, directly impacting productivity, innovation, and economic resilience.
He said Africa was a richly endowed continent with natural resources, yet many African countries were languishing in poverty due to the challenges of translating resource wealth into sustainable economic well-being.
On the other hand, he said, Japan had little to no natural resources, but the enormous human resource development had made it one of the richest nations in the world.
It boasts one of the highest literacy rates in the world, with universal primary and secondary education and strong emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education.
Professor Donkor said the examples highlighted that wealth generation did not depend solely on natural resources but by developing human capital that provided the requisite skills for a knowledge driven 21st century economy.
He noted that the free Senior High School Programme served as a cornerstone for economic growth and prosperity, advocating for its enhancement rather than cancellation.
A brief overview of the University reveals that it offers a diverse range of undergraduate and graduate programmes.
These include disciplines such as oil and gas engineering, electronic and communications engineering, business administration, biblical studies, and computer science.
At the graduate level, the University provides a variety of options, including an MBA in Accounting, Human Resources Management, Finance, Hospital Management, and Information Technology, as well as MPhil degrees in Business Administration and Theology, and an MSc in Cyber Security.
