KNUST SRC inaugurates committee to plan 60th anniversary
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President of the Student Representative Council (SRC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Samuel Sesah has inaugurated a 10-member planning committee for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the council with a charge on the members to draw up a blueprint for the celebration of the SRC. The committee will be tasked with drawing up a blueprint and structure for the celebration of the anniversary of the SRC, this was contained in a statement signed by the KNUST SRC president.
The 10-member 60th-anniversary planning committee is chaired by the KNUST SRC vice president, Morris Effa.
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The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) branch of the Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG) is appealing to the President and Parliament to take a second look at the payment of fees by the tertiary students in this Covid-19 era.
According to the President of UENR-GRASAG, Eric Yaw Amponsah there is so much burden on students as their source of financial support has been affected by the pandemic.
He made the call during orientation of about 300 fresh graduate students of UENR in Sunyani in the Bono Region.
During the orientation, the freshmen were informed of all rules and regulations, Channels of communication, and roles of the various authorities at the university, including the GRASAG President.
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The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has lauded the outgoing Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, for his contribution towards education in Ghana and particularly for leading the rollout of the Free SHS programme.
The President of the NUGS, Mr Isaac Hyde, who made the commendations, reiterated the immense contribution of Dr Prempeh to the education sector during his tenure as the Minister of Education.
Mr Hyde said that when he led a delegation of executives of the union, including representatives from NUGS’ constituent bodies to honour Dr Opoku Prempeh in his office in Accra.
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has honoured the President’s representative at the Ministry of Education, Hon. Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh at his office in Accra for his contribution towards education in Ghana and particularly for leading the rollout of the Free SHS programme.
The delegation was led by the NUGS President, Mr Isaac Hyde, and included representatives from NUGS’ constituent bodies such as University Students Association of Ghana (USAG), the Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG), Ghana Union of Professional Students (GUPS) and the Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG).
The various constituent bodies also presented citations to him.
The foundation Vice-Chancellor of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Prof (Mrs) Esi Ewuah has urged Ghanaian researchers to consider just producing papers to producing actionable research findings that meet societal needs.
Prof (Mrs) Ewuah contends that some Ghanaians, unlike people in other part of the world, do not like to read and so producing brilliant research findings in papers will only leave the ideas espoused on the shelves of libraries.
She noted that writing of papers by researchers is a foreign concept that has been blindly copied by Ghanaians urging researchers to reconsider how research findings are presented.