Officials of the Madina Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) have interacted with journalists from selected media houses in Accra to promote the ethos of the educational institution.
At a press briefing in Accra, the President of MIST, Professor Abduai Salifu Asuro, indicated that MIST was an offshoot of Madina Foundation for Science and Technology which was duly registered in Ghana in 2010 to eastablish and run educational institutions in the country.
“Having established several educational institutions in the country at primary and secondary level, the directors of MFST saw the establishment of a tertiary institution a logical follow up,” he said.
The concept of establishing MIST was first conceived by an Egyptian philanthropist, Nasser Mansour Mohammed, who wanted to make tertiary education accessible to the needy.
In doing so, Mr Mohammed sought help from other stakeholders to start MIST as a world-class institution that would expedite the industrialisation process of Ghana and West Africa.
The institution, which was accredited by the National Accreditation Board on July 1, 2016, enrolled its first batch of students on January 16, 2017, and was officially launched on September 30, 2017.
The tertiary institution currently has a School of Engineering and a School of Business and Technology as well as a Centre for Professional Development.
Prof Asuro also announced that the institute was preparing to start a School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Nursing, a Language Centre and an Islamic Banking Centre.
“Despite this, we operate an open door policy of welcoming students from all religious, racial and ethnic backgrounds,” he indicated.
He among other things announced the opening for January intake of students to pursue various courses in the school.
Moreover, he said that the institution which is affiliated to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and the University of Development Studies also allows students from other recognisable tertiary institutes to be transferred to the institution.
By Issah Mohammed