Dr. Nana K. Owusu-Kwarteng, GCU President
The Garden City University has intensified its push toward postgraduate training in health education as it prepares to roll out PhD programmes in Midwifery and Nursing.
The planned doctoral programmes, according to the Acting President of the University, Nana Kwaku Owusu-Kwarteng, are aimed at strengthening Ghana’s health education workforce by producing educators with terminal degrees to serve both local and international institutions.
“These programmes will enhance the quality of lecturers with terminal degrees and also train midwifery and nursing educators for other schools in Ghana and beyond,” he said while presenting his annual report.
He was speaking the institutions 17th congregation which graduated 2,494 students.
Out of the total number of graduands, 2,361 were drawn from the School of Allied Health Sciences, reflecting the institution’s sustained focus on health training, while 133 students graduated from the School of Business and Applied Sciences.
Dr. Owusu-Kwarteng revealed that over the last decade, the university has produced 11,656 skilled professionals, most of whom are currently engaged in the country’s health sector, contributing to service delivery and national development.
He also renewed calls for stronger collaboration between the government and private universities to support infrastructure, research, and academic development, stressing that such partnerships were critical to maximising the national benefits of private tertiary education.
Delivering a speech on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, the Provost of the College of Health Sciences, Christian Agyare, said Garden City University had, over 25 years, built a reputation as a forward-looking institution driven by innovation, technology, and community-focused scholarship.
He said the university’s investment in modern laboratories, simulation rooms and digital learning systems had significantly improved the quality of training and positioned it as a critical partner in Ghana’s health manpower development.
Prof. Agyare congratulated the graduands and urged them to use the skills acquired from the university to positively impact society, noting that their success would ultimately reflect the strength of the institution that trained them.
A Daily Guide Report