GCTU has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo (UJKZ) of Burkina Faso to promote academic collaboration between the two institutions on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.
The agreement was formalized during a visit to GCTU by a four-member delegation from the Burkinabe university led by the President, Prof. Jean Francois Silas Kobiane.
The Vice-Chancellor of GCTU, Prof. Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, described the MoU as the culmination of discussions initiated two years ago in Ouagadougou, emphasizing GCTU’s commitment to leveraging partnerships to expand academic and research opportunities. He also highlighted GCTU’s rapid growth as Ghana’s leading ICT-focused university and its mandate to provide the human capital needed to drive the country’s digital transformation.
In his remarks, the President of UJKZ, expressed appreciation to GCTU for the warm reception and reaffirmed his institution’s interest in fostering long-term collaboration. He described Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo as Burkina Faso’s premier and largest university with nearly 60,000 students, over 700 faculty members, and a wide range of academic and research programmes. According to him, the MoU opens doors for joint initiatives in ICT, communication, research, and student and staff exchanges, which will benefit both universities and the West African sub-region at large.
Following the signing, the two universities exchanged gifts to mark the beginning of what both parties described as a fruitful partnership. Prof. Kobiane also extended an invitation to the Vice-Chancellor to take part in UJKZ’s 50th anniversary celebrations scheduled for later this year in Ouagadougou.
The UJKZ delegation, which had earlier paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor, also included the Vice-President for International Cooperation and Research, Prof. Adama Sanou; the Director of International Cooperation and Faculty Staff Promotion, Dr. Christelle Nadenbega; and the First Consular at the Burkina Faso Embassy in Ghana, Mr. Urbain Dabire.
Witnessing the signing ceremony were members of the GCTU management team comprising the Acting Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ebenezer Malcalm; Registrar, Mr. Emmanuel Baidoo; Dean of Students, Prof. Michael Nana Owusu-Akomeah; Dean of Engineering Faculty, Dr. Ruhiya Abubakar; and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Computing and Information Systems (FoCIS), Dr. Lempogo Forgor.
Others were the Director of University Relations, Dr. Nusrat-Jahan Abubakar; Mr. Francis Edjah and Mrs. Lucy Eghan, both of the University Relations Directorate.
