The GCTU Governing Council Chairman, Ing. Divine D. K. Kpetigo, has called on Convocation to work together with the Council as one united body to make the University a leading institution in ICT training, not only locally, but globally.
The Council Chairman made the compelling remark during his maiden address to a Convocation meeting held on Thursday, 14th August 2025, at the Florence Onny Auditorium.
In his address, Ing. Kpetigo urged Convocation to “Let us work as one united body – Council, Convocation and Administration – committed to academic excellence and innovation. The challenges ahead are real, but so too are the opportunities for transformation.”
He reaffirmed the Council’s vision to position GCTU as a centre of excellence in technology, innovation and entrepreneurship – producing graduates who are not job seekers, but job creators and leaders in the digital economy. He emphasized the importance of unity between Council and Convocation, calling for proactive engagement, collaborative problem-solving and shared responsibility in building the University’s future.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, lauded the remarkable progress of GCTU in recent years, highlighting the institution’s leap from 28th place in the 2021 Ghana Universities Ranking to 7th place in 2025. He credited this success to deliberate and collaborative efforts in academic programme expansion, research growth, infrastructure development, and strengthened industry partnerships. Prof. Afoakwa expressed confidence in the University’s ability to achieve its target of becoming one of Ghana’s top five universities, especially among the long-established traditional universities, within the next five years, with student numbers projected to grow from 12,000 to 30,000.
The Vice-Chancellor also announced significant infrastructure developments, including two major multi-storey complexes nearing completion, latest by the end of the year, which will provide additional lecture halls, office spaces and improved facilities for both staff and students. He reported that plans for new hostel accommodation projects are also underway as part of the University’s transformative agenda.
Closing the session, Ing. Kpetigo commended the constructive nature of the engagement and reiterated the need for mutual respect, idea sharing, and collective commitment to the University’s growth. “Let us be proud of this University. When you leave and look back, you should be able to say with confidence that you were part of its transformation story,” he urged.
The historic engagement brought together members of the Governing Council, University Management, and Convocation in what was described as a highly successful and inspiring meeting. The gathering afforded Convocation the opportunity to interact with the Council and nominate three scrutineers to assist the Registrar in organizing a free, fair and transparent election of Convocation representatives to the GCTU Council and Academic Board. The three nominees were Mr. Philip Larry Anguah, Dr. Afua Nyarko, and Dr. Samuel Afoakwa.
