Along with a number of other public universities, the government plans to introduce a new bill to Parliament that would rename the C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences (CKT-UTAS).
Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, made the announcement at the swearing-in ceremony of the CKT-UTAS Governing Council in Accra.
CKT-UTAS was founded in 2021 with the goal of giving students the technical skills they need to compete in the global workforce.
But since its founding, the university has had serious infrastructure issues that have hampered academic advancement.
There has been a mixed response from the public to the university’s name, with some groups initially opposing the decision.
The government now intends to reevaluate the naming of a number of public universities established under former President Nana Akufo-Addo after four years.
“We have had extensive consultations with the academic community, traditional rulers, alumni associations, students, and civil society,” Minister Iddrisu said. “As a result, the name C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences is likely to change—possibly reverting to the original vision,” he declared.
Furthermore, the Minister mentioned that this initiative is a component of a larger review: “There will be a general bill to consider the renaming of several public universities that were renamed or established during President Akufo-Addo’s administration.”
Mr. Iddrisu made it clear that the suggested modifications are not meant to diminish the heritage of the people who gave the universities their names.
“This is not to say those individuals do not deserve recognition,” he explained, “but the renaming will aim to reflect the foundational ethos and historical identities of the institutions,” he said.
Abdulai Salifu University and the University of Mines and Technology are two of the institutions that are probably going to be impacted.
It is anticipated that the renaming bill will eventually be presented to Parliament.
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