Ghana/China sign education agreement

The Ministries of Education of Ghana and China on Wednesday signed an agreement on developing a co-operative project of higher education between both countries.

Under the agreement, China will present 50 microcomputers worth 200,000 dollars to the University of Ghana, Legon, to set up a bigger and more advanced laboratory. It will also bring three teachers to work for the university.

Mr Lu Yongshu, Chinese Ambassador in Ghana who initialled the agreement, noted that the two countries have been co-operating in education for more than 10 years and that an

Example of this is the establishment of a microcomputer laboratory at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, with grants from Beijing.

Lu also recalled the long-standing friendship between both countries in the fields of politics, economy, culture and international affairs and expressed the hope that they would co-operate in other areas in future.

Mr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Minister of Education, who signed for Ghana, said the project would enable the University of Ghana to develop teaching and research in the field of microcomputers as well as training of lecturers and students in microcomputer knowledge.

This phase, he said, has the potential to make a significant impact not only on the development of microcomputer technology but also expand avenues for information technology.

Professor Ivan Addae-Mensah, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, said the project would would boost the university's Distance Education programme and Internet Cafe and assist it in accessing and processing information on the world information market