University calls for raising level of work ethics

Koforidua, June 29, GNA - Dr Samuel Donkor, President of the All Nations University (ANU), said the level of work ethics at institutions of higher learning needed to be raised if the country was to see an improvement in productivity.

He said the development of a nation could not rise above the level of excellence of its educational institutions and therefore called for a change "in the mindset of doing less and expecting greater results". Dr Donkor was speaking at a press soiree organized by the University in Koforidua at the weekend. He said the time had come for the country to change its educational system to place more emphasis on practical rather than theory. Dr Donkor said the ANU was affiliated to a number of institutions of higher learning outside the country and for that matter, when it established new departments it was able to attract many highly qualified lecturers to man them.

He said currently the university was sponsoring over 30 of its graduate students for further studies outside the country to help develop strong faculties for the university on their return. He said the university had introduced new engineering subjects to meet the human resource needs of the country. Dr Donkor mentioned some of the engineering courses which would be started by September this year to include Environmental Engineering, Bio-Technology Engineering, Civil Engineering and Media Technology and Engineering. Dr Paul Blay, Head of the Oil and Gas Department, said the Department currently had 29 full time students and 22 weekend students. He expressed the hope that by the beginning of the next academic year, the Department would have over 90 students. 29 June 10