Graduates of the Ensign Global College in the Eastern Region have been urged to brace up for tougher challenges in the outside world as they pursue their professional careers.
President of the College, Professor Stephen Alder speaking to graduating students of the College at Kpong on Saturday, November 16, 2024 charged the graduands to leverage the knowledge acquired from the institution for the betterment of the world.
“Accept the call to tackle great challenges and embrace the opportunities afforded by these challenges that will most likely come your way,” said Professor Alder. “Take what you’ve been given through your education at Ensign College and act to make the world a better, healthier, happier and more prosperous place.”
The Ensign Global College on Saturday graduated its 9th batch of 28 students after undergoing two years of rigorous training at the facility.
The graduates were conferred with Master of Public Health (MPH) degrees at their graduation ceremony to signify their successful completion of the one-year-program at the institution.
The ceremony coincided with the College’s year-long 10th-anniversary celebrations with the institution churning out hundreds of public health professionals, adding to the growth of global health systems.
Prof. Stephen Alder celebrated the worldwide acknowledgement the institution has chalked as well as its outstanding academic training and impact on the Kpong community and beyond.
He noted: “The stature of our Master’s in Public Health continues to rise, notably through our recent accreditation by the US-based Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), the leading global accreditor for public health education.”
On his part, the Keynote Speaker, Elder Robert Gay, a celebrated evangelist and economist, admonished the graduates to embrace innovation in addressing global challenges.
He called on the graduates to strive to see and recognize the global challenges, adding that they must strive to become more impactful servants.
“You must first have the eyes to see the world’s problems and the courage and innovative minds to solve them,” he remarked.
Founder and Board Chair of the Ensign Global College, Dr Lynette Gay, reminisced over the successful decade long journey so far.
Expressing satisfaction over the impact the institution has chalked throughout the period, she commended the hardworking professionals whose inputs have made it possible for such remarkable feat to be achieved.
Dr. Gay remarked: “The architects, the construction, the faculty, and the staff – all these support systems have been the highest I have been privileged to work with.”
Elaborating on the caliber of professionals the college is producing, she averred, “We have trained our students, who are all professionals, to the highest level, ready to take on the world. We encourage them to engage in community involvement and think beyond their imaginations in public health and other spheres of life.”
Prof. Agyeman Badu Akosa, Vice Board Chair of the Ensign Global College, disclosed that efforts and arrangements were in place to expand the institution’s programmes with the introduction of a PhD programme.
He was confident about obtaining a presidential charter to transform the college into a complete university while highlighting the importance of the CEPH accreditation. According to him, the feat
positions graduates for global opportunities.
Explaining further, he said, “What it means is that an American can come here, study public health, and have their degree recognized as equivalent to one from Johns Hopkins, Harvard, or Oxford,” said the academician. “Similarly, a Ghanaian graduate from Ensign can walk into the U.S. tomorrow, and their certificate will be fully accepted. That is no mean achievement – the first Public Health institution in Africa to attain this recognition.”
Asawatse Teye Adjiso III of Suisi-Menekpo in the Manya Krobo Traditional Area represented the Paramount Chief of the Manya Krobo Traditional Area who doubles as the president of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs.
He commended Ensign College and the graduands but encouraged the latter to consider reciprocating the knowledge acquired on Krobo land by establishing themselves on the land.
According to him, the traditional council is ready to support them in whichever way it can including giving them lands if they heed the call.
Deserving students were presented with awards on the day with Miss Deborah Essah Larbi-Sarpong being adjudged the Overall Best Graduating Student.
Credit Michael Oberteye
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