Management of Sunyani Technical University (STU) has recognized the meritorious services rendered by some retired members of staff to uplift the image of the University.
In line with the New Conditions of Service for unionized staff of Technical Universities in Ghana for Sunyani Technical University Staff, Management, upon the approval of the Governing Council, has presented End of Service Benefits (ESBs) to 16 former staff of the institution.
This was at the 29th matriculation ceremony of the university which was held at the university’s main auditorium on Friday March 7, 2025.
In his address, the Vice-Chancellor, Ing. Prof. Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah stated that: “the major thrust of the ESB Policy is the payment of one-month basic salary, for each year served, as ESB to every Staff who retire from the University, starting from September 2021. Although some parts of the payments are in arrears, the University has begun to make full payments to qualified staff, starting from the year 2022.
Matriculation statistics
At the ceremony, the University (STU) officially matriculated 4,222 new students, representing 62.3% of prospective students who were issued admission letters by the University.
This year’s enrolment figure of 4,222 fresh students into the University for the 2024/25 academic year shows an increase of 25.6% over last year’s figure of 3,362.
Out of the total enrolment, 2,756, representing 65.3%, are males, whilst 1,466, representing 34.7%, are females.
The Vice-Chancellor, Ing. Prof. Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah explained that 111, representing 2.6%, enrolled in Graduate (Master’s) degree programmes; 3,681, representing 87.2%, enrolled in Bachelor’s degree (BTech/BSc.) programmes; and 430, representing 10.2%, enrolled in Higher National Diploma and other Diploma programmes.
Disciplines
In terms of disciplines, the Vice-Chancellor continued, 2,724, representing 64.5%, enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering and TVET Programmes, as against 1,498, representing 35.5%, which enrolled in Business and Administration (Humanities) programmes.
This, he stressed, implies that the University is on track “as we have met the 60/40 ratio requirement for STEM related programmes as against Humanities in Technical Universities, per the National Education Policy on STEM.”
Ing. Prof. Adinkrah-Appiah noted that this significant rise in the student enrolment at the University can be attributed to a number of factors including good performance of our students in the world of work, commercialization of the academic programmes the University offers through various platforms such as social media, radio stations etc. as well as the introduction of new demand-driven Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes in the Institution.
“This calls for a more intensive enrolment drive to continuously improve the annual enrolment in new and existing academic programmes at the University. When patronage of such industry-driven programmes is improved in the University, it would contribute to the production of more skilled graduates who can readily find jobs or set up their own businesses to reduce the unbridled youth unemployment rates in the country in recent times.”
Academic programmes
According to the Vice-Chancellor, the University currently runs 91 fully accredited academic programmes namely, 13 Master of Technology (MTech), 30 Bachelor’s programmes (BTech and BSc.), 23 Higher National Diploma (HND), 5 Diploma and 20 Other Non-Tertiary TVET programmes.
He urged all prospective students, both local and foreign, to enroll on the industry-oriented programmes at the STU to acquire the requisite knowledge, technical, professional and entrepreneurial skills that will make them readily employable or enable them set up their own companies.
In attendance were the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Justice Solomon Korantwi-Barimah; the Director of Finance, Mr. Thomas Kwarfo; the Deputy Registrars of Academic and Human Resource Development, Mr. Job Manu and Mr. Stephen Yeboah respectively; Deans, Heads of Department and Members of Convocation, among several others.
Credit: Rbnewshub.com
