BY: KALD | Voltaonlinegh.com |
Founder of Kama group of companies, Nana Dr. Michael Agyekum Addo has charged young graduates to embrace the entrepreneurial revolution, that have taken over the 21st century era.
According to him, this era was set to become the most complex and dynamic the world had experienced, and that countries such as Ghana need to find a grip at takes off.
The accomplished business man who was addressing the 22nd congregation of the Ho Technical University, and said the nation must not “sit and watch it pass by”.
He told graduands, “I came to inform you that we have entered a new century, and that new century has come with a different revolution. It’s no more industrial revolution, but entrepreneurial revolution. So don’t sit down and watch it pass by. We already in 21 years, gone, and Ghanaians are not aware.”
Dr. Agyekum opined that, the entrepreneurial revolution would grow more aggressive than the peaking industrial revolution, and would leave many behind those who do not endeavor to get a hold.
“If you don’t embark on it, you are going to be the poorest human being on earth even though you have a certificate. It will not wait for you and it’s moving,” he added.
He called for the making of certain disciplines such as entrepreneurship and engineering as core subjects, through which young people would be developed into multi skilled industrialists.
He noted also that the full potentials of the African continent remained untapped, and encouraged the graduates use their skills to generate income streams for themselves.
“Don’t stick to whatever you studied alone. Have the entrepreneurial mindset,” he said.
In all, 1,041 students who succefulky completed their Bachelor Degrees and Higher National Diploma programmes in the 2020/21 academic year were graduated.
The Vice Chancellor, Professor Ben Honyenuga in his report, said the University’s “carefully drawn” curricula, helped produce graduates of industrial repute, and noted the speedy development of its most recent faculties, including the Built and Natural Environment.
He noted also that more faculties continued to win accreditations to pursue more programs, and assured that management would persist at keeping up with the vision of becoming a world-class institution.
Counting the successes of the University, which included victories at several local and international tech and entrepreneurial competitions, the Vice Chancellor assured that, together with the Council, the institution would continue to emerge through challenges.
He welcomed that the University found the Government’s one-year engineering course for non-science students, as an area technical universities could excel, and appealed that they were considered in the rollout.
Professor Emmanuel James Flolu, Chairman of the University’s Council, asked graduates to consider the congregation an “initiation ceremony into the world of work”, and appreciate the training attained in contributing to the development of the nation.
Nineteen departmental awards were presented to deserving graduands, with the overall best Graduating Student award going to Mr. Jonathan Akoto, a graduand of HND Agro Enterprise Development.
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