The Council Chairperson of University of Cape Coast, Mrs. Nancy Thompson has charged the university to transform its knowledge and research base to attract funding from relevant stakeholders in order to improve and promote higher education.
She notes many stakeholders in higher education including governments and development partners strongly believe that the major resource that can have an enormous contribution to the sustainability of the development of countries is knowledge.
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Mrs Nancy Thompson
Delivering her speech, Mrs. Thompson indicated that since the global tertiary education landscape is going through profound changes, competition in higher education in the global economy is becoming more ferocious. She believes this is characterized by trends in internationalization, fast evolution of ICT and also the making of learning more flexible.
She called on the university to transform its knowledge and research in areas that can attract the support of stakeholders.
Mrs. Thompson also advised all players within the university to be involved and support the implementation of the strategic plan.
“We, the council, have rigorously gone through processes to choose this strategic option for ourselves and as such all hands must be on deck in working towards the achievement of the goals of this document”
On his part, the Vice Chancellor of University of Cape Coast, Prof Joseph Ghartey Ampiah said he is hopeful that the five-year Strategic Plan will greatly serve its purpose.
He said “I believe this plan will help us position ourselves strategically in our operational environment by aligning effectively to the changes taking place in our environment. It will help us to apply our resources as strengths to exploit the available opportunities and confront any threats that may face us towards achieving our vision”
Source: ATL FM NEWS