The
lecture hall complex expected to be ready in September would also house the
School of Nursing and Midwifery and would be named after the late son of the
founder of the college, Kwame Ansa-Asare.
Mr
Kwaku Ansa-Asare, Founder and Rector of the School, said the School had forged
a partnership with the College of Medicine at Penn State University and the
partnership involves course work development, medical student exchange and
expansion of the Global Health Scholars Programme to Ghana.
Professor
Akua Kuenyehia, President of the School, said currently the School runs four
faculties namely Law, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Publishing and
Communication Studies, and Arts and Social Sciences.
She
said three additional faculties namely Agricultural and Natural Resources,
Business School and the Medical School would start in September this year and
indicated that, the Faculty of
Agricultural and Natural Resources would focus on training students in
entrepreneurship in agri-business.
Professor
Kuenyehia said with the heavy investments in building infrastructure, private
universities need government support to be able to run programmes needed for
national development.
Professor
William Oduro, a representative of the Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah
University of Science and Technology (KNUST) lauded the school for its
trailblazer initiatives and added that, KNUST would support the University to
run all programmes proposed successfully.
Nana
Asiedu Okoo Ababio, Chief of Larteh and Benkumhene of the Akuapem Traditional
Area, thanked the Founder of the College for selecting the community and hoped
that the school’s presence would impact on the livelihood of the people of
Larteh both economically and health
wise.
Source: GNA
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