All Nations University admits 535 students for 2021/2022 academic year

The All Nations University has admitted 535 fresh students to its schools of engineering, business, humanities, and sciences for the 2021/2022 academic year after receiving a Presidential Charter in 2020 to operate independently.

This is the second matriculation after the University was cleared to operate as an autonomous institution with the capacity to award its own certificates.

The matriculants; 273 males and 262 females, swore the Matriculation Oath during the ceremony.

Dr Samuel Donkor, the President and Founder of the University, advised the students to concentrate on their academics and embrace the University’s idea of complete personality development.

He said that would help graduates to achieve comprehensive personal growth and stay ahead of local and global competitors in the labour market and in life.

“Waiting to study for examination at the last minute is the surest way to become a below-average student, but studying daily is the pathway to becoming an above-average student,” he said.

Dr Donkor said the university continued to push for innovative programmes that would facilitate the rapid socio-economic development of the nation.

An accreditation was being sought for a Master of Science (MSc) in Cyber Security to push Ghana’s quest for a digital economy with skilled cyber security experts, he said.

Ms Lily Appiah Afriyie, the Assistant Registrar, Academic and Students Affairs Office of the University, said her office was committed to fostering an environment that valued creativity, critical thinking, and respect for diverse perspectives.

That was to help both students and faculty members achieve their fullest potential for the advancement of society.

The All Nations University, located in Koforidua, was established in November 2002 with 37 students but currently has a student population of 3,122.

In Ghana, a “Chartered” institution is one that has been granted particular rights and privileges to function as an independent degree-granting institution by the President of the Legislature.

Public universities in Ghana are established by Acts of Parliament with presidential assent to award their own degrees and diplomas, whereas private university colleges are mentored and supervised by a public institution for the granting of degrees and certificates.

GhanaSat-1, Ghana’s first satellite in space, was launched from the International Space Station in July 2017 by the All Nations University.

Three students from the institution developed, constructed, and tested GhanaSat-1 as part of the Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Satellite project, which was funded by Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan.