Takoradi Technical University Admits 3,714 Fresh Students in the 2017/18 Academic Session
The Takoradi Technical University (TTU) has admitted a total of 3,714 freshmen and women to pursue various programmes for the 2017/2018 academic year. The admitted students also include the first batch of Master of Technology students.
Out of the 5,383 applications that were received by the University, 1,669 were rejected.
Some of the programmes to be pursued by the fresh students include: Non tertiary, HND, Bachelor of Technology and Master of Technology programmes.
Specifically, 596 students have been admitted to the Faculty of Applied Arts and Technology. This number comprises 381 males and 215 females. Also, 963 students have been admitted to the Faculty of Engineering; 917 are males and 46 are females.
For the Faculty of Business Studies, 1,372 students have been granted admission. Out of this number, 697 are males and 675 are females. With respect to the Faculty Applied Sciences, 622 students have been granted admission. Out of this number, 347 are males and 275 are females. The Faculty of Built and Natural Environment, on the other hand, had 156 students being admitted; 146 are males and 12 are females.
In his welcome address, the Vice Chancellor, Rev. Prof. John Frank Eshun, cautioned the freshmen and women not to succumb to the temptation of being involved in examination malpractices. He added that those found culpable would be penalised by the authorities of the university.
Rev. Prof. Eshun also called on the students to use the laid down channels of communication (such as the SRC or his office) to address their grievances. He admonished them to avoid the use of anonymous letters to express their grievances.
He reminded them that any rowdy and inappropriate behaviour of any one of them could affect the reputation of the university. For this reason, he encouraged them to exhibit positive dispositions by working relentlessly to attain academic excellence.
Also, this academic year saw the remarkable admission of 11 hearing impaired students, increasing their total enrolment at the university to 15. The Vice Chancellor disclosed this to the university community during the ceremony.
In order to facilitate the teaching and learning processes of these hearing impaired students, the university has proactively, and, for the first time, employed a sign language interpreter to assist the hearing impaired students throughout their stay in the university. The university has also offered them hall accommodation gratis. Such actions, it is believed, are geared towards deepening TTU’s stance as a centre of excellence as regards developing competent human resources to contribute to national development.
In an exclusive interview with one of the hearing impaired students, he indicated that his motivation to study at TTU was two-fold: (1) some past students strongly recommended TTU as the ideal destination for him and (2) that he was going to be aided by an interpreter.
He was of the firm belief that he would have found it difficult to study and benefit fully from university education had there not been an interpreter. In that regard, he lauded the management of TTU for employing the interpreter. He further intimated that even though there were other equally good universities that he could have attended, he wanted a hands-on training that would make him independent, hence his choice of TTU.
Another student indicated that, for the first time in technical university education, TTU has people who advocate on their (physically challenged) behalf, and, to him, this positive situation makes the TTU environment welcoming.
One of the two women amongst the group, Mrs. Elsie Amoah, emphasized the challenges that persons with disability endure in the country to make ends meet. She stated that it is because of such vicissitudes that she decided to improve herself academically in order to be independent, and, also, to make a contribution to the country’s development.