ALL NATIONS UNIVERISTY HOLDS FIRST CONVOCATION (PAGE 22)

THE All Nations University College (ANUC) in Koforidua has held its first supplementary convocation during which 18 students passed out in different disciplines.
Out of the number, one had first class honours, two secured second class upper division, five obtained second class lower division, six had third class and another, a pass.
Addressing the gathering, the President of the university, Dr Samuel H. Donkor, called on the new graduates to be guided by good work ethics so that they would be able to make positive contributions to national development.
“As you begin your professional career, you must always be guided by the virtues of dedication, discipline, hard work and the fear of God while at home, workplace or the community around you to assist society which should be your dream”, he stated.
Dr Donkor said one of the missions of the university was to equip students for good work to enable them to make the positive impact required of a graduate in society.
“The fulfilment of man’s psychological need for achievement is obtained by self-application, hands-on experience, positive contribution to society through hard work”, Dr Donkor said.
In line with the institution’s moral training, he said over the past four years the university had initiated a programme dubbed “Total Personality Development” under which students were taught the basic requirements for Godly living combined with skill acquisition.
“Recognising that knowledge for innovation, creativity and invention come only from God, we have guided you to practise the knowledge acquired in science and engineering under the guidance of God, who alone can reveal invention to the spirit of man”, he said.
Highlighting some of the achievements of the university, Dr Donkor said the ANUC was the first in the country to establish bachelor degree programmes in Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering as well as Biomedical Engineering.
The ANUC, he also indicated, was in the process of coming out with a degree programme in Oil and Gas Engineering.
In view of the new academic programmes that would require additional infrastructure, he said construction work on a newly- acquired 1,000-acre land near Akwadum on the Koforidua-Suhum Road, had started.
The project, when completed, would include facilities for Oil and Gas Engineering, 12 workshops, laboratories, six lecture theatres and an 828-capacity auditorium and offices.
He added that work would also start in the near future on a 900-capacity students’ hostel as well as bungalows for faculty members, adding that those facilities when completed would transform the ANUC into one of the best universities in the country in terms of facilities.
“These modern facilities would create a congenial atmosphere on campus to offer the best education in the country”, he stated.
For his part, the Chancellor of the ANUC, Daasebre Oti Boateng encouraged the new graduates to pursue courses to acquire more skills to serve society better.
That, according to him, had become necessary due to rapid technological advancement that needed special skills to move society forward