MINISTER COMMENDS ALL NATIONS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (SPREAD, MAY 22, 2010)

THE Deputy Minister of Health, Mr Rojo Mettle-Nunoo, has commended the management of the All Nations University College (ANUC) for being the first accredited private university in the country to pioneer the establishment of Biomedical Engineering.
The programme, he said, would equip students with a sound foundation in biomedical engineering to enable them to play a critical role in biomedical research to improve the health status of Ghanaians.
“The government applauds the ANUC for being a trailblazer in pioneering the establishment of Biomedical Engineering, which has been dubbed one of the strongest on the continent,” he stated.
Speaking at the fifth Convocation of the ANUC in Koforidua on Thursday, Mr Mettle-Nunoo stated that “with its relatively few years in existence, ANUC has also become the first private university to receive accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for an upstream programme in Oil and Gas Engineering”.
Two hundred and sixty one students who pursued various disciplines in Administration, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science and Computer Engineering received certificates. Out of the number, 10 graduates obtained First Class honours.
“As the Minister of Health, I am very pleased that today we have the first batch of Biomedical Engineering graduates produced by a Ghanaian tertiary institution passing out of the All Nations University College, a momentous occasion for which we should all be happy and proud,” Mr Mettle-Nunoo said.
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, commended ANUC for introducing a total personality development programme which he described as exemplary.
The personality development programme inculcates training in work ethics, self-esteem, interpersonal skills, innovation and creativity in the students.
“In this way, the Ghanaian society is privileged to benefit from the balanced training of a new generation of scientists, engineers and business professionals which is crucial in any bid for social and nation reform,” he stated.
In his welcoming address, the President of ANUC, Dr Samuel H. Donkor, announced that out of the 700 graduates from the university, all but 14 were gainfully employed.
He said that was an attestation to the quality and relevance of the university’s programmes.
According to him, the overwhelming acceptance of the university’s graduates on the job market placed the ANUC among the top universities in the country.
He announced that the university had plans to establish new programmes such as Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Civil Engineering, B.E. Electrical/Electronics Engineering, B.E. Biotechnology, B.E. Environmental/Safety Engineering, B.E. Automotive Engineering, Master of Science (MSc) in Nursing, MCA and M.E. in Computer Engineering, M.E. Electronics and Computer Engineering and MBA.