President John Dramani Mahama has urged Ghana’s technical universities to align their programmes with the government’s STEM education agenda to help drive industrial growth and reduce youth unemployment.
Speaking at the 4th Biennial Applied Research Conference of Technical Universities in Takoradi, he announced that each of the ten public technical universities will receive GHS10 million in the 2027 budget for infrastructure, equipment, and laboratory expansion.
Mahama also revealed plans to establish two new technical universities in Jasikan and Techiman, as well as a new University of Science and Technology in the Savannah Region to improve access to higher education in northern Ghana.
He stressed the need for hands-on, industry-focused technical and vocational training based on the German model, adding that the government will introduce a TVET Fund to strengthen science and technology education nationwide.
According to the President, technical universities must help transform Ghana from a nation of job seekers into one of job creators by producing graduates with practical, industry-ready skills.
