The Methodist University Ghana (MUG) has set itself a target to train students to be well-equipped and versatile to spearhead the transformation of the country, the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Professor William Baah-Boateng, has said.
He said 25 years down the line, the MUG wanted its students to be complete in terms of technology, critical thinking and being adaptable wherever they found themselves in the job market so that they could be productive and useful to the country.
Vision
“We want to train our students to be complete, not just half-baked.
We want our students to be complete in terms of technology, in terms of critical thinking, and in terms of being adaptable to wherever the person finds himself in the job market, so that he can be productive and useful to the country.
“We have a vision and we would work towards that. So because we have the vision, our investment will go into these areas,” Prof. Baah-Boateng told the Daily Graphic when he threw some insights into the 25th milestone with the Daily Graphic.
The MUG was established in the year 2000 to impart knowledge and skills in disciplines relevant to national development within the context of general global development, and at the same time ensure an all-round development of the student mentally, physically and spiritually on the basis of Christian principles.
It has a vision to promote and develop academic excellence, spirituality, morality and service within the Ghanaian society.
The MUG, with a student population of 3,800, has three campuses in Accra, Tema and Wenchi.
Since its establishment, the institution, which has contributed to the country’s human development at the tertiary level, has graduated about 20,000 students.
Prof. Baah-Boateng, who is also an economist, said, “25 years from now, our investment will be geared towards promoting science education in particular, promoting STEM education.
So our investment will go into making sure that we have our laboratories working, our internet connectivity working, our classrooms well-designed for that purpose.”
Another aspect, he said, was to have a Methodist University that was more focused on relevant research.
Training
“In 25 years, as we focus on training our students to be holistic, we will also make sure that our faculty are embedded in relevant research - research that will also support the economy of Ghana and also make sure that we collaborate with sister universities in Ghana and outside the country so that our students and our faculty will get exposure.
“We will have some kind of collaboration where we can have our faculty go out there and some faculty from outside also come here and learn from each other so that our teaching will be focused more on global relevance and also domestic relevance so that our students will not lack,” he emphasised and that through Methodist University, Ghana would be put on the research map.
Asked about partnerships, Prof. Baah-Boateng said the institution was in the process of building collaborations with other organisations.
Having established some research collaborations, he said he would leverage these partnerships to ensure mutual benefits.
