Ghana news Use technical skills, knowledge to create home-grown solutions - Prof. Dwomoh urges KsTU graduates
The Vice-Chancellor of the Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Professor Gabriel Dwomoh, has urged graduates of the university to use the technical skills and knowledge they have gained to create sustainable, home-grown solutions to challenges in the country.
“You are expected to create sustainable and home-grown solutions that will resonate across borders,” he stressed.
Professor Dwomoh made the remarks while addressing the university's 24th congregation ceremony, held at the Great Hall.
A total of 1,620 students who completed their respective studies during the 2024/2025 academic year were awarded with masters, bachelor’s degrees, Higher National Diploma and Diploma certificates.
He stated that Ghana and the global community did not need job seekers but rather solution providers, saying, “Look at the challenges in our energy sector, infrastructure and our digital economy, not as obstacles but as your canvas.
“You did not learn how to think, but you also learned how to build. Whether your expertise lies in engineering, business, creative arts or applied sciences, you have been equipped with the hand and mind philosophy of the university to make a difference in society,” he told the graduates.
Ranking
He announced to the gathering that KsTU continued to achieve significant milestones in the areas of academic, research and innovation, with the university ranked as the best technical university by QS World University.
Additionally, KsTU has been adjudged the fourth-best university in Ghana, the 15th-best university in West Africa, and the 48th-best university in Sub-Saharan Africa in a recent ranking released on February 12, 2026.
The students
Prof. Dwomohy said the university was assessed by the ranking agency using six variables, including academic reputation, citations per paper, faculty-student ratio, international research work, papers per faculty and sustainability.
Driving force
The Feyiasehene, Nana Addae Gyamera, who represented the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, said that through excellence in practical training, innovation and high research, the university had demonstrated that technical education was not merely academic instruction but a critical driving force of national development.
“It is through technical intelligence, innovation and skills training that nations industrialise, industries expand, and societies prosper”, he said and added that the challenges facing Ghana demanded not only theoretical knowledge but practical technology-driven solutions.
Therefore, he underscored the need for the government to continue to strengthen its support for institutions such as KsTU to deliver on its mandate, adding “closer collaboration among government, industry and academia is essential.
Relevant programmes
The Chairman of the university’s Governing Council, Professor Edward Brenya, urged the university to continue to ensure that its programmes remained relevant to industrial and responsive to global trends.
“The world of work is evolving rapidly and technology, digital transformation, artificial intelligence as well as entrepreneurship are redefining today’s opportunities” he said.
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