KoforiduaTechnical University wins quiz competition
The Koforidua Technical University (KTU) has emerged winner of the maiden edition of the Procurement and Supply Students Association of Ghana (PASSAG) quiz competition held in Koforidua last Friday.
KTU trumped three other technical universities — the Accra Technical University (ATU), Sunyani Technical University (STU) and the Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) - in the inter-tertiary contest to lift the trophy.
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The competition, which was hosted by the KTU, was sponsored by the Public Procurement Authority (PPA).
Emerging as winners of the top prize, KTU, represented by Michael Koranteng Donkor, Frank Djan Otchere and Darryl Sellasie Harris, secured 42 points after three rounds of contest which centred on public procurement laws and policies and current affairs.
The ATU, STU and KsTU placed second, third and fourth with the corresponding points of 35, 33 and 28 respectively.
Excitement and challenges
The Head of Department (HOD) of Procurement and Supply Science at KTU, Mr Emmanuel Agyekum, in an interview, expressed delight at the triumph of the students from his department.
He said the victory established that KTU was one of the best if not the best among other tertiary schools in the country.
"I am very happy for the victory; this shows that our students really understood what we taught them in the classrooms and can compete on the job market.
“The ability to demonstrate what you've learnt in a contest with other equally great schools means we are doing very well. It also affirms that KTU is one of the best, if not the best tertiary school in the country, especially with the study of Procurement and Supply Science," he told the Daily Graphic.
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He expressed concerns over the challenges facing the department, especially with the lack of teaching materials.
"One of the challenges we have as a department has to do with teaching materials, including projectors, even though management has taken it up,“ he said.
Mr Agyekum appealed to the government and the Public Procurement Authority, as well other corporate organisations to support the department in addressing some of its challenges.
Purpose
The President of PASSAG KTU Chapter, Mr Divine Obrim Jnr, who initiated the programme, in collaboration with his HOD, said the inter-tertiary quiz competition and games were to test their resolve on some of the things learnt in the classroom and familiarise with students from other universities.
He said procurement and supply required a lot of networking, hence the need to familiarise with some faces they would be working together with in different companies across the country in the nearest future.
Meanwhile, in other disciplines, KTU again emerged winner of the football game among the four participating schools, while STU won the volleyball game.