By
Samuel Dodoo, GNA
Accra, Sept. 24, GNA – The Accra Metropolitan
Assembly and the Accra Technical University (ATU) have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) to establish cooperative programmes through the development
of academic and research activities to build the capacity and competences of
students.
The AMA, as part of the agreement, is expected
to provide access to facilities and sites for research purposes, make available,
where appropriate, reliable and up-to-date information for research, provide
resource persons for seminars and workshops for staff and students of ATU, and
serve as external assessors to various departments, where appropriate.
It would also provide expertise for infrastructure
development at ATU and offer internship opportunities for staff and students of
the University.
Speaking at the ceremony on Monday, in Accra,
Mr Mohammed Adjei Sowah, the AMA Chief Executive, said areas of cooperation
under the MoU included joint research and projects to help improve living
conditions of students and staff and provide a safe environment, skills
development and training for identifiable groups.
Other areas of cooperation, he said, would be
training for both AMA and ATU staff, internship and training of students as
well as the identification and promotion of business opportunities to attract
investors.
Mr Sowah expressed his commitment to ensuring
the success of the MoU, which would go a long way to make Accra a more stable
and safe society as well as strengthen its role in international affairs.
Professor Edmund Ameko, the Acting Vice Chancellor
of ATU, was hopeful that the MoU would help build a prosperous society by
creating opportunities for all.
“Universities have always found it very beneficial
to form very close links with the cities they find themselves in and we have
examples of very famous universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and other
well-known universities especially in the developed countries,” he said.
The Vice Chancellor gave the assurance that the
University would make the skills and expertise of staff available to the AMA to
undertake joint applied research aimed at improving living conditions of city
dwellers.
GNA