By
Anthony Apubeo, GNA
Namoo (UE), Jan 28,
GNA – The Council and Board of Directors of the Regentropfen College of Applied
Sciences, located at Namoo in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region, has
appointed Professor Agnes Atia Apusigah, Development Sociologist, as its Vice
President.
Professor Apusigah
was the Dean of Faculty of Education of the University for Development Studies
(UDS) until her retirement, when she took a post-retirement appointment at the
College as part of her contribution to her community.
She holds a PhD in
Cultural Studies with Curriculum Studies from the Queen’s University at
Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Her research focus was on Gender/Women Studies,
Political Economy of Africa Development, Educational Reform and Policy
Development, Civil Society and Endogenous Development.
As a foundation Dean
of the Faculty of Education of UDS, Professor Apusigah played leading roles in
the establishment of Gender Programmes in UDS and the establishment of the
Faculty of Education, Law and Business Studies.
Speaking to the
media about her vision for the College, which is accredited by the National
Accreditation Board (NAB) and affiliated to the UDS, Professor Apusigah said
her ambition was to take the institution to the next level by positioning it
strategically and developing new programmes that would be attractive and novel
not only in Ghana, but of international interest.
“In this Information
Communication and Technological age, the world is driven by technology and we
need Programmers, Engineers, Software Developers and Marketers among others to
help accelerate the growth of the country. The Management of the College under
my leadership will build the capacity of the Business students to write
professional examination alongside with Diploma and Degree Programmes”.
Human Resource
Development and Research, the Professor indicated, was another area she would
collaborate with the management of the College including other development
partners to strengthen. “There are a lot of research issues in this part of the
world such as gender, education, health, environment and agriculture which need to be addressed and we will build
the skills among faculties and leadership of the College, to research into such
pertinent issues for the overall development of the region and the nation”, she
stressed.
She stated that
apart from working with other development partners to transform and develop the
Health Centre of the College into a fully-fledged health facility to help train
Physician Assistants and Nurses, the Business and Career Development Centre
(BCDC) of the College, which empowers students to generate their own business
ideas and implement them, would also be strengthened.
The College was
established by Rev. Fr. Dr. Moses Asaah
Awinongya, SVD, through the Regentropfen Education Foundation with
support from Stiftung Regentropfen – Bildung zum Leben and other sponsors such
as Steyler Bank of the Society of Divine Word in Germany and Bild hilft e.V
Germany among others.
The College, also a
member of African-German Entrepreneurship Academy (AGEA), collaborates with the
Florida A&M University and has a good library and modern students’ hostel,
moderate school fees and flexible payment schedules.
GNA