The government will establish five Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) universities across the country, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said.
The STEM universities will be sited in the newly created regions namely Western North, Savannah, North East, Ahafo and Oti regions.
Delivering the 2022 State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Wednesday (30 March) in Parliament, Akufo-Addo said the government is inching closer to securing funds for the construction of the STEM universities.
“Government is in the process of securing financing for the construction of five (5) STEM universities in five (5) new Regions, that is Western North, Savannah, North East, Ahafo and Oti regions,” he said.
“Steps are being taken to turn the planned Bunso campus of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development into a standalone, independent University focused on the study of Engineering. Construction of this campus is set to begin within the next three months.”
“The TVET institutions are being upgraded and equipped to enable them train the increased numbers of children that we want to be attracted to that sector to meet the modern needs of our economy,” he added.
He further announced plans to commission some refurbished refurbished National Vocational and Technical Institutes (NVTI’s) across the country.
“This year, I will be commissioning some of the thirty-four (34) refurbished National Vocational and Technical Institutes (NVTI’s) across the country. The refurbishment comprised the construction, rehabilitation and equipping of laboratories, workshops, additional classrooms, hostels, and administrative offices,”
