We’re establishing four new universities to absorb growing number of students — Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced plans to establish four new public universities in Ghana to address the increasing demand for tertiary education.

Speaking at Valley View University on Sunday, July 14, where he received an honorary doctorate degree, President Akufo-Addo said the new universities would be built in Mampong, Akrodie, Bunso and Kintampo.

"To accommodate the growing number of tertiary students, the government has decided to establish four new universities in Mampong, Akrodie, Bunso, and Kintampo, and expand facilities in existing ones," he stated.

The additions will help the country boost Gross Tertiary Enrollment from its current 18.84% to 40% by 2030, according to the President.

"We have launched several interventions aimed at improving the quality of education and ensuring that every child receives a holistic and well-rounded education," Akufo-Addo noted.

President Akufo-Addo noted that tertiary education expansion is a key part of his vision of making Ghana the education hub of West Africa.

His government, according to the President, has also increased research and book allowances to over GH¢700 million to boost the quality of education.

"Nothing would give me more honor or more pleasure than if, one day, Ghana’s historians were to describe me as the Education President," President Akufo-Addo declared.