Ghana has been commended for her contributions to and support for the Association of African Universities (AAU) over the years.
Professor George Albert Magoha, the acting President of the AAU, who gave the commendation, could not hide his joy when he recounted the food relationship the AAU had enjoyed from Ghana and its people since it was headquartered in Accra in 1970 and said the association, was grateful for the goodwill. The professor was addressing the 13th General Conference of the AAU, which is currently taking place in Libreville, the Gabonese capital.
Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyeman, Ghana’s Minister for Education and a board member of the AAU, led Ghana’s delegation, which included Professor Ernest Aryeetey, Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana; Professor Domwini Kuupole, Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast and Professor Joshua Alabi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies.
Professor Magoha was happy that Ghana had not only accommodated the AAU headquarters but also set a good example by introducing the GETFund, which is providing funding to support students in tertiary education, as well as supporting institutions with infrastructural and human resource development and other material needs such as providing equipment and vehicles to facilitate academic work in those institutions.
“It did not end there as these efforts were officially cemented with the provision of a piece of land by the University of Ghana at Legon for the AAU to construct a permanent office to house the secretariat of the association.
“Additionally, the Ghana government has also made the commitment to provide funding from the GETFund for the construction of the project, which will be started soon,” he said.
Professor Magoha was hopeful that, the cordial relationship would be maintained not only for the benefit of AAU but also for African universities and the growth and development of the continent as a whole.
Source: GNA
