Each Public Technical University to Get GHS10 Million in 2027 Budget- President Mahama
Each of Ghana’s ten public technical universities will receive GHS10 million in the 2027 budget, President John Dramani Mahama has announced, in a commitment that puts GHS100 million on the table for the expansion of infrastructure, equipment and laboratories across the sector.
The President made the pledge on Tuesday while addressing the 4th Biennial Applied Research Conference of Technical Universities in Takoradi.
He said the investment is intended to deliver on the original objectives set when polytechnics were converted to technical universities a decade ago, an ambition he said has not yet been fully realised.
President Mahama told the institutions that they must position themselves as the engine of Ghana’s knowledge-based economy, with a sharp focus on practical skills, industry collaboration and reducing youth unemployment.
He said the goal is to move the country away from producing job seekers and toward producing job creators.
“You must focus on hands-on, competence-based technical and vocational training aligned with the German model,” he told the gathering.
The President also announced that two new technical universities will be established, one in Jasikan in the Oti Region and another in Techiman in the Bono East Region.
A new University of Science and Technology is also being built in the Savannah Region, and together the three institutions are intended to widen access to higher education, particularly across the northern belt of the country.
A dedicated TVET Fund is also being set up to sustain investment in science-based education nationwide, and Mahama said the new universities will be built around a model that forges direct links between academic work and industry.
“The new universities will be the bridge between the world of science and industry. They will forge a symbiotic relationship with industry by utilising industrial resources for innovation and technological advancement,” he said.
The President also pointed to investments already made in the Takoradi and Kumasi technical university campuses, where six laboratories each were set up at a cost of $5 million per institution, covering electronics, advanced manufacturing, solar and wind technology.
Richard Aniagyei, ISD
