Ghana Telecom University College
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Ghana Telecom University College (GTUC) is a fully accredited university
founded in 2005 by Ghana Telecom, the national telecommunications company. Vodafone, a British telecom company, acquired GT in 2008, and the university college is expected to become an independent institution in late 2009.
The university was established to provide first degrees (bachelor's degrees) and graduate programs, particularly in Telecommunications Engineering and Information and Communications Technologies
. It also offers certificate programs, with courses that provide credit for the bachelor's degree, and a wide assortment of professional development
seminars and workshops.
A School of Business
opened in January 2009. First degrees in business include Bachelor of Science in Business and Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship
. A Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Technology
is also offered.
In addition, the first group of graduates recently received master of science degrees from the Technical University of Denmark
. The programme was offered at the GTUC campus in Accra via broadband
telecommunications .
Programmes are under development with several other strategic educational partners, including: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), Ghana; AFRALTI, Kenya; The Open University, United Kingdom; DePaul University, USA; Aalborg University, Denmark; St. Mary College of Maryland, USA; Antioch University, USA; University of California, Santa Babara, California; Information Communication Technology(ICU), South Korea; University of Hertfordshire , United Kingdom; Wildau Institute of Technology, Germany
Since its first class of 350 students matriculated in Fall 2006, GTUC has increased its enrollment to about 1,500 students, with 2,000 expected in Fall 2009. GTUC's main campus is located in the Tesano section of Accra
, Republic of Ghana. A second campus has been opened in nearby Abeka, a nearby Accra suburb.
and earned his Ph.D. at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
, United States
. Dr. Darkwa taught for 11 years at the University of Illinois at Chicago
, before returning to Ghana to work on the development of strategies and plans for expanding education for ICTs, which figure prominently in Ghana's future in the global economy.
GTUC has an office of external affairs in the U.S. Its director is Dr. Steve Eskow (drseskow@gtuc.edu.gh; 805-692-6998).
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
founded in 2005 by Ghana Telecom, the national telecommunications company. Vodafone, a British telecom company, acquired GT in 2008, and the university college is expected to become an independent institution in late 2009.
The university was established to provide first degrees (bachelor's degrees) and graduate programs, particularly in Telecommunications Engineering and Information and Communications Technologies
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
. It also offers certificate programs, with courses that provide credit for the bachelor's degree, and a wide assortment of professional development
Professional development
Professional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning...
seminars and workshops.
A School of Business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
opened in January 2009. First degrees in business include Bachelor of Science in Business and Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response...
. A Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
is also offered.
In addition, the first group of graduates recently received master of science degrees from the Technical University of Denmark
Technical University of Denmark
The Technical University of Denmark , often simply referred to as DTU, is a university just north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1829 at the initiative of Hans Christian Ørsted as Denmark's first polytechnic, and is today ranked among Europe's leading engineering institutions, and the...
. The programme was offered at the GTUC campus in Accra via broadband
Broadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
telecommunications .
Programmes are under development with several other strategic educational partners, including: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), Ghana; AFRALTI, Kenya; The Open University, United Kingdom; DePaul University, USA; Aalborg University, Denmark; St. Mary College of Maryland, USA; Antioch University, USA; University of California, Santa Babara, California; Information Communication Technology(ICU), South Korea; University of Hertfordshire , United Kingdom; Wildau Institute of Technology, Germany
Since its first class of 350 students matriculated in Fall 2006, GTUC has increased its enrollment to about 1,500 students, with 2,000 expected in Fall 2009. GTUC's main campus is located in the Tesano section of Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
, Republic of Ghana. A second campus has been opened in nearby Abeka, a nearby Accra suburb.
University Council
Ghana Telecom University College is guided by a University Council whose members are:- Dr. Benjamin Aggrey Ntim, Minister of Communication of the Republic of Ghana, Chairman
- Justice Sophia A.B. Akuffo, Judge of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Ghana
- Professor F.K.A. AlloteyFrancis AlloteyFrancis Kofi Ampenyin Allotey is a Ghanaian physicist and mathematician. He is known for the "Allotey Formalism" which arose from his work on soft X-ray spectroscopy...
, Professor in Mathematical PhysicsMathematical physicsMathematical physics refers to development of mathematical methods for application to problems in physics. The Journal of Mathematical Physics defines this area as: "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and... - Mr. Edmund Annan, marketing consultant, KCBC, Accra
- Professor Christine Kissiedu, Former Head of Library and Information Sciences, University of GhanaUniversity of GhanaThe University of Ghana is the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian universities and tertiary institutions. It is one of the best universities in Africa and by far the most prestigious in West Africa...
- Mrs. Margaret MwanakatweMargaret MwanakatweMargaret Mwanakatwe, is a Zambian businesswoman, accountant, and bank executive. She is the current Director for Business Development in Anglophone Africa, at United Bank for Africa, at the bank's headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria. In this role, she supervises business development in Cameroon,...
, Managing Director, Barclays Bank - Professor Knud Erik Skouby, Director, Technological University of Denmark-Center for Information and Communication Technologies
President
GTUC's President is Dr. Osei Darkwa (odarkwa@gtuc.edu.gh), who was educated in Ghana and NorwayNorway
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and earned his Ph.D. at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, United States
United States
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. Dr. Darkwa taught for 11 years at the University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago, or UIC, is a state-funded public research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, near the Chicago Loop...
, before returning to Ghana to work on the development of strategies and plans for expanding education for ICTs, which figure prominently in Ghana's future in the global economy.
Contacts
GTUC's web site is http://www.gtuc.edu.gh. Its postal mail address is PMB Tesano-Accra, Ghana. Phone number, 021-226766.GTUC has an office of external affairs in the U.S. Its director is Dr. Steve Eskow (drseskow@gtuc.edu.gh; 805-692-6998).