Story: Tim Dzamboe, Ho
Admissions to the Ho Polytechnic have shot up following the provision of essential facilities for academic work.
The completion of a 1,000- seater lecture/auditorium complex, a 400-room hostel, a four-storey classroom block and a computer laboratory as well as a library, financed under the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) at more than ¢10 billion might have fuelled the rush for admissions into the institution.
The introduction of the Bachelor of Technology (B-Tech ) programmes in Automobile Engineering, Hospitality and Tourism Management has also added value and credence to polytechnic education.
Speaking at the 15th matriculation ceremony of the polytechnic, the rector, Dr Komla Dzisi, said 1,758 students were admitted for the B-Tech, Higher National Diploma and non-tertiary courses, adding that it was against a total of 2,308 applications received for consideration for the academic year.
He said in order to increase the number of students in the Applied Sciences, Applied Arts and Engineering programmes, a bridging programme had been introduced to offer graduates from technical and vocational schools the opportunity to pursue Higher National Diploma programmes in the polytechnic.
According to him, 40 students had been admitted to take part in the bridging programme which is being jointly run with the National Board for Professional and Technical Examinations (NABPTEX) with an expected increase in the years ahead.
Dr Dzisi stated that with the coming into force of the new polytechnic law, it was anticipated that more B-Tech programmes would be introduced in the polytechnics.
Dr Dzisi advised the new students to abide by the rules and regulations of the polytechnic community since the violation of the tenets of responsible behaviour would not be countenanced.
He asked them to avail themselves of activities of the Students Representative Council, extra curricula activities, health activities and campus HIV/AIDS policy to have a successful period in the institute.
The polytechnic registrar, Mr F.K. Dzineku, administered the matriculation oath to the students and underscored good and moral behaviour on campus.
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