Accra Polytecnic set for conversion into Technical University                                            

All is set for the conversion of Accra Polytechnic into a Technical University starting 2016/2017 academic year.   

The Rector, of the Polytechnic, Professor Sylvester Achio said the conversion would put the school in a strategic position to train highly-skilled human resource that would drive the nation’s socio-economic development. 

He observed that all efforts are being made by management of the Polytechnic to ensure the smooth take off of the technical university in September. 

Prof Achio made the disclosure in Accra at the formal signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Polytechnic and the Bureau of Market and Social Research Limited. 

The agreement, which is subject to renewal every two years, would provide industrial training for students from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

GNA