The University of Professional Studies, Accra, is poised to elevate its existing strategic partnership with Deloitte Ghana.
The initiative was highlighted during a courtesy visit by the UPSA Vice-Chancellor Prof. John Kwaku Mensah Mawutor to Deloitte on Thursday, February 27.
During the visit, Deloitte Ghana’s Country Manager, Daniel Owusu, acknowledged the success of the existing collaboration between Deloitte and UPSA and expressed the company’s readiness to expand its partnership into new areas of mutual benefit.
“We are prepared to partner with UPSA on projects and initiatives geared towards equipping graduates with practical skills and reducing unemployment among the youth,” Mr. Owusu said as he welcomed the UPSA delegation to his office.
Prof. Mawutor, outlining his vision for the university, emphasised the transformative role of information technology in enhancing education.
He revealed plans to leverage IT to enrich the learning experience of students and ensure that final-year projects are solution-driven, thereby benefiting the business community.
In addition, he noted that although UPSA offers 55 programmes and over 500 courses, most of the course textbooks used are foreign-authored and rely heavily on international case studies.
To address this, Prof Mawutor stated that the university intends to develop locally authored textbooks by its faculty that incorporate indigenous case studies.
In response, Mr. Owusu mentioned that Deloitte Ghana possesses an extensive repository of business case studies, which could significantly contribute to the development of these new course materials.
He was optimistic that deepening the partnership with UPSA will not only enrich the educational environment but also better prepare graduates to meet the demands of a dynamic business landscape.
The Vice-Chancellor also called for support in establishing a laptop assembly lab on campus.
“This initiative will help our students acquire hands-on experience while enhancing their technical proficiency,” he explained.
