Kaaf university: The Vice President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has charged universities to strengthen partnerships with industries to ensure graduates leave with skills that respond to Ghana's development aspirations. Speaking at KAAF University's graduation ceremony held on Friday, August 7, 2026, the Veep emphasized the need for tertiary institutions to move beyond classrooms to produce job-ready professionals in engineering, digital innovation, healthcare, governance, and law.
According to Ghana Web, the Vice President highlighted the role of institutions like KAAF in advancing engineering excellence, supporting sustainable infrastructure, driving digital innovation, and nurturing business leadership. The role, she noted, included strengthening governance and public policy, training highly skilled healthcare professionals, and producing legal practitioners committed to justice. She stressed that Ghana has reached "a defining moment in its development" and the government's vision of Resetting Ghana cannot be realized by the government alone.
The Vice President underscored the importance of institutions that produce solutions, industries that invest in local talent, and citizens prepared to become ethical leaders and responsible professionals. She encouraged KAAF University to deepen research and industry collaboration so that skills acquired by graduates would directly align with the needs of the economy.
The ceremony also marked a significant gender milestone, with women comprising 58% of the graduating class compared to 42% men. Prof Naana Opoku-Agyemang acknowledged this progress and inclusivity, recognizing the presence of women in higher education and celebrating the contributions of men working alongside them. She commended lecturers, administrators, and support staff for their role in shaping lives and gave special recognition to junior staff, cleaners, messengers, and drivers for their vital contributions to the university's success.
In her address to the new graduates, she urged them to take responsibility, exhibit integrity, and be innovative and entrepreneurial. She called on them to reject corruption and mediocrity, create employment, solve community problems, and use their knowledge to improve lives as active participants in the Resetting Ghana Agenda.
KAAF's Vice Chancellor, Dr. Francis Acheampong, described the event as historic, marking KAAF's first graduation under its own academic authority after years under mentorship. He emphasized transformation, stating, "From dependence to confidence, from promise to performance - that is transformation." He urged graduates to become problem solvers and agents of change, asserting that investment in higher education is an investment in national progress.