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President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana has secured an additional 200 million yuan (approximately US$30 million) grant from China to serve as seed funding for the establishment of a new Catholic Science and Technology University in Damongo, located in the Savannah Region. The President said the university will specialise in science, technology, robotics, artificial intelligence, digital sciences, and advanced medical training, equipping Ghanaian students with the skills required to thrive in a rapidly evolving global economy. He explained that the initiative aligns with his administration’s goal of expanding access to public tertiary education and ensuring that all six newly created regions have universities or satellite campuses. “This new university will produce the scientists and innovators needed for the 21st century,” President Mahama stated. “We are bringing tertiary education to the doorstep of every Ghanaian youth.” In his closing remarks, President Mahama underscored that Ghana’s progress depends on empowering every citizen to realise their full potential, regardless of background or circumstance. “This initiative envisions a Ghana where a visually impaired student becomes a software engineer, where a young woman in a wheelchair earns her law degree and defends the voiceless, and where a child with hearing impairment grows up to lead this nation,” he said. The President also officially launched the Free Tertiary Education for Persons with Disabilities Initiative, describing it as a historic step toward equality and social justice. “Let this prove that Ghana chooses justice over indifference, inclusion over exclusion,” he declared. “With faith in our collective future, I hereby declare the Free Tertiary Education for Persons with Disabilities Initiative officially launched.” Concluding his address, President Mahama called for unity, compassion, and shared purpose in building an inclusive society that recognises and nurtures the potential of every Ghanaian. “May this programme light the path for generations to come and remind us that every Ghanaian — regardless of ability — deserves the chance to dream and to rise as far as they can,” he affirmed.
