The Vice-Chancellor of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Professor Gabriel Ayum Teye, has announced the university’s intention to establish a Business Investment Centre (BIC) to support people with business innovation to help carry out pre-incubation, incubation and accelerated services.
He said the BIC, which would soon be inaugurated, was to help bridge the gap between the business community and academia as well as strengthen the University’s community relations and outreach programmes.
He announced this at the weekend during the climax of the graduation ceremony of 19th congregation for post-graduate students of the university in its Dungu campus near Tamale.
Professor Teye said the university has put in place E-counseling services to enhance effective interactions between students and the university via the internet.
Professor Teye congratulated the graduates and advised them to let the unique quality training they had received reflect in their daily lives and in all their private and professional relationship to help in the development of the nation.
Mr Nutifafa Kuenyehia, Chairman of the Governing Council of UDS, acknowledged the efforts of both past and present governments as well as local and international organisations towards the development of the university since its establishment.
He also acknowledged the significant pronouncement of the President to make the Wa and the Navrongo campuses to be granted autonomy and assured all stakeholders that the UDS governing council and management would lend every support to facilitate the execution of the processes.
Mr Kuenyehia said the university was, however, saddled with inadequate infrastructure on all the campuses as well as lack of funding to facilitate research and staff development and appealed to government for support.
He said the provision of infrastructure development of the four campuses would help to adequately prepare the university to admit the 2020 Senior High School students who were currently enjoying free education.
