Government has said that plans are underway for the establishment of an Environment University at Somanya in the Eastern Region. Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwah, Deputy Minister of Education disclosed this on Monday during a public forum in Accra.
Dubbed “Advancing the Better Ghana Agenda: Prospects for 2014”, the forum formed part of activities marking the first anniversary of President John Dramani Mahama’s government.
Mr Ablakwa disclosed that the chiefs and people of Somanya had made land available for the commencement of the university project.
He said creation of an Environment University was in fulfillment of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) electoral promise of establishing one public university in every region of the country; adding that, the government would keep faith with the electorate by providing quality, affordable and equitable education for all.
According to Mr Ablakwah, the University of Ghana and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology had won International Excellence Awards for research, worth eight million dollars each, which he said had brought honour to the country.
