The Cape Coast Technical University, led by the Chancellor Dr. James Condua Orleans Lindsay, on Friday, January 30, 2026, paid a courtesy call on the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang at the Jubilee House, Accra.

The visit occasioned conversations on institutional advancement and sustainable funding for higher technical education and training.

Prof. Isaac Kwame Dontwi, the Council Chairman, shared impressive strides, including a significant increase in students’ enrolment, which has nearly tripled in recent years, and highlighted the need for infrastructural support to cater for the growing demand.

He also hinted that the University had produced bamboo-based sanitary pads (Biocare Sanitary Pads), an initiative with strong potential, as part of its practical innovation drive. However, he highlighted the need for support to patent the innovation.

Her Excellency, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, welcomed the delegation and reiterated her interest in preserving and strengthening the core Technical Universities’ character, saying, "The transformation of Polytechnics into Technical Universities was a deliberate initiative guided by rigorous audits to ensure value-chain relevance, skills development, and industry alignment."

She emphasised the importance of long-term planning, including building an agenda around the younger generation, aligning curricula with future national priorities and adding value to locally developed products, adding that, “with sustained collaboration and strategic support, technical universities such as Cape Coast Technical University will play a transformative role in national development."

Prof. J. N Opoku-Agyemang, expressed admiration for the bamboo-based sanitary pads innovation, particularly it’s integration into the curriculum and alignment with real societal needs. She mentioned that government was willing to offer support where possible and encouraged the leadership to continue nurturing students as problem-solvers and innovators.

 

Present at the meeting were Prof. Kwaku Adutwum Ayim Boakye (Vice-Chancellor), Prof. Emmanuel Kwaw (Acting Pro Vice Chancellor), Dr. Anthony H. Turkson (Registrar), Mr. Kwabena Owusu (Director of Finance), Dr. David Ampah, Chairman, Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana, (Council Member), Prof. Sophia Pardie Ocran (Dean of Students’ Affairs), Ms. Barbara Obeng-Dwamena (Public Relations) and Mr. James Baidoo (Documentations).