Accra, Sunyani Poly to host fourth Education Fair
The fourth Higher Education Fair has been launched in Accra on the theme, “Mop up: No student left behind”.
The fair will be held at the Accra International Conference Centre and the Sunyani Polytechnic from February 17 to 19 and February 24 to 26, 2011, respectively.
Initiated in 2008, the fair aims at providing a platform for students, teachers and parents to have direct contact with higher education providers and stakeholders and also enlighten students in particular on the opportunities available to them in institutions of higher learning.
The fair, which is jointly organised by I-Texon Ghana, the Ministry of Education and the National Council for Tertiary Education, also aims at engendering communication, promoting growth and finding solutions to the problems faced by students in the selection and placement of applicants in tertiary institutions.
Launching it, a Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Joseph S. Annan, lauded the efforts of I-Texon Ghana at ensuring that senior high school (SHS) leavers had the opportunity to interact with higher education providers.
He said many students were not guided in their choice of programmes in tertiary institutions, for which reason they graduated with degrees which did not provide them with jobs.
Dr Annan called on parents and guardians to encourage their children and wards to participate in the fair, since it was an opportunity for them to access comprehensive and relevant information that would help them make sound decisions to support their future.
The Chief Executive Officer of I-Texon Ghana, Captain Catherine Haizel, noted that the problem faced during selection and placement in tertiary institutions was due to misinformation and prejudiced preference of students and parents for certain tertiary institutions.
"Inasmuch as every parent desires the very best for his or her children, the repercussions of being picky about which institutions of higher learning the children go to or which particular programmes they study can have lasting effects, usually negative, on the children's lives," she said.
The fair will be held at the Accra International Conference Centre and the Sunyani Polytechnic from February 17 to 19 and February 24 to 26, 2011, respectively.
Initiated in 2008, the fair aims at providing a platform for students, teachers and parents to have direct contact with higher education providers and stakeholders and also enlighten students in particular on the opportunities available to them in institutions of higher learning.
The fair, which is jointly organised by I-Texon Ghana, the Ministry of Education and the National Council for Tertiary Education, also aims at engendering communication, promoting growth and finding solutions to the problems faced by students in the selection and placement of applicants in tertiary institutions.
Launching it, a Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Joseph S. Annan, lauded the efforts of I-Texon Ghana at ensuring that senior high school (SHS) leavers had the opportunity to interact with higher education providers.
He said many students were not guided in their choice of programmes in tertiary institutions, for which reason they graduated with degrees which did not provide them with jobs.
Dr Annan called on parents and guardians to encourage their children and wards to participate in the fair, since it was an opportunity for them to access comprehensive and relevant information that would help them make sound decisions to support their future.
The Chief Executive Officer of I-Texon Ghana, Captain Catherine Haizel, noted that the problem faced during selection and placement in tertiary institutions was due to misinformation and prejudiced preference of students and parents for certain tertiary institutions.
"Inasmuch as every parent desires the very best for his or her children, the repercussions of being picky about which institutions of higher learning the children go to or which particular programmes they study can have lasting effects, usually negative, on the children's lives," she said.
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