Cape Coast Technical University targets 30,000 students by 2030
Management of the Cape Coast Technical University (CCTU) has rolled out a series of initiatives aimed at transforming the institution into a hub for innovation and research in technical education delivery in the country.
As part of the drive, the university is introducing new postgraduate engineering programmes, alongside technology-driven initiatives designed to enhance teaching and learning across campus.
Addressing a press soirée organised by the university, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kwaku Adutwum Ayim Boakye, said CCTU would introduce 12 postgraduate programmes in engineering.
He explained that the university would also implement a mandatory soft skills programme with Artificial Intelligence (AI) for all students as part of efforts to create a smarter learning environment.
Under the arrangement, students would only be allowed to graduate after completing the AI-based soft skills programme, making AI literacy and employability competencies key graduation requirements.
Prof. Boakye further disclosed that the university would roll out a “smart classroom project” from the next academic year to support technology-centred learning and better prepare students for the job market.
On student enrolment, he said management was working to increase admissions to over 4,000, noting that enrolment had grown steadily in recent years.
According to him, student intake rose from about 2,500 in 2019 to 3,880 in 2023, with the current student population exceeding 7,000.
He added that the university aimed to expand its total student population to more than 30,000 by 2030, attributing the growth to interventions in student services, including career and innovation fairs.
Touching on research, Prof. Boakye said the university had published its 2025 research report and was preparing the 2026 edition.
He indicated that the 2025 report recorded a “53 per cent increase in research outcomes” compared to the previous year, expressing optimism that future results would surpass that figure.
To strengthen research output, he stated that the university had established an institutional research office to develop a comprehensive research agenda, as well as an international conference support scheme.
The initiative, he explained, would motivate staff to undertake cutting-edge research capable of gaining international recognition.
Beyond academia, Prof. Boakye noted that the university was expanding its engagement with government and community stakeholders.
He underlined that CCTU had undertaken community outreach initiatives, including donations to selected communities, and had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ankaful Prisons to provide skills training for inmates.
Furthermore, he elaborated that the partnership was aimed at equipping inmates with employable skills to enable them to contribute meaningfully to society upon their release.
Picture: Professor Kwaku Adutwum Ayim Boakye, Vice-Chancellor of Cape Coast Technical University
FROM DAVID O. YARBOI-TETTEH, CAPE COAST
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