Cape Coast Technical University (CCTU) reached a defining milestone on Saturday, November 29, 2025, graduating its first-ever cohort of postgraduate students—a watershed moment that signalled the Institution's evolution into a comprehensive technical education powerhouse, four decades after its establishment.

The 22nd Congregation graduated 1,672 students, including 19 pioneering Civil Engineering postgraduate students, 1,024 Bachelor of Technology students, 269 Higher National Diploma students, and 360 diploma students. The ceremony capped a week-long celebration of the University's 40th Anniversary.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kwaku Adutwum Ayim Boakye, highlighted that the milestone extended beyond postgraduate education. He said that CCTU had introduced non-degree certificate programmes in soft skills and consumer electronics, while approximately 90 percent of the University's Deans and Directors now held Professorial rank—a dramatic elevation in academic leadership.

The government's commitment to technical education took centre stage with the announcement of a massive infrastructure package, exceeding GH¢160 million, by Mr Zakaria Sulemana, the representative of the Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu. The investments included completing the Ultra-Modern Auditorium Complex at GH¢55.6 million, converting the Commercial Block into a Students’ Hostel at GH¢62 million, and constructing a 1000-capacity Bed Students’ Hostel in the year 2026.

"These interventions are not mere symbolic gestures. They are deliberate investments to ensure that your generation graduates into a Ghana with modern academic facilities, decent accommodation and institutions prepared to compete globally", Mr. Sulemana emphasised.

The Guest Speaker, Mr. Thomas Hughes Amissah, the Deputy Managing Director of the National Investment Bank and a 2002 Alumnus, in his address praised President John Dramani Mahama's support, calling the infrastructure commitment "concrete demonstrations of government's recognition that technical education drives national development." He challenged fellow alumni to contribute to ongoing initiatives, emphasising that collective effort would ensure better facilities for future generations.

The valedictorian, Miss Deborah Asante Aboagye, a Master of Technology in Civil Engineering graduating student, reflected on her journey as a woman in engineering, describing it as challenging, yet fulfilling—a testament to CCTU's inclusive approach to technical education.

The ceremony, chaired by the Chancellor, Dr James Condua Orleans-Lindsay and attended by members of the Governing Council, led by the Chairman, Prof. Isaac Kwame Dontwi, showcased the University's strategic position in Ghana's education architecture.

As CCTU enters its fifth decade, the Institution stands poised to lead Ghana's industrialisation agenda, armed with enhanced academic credentials, government backing, and a growing network of accomplished alumni.

Source: Directorate of Public Affairs