Ghana Publishing Company and KNUST Sign Agreement to Promote Research and Skills Development

The Ghana Publishing Company Limited (GPCL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to allow both parties to collaborate in the areas of research, exchange of expertise and expertise and capacity building of human resources.

The Memorandum of Understanding, signed on Friday, February 15, will provide both institutions with the opportunity to continue and collaborate on printing and publishing contracts, to offer internship and placement opportunities to graduate students and graduates. printing and editing of KNUST and to organize training and retraining. programs for Ghana Publishing Company Limited staff.

Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso, Vice-Chancellor of KNUST, welcomed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding.

He added that he hoped that the agreement would help strengthen relations, which would benefit both institutions. He encouraged GPCL to position itself to meet the demands of printing and publishing the local economy.

He also added that the University intends to take advantage of the opportunity offered by the agreement to provide valuable practical experience to its students in printing and printing and collaborate in the design of courses related to the subject. publishing and printing meeting the current requirements of the printing and publishing sector.

Mr. David Boateng Asante, Managing Director of Ghana Publishing Company Limited, stated that the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding was part of the ongoing initiatives of the Board of Directors and Management, GPCL, to reorganize and to retool the company as the leading state institution in charge of printing and publishing. publication of government works.

He added that the possibility for GPCL staff to receive training in human capacity building and to have access to qualified printing and publishing staff is a motivation behind the collaborative initiative with KNUST.

Dr. Daniel Owusu-Ansah, Chairman of the GPCL Board, emphasized GPCL's commitment to provide Internships and national service opportunities for students and graduates of the publishing department of KNUST, joint prosecution of printing and publishing contracts and establishment of a skills-sharing relationship, the 39, expertise and infrastructure.