In #Ghana Educational experts call for strong partnership between industry and academia

Ghana News Agency reports:
Educational experts at a high level panel discussion organised by the Association of African Universities (AAU) have called for strong partnership between industry and academics to accelerate Ghana’s socioeconomic development.

The panellists said such a collaboration would enable universities get funding from industry, whereas industry gets the needed research from universities, while society on the other hand gets new products and technology.

They expressed the hope that a strong collaboration between industry and universities would help prepare graduating students adequately with the requisite skills for employment by industry...[more]