Type Private President Dr. Osei Darkwa Address Accra, Ghana Phone +233 30 222 1479 | Established 2005 Website www.gtuc.edu.gh Total enrollment 1,565 (2010) Founded 2005 | |
Undergraduates 5,500 Post graduate = 1,500
Total number of students = 7,000 Location Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana Motto Knowledge comes from learning Undergraduate tuition and fees 1,700 GHS (2012), International tuition: 1,800 USD (2012) Similar Central University College, Regent University College o, Wisconsin International University, Methodist University College, Ashesi University | ||
Ghana Technology University College (GTUC), formerly Ghana Telecom University College is a university founded in 2005 by Ghana Telecom, the national telecommunications company.
Summary
The university provides bachelor's degrees and graduate programs, particularly in Telecommunications Engineering and Information and Communications Technologies. It also offers certificate programs, with courses that provide credit for the bachelor's degree, and other professional development seminars and workshops.
Its school of Business opened in January 2009. First degrees in business include Bachelor of Science in Business and Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship. A Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Technology is offered.
The school maintains partnership with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), Ghana; AFRALTI, Kenya; The Open University, United Kingdom; DePaul University, USA; Aalborg University, Denmark; St. Mary's College of Maryland, USA; Antioch University, USA; University of California, Santa Barbara, California; Information Communication Technology (ICU), South Korea; University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom; Wildau Institute of Technology, Germany.
Since its first class of 350 students matriculated in 2006, GTUC has increased its enrollment to about 1,500 students, with 2,000 expected in 2009.
GTUC's main campus is in the Tesano section of Accra, Republic of Ghana. A second campus has been opened in nearby Abeka, a nearby Accra suburb and a satellite campus at Nungua. Apart from Accra there are satellite campuses in Kumasi, Takoradi, Koforidua & Ho.
The 9-member University Council comprising distinguished educators, business executives and government officials was inaugurated on August 23, 2010.