Wood Group Ghana Limited (WGGL) of Wood Group Kenny (WGK) would support two (2) brilliant but needy students of the College of Engineering (CoE) for four years. As part of the support package, the WGGL will pay the tuition fees of the two selected students during their four-year stay and an annual living allowance of one hundred and fifty dollars (US $ 150).
This came to light at the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the CoE and the WGGL at the Council Chamber. Professor William Otoo Ellis and Ben Andoh, Deputy Registrar of Human Resource, signed for KNUST. David Googh and Ian Mckay signed for WGGL. Other officials of WGGL who were present at the ceremony were Robert Hayes, Director of WGGL and Kwaku Nyantekyi-Owusu, President of WGGL. The ceremony was attended by senior members from the College of Engineering.
Professor William Otoo Ellis, the Vice-Chancellor, expressed the University’s appreciation to WGGL and by extension the WGK for their interest in and support for the education of students who otherwise would not have been able to study engineering and complete their undergraduate programme.
Prof. Ellis stated that the government could not do it alone and so the support of corporate bodies was therefore welcome. He was hopeful that the signing of the MoU would open more opportunities for long-term partnerships.
He also appealed to the benefactors to consider giving engineering students internship opportunities because when students were theoretically and practically trained and exposed, it was industry and academia that profited because students gave back to them.
The University has the responsibility of selecting and shortlisting two (2) students for the scholarship. The selected students would also be presented with laptop computers.
Mr. David Googh, a representative of Wood Group Kenny, said they were partnering the University to look at areas they could work together to provide opportunities for Ghanaian students of limited means to have further education by offering engineering scholarships to improve the technology and expertise of students graduating from KNUST.
Mr. Googh said his outfit would withhold scholarship benefits if the students did not meet the minimum performance requirements as agreed upon by the two parties.