Mahama allocates GHS10 million each to technical universities in 2027 budget
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that each of Ghana’s ten public technical universities will receive GHS10 million in the 2027 national budget to support infrastructure development and strengthen technical education across the country.
The President made the announcement on Tuesday during the opening of the 4th Biennial Applied Research Conference of Technical Universities held in Takoradi in the Western Region.
According to President Mahama, the allocation forms part of government’s commitment to reposition technical universities as key drivers of Ghana’s industrialisation and economic transformation agenda.
He explained that the funds would be used to expand infrastructure, modernise laboratories and workshops, and improve practical training facilities in line with global standards.
President Mahama stressed the need for technical universities to align their academic programmes with the government’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) policy to equip students with industry-relevant skills.
“You must focus on hands-on, competence-based technical and vocational training aligned with the German model,” he stated.
He noted that technical universities play a critical role in producing skilled manpower for Ghana’s growing industrial and technological sectors and must therefore receive the needed support to fulfil their mandate.
The President said the investment was intended to consolidate the vision behind the conversion of polytechnics into technical universities nearly a decade ago.
He further urged the institutions to intensify collaboration with industry to promote innovation, applied research, and entrepreneurship among students.
President Mahama also reiterated government’s commitment to reducing graduate unemployment through technical and vocational education, saying Ghana must move from producing job seekers to nurturing job creators.
As part of broader reforms in the sector, he announced plans to establish two new technical universities at Jasikan in the Oti Region and Techiman in the Bono East Region.
He additionally disclosed that a new University of Science and Technology would be established in the Savannah Region to expand science and technology education in northern Ghana.
President Mahama also revealed plans for the creation of a dedicated TVET Fund to support technical and science-based education nationwide.
He highlighted previous investments in engineering education, including the provision of six modern laboratories each at the Takoradi and Kumasi campuses at a cost of $5 million.
