UPSA launches laptop assembly plant, requiring new students to assemble their own devices
The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), has taken a major step towards technology-enabled learning with the official launch of its laptop assembly plant at the AFOA ATA Building.
The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) has launched a laptop assembly plant at the AFOA ATA Building, aiming to provide students with practical skills beyond theoretical knowledge. UPSA management believes that the plant will help students become self-reliant by giving them hands-on experience in assembling laptops and other gadgets.
The university claims that IT education at UPSA is evolving from watching videos about motherboards to actually making them, including learning about software, app development, and integrating artificial intelligence. As a unique model for Ghanaian public universities, UPSA will require every newly admitted student to assemble their own laptop starting from the next academic year.
The university has set up a simple financing plan that allows students to pay for their laptops over time. Currently, the plant produces 1,000 laptops per week, which amounts to about 4,000 laptops a month, with the potential to increase production through overtime. The first 25 laptops were assembled by students during a three-day training course on Saturday.
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