Garden City University, Prempeh College partner to address decline in business studies

Garden City University (GCU) and Prempeh College have joined forces to tackle the decline in business studies among senior high school students. The partnership targets the challenges faced by students as they transition from secondary to tertiary education. The initiative aims to address issues such as students abandoning business disciplines, negative peer influence, and socio-academic factors that discourage them from pursuing business-related programs in higher education.

Through academic interventions, career guidance, and technology-driven learning initiatives, the collaboration seeks to strengthen students' foundations and encourage more of them to study business at the university level. Plans include establishing academic clinics and career-modelling activities to help students better comprehend business-related disciplines and prepare for the rigors of higher education.

Prempeh College's Head of the Business Department, Ms. Helena Akowuah, emphasized the significance of the partnership. She outlined the factors contributing to students' departure from business-related disciplines and stressed the need for coordinated efforts to maintain their interest in commerce and related fields. Ms. Akowuah also highlighted the importance of a collaborative approach in sustaining students' enthusiasm for business studies.

GCU's Director of Admissions, Shannan Akosua Magee, provided insights from a higher education perspective. She stressed the importance of maintaining a balanced focus on academic disciplines, particularly business and economics, which form the bedrock of Ghana's economy. GCU has been successful in pushing science students to higher levels, but Ms. Magee noted that business and economics remain crucial for the nation's development.

She added that the university's Vice-Chancellor, Professor Eric Kwasi Ofori, is enthusiastic about the partnership, particularly its focus on entrepreneurship and its potential to create globally relevant opportunities.