{
  "id": 16551236,
  "title": "‘Replace complexity with compassion’ – Cardinal Turkson urges students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/replace-complexity-with-compassion-cardinal-turkson-urges-students",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T02:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/replace-complexity-with-compassion-cardinal-turkson-urges-students/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Chancellor of the Catholic University of Ghana, Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson, has called upon students to embrace compassion and collective responsibility as they prepare for a world fraught with conflict, technological disruption, and uncertainty. During his address at the university's 25th Congregation and 38th Matriculation Ceremony on October 24, 2026, Cardinal Turkson emphasized that higher education should extend beyond academic excellence to instill ethical values and equip graduates to make meaningful contributions to society. The university welcomed approximately 1,810 students and conferred degrees on 2,806 individuals, including 668 postgraduate and 2,138 undergraduate students, with Dr Godfred Etse Klugah being the first recipient of a PhD.\n\nReferencing the VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world, Cardinal Turkson proposed a more human-centric approach to address the challenges posed by such a world. He advocated for replacing volatility with vulnerability, uncertainty with unlearning, complexity with compassion, and ambiguity with answerability. Cardinal Turkson noted that acknowledging vulnerability encourages individuals to extend support to one another rather than facing life's challenges alone. He urged students to remain open to learning by shedding prejudices and habits that could impede their personal growth. Compassion should permeate academic and social relationships, promoting collaboration and mutual support.\n\nTurning his focus to the advancements in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, Cardinal Turkson cautioned against reducing human beings to mere data points, threatening their inherent dignity. He used conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, and Sudan, along with rapid technological and economic changes, as examples of the challenging environment young people must navigate. Cardinal Turkson emphasized the importance of answerability, encouraging students to be prepared to account for their choices, demonstrating responsibility and maturity in the process. He viewed university education as building upon lessons and values acquired at home, in school, and within society, likening it to a manual for navigating life.",
  "summary": "The Chancellor of the Catholic University of Ghana, Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson, has urged students to embrace compassion and collective responsibility as they prepare for a world shaped by conflict, technological disruption and uncertainty.",
  "key_points": [
    "Cardinal Turkson urges Ghanaian students to embrace compassion and collective responsibility",
    "Cardinal Turkson urges students to replace complexity with compassion in a VUCA world",
    "Cardinal Turkson warns against reducing humans to mere data points in AI advancements"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}