Telecel Ghana CEO urges urgent education reform and stronger industry-academia partnership at UEW Public Lecture
Patricia Obo-Nai, Chief Executive Officer of Telecel Ghana, called for a fundamental rethink of Ghana's education system on Friday, April 10, 2026, at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) Public Lecture Series. She described the forum as "a national conversation" that demands urgent reflection on how the country prepares young people for the future. She also praised UEW for its central role in shaping Ghana's educational foundation, noting that "training teachers is shaping generations."
Obo-Nai emphasized the need for stronger collaboration between academia and industry. She highlighted Telecel Ghana's interventions in education and skills development, including the Next Generation Graduate Programme, designed "to transition students from university to professional life through practical work experience and structured mentoring." She also mentioned the Telecel Female Engineering Scholarship Programme, which has run for nearly a decade, and the Telecel Digitech Academy, implemented in partnership with the Ghana Education Service and the National STEM Centre, which has trained about 2,000 students across 13 regions in robotics, coding and web design.
Obo-Nai described the Telecel Digitech Academy initiative as part of Ghana's necessary "digital shift."
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Telecel Ghana's CEO, Ing. Patricia Obo-Nai, spoke at the UEW Public Lecture Series 2026 about Ghana's education system. She highlighted the widening gaps between academic training and industry needs - hinting at potential consequences for national development.
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