Pentecost University Starts first Indigenous B.Eng. Engineering Programmes in Ghana

Pentecost University is set to start 5 BEng Engineering Programmes. This follows the approval granted to the University by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission to start the Programmes. This makes PU the first indigenous Ghanaian University to start BEng programmes on its own.

The programmes include
BEng Robotics and Automation, BEng. Electricals and Electronics, BEng. Systems Engineering, BEng Manufacturing Engineering and BEng Environmental Engineering.

Commenting on the development, the Vice-Chancellor of PU, Prof. Kwabena Agyapong-Kodua described it as monumental. The VC said the approval of the 5 programmes has reinforced the University’s position to provide a leading engineering education that will equip the next generation for the increasingly sophisticated industry dubbed Industry 4.0, 5.0. Linking it to the Pentecost Engineering Village, the VC said, there will be intensive research and nurturing of sufficient expertise for national development.

Commenting on the uniqueness of the BEng programmes, the Acting Director of Pentecost University’s International Digital Centre, Isaac Kuma-Yeboah said they are significantly different from the regular Bachelor of Science programmes. According to the Director, the BEng Engineering Programme is more geared toward research, teaching and learning with intensive industry engagement for both the students and faculty members. Providing further details on the models, Mr Kuma-Yeboah said the students will undertake industry attachment in their first three years of study and spend the entire fourth year in the industry under the joint supervision of faculty and industry practitioners.

Pentecost University is a leading multidisciplinary University in Africa. The new programmes adds to it strategically divers programmes in Business, IT, Health and Law.

Credit: Pentvars