Vice- Chancellor of the University of Ghana Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, urged African countries to invest in human capital at all levels to propel development
She said the human capital is Africa’s best resource and must not compromise on investing to develop and harness it.
Prof. Amfo said this in her intervention as part of a panel discussion on the topic; “Building the Africa we want with social infrastructure,” during the 2025 Africa Prosperity Dialogue which ended in the Ghanaian capital on Saturday.
She said University of Ghana had long been at the forefront of human capital development—not just for this country, but for the entire continent and beyond—for over 70 years.
She said as a public institution, “The school faced significant challenges with the major challenge being overcrowding, exacerbated by the increasing numbers of students enrolling, especially due to free senior high school education.
“When I applied to be Vice-Chancellor, the student population stood at about 52,000. Just two or three years later, it had surged to over 80,000,” she indicated saying, that rapid growth required urgent solutions, balancing the need for increased access with maintaining quality education.
She said one of her key initiatives was leveraging technology to address those challenges.
That, she explained was because the school recognised that relying solely on traditional infrastructure was unsustainable.
Prof Amfo said “We focused on integrating technology into our teaching, learning, and administrative processes and undertook a comprehensive effort to modernise all our lecture halls and equipping them with the necessary technological infrastructure to facilitate effective teaching and learning.
“Today, I am pleased to see that all our major lecture halls are fully digitised, benefiting both lecturers and students,” Professor Amfo added and said the transformation had also helped to alleviate overcrowding.
She said this innovation had significantly improved the learning experience by making lectures more accessible and interactive.