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Kumasi, Oct. 09, GNA – The Government has made substantial investment in infrastructure across public universities in Ghana with the allocation of over GH¢1 billion for the construction of new lecture halls, laboratories, and dormitories, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister for Education, has announced.

He said over 70,000 students in the 2023/2024 academic year alone, received loans exceeding GH¢250 million through the Student Loan Trust Fund, aiding the beneficiaries to overcome economic barriers in their pursuit for higher education.

The Minster who was speaking at the 50th Anniversary of Christian Service University (CSU) in Kumasi, also revealed that the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat awarded more than 30,000 students’ scholarships.

A grand durbar to climax series of activities for the year-long celebration on the theme, “CSU @50, Achievements, Challenges and Prospects,” was attended by key stakeholders.

Among Other dignitaries apart from the Education Minister who graced the occasion were Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, former Speaker of Parliament, and Akyamfuo Asafo Boakye Agyemang Bonsu, the Asafohene who represented the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

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