President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana has secured an additional 200 million yuan ($30 million) grant from China, which will serve as seed funding for the establishment of a new Catholic Science and Technology University in Damongo, in the Savannah Region.

The President said the new university will focus on science, technology, robotics, artificial intelligence, digital sciences, and advanced medical training, positioning Ghana to meet the demands of a rapidly changing global economy.

He explained that the initiative forms part of his administration’s commitment to expand public tertiary education infrastructure and establish universities or satellite campuses in all six newly created regions.

“This new university will produce the scientists and innovators needed for the 21st century,” President Mahama said. “We are bringing tertiary education to the doorstep of every Ghanaian youth.”

A Nation Where Ability Defines Destiny

In his closing remarks, President Mahama reaffirmed his belief that Ghana’s progress depends on empowering every citizen to realise their potential, regardless of circumstance.

“This initiative envisions a Ghana where a visually impaired student becomes a software engineer, where a young woman in a wheelchair earns her law degree and defends the voiceless, and where a child with hearing impairment grows up to lead this nation,” he said.

He declared the Free Tertiary Education for Persons with Disabilities Initiative officially launched, describing it as a milestone in Ghana’s ongoing journey toward equality and social justice.

“Let this prove that Ghana chooses justice over indifference, inclusion over exclusion,” he said. “With faith in our collective future, I hereby declare the Free Tertiary Education for Persons with Disabilities Initiative officially launched.”

Concluding his address, the President called for unity and shared purpose in building an inclusive society that values the potential of every citizen.

“May this programme light the path for generations to come and remind us that every Ghanaian — regardless of ability — deserves the chance to dream and to rise as far as they can.”