KNUST WARNS INSTITUTIONS WHICH FLOUT RULES ...Affiliations will be revoked DAILY GRAPHIC (PAGE 20)

THE Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Kwasi Kwafo Adarkwa, has said the university would not hesitate to revoke the affiliation of institutions which flout set regulations.
Prof. Adarkwa disclosed this during the signing of a memorandum of understanding to complete the affiliation procedure of Data Link University College in Kumasi at the weekend.
This affiliation would see KNUST issuing certificates in various disciplines to deserving graduates of Data Link starting December 2009.
Prof. Adarkwa noted that KNUST as an institution was committed to the provision of quality industrial and entrepreneurial instruction for its products and would not compromise this vision if the over 14 private and public institutions they were mentoring defied this inspiration.
He cautioned the affiliate institutions against the engagement of substandard tutors, as well as admitting students with appalling results.
“We as an institution would not concede our image at the expense of juvenile institutions who may want to make money a priority at the expense of students who are craving for quality tertiary education,” Prof. Adarkwa remarked.
The President of Data Link, Mr Ernest Ansah, expressed profound appreciation to the chancellor and the governing council of KNUST for the affiliation.
He said it would go a long way to help his institution overcome the challenge of certification which had become a major source of worry to both parents and students.
Mr Ansah paid glowing tribute to Prof. Adarkwa for playing a pivotal role in ensuring that the institute was finally associated with the university and pledged to live up to the standards and expectations set by KNUST and hoped their relationship would go a long way in helping Data Link produce quality products to meet the country’s challenging job market.
Data Link started as a charitable organisation in 1990 through the distribution of computers to public basic schools nationwide.
Mr Ansah’s vision to offer information technology instruction to workers and students saw the organisation metamorphosing into a computer school in 1995.
In 2007 the institution was accredited by the National Accreditation Board (NAB) to run degree programmes in Computer Science, Information Studies and Business Administration with options in Banking and Finance, Human Resource Management, Humanities, Marketing and Accounting.