MEST Officially Opened
Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) officially launched with an opening ceremony on Monday, February 11th, at the campus in East Legon, Accra, Ghana. The MEST Opening Ceremony was a collective gathering of influential supporters from the government, education, public and private space.
SPEAKERS & SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDED:
- Hon. Nana Akomea, Minister of Manpower, Youth and Employment, Ghana
- Dr. Benjamin Aggrey Ntim, Minister of Communications, Ghana
- Mr. Dickson Oduro Nyaning, CEO Ghana Telecom
- Mr. Joe Sun, Director of Academic Affairs, School of Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, USA
- Mr. Ashok Bhanaut, VP, GenKey Corp., The Netherlands
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE:
- Representatives from the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Information, etc.
- Diplomats, i.e.: the Norwegian & Swedish Consuls, Representative from the American Embassy, etc.
- Corporate executives, i.e. SOFTtribe, Softwarehouse International, IPMC, Busy Internet, etc.
- Representatives from various educational institutions i.e., Kofi Annan Centre for ICT, University of Legon, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ashesi University, Regents University College, etc.
- NGO’s i.e., African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF)