# Rita Akosua Dickson

Rita Akosua Dickson (born 1 August 1970) is a Ghanaian phytochemist and the first female Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

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* As the leading science and technology University in Ghana, nobody is going to be left behind as far as our delivery of quality service is concerned.
** Commissioning Disability And Rehabilitation Studies Office Complex.
* It has become clear that a greater majority of needy students are unable to access online resources because they do not have the requisite electronic gadgets.
** On her induction as the vice chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
* The growing population of the university required creativity in the approach to handle instruction delivery.
** prof Rita Dickson sets eyes on employment creation
* The University is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive campus for everyone and that the new facility will play a crucial role in achieving this goal.
* I’m ready to make KNUST a global force.
* In order to realise this vision, it will require a collective effort from all stakeholders.
* I envisage that we could achieve this if all stakeholders would put our shoulders to the wheels by creating strategic opportunities using inspired leadership, active stakeholder participation, highly qualified and motivated human resources, research and entrepreneurship-oriented academic training.
* I acknowledge the disruption of COVID-19 to academic work and the impact on several other sectors.
* We will, therefore, roll out a project dubbed ‘Support One Needy Student with One Laptop (SONSOL PROJECT)’ in the coming days in collaboration with our philanthropists and key stakeholders.
* I hope to improve education and teaching, provide a digital vision, improve the welfare of employees and embark on an entrepreneurship drive for students.
* We will maintain our focus as Leaders in Change in the training of highly skilled 21st-century entrepreneurial graduates for social, economic and technological advancements.
* KNUST stands for relevant research, quality teaching, entrepreneurship training and provision of service to our stakeholders with or without COVID-19.
* The global higher education community including KNUST is required to pursue new strategies to deliver.
* But as our motto clearly says, ‘Nyansapo wosane no badwemma’, as an institution, we share the responsibility of thinking deeply to provide innovative solutions and to harness the opportunities inherent in the pandemic.
* We will, therefore, roll out a project dubbed ‘Support One Needy Student with One Laptop (SONSOL PROJECT)’ in the coming days in collaboration with our philanthropists and key stakeholders.
* I hope to improve education and teaching, provide a digital vision, improve the welfare of employees and embark on an entrepreneurship drive for students.
* I want impactful research and innovation, infrastructure development and effective community, as well as stakeholder engagement, to drive the vision.
* I hope to increase the visibility of KNUST and improve alumni and government relations.
* While people build their skills in technical abilities, it is important for them to foster a culture of digital literacy and innovation as a way of lifelong learning skills and ultimately enhancing employability.
* The world was now going digital, and everyone needed to embrace it, saying, KNUST was taking bold steps to encourage students to embrace e-space and succeed in their training.
* Students should build digital skills and literacy to enhance their employability.
* I call on industry professionals to utilise the research from the University and the academic community to transform society.
* There is need for enhanced collaboration between academia and industry, in order to stimulate development in the country.
* The problems of society are our problems. And we go through research to proffer solutions to the problems of humanity. In that sense, what we say is that, if we carry out these research, we must ensure that the research or the outcomes of this research are impacting the people for whom the research are carried out.
* This will help in making technological findings more relevant to the daily needs of society, instead of leaving them to gather dust on shelves.
* KNUST believes in constructive partnership and we cherish the kind of partnership that we enjoy with our industrial partners. And we welcome them to even help us to commercialise all these research outcomes that are coming. They should come and take it up and then take it all out there, so that it will be very beneficial to society.