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Ghanaian leaders hailed the importance of military education and training as classes have commenced at a new war college and plans are underway to establish a full university system.
President Nana Akufo-Addo laid out his vision for the National Defence University during his address at a November 17, 2023, graduation parade at the Ghana Military Academy (GMA) in Teshie, Accra.
“The university will be a multidisciplinary higher education institution that would educate personnel of the armed forces, other security agencies, governmental departments and agencies, and foreign military personnel,” he said.
The university, he said, will offer an overarching structure for Ghana’s other institutions of higher education within the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), with campuses at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, National College of Defence Studies (NCDS), GMA, and the Ghana Armed Forces Training and Doctrine Command.
The university will offer programs at master’s and doctoral levels to officers and civilians working within national security and defense establishments, ministries, departments, and agencies in Ghana and to students from other African countries.
Chief of the Defence Staff Vice Adm. Seth Amoama spoke at the inauguration of Ghana’s new war college, the NCDS, on November 30, 2023, at Burma Camp in Accra. He told senior officers that the NCDS was one piece of the GAF’s efforts to boost military capabilities and readiness.
“The program of this college aims to produce graduates imbued with leadership, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, required to address Ghana and Africa’s complex security challenges,” he said.
NCDS Commandant Maj. Gen. Irvine Aryeetey hailed the occasion, calling it the start of a new era for the GAF.
“The NCDS will not be merely a place of learning but a symbol of our commitment to safeguarding our nation’s sovereignty and ensuring the safety and security of our people,” he said.