The maiden edition of Royal Banking and Finance Challenge has been launched at the head office of Royal Bank, Accra-shiashi
The
essence of the challenge is to provide undergraduate students from
universities all across the country a common platform to battle it out
on topical financial issues which will in the long run affect the growth
of the nation positively. The Royal Banking and Finance Challenge seeks
to groom a generation who will help accelerate growth in the financial
service sector in country.
University
Cape Coast, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
Technology University College, Valley View University, University of
Ghana, Central University, Ashesi University and Lancaster University
are among the 16 schools to partake in the maiden edition of the
challenge.
CEO
of Royal Bank, Mr. osei Asafo-Adjie lauded the initiative and said that
the challenge will provide university students the opportunity to
experience the real business world before they graduate, which will in
turn give them leverage and well prepared for the job market.
He
stated that the bank is a direct beneficiary of university products
hence the need to support capacity building activities in tertiary
education. He also mentioned that the Royal Banking and Finance
Challenge will address the "textbook-fieldwork gap" in tertiary
institutions and industries.
Minister
for Business Development, Ibrahim Mohammed Awal in his speech at the
launch asserted that, this challenge and other subsequent talent hunts
that government will be organizing to fish for gifted individuals in
tertiary institutions and the society will produce job owners who will
contribute significantly to the economic growth of the Ghana.
EDUFAIR
Ghana Foundation, organizers of the Royal Banking and Financial has
over the years been committed to the development of education,
specifically university education in Ghana
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