Iddrisu outlined priorities including a government plan to establish new public universities and expand technical capacity, alongside equipping schools to accelerate science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning. The minister has in recent months flagged steps toward three additional technical universities and new public campuses in Kintampo and Jasikan.
Opoku-Agyemang, a former education minister, praised staff and agencies and called for stronger coordination across the sector. She said discipline challenges in schools should be tackled collectively to keep classrooms open to “healthy debate” and “the nurturing of open minds,” and urged continued collaboration among directors, agencies, teachers and parents.
The Vice President also backed ongoing inclusion initiatives. The government’s “No-Fees Stress” programme, which waives first-year admission and related charges, is being implemented, and persons with disabilities are to receive free tertiary education throughout their studies, policies the administration has pledged to sustain.
Opoku-Agyemang, sworn in as Ghana’s first female vice president in January, previously served as Minister for Education from 2013 to 2017. Iddrisu was appointed education minister earlier this year, with Apaak confirmed as his deputy.
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