President John Dramani Mahama has opened the University of Ghana’s 77th Annual New Year School and Conference, calling for unity and collective responsibility in national development, while announcing plans for a 10,000-bed student hostel and allocations to support the Digital Youth Village & Centre for Digital Youth Development (DYV-CDYD).

The opening ceremony, held at the Great Hall on Tuesday, January 6, brought together policymakers, academics, civil society actors, and students to deliberate on strategies for Ghana’s development under the theme, “Building the Ghana We Want, Together for Sustainable Development.” The event was attended by ministers of state, leadership of public institutions and government agencies, private sector partners and other key stakeholders.