2,327 Graduate from UPSA, Daily Graphic pg 25, December 31, 2012

Two thousand three hundred twenty seven students have graduated with masters and bachelor’s degrees and diplomas in various business programmes from the University of Professional Studies in Accra last Saturday.
Out of this number, there were 1469 under graduate, 119 post graduate and 739 diplomats in various business programmes.
10.55per cent of the diplomats attained distinction while 3.74 per cent of the under graduates went with first class degrees, 21.03 percent with second class degrees, 56.77 per cent with second class lower degrees, 16.75 percent with third class degrees and the remaining 1.70 per cent went with pass degrees.
The congregation was the first after the institution which was formerly known as Institute of Professional Studies was granted presidential charter and subsequently rebranded as a fully fledged university and became University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA).
Speaking at the graduation ceremony, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Professor Joshua Alabi advised the graduates to leverage on the knowledge and skills the university has equipped them with to create their own jobs.
“You have acquired everything from entrepreneurship to innovation management and from accounting to marketing therefore you are well equipped to explore numerous business opportunities around you “he stated.
He assured them of challenges especially in the era of global economic hardships, however he urged the graduates to try than to wait endlessly for a non existing job to open somewhere.
Professor Larbi urged the fresh graduates to take up the mantle and be job creators to employ others saying they should not always wait for somebody to employ them because those days of guaranteed job after graduation are long over. 
He urged the graduates to install values such as discipline, focus, humility, creativity, team work, multi task, networking and perseverance which are some essential ingredients that could make on excel in life.
He also used the opportunity to advise Ghanaians to exercise their civic duty and responsibility to ensure that there was free and peace elections.
The Chief Executive Officer of rlg Communications, Mr Roland Agambire also urged the graduates to go into entrepreneurship which tackles down to create job opportunities for larger number of society.
He encourged the students not to get discourged with attitude of some Ghanaians of undermining and scorning the Ghanaian entrepreneur.
“Instead of scorning and undermining the Ghanaian entrepreneurs it will be worthwhile and much more productive to rather channel that energy towards encouraging them to succeed” he said.
He advised them to be innovative, creative, disciplined, dedicated and committed since opportunity abound.