The Vice Chancellor for the University of Technology and Applied Sciences (UTAS), Navrongo, Professor Albert Luguterah, has expressed concern over the inad­equate levels of infrastructure in the institution.According to him, the limited infrastructure at the university was constraining enrollment of students, and this was affecting its ability to roll out relevant courses and Internally Generated Funds (IGF).Speaking to The Ghanaian Times here on Wednesday, Prof.

Luguterah said despite the potential of the university to become one of the leading research institutions in the country, it was under utilised due to the limited infrastruc­ture available.• Professor Albert Luguterah"We are constrained with lecture halls, student halls and hostels, libraries and all the necessary facilities that will support students while on campus as well as lecturers," he said.Despite this, Prof.

Luguterah said manage­ment of the university was putting in efforts to ensure smooth operationalisation and academic work.He explained that the university introduced a number of new undergraduate and post gradu­ate programmes during the last academic year.

These programmes he said were well-subscribed leading to an increased enrollment which had brought the current student population to about 4,006.Some of the new undergraduate programmes rolled out, he mentioned, included the follow­ing: Bachelor of Science (Bsc) Nursing, Bsc Midwifery, Bsc Fisheries and Aquaculture, Bsc Medical Laboratory Sciences, and Bsc Public Health.At the post graduate programmes, he listed, Master of Philosophy (Mphil)/Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Infectious Diseases and Immunology; Mphil/PhD Bio-Chemistry and Molecular Bio Medicine, as well as Mphil Anes­thesia and Critical Care as the new programmes mounted.In all, about 42 undergraduate and 39 post­graduate programmes were being offered at the school, according to the Vice Chancellor.Prof.