Accra, Oct. 5, GNA - Vodafone Ghana, has awarded ten female engineerin= g students from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) an= d Ghana Telecom University scholarships to complete their final year course i= n engineering.

A statement issued in Accra and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday said: 93The students, who are on track to securing first class degree and second class upper degrees, have been awarded scholarships which will cover their academic and residential fees."

It said the awardees would also get internship opportunities within th= e technology team at the company and access to mentors, who would train and provide them with expert guidance.

Announcing the winners at a ceremony, the Director of Human Resource a= t Vodafone Ghana, Stella Appiah-Nkansah said, 93Vodafone Ghana is passionate about addressing the gender inequality in the field of engineering and technology." The statement said the introduction of the 91Vodafone Female Engineer= ing Students Award' was to increase the percentage of females in the engineer= ing profession. "Total of 53 female students applied for the scholarship, out of whi= ch ten were selected. 91Out of this number, eight are from KNUST and two from the Ghana Telecom University," it explained.

It also stressed on Vodafone's commitment to bringing advancement, development and empowerment to women in Ghana and noting that 93we believe= , we can achieve this through education 96 the tool that is known to break barriers."

The statement noted that through the scholarships these awardees would be supported to achieve their educational goals to make meaningful contributions to their own development and to national development as a whole. Vodafone Ghana is a total communications solutions provider -mobile, fixed lines, internet, voice and data - and is currently unmatched in providing fixed line and internet services - the leader and the first choic= e for Ghanaians.

The company is an operating company of Vodafone Group Plc, the world's leading mobile telecommunications company, with a significant presence in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the United States.