Samartex to collaborate with the University of Copenhagen
(08 January 2010)

Samartex Timber and Plywood Company Limited is to collaborate with the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark in the areas of research, practical training and other areas of mutual interest to both institutions. The General Manager, Mr. Richard Nsenkyire, announced this at a farewell and presentation ceremony when a group of 15 Forest & Landscape Engineering students, their Assistant Professor and 2 Senior State Forest Officers from the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark paid a 3-day visit to Samartex in Samreboi as part of their study tour in Ghana.

Mr. Nsenkyire indicated that Samartex as part of its corporate social responsibilities is committed to giving practical training to students from the tertiary and other technical and vocational institutions both within and outside Ghana during vacation periods. He therefore called for a closer collaboration in the areas of research and practical training between the two organisations.

The Human Resource Manager of the Company, Peter Damuah explained the tenets of the existing collaborations in the form of Memorandum of Understanding between the Faculty of Forest Resources Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Sunyani Campus and the CSIR- Forest Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG) and indicated again that the company’s doors were always opened for such collaborations with other institutions. The group was, during the visit, taken through the various production processes and also paid a visit to the company’s nursery, plantation and honey processing sites.

Responding to the proposal, Arvid Thorbjorn Billeskov Sloth, Assistant Professor and leader of the group, stressed the need for the collaboration and indicated that the issue would be further discussed at the faculty level for a decision to be taken by the University authority. He indicated that the team was impressed about the production process, corporate social responsibility issues and the organized manner by which things are done in Samartex. He, on behalf of the group, also expressed his appreciation for the hospitality extended to them during their visit and also expressed the hope that the maiden visit would further open several avenues to strengthen the relation between the University and the Company.

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