He has therefore challenged university students to explore beyond what they are taught in the lecture halls. This, the lecturer said would make them more useful to their employers.

He was speaking at a seminar organized by the University of Ghana Association of Psychology Students (UNIGAP) of the Accra City Campus.

It was themed "Students in Disaster Management" and sponsored by the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO).

Mr. Akenten told ADM that, "this makes it look like we are training university students who could not take initiative."

Not everything, he challenged, "is taught in the lecture hall, you must be innovative and challenge yourselves with what you see, hear and ask yourselves the 'Ws' questions; who, what, where, when etc".

He said when students take up the challenge to act they would be much more innovative and do things that would work.

When the ADM asked him for the possible cause of the lack of innovation in some of the university graduates, he attributed it to a combination of teaching style and the overcrowded lecture halls in the university.

"Unlike a small class where the lecturer is able to supervise the students and the ability on the part of the students to explore other opportunities, same cannot be said of the overcrowded lecture hall."

He appealed to teachers to encourage students to read wide, explore and play with things.

He said university students are only taught to have broader knowledge; employers could also help by regularly organizing in-house workshops or seminars for them and encourage them to go for further training.