Will the decision by government, through the West Africa Examination Council (WEAC), to push the West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to May/June not affect tertiary institution admissions for the 2018/19 academic year?
Since 2011, when WEAC began conducting the examinations in February/March, WASSCE candidates have had the opportunity...
The Ministry of Education is set to hold a crunch meeting with the Vice Chancellors of Ghana (VCG) to take a final decision on an earlier directive for all public universities to cede 34 percent of their Internally Generated Funds (IGF) to central government.
The meeting, which is scheduled for...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on the general public to support the “He-for-She” campaign which is aimed at eliminating gender discrimination as part of the United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda.
In a meeting with the press today to assess his first year in office, the...
The 69th edition of the Annual New Year School at the University of Ghana opened on Monday, with Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia delivering the keynote address, with strong indications that Ghanaians will feel the economy’s transformation that government is labouring to effect.
Understandably, the Vice President explained that the...
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
…Nelson Mandela.
As Ghanaians, we must make the education of the youth our ‘Core Value’ to develop the fundamental human capacity base of our country. The ‘Free SHS’ policy is laudable and acceptable, but its funding...
The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) Tarkwa, has installed former President, John Agyekum Kufour, as the first Chancellor of the institution.
The installation ceremony which took place at the UMaT campus on Friday was to confer authority on the new Chancellor and welcome him officially to the University system.
Hundreds...
Female enrolments into the College of Distance Education (CODE) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) have increased from 45.9 percent in the 2016/2017 academic to 46.8 percent in 2017/2018, representing 0.9 per cent academic year.
According to the Pro Vice-Chancellor the university, Professor George Oduro, indicated the interest of...
Public universities in the country have increased the sale of admission forms for undergraduate and diploma courses for the 2018/2019 academic year, as prospective applicants struggle to raise funds to pursue tertiary education.
The sharp increase in the cost of admission forms comes months after all public universities were directed...
The Vice Chancellor of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Prof. Gabriel Ayum Teye, has said key government policies such as the free Senior High School (SHS) must be backed by research to ensure they succeed.
Government this year implemented its ambitious free SHS policy to enroll over 400,000 Junior...
A total of 184 graduates of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF) have been awarded diplomas and certificates after successfully completing their various areas of study at the seventh graduation ceremony of the institute, held over the weekend in Tema.
About 106 students received diplomas while the remaining 78...