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...
…as 1D1F receives boost with 20 rail projects Russian railway company, Geo Services, has disclosed to the B&FT that it has begun the process towards the establishment of a Railway University in the country. To this end, the company has facilitated the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the...
The University of Ghana has signed an agreement with the German Ministry of Education to establish the Merian International Centre for Advanced Studies (MICAS) in Africa, headquartered in Ghana. Sited at the University of Ghana, Legon campus, the Centre which will develop an intellectual programme and research agenda, that seeks...
Sewerage Systems Ghana Limited (SSGL), a subsidiary company of the Jospong Group, has paid the tuition fees of 10 university students from James Town in Accra. The gesture was part of the company's community outreach programme under its Corporate Social Responsibility. James Town is a fishing community where the company has...
Tax revenues play a critical role for countries to create room in their budgets to increase spending on social services like health and education, and public investment. At a time when public debt levels in sub-Saharan Africa have increased sharply, raising tax revenues is the most growth-friendly way to...
Due to her first-hand experience as an entrepreneur in sub-Saharan Africa, Victoria Quaye was invited as a speaker to the Transcultural Leadership Summit 2017 at Zeppelin University in Germany. She shared her knowledge and experience as founder and CEO of Naaviq Company Limited in a workshop entitled ‘Learning about Start-Ups’,...
Microsoft have been impressed with government’s commitment toward education that they have resolved to aid that course through technology, Jaye Richards-Hill, the Business Development manager of Microsoft Worldwide (Education team) has revealed. “Where you have a government that places importance on education improvement as it appears the Ghanaian government does,...
Sunyani Technical University (STU) has reached an agreement with a world class tourist centre, Ocean City in Maryland, USA for STU Tourism and Hospitality students to work there during summer vacations. The deal takes effect from June 2018; it is expected to help the STU students gain practical experience and...
Chancellor of the All Nations University and Omanhene of New Juaben Traditional Area, Daasebre Prof. (Emeritus) Oti Boateng, has urged the university not to rest on the glory of the successful satellite launch. He challenged engineering students of the university to exploit this pioneering feat to make Ghana the space...