University of Ghana launches 75th Anniversary

The University of Ghana has launched its 75th Anniversary celebration dubbed “UG @75” in Accra. The event, slated for next year, is aimed at celebrating the achievements and perseverance over the years of unprecedented change. It is focusing on Nurturing, Resilience, Adopting Technology, Embracing Humanism. The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana Prof. Nana […]

UG runs 374 unaccredited academic programmes– Auditor-General’s report

UG runs 374 unaccredited academic programmes

By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The 2021 Auditor-General’s report has uncovered that the University of Ghana has been running 374 academic programmes which unaccredited. Out of the 374 courses, 14 of them are Diploma programmes, 80 out of the 374 programmes are Undergraduate courses, Post-Graduate unaccredited courses are 213, and 67 are PhD courses. According to the […]

Decision to remove Commonwealth Hall Master, Senior Tutor harsh – Builsa South MP

By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Deputy Ranking Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Member of Parliament (MP) for Builsa South Constituency in Upper East Region, Dr. Clement Apaak, says the decision by the University of Ghana management to remove Commonwealth Hall Master and Senior Tutor following the violence clash were harsh According to the […]

University of Ghana wins $165 million judgement debt case

UG runs 374 unaccredited academic programmes

A District Court in the United States of America has turned down a request to compel the University of Ghana (UG) to pay ACE American Insurance Company an amount of $165,000,000. This is judgement debt the school was to pay the company for allegedly breaching its obligation under a construction project. The project is a […]

Remove Commonwealth Hall Master and Senior Tutor over August 5 clash- UG Council

The University of Ghana (UG) Council has recommended the removal of the Hall Master and Senior Tutor of Commonwealth Hall after the violence at Mensah Sarbah Hall. The Council also recommended that Commonwealth Hall be surcharged with the cost of damages to property in the vicinity of Mensah Sarbah Hall. A bust of John Mensah […]