The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programmes (ACBSP) has launched its Cohort Programme for ACBSP accreditation.
Six universities in Ghana, Valley View University, Laweh Open University, Koforidua Technical University, Catholic University of Ghana, All Nations University and Pentecost University, have qualified to participate in the cohort programme to pursue the ACBSP accreditation.
Africa Regional Head of ACBSP, Dr Abraham Lincoln Owusu, told journalists on the sidelines of the launch that the six universities from their entry membership step would now commence application for full accreditation from the ACBSP, which took a minimum of three years.
He added that with their association with the ACBSP they stood to benefit from having seamless engagement with other accredited institutions and also shape their curriculum in line with international ones.
Professor of Management Studies, Koforidua Technical University, Professor Eugene Okyere-Kwakye, for his part said that tertiary education curriculum should align with Ghana’s national development agenda.
He said that would ensure students were trained in courses that were relevant to national development towards addressing the country’s challenges.
“There should be a unitary direction with what we are teaching in our institutions and where we are going or seeking to achieve as a nation in terms of our national development agenda.
“It should not be a case of rolling out courses or curriculum just for its sake, but these courses must be based on the human resource knowledge and skills set the country need at a particular period,” he said.
The theme for the event is Promoting Quality, Equitable and Inclusive Higher Education for National Development.