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African universities have been charged to design programmes capable of producing critical thinkers and innovators to manage the continent’s natural resources for development. Professor Chris Gordon, a former Director of the Institute of Environment and Sanitation Studies, University of Ghana who cha
A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana has advocated the return to the basics in finding a solution to the menace of sexual harassment in schools. According to Dr Samuel Nkumbaan, recommending books like ‘Courtesy for Boys & Girls’ can help reduce the menace among students. “We are so fast to
The CEO of Africa Integras, Andrea Pizziconi has denied accusing the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Ebenezer Oduro-Owusu, of sexually harassing her. In the wake of the explosive documentary on “sex for grades” by the BBC which included Ghana’s premier university, Pizziconi shared
A Deputy Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Freda Prempeh, has advised female students to stop trooping into the offices of lecturers for favours. She equally condemned lecturers who take advantage of their students who come to them for help. “If the ladies did not present themselves b
Academic institutions in West Africa have increasingly been facing allegations of sexual harassment by lecturers. This type of abuse is said to be endemic, but it’s almost never proven. After gathering dozens of testimonies, BBC Africa Eye sent undercover journalists posing as students inside the Un
Academic institutions in West Africa have increasingly been facing allegations of sexual harassment by lecturers. This type of abuse is said to be endemic, but it’s almost never proven. After gathering dozens of testimonies, BBC Africa Eye sent undercover journalists posing as students inside the Un
Law Faculties at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), University of Ghana (UG) and University of Cape Coast (UCC) are respectively ranked 5th, 11th and 14th among 20 English teams that participated in the African Moot 2019 organized by the Centre for Human Rights. A total
Law Faculties at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), University of Ghana (UG) and University of Cape Coast (UCC) are respectively ranked 5th, 11th and 14th among 20 English teams that participated in the African Moot 2019 organized by the Centre for Human Rights. A total
Ghana is set to host the 'I have a vision (IHAV) Project Conference 2019' aimed at tackling issues with the standard and quality of education in Africa. The four-day conference takes off July 24-27, 2019 at the University of Ghana. It brings together 100 participants from 20 African countries to del
The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Ghana has put management on the spot by demanding for accounts on the four University of Ghana Enterprise Limited (UGEL) halls. According to the student body, it is time management explained to them what have become of the monies accrue
Management of the University Ghana, Legon says adequate measures have been put in place to ensure the safety of students and all workers on the university campus. This was contained in a statement signed by the university's Director of Public Affairs Stella A. Amoa who noted that measures put in pla
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Technology is ‘disrupting’ the way we work and students are not prepared for the changes that have taken and are taking place in the job market, Mr Ken Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance stated in Accra. He said students’ vision of success was based on professions and skills that wer
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu has led a team from the University of Ghana to the Reinventing Higher Education Conference in Brown University in the United States of America. Brown University is the seventh oldest college in the USA and they hosted the
The Grand Ballroom of the Boston Park Plaza Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts was filled with excitement and pride on the 17th of February 2019 as 11 Ghanaian students received awards for winning the Resolution Project pitch contest as part of this year’s Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN) C
The at the University of Ghana has launched Chinese program for the Ghana Immigration Officers at the Airport. The programme is aimed at breaking the language barrier between Chinese nationals and Immigration Officers who arrived on daily basis at the Kotoka International Airport. Director of Confuc
Management of the University of Ghana on Thursday took steps to avert a planned demonstration by the students over inefficient campus shuttle services and lack of operationalisation of a back-up power generator. The students have been agitating over what they described as astronomical increment in t
A former Vice Chancellor of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), Professor Fred Binka said the University of Ghana should be allowed to manage the newly opened University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC). The 650-bed capacity hospital was opened to the general public, albeit for referr
One Robert Ishmael Aggrey-Fynn Amissah and “several other public-spirited Ghanaians” have written to the vice chancellors of the University of Ghana and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to vacate their positions. According to the letter, the staying at post by the two vice
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the contributions of Jospeh Boakye Danquah to the establishment of Ghana’s premier university qualifies him as its founder. According to the president, it was the inspired, visionary leadership of Dr JB Danquah that enabled Ghanaians to reject the original
