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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has initiated the process to obtain powers of prosecution to enable it to put people before court for examination malpractice. The council says it believes that when the Attorney-General approves the process, it will become empowered to expedite the prosecution of offenders and help curb the menace of wrongdoing … Read more
Accra, Nov. 12, GNA – The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been ranked as the best university in Ghana and West Africa by the United States News and World Report. The report also ranked the KNUST the 14th best on the African Continent and 706th best University globally. A statement issued … Read more
The Ministry of Education has begun consultations with the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) to spell out implications of a new policy for admissions to universities and other tertiary institutions that introduces some flexibility in the consideration of non-credit passes. Under the new policy, the status of grades such as D7 in some core … Read more
The President of the Presbyterian University College, Ghana (PUCG), Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Adow Obeng, has said the legislative and institutional reforms being carried out by the government in the tertiary education sector will have a positive impact on private universities. Speaking at the 13th Congregation of PUCG at the Okwahu Campus of the university college … Read more
The authorities of two senior high schools (SHS) in Asamankese in the Eastern Region have appealed to the government to put pressure on contractors constructing classroom and dormitory blocks in their schools to expedite work so they can ease congestion in the schools. The Assistant Headmaster (Domestic) of Asamankese SHS (ASASCO), Mr Daniel Akonnor, and … Read more
The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana, TUTAG, has rejected the government’s proposal to pay its members extra allowances instead of migrating them onto the public university single spine salary structure. Government officials led by the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations reportedly settled on paying entertainment and responsibility allowances. A National Executive member of … Read more
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) to employ 7,730 young people as non-teaching staff in selected senior high schools (SHSs). The scheme, known as the Schools Support Programme, is to replace ageing cooks, pantry hands, labourers, security assistants and other non-teaching staff of … Read more
Ghana’s industrial development has good prospects for transformation as more women opt for the study of Engineering. That is the optimistic Vice-Chancellor of Kumasi Technical University, Professor Osei-Wusu Achaw, speaking on the sidelines of the school’s 27th matriculation. He said the university and the nation have much to gain by encouraging females to pursue courses in engineering. Out … Read more
The Information Services Department (ISD) has been told to intensify its public education on the upcoming referendum on Article 55 (3), slated for December 17, 2025. They should let citizens come to terms with the merits and demerits of the referendum, to help them to make informed decisions for an improved local governance system. Dr. … Read more
A national integrity curriculum designed for Ghanaian students from Junior to Senior High in order for them to fully understand corruption, its nature, impacts and how to avoid it has just been developed. It consists of six intensive modules, each with in-class sessions preceded and followed by activities, written assignments and project works. Students and … Read more