Members of the Teachers and Education Workers Union (TEWU) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have accused the government of interfering in the reconstitution of the university’s new Governing Council. TEWU said the government is asking the various labour unions to change their representatives that they submitted to be part of … Read more
Members of the Teachers and Education Workers Union (TEWU) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have accused the government of interfering in the reconstitution of the university’s new Governing Council. TEWU said the government is asking the various labour unions to change their representatives that they submitted to be part of … Read more
The Minister of State in charge of tertiary education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, says government’s will free private tertiary institutions from policies that fight them as they strive to achieve full university status. According to Professor Yankah, the stress and difficulties private universities go through will be a thing of the past because government is taking … Read more
The Minister of State in Charge of Tertiary Education, Prof. Kwesi Yankah says the initiative for students of Colleges of Education in Ghana to be awarded degrees will be rolled out with new entrants of the Colleges. Government says all the 43 Public Colleges of Education in the country will be turned into satellite campuses … Read more
A former President of the Private Universities Students Association of Ghana (PUSAG), Benjamin Panlogo-Logodam, has asked the National Security to investigate and close down all unaccredited tertiary institutions operating in the country. These institutions, he said, were churning out “half-baked students” who are unable to gain employment after completion; something he observed has contributed to … Read more
Free SHS logo -The Free SHS policy is gradually moving from the drawing board to a reality! President Akufo Addo unveiled the logo for the government’s educational flagship program at the Flagstaff House on August 31. This policy promised by the government during the 2016 electioneering entails free public senior high school education for all eligible Ghanaians … Read more
The Minister of State in-charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, yesterday inaugurated the Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) with a charge on the members to use their vast experience to restore calm on the campuses of the university. The council, chaired by Prof. Emmanuel Nicholas Abakah, is expected to champion, … Read more
The Minister of State-in-charge of Tertiary Education, Prof. Kwesi Yankah, has announced the release of GH¢45 million for the payment of Book and Research Allowances of lecturers in public universities in the country for the 2016/2017 academic year. The amount, which constitutes a major part of the funds earmarked in the 2017 budget, according to … Read more
The Council of State through the Education Ministry has approved the constitution of councils for seven public universities in the country. This is in response to a two-week ultimatum issued by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) on Wednesday to government to form the governing councils for public tertiary institutions. The association had threatened … Read more
St Francis College of Education at Hohoe in the Volta Region has on Saturday held its 10th Congregation to award various Diploma Certificates in Basic Education to its final year students. About 470 students who have successfully completed the three-year diploma programs in General Studies, Science and Mathematics were conferred honours in their respective classes … Read more
The Minister of State in-charge of Tertiary Education, Prof Kwesi Yankah said the ministry has placed a ransom on the missing bag of Quiz Mistress of the National Science and Maths Quiz. The Quiz Mistress Dr. Elsie Effah Kaufmann had her handbag containing cash, reading glasses, golden earrings, mobile phone and other valuables stolen on the climax … Read more
The University Council of Central University has appointed Professor Bill Buenar Puplampu as Vice-Chancellor for a five-year term. The appointment took effect from June 1, 2017. He takes over from Professor Kwesi Yankah, who resigned early this year to take up appointment as a Minister of State in Charge of Tertiary Education. A Search Committee, … Read more
The University Council of Central University has appointed Professor Bill Buenar Puplampu as Vice-Chancellor for a five-year term. The appointment took effect from June 1, 2017. He takes over from Professor Kwesi Yankah, who resigned early this year to take up appointment as a Minister of State in Charge of Tertiary Education. A Search Committee … Read more
The Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Prof. Kwesi Yankah, has said the government will constitute a new Governing Council for the University of Education, Winneba this week, following challenges over the legitimacy of the current Council. He therefore urged students in the various campuses of the school to remain calm as the … Read more
The University Council of Central University has appointed Professor Bill Buenar Puplampu as Vice-Chancellor of the University for a five-year term. The appointment took effect from June 1, 2017. A statement signed by Reverend Tetteh Djangmah, Head of Public Relations Directorate of the University, said Prof Puplampu takes over from Professor Kwesi Yankah, who resigned … Read more
A new governing council is to be constituted at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) within a week, the Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education has stated. “To me, the most important aspect of all this is the need for various councils or governing councils of the university, which have for the past … Read more
Minister of state in charge of tertiary education, Professor Kwesi Yankah has stated that the demolition of the main gate leading to the University of Ghana is an infringement on its privacy, an assault on the school’s autonomy and a threat to academic freedom. Speaking during a public lecture held at the Academy of Arts … Read more
The African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Ghana is urging stakeholders, including industry and diplomatic corps, to support the government’s bold ambition to transform country’s development through research, innovation and the practical application of mathematical sciences. Speaking at an exclusive partnership event at Labadi Beach Hotel attended by government functionaries, members of the diplomatic corps … Read more
The Noguchi Memorial Institute with the assistance of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is to get an advanced research centre to deal with infectious diseases. A sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of the Centre has been done to mark the start of the project, a statement signed by Ms Miyuki Tan, Health Section, JICA said. … Read more
The management and staff of Greenhills School of Health Science (GSHS), a private health training institution in Accra, have paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Education in-charge of Tertiary, Professor Kwesi Yankah in Accra. Led by the founder of GSHS, Rev. Dr. Charles Antwi-Boasiako, management also informed the Minister on how the school … Read more