The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has cautioned governing councils of public universities against interfering in the day-to-day management of their institutions, warning that such actions undermine effective governance and institutional performance.
Speaking at the commissioning of a new hostel facility at Wisconsin International University College at Feyiase in the Ashanti Region, Mr. Iddrisu said government has strengthened governance structures within the tertiary education sector to ensure a clear separation of responsibilities between university councils and management.
According to the Minister, the role of governing councils is to provide oversight and strategic direction, while the daily administration of universities should remain the responsibility of management.
“We have improved the governance of our institutions of higher learning. As I stand here, I, as Minister for Education, do not interfere with the council of any university and how the council supports the management of the institution,” he said.
Mr. Iddrisu warned that councils that excessively interfere with the work of university management are acting contrary to government’s policy direction.
“So to those councils that are worrying management, they should desist from that conduct. They don’t have my policy support,” he stated.
He stressed that public universities can only function effectively when governing councils and management maintain a professional and respectful working relationship.
“We expect the universities to be run effectively by councils and management. And we expect that the relationship between council and management would be one of collegiate atmosphere, that there is respect of council to management for the good of those institutions,” he added.
The Minister further urged both governing councils and university management to work collaboratively to promote stability, efficiency and improved academic standards across Ghana’s tertiary education sector.
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