This follows GTEC’s latest directive cautioning individuals against appending honorary titles such as “Doctor” and “Professor” to their names without formal academic justification.

According to the Commission, the initiative is part of a broader effort to restore credibility and order within Ghana’s tertiary education landscape.

Speaking on Citi FM, on Friday, July 4, Prof. Jinapor emphasized that the enforcement campaign is meant to sanitise the academic space and is not targeted at any individual or political party.

“Our position is to sanitise and regulate the tertiary educational space. An honorary doctorate, though it reflects your contributions to society, is not an academic title. What’s even more worrying is the misuse of the title ‘Professor.’ There are a lot of people who claim to be professors when they are not, and we’re not going to renege on our efforts. It’s not about politics,” he clarified.

He noted that the issue is widespread and cuts across various sectors, not just politics.

“If you look at the individuals who have come into the public domain, it cuts across. The names you’ve heard are just a microcosm of the larger group of individuals involved in this situation,” he added.

Prof. Jinapor also mentioned that while many individuals comply once they are notified, some continue to defy the directive.

“It’s just a few recalcitrant ones who are adamant and have been fighting the system,” he stated.

GTEC recently issued a formal caution to the Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor, directing her to immediately stop using the academic title “Doctor.” Similarly, the Commission instructed Sofo Rashid Tanko, Acting CEO of the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), popularly known as “Tanko-Computer,” to cease using the title due to a lack of academic qualification.

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The directive comes as the Commission moves to resolve a dispute involving the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), which has been accused of failing to comply with a previous ruling.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, the NLC confirmed receipt of GAUA’s petition and referred all parties to its earlier communication dated June 9, which instructed GAUA to engage directly with GTEC on the matter.

The Commission has set July 9, 2025, as the deadline for both parties to report on the outcome of their discussions.

“The Union is therefore directed to refrain from any intended action… since parties are scheduled to appear before the Commission on 9th July, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. for reporting,” the statement read.

Meanwhile, the NLC has directed GTEC to submit a formal response regarding the allegation of non-compliance by the close of business on Friday, June 27.

Should GTEC assert that the Commission’s orders have been fulfilled, it is required to provide supporting evidence to that effect.

Read the full statement below:

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In a statement released on June 16, GTEC expressed alarm at Ms. Naa Koryoo’s continued use of the title despite the absence of any verified academic qualification. The Commission described the act as potentially misleading and a violation of established academic protocols.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the Commission wishes to express its serious concern regarding the use of unearned academic titles, whether conferred by institutions within Ghana or abroad,” the statement read.

According to GTEC, the unauthorized use of such titles undermines public trust and breaches national standards on academic credibility.

Consequently, the Commission has directed Ms. Naa Koryoo to immediately discontinue using the title “Doctor” in all public and professional engagements.

“Given the above, you are by this letter requested to cease the use of the title ‘Doctor,’” GTEC emphasized.

She has further been instructed to provide verifiable evidence that the title has been removed from all platforms, including websites, official documents, campaign materials, letterheads, and social media accounts.

The Commission concluded by stressing the importance of full compliance and has requested prompt confirmation of these changes.

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Read the full statement below:

According to him, the rush to publish the update on the GTEC website was aimed at scoring political points.

Reacting to concerns raised by trainee students in an interview with JoyNews, Mr. Be-Awuribe criticized GTEC and the Nana Addo-led administration for handling the matter poorly.

He assured students of the government’s commitment to fast-tracking the process for the college’s proper absorption into the public system.

“We are making sure that we get the Savannah College of Education absorbed as quickly as possible, and before they graduate, they will be graduating in a public institution,” he said.

Mr. Be-Awuribe urged the students to remain calm, assuring them that the necessary steps were being taken.

“They should lay down their arms,” he pleaded.

He also dismissed suggestions of closing down the school, emphasizing that efforts were ongoing to complete the absorption process.

“They are working earnestly on that, and I can reassure the school and its neighborhood that the process will definitely be completed,” he assured.

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The college was earlier closed by order of the Ya-Naa due to disputes surrounding the appointment of a new principal.

In a key development, Professor Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai, Director-General of GTEC, and a team from the Commission visited the Gbewaa Palace in Yendi to engage in discussions with the Ya-Naa.

The talks led to an amicable resolution, paving the way for the institution to resume operations.

Professor Abdulai confirmed that the college would reopen on Wednesday, January 22.

“I assure the public and stakeholders in tertiary education that the matter has been resolved, and normalcy will return to the institution by tomorrow,” he announced.

Addressing public concerns, the Public Relations Officer for the Ya-Naa, Musah Yakubu, clarified that the closure was a temporary measure to maintain peace and facilitate dialogue.

“His Majesty wanted calm to prevail before engaging with the Director-General of GTEC. Now that discussions have concluded successfully, we are optimistic that St. Vincent College will resume its operations as planned,” he said.

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The petitioner, Kojo Otchere, a concerned Ghanaian, highlighted alarming public comments made by Dr. Agordzo that were broadcast nationwide.

These remarks, deemed inflammatory, reportedly incited junior officers of the Ghana Police Service against the Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare.

The petitioner expressed deep concern over the potential implications of such commentary on national security and institutional stability.

In a video widely circulated on local television and social media, Dr. Agordzo is seen making statements advocating insubordination among police personnel.

He is quoted as saying, “Some police officers will mobilise and drive him [the IGP] out of office, mark my words.” Such remarks, according to the petitioner, represent a dangerous disregard for discipline within a hierarchical institution like the police.

Given Dr. Agordzo’s current role as a leadership lecturer, these comments were described as highly irresponsible and contradictory to the values expected of an academic mentor responsible for shaping future leaders.

The petition further reveals that an investigation into Dr. Agordzo’s professional background unearthed troubling details.

Through a Right to Information (RTI) request, it was discovered that Dr. Agordzo had a history of professional misconduct during his time in the Ghana Police Service.

Notably, he was removed from the service and later reinstated under a demoted rank following a lawful conviction on six counts of misconduct.

Such a track record, the petitioner argued, raises questions about his suitability to teach leadership and ethics in a respected public institution.

The petitioner emphasised that Dr. Agordzo’s documented misconduct and recent inflammatory remarks are incompatible with the reputation and objectives of a prestigious university like UPSA.

Leadership lecturers, it was argued, should exemplify integrity and discipline, qualities that appear inconsistent with Dr. Agordzo’s past and present behaviour.

The petition urged GTEC to critically review Dr. Agordzo’s role at UPSA and consider his suitability for employment in any public academic institution.

The petitioner expressed hope that the Commission would act decisively to uphold the integrity of Ghana’s tertiary education system and ensure that future generations are mentored by individuals whose conduct aligns with the highest ethical standards.

The move has become necessary following the proliferation of unaccredited centres for some of the traditional universities dotted across the country.

Prof. Jinapor, who issued the warning in an exclusive interview with the  Daily Graphic, explained that accredited programmes were institution-specific and could, therefore, not be taught at different unaccredited centres.

Unaccredited centres

Currently, the GTEC has directed three public universities to desist from enrolling fresh students at 160 study centres being run as satellite centres.

The affected public universities are the University of Cape Coast (UCC), University for Development Studies (UDS), and University of Education, Winneba (UEW).

The UCC has the highest number of 91 centres, followed by the UEW with 48 centres, while the UDS has 21 of such centres.

Majority of these centres used by the universities are either senior high schools (SHSs), colleges of education, church premises and social centres, with some of them on companies’ premises.

For instance, one of the centres being used by UCC is the Nsawam Prisons.

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Signing of MoU

Prof. Jinapor explained that to help address the situation, GTEC signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with six universities that would not be allowed to use rented premises for their programmes.

They are Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University of Ghana, University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC), University of Cape Coast, University of Education, Winneba, and GIMPA.

“They agreed that GTEC should give them the opportunity to teach the students because they already had them in the system.

“What we agreed based on the MoU was that in this year’s 2024/2025 academic year, they cannot admit students into those centres,” the Director-General of GTEC told the  Daily Graphic, adding that it was also agreed that GTEC will do an audit to find out whether those admitted had the necessary minimum qualification.”

Prof. Jinapor explained that it has come to the notice of the commission that most of such centres, under the pretence of mature students, admitted people who did not have any qualification.

He explained that the bedrock of mature students was relevant work experience and the minimum qualification, adding that the cliché that mature students did not need any qualification was untenable.

Prof. Jinapor clarified that GTEC was not against satellite campuses and study centres, “but what we are against is the proliferation of centres that are not fit for purpose.”

Auditing at centres

Prof. Jinapor further indicated that the students’ audit had been completed and that any student who had been admitted without the minimum requirement would be advised to withdraw.

“Secondly, it has also come to our attention that most of those who teach at these centres do not have the qualification to teach,” he said, adding that most of those teaching were people with first degree.

“You cannot have first degree and be teaching first degree programmes. You cannot hold diploma and be teaching diploma programmes. There must always be one step ahead and for us, to teach at a tertiary level, we require research masters’ holders as the minimum requirement,” Prof Jinapor explained further.

He warned that after the outcome of the audit, GTEC would share the data with the National Service Secretariat, the Students Loan Trust and the Scholarship Secretariat, explaining that “the law states that all institutions must have accredited programmes for the students to be able to source the services of these agencies.”

“We hope that these institutions will not admit new students based on the MoU that we had with them,” he said, adding that if there was any breach of the MoU, the law would be applied.

Prof. Jinapor advised applicants to stay away from such unaccredited centres and programmes, cautioning that applicants who pursued programmes at those centres “do so at their own risk.”

“Consequently, GTEC strongly urges parents, guardians and prospective students to avoid enrolling in programmes offered at these unaccredited study centres.

“GTEC will not recognise academic credentials awarded to students who enrolled with the UCC, UDS or UEW for the 2024/2025 academic year and studied at these unaccredited centres,” Prof. Jinapor added.

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The outstanding Colleges are McCoy and Dambai, which have some technical issues to be resolved.

In a statement, GTEC announced this forms part of steps to resolve concerns of the Colleges of Education Teachers’ Association of Ghana (CETAG) to ultimately end their 2-month-old strike.

“Again, as you are aware, the Commission has migrated 20 institutions as of today and hopes to complete all 46 before the end of the month. In addition, the top-up of the research allowance has been paid to 44 Colleges of Education except McCoy and Dambai, who have some technical issues to be resolved,” GTEC said.

The statement signed by the Acting Director General, Professor Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai noted that GTEC said it will soon communicate a decision on August salaries for CETAG members.

This will be based on directives from the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum.

Regarding the call to close down the schools, the Commission said it has not received any directives, and as such, the schools should remain open.

On June 14, teachers in various colleges of  education laid down their tools, demanding better working conditions and remuneration packages.

This action was a response to the government’s delay in implementing the National Labour Commission’s (NLC) Arbitral Award Orders and negotiated service conditions.

Below is the full statement

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This move aims to ease the current academic workload and facilitate the prompt resumption of academic activities.

GTEC’s action comes in response to a nationwide strike initiated by the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) on June 14, due to the government’s failure to implement agreed-upon arbitral awards and other service conditions.

Once the financial clearance is approved, GTEC will promptly announce the recruitment process to ensure the new staff can be deployed in a timely manner.

The Deputy Director General of GTEC, Professor Francis K. E. Nunoo said closing down the schools will have severe financial implications, hence not an option.

“Closing the schools has financial implications, as well as their staying in school,” Professor Nunoo stated.

“We have done quite a lot of work, and many of their demands are virtually almost addressed. We are hopeful that in the next few days, we will bring a final resolution to the issues so they can go back to school. Students are meanwhile engaged in their practical work, which needs supervision. At least they are getting busy with their practical work,” he explained in an interview with Accra-based Citi News.

CETAG on June 14 began a nationwide strike, citing the government’s failure to implement their arbitral awards and other conditions of service.

The nearly two-month-old industrial action has left trainees stranded as academic activities have been disrupted.

However, Professor Nunoo is optimistic the strike action will soon be suspended to restore normalcy.

“We are hopeful that in the next few days, CETAG will see a reason to call off the strike. It is when all these efforts do not yield results that we will consider other options,” he added.

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This comes after the Governing Council of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) terminated the appointment of Prof Johnson Nyarko Boampong.

However, the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), University of Cape Coast Branch, had kicked against the decision. It says it will not recognise the termination of Prof Johnson Nyarko Boampong’s appointment as Vice-Chancellor.

UTAG-UCC contends that the decision was made unilaterally by the Chairman of the university’s Governing Council and will not be acknowledged.

Some concerned members of the University Council are also opposed to the decision.

Speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show on Friday, August 2, Prof Abdulai said,”We did not know about it but we have been following developments in the university for some time now. As I indicated, if you look at the letter, the Minister of Education is not even in copy neither is the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission in copy. Just to say, we are trying to get the issue resolved. It is resolvable. We will solve it.”

Prof Abdulai urged all parties to remain calm as the issue is being addressed.

“I have seen a lot of letters, press statements being released by different players within the architecture, UTAG and some concerned members of council.”

“We would just tell them that they should take it easy. The issue is going to be resolved. We don’t think this is going to escalate to anything that would create some kind of confusion.”

He added that, a copy of the termination letter has been sent to GTEC’s legal department for review.

“We are going to give a statement on that issue as soon as possible. The honourable Minister of Education is in charge of the issue and he is trying as much as possible to get it resolved.”

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This follows the refusal of members of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) to call off their prolonged industrial action.

Despite a court ruling declaring the strike illegal, the teachers have not returned to work. Consequently, salaries for those who did not work in July have been frozen.

Speaking to JoyNews, the Director for Tertiary Education at the Ministry of Education, Professor Francis Nunoo stated that, teachers have eight days to resume their duties or risk forfeiting their July salaries.

He insists that, efforts are being made to settle the outstanding allowances.

“We are fact-checking them and based on the availability of national funds, it will hit their account. All the necessary paperwork, everything is being worked on. The payment system has been done. All that is left is for the money to hit people’s accounts and we are looking at the situation of maximum of two weeks for it to hit their accounts”.

Meanwhile, the teachers are expected to meet with the government and Parliament in separate meetings to end the impasse.

Professor Francis Nunoo told JoyNews’ Evans Mensah that he is hopeful the meetings will be fruitful.

“We have an attendance list of those who are working. Those people will be exempted but those who have not worked all through the period may be affected. But we hope it won’t get to that far. On Wednesday, we are engaging with them. The Minister for Education, Dr Osei Yaw Adutwum has called the various government stakeholders to sit at a table and we hope this will be the last time for us to solve the problem so that we don’t have to freeze their salaries.”

However, the National Labour Commission (NLC) says GTEC did no wrong in freezing the salaries of the teachers.

Speaking on JoyNews, Executive Secretary of the Commission, Ofosu Asamoah insisted that the ongoing strike is illegal.

“This is like two elephants fighting and I feel so sad about it. The court has injuncted the strike, yet they are continuing with the strike. With that, it makes the strike illegal because the court says ‘This strike is not right, so stop’.

“When it becomes an illegal strike, the law provides that they should not be paid for the period they engaged in the illegal strike,” he explained.

On July 22, the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) directed the Controller and Accountant General’s Department to suspend the salaries of all CETAG members on strike, with the exception of the Principals, for July 2024.

In reaction, CETAG announced on July 23 that it is ceasing all services, including attendance at meetings, participation in ceremonies, provision of academic counseling, and supervision of students in residence halls, effective immediately.

The decision was made during an emergency National Council meeting.

The Association has also referred the government’s salary freeze directive to their legal team for further action.

GTEC has called on the striking CETAG members to return to their duties, assuring them that their grievances are being addressed.

“I will plead with them that look we cannot continue to bastardise our institutions in this manner of continual perennial strikes because the more you go on strike the more you make your institutions unattractive,” the Acting Director General of GTEC, Professor Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai said.

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He noted that, the strike is detrimental to the country’s tertiary education system.

CETAG members from all 46 Colleges of Education have been on strike since June 14, protesting the government’s failure to implement their arbitral award and conditions of service. This situation has led to students vacating the campuses.

“This continual strike by CETAG does not augur well for the educational tertiary architecture that we hope for,” Prof Abdulai said in an interview on Channel One TV.

The Acting Director General of GTEC urged CETAG to reconsider their strike action, emphasizing that it tarnishes the reputation of the institutions.

“I will plead with them that look we cannot continue to bastardise our institutions in this manner of continual perennial strikes because the more you go on strike the more you make your institutions unattractive,” he stated.

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CETAG at a news conference in Kumasi on Monday, July 22, vowed to resist any attempts to freeze their salaries and will continue their indefinite strike until their arbitral award and negotiated service conditions are implemented.

Since June 14, CETAG members across all 46 Colleges of Education in the country have been on strike due to the government’s failure to implement their arbitral award and service conditions, which has led to students leaving the campuses.

In response, GTEC issued a statement directing the Controller and Accountant General’s Department to withhold the July 2024 salaries of all CETAG teaching staff, excluding College Principals, as a result of the ongoing strike.

Director General of GTEC, Prof. Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai, explained that the salary freeze is a logical outcome of CETAG’s failure to validate their presence at work.

Prof. Abdulai stressed that salary payments require validation, which depends on being present at the workplace.

Addressing concerns about migration discrimination, he clarified that all staff and faculty will be migrated to the service scheme of their affiliated universities.

He urged the striking teachers to return to the classrooms, assuring them that the government is working to meet CETAG’s demands.

“Well, I think it’s based on logic, as you’re aware, CETAG has not been in the classroom since June 14. Today is July 23, that is more than a month and in this country, we use what we call a salary. You need to be validated before you are paid, and that validation is informed by your presence at your workplace.

“So by logic, it means that they cannot be validated. So the reason why they are not being paid their July salary is because they are not at post and it’s a very simple, straightforward answer. So I want to use this podium or this medium to retreat the call on CETAG for them to call off their strike.

“The tiniest issue had to be, for them, the discrimination in terms of migration, where some will be migrated onto their university scheme of service whilst others will stay on the harmonised scheme of service of the colleges of education.

“This is not going to happen, all staff and faculty are going to be migrated onto the scheme of service of their affiliate universities,” Prof. Abdulai told Citi News.

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This action is in response to the ongoing strike by CETAG members which began in June this year.

The members are staging this strike in protest against the government’s delay in implementing the arbitral award and negotiated service conditions.

In a letter to the Accountant General’s Department dated Monday, July 22, GTEC stated, “At the instance of the Minister of Education on the non-adherence of CETAG members to call off an illegal strike from June 2024, you are by this letter requested to stop the salaries of all teaching staff of the Colleges of Education (CETAG) except for the College Principals for July 2024.”

The Director-General of GTEC, Professor Ahmed Abdulai Jinapor, said the proliferation of satellite campuses of most universities with charters was negatively affecting the growth and development of technical universities.

“It is of no surprise that in a school like Bolgatanga Senior High School, there can be about five different traditional universities running distance education programmes for students,” he said.

12th congregation

At the 12th congregation of the Bolgatanga Technical University (BTU) last weekend, Prof. Jinapor said the springing up of satellite campuses was an impediment to the progress of technical universities.

In all, 628 students, made up of 328 males and 300 females, were awarded with Bachelor of Technology, Higher National Diploma (HND) and Professional Diplomas.

Background

Without recourse to GTEC, a number of traditional universities are operating satellite campuses in SHSs and on unapproved premises, thereby lowering the standard of education.

To remedy the situation, GTEC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vice-Chancellors of the affected universities towards the cessation of the practice. A four-year period has been agreed upon for the universities to phase out the students who have already been admitted and were currently on stream to complete their respective programmes.

After the completion of the current students, the universities would not be allowed to admit new students at the centres. 

In addition, GTEC would carry out a comprehensive audit of all the centres to ascertain whether they meet the requirements such as quality of teaching, competence of the teaching staff as well as whether the students are qualified to be admitted.

Furthermore, all self-owned satellite campuses of the universities would have to be given campus accreditation before running academic programmes.

Tackling issue

Prof. Jinapor stated that GTEC was tackling the issue. “We have asked all these institutions to cease operations of satellite campuses in such environments moving forward”. “Indeed, I am happy to announce that GTEC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with about six institutions to halt the admission of students into about 210 satellite campuses going forward,” he said.

Prof. Jinapor said aside from improving the quality of teaching and learning, the move would give the technical universities the opportunity to also attract the students that mostly would have been admitted to pursue programmes at the satellite campuses, thereby increasing their student population. 

The Director-General of GTEC stressed that his outfit was committed to ensuring that technical education, which was the engine for socio-economic development of the country, was realised, noting “it is important for all technical universities to be protected and that is what GTEC is working towards”.

New programmes

The Vice-Chancellor of BTU, Prof. Samuel Erasmus Alnaa, said 17 new academic programmes at the various levels had been introduced, including Master of Science (MSc) programmes in agriculture.

He stated that the university was considering extending the Competence Based Training (CBT) to all programmes up to HND level to be sponsored by the German Technical Cooperation, GIZ, and the World Bank.

“Therefore, I urge the public to take advantage of the wide range of programmes run by the university to develop their competencies and skills for the job creation,” he noted.

Role

The outgoing Upper East Regional Minister, Stephen Yakubu, said the government recognised the role of technical universities in the training of critical human resources for national development, hence the conversion from a polytechnic to a technical university.

“We are committed more than ever to the development of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education as a measure of addressing the issue of youth unemployment and improving productivity and competitiveness of the skilled workforce,” he stated.

He entreated all stakeholders to have faith and support the government to develop technical education as it was the surest bet for the industrialisation and transformation of the country.

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He explained that, per the GTEC Act, 2023, all private tertiary institutions were to Charter or demonstrate evidence towards attaining the same by August 31, 2024, before they stay in business.

Prof Jinapor said this at the opening of the 9^th Association of West African Universities Conference being held in Cape Coast, the Central Regional capital.

The three-day conference being attended by academics from universities across the West African Sub-region is on the theme, “Promoting quality tertiary education in West Africa through collaboration, regional integration and technology.”

Prof Jinapor indicated that the country had 310 tertiary education institutions in the database of GTEC and out of the number, 128 were private tertiary institutions.

The Commission, he said, had received 77 applications from private universities with 43 ready to charter, 21 readiness to do so within two years and some in distress conditions, and being recommended to shut down.

He, therefore, called on all stakeholders within the private tertiary education sector to take the exercise seriously since non-adherent institutions would be forced to close upon the window of expiration as captured in the law.

According to Prof Jinapor, accreditation was a basic requirement for quality assurance and it guaranteed adherence to the tenets, norms and practices.

The Commission, he said, had the belief that, collaboration, regional integration and technology could be properly situated within the spectrum of quality tertiary education.

The current leadership of GTEC, he explained, was to determine in positioning tertiary education delivery in the country as a game changer in the foreign resource mobilization in the Ghanaian economy within the shortest possible time.

Promoting tertiary education in the West African sub-region, he said, required a concerted efforts from all stakeholders and added that the programme was an excellent addition in the realization of the objective.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof Johnson Nyarko Boampong, underscored the critical role of quality higher education to the development of countries.

He indicated collaboration and strategic networking were not only imperative but crucial in a fast-pace world, saying, “The world has become a global village with increasing globalization, no individual or institution can achieve things alone”.

He called on universities in the sub-region to strengthen their regional bonds, saying, “The bonds that hold us together rather than the ones that divide us”.

The time for integration in the continent, he said, was crucial because the time had come for Africa to put its destiny into its own hands and move away from the “dependency syndrome” of relying on foreign support.

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Mr Klutse-Avedzi made this known when the Committee began its Second Zone Public Hearing in Sunyani.

The hearing was to consider the Report of the Auditor-General on the Public Accounts of Ghana – Technical Universities and Second Cycle Institutions for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the Report of the Auditor-General on the Public Accounts of Ghana.

Tamale Central MP, Murtala Mohammed and Builsa South MP, Dr Clement Apaak, both members of the Committee, vividly expressed their concerns about the delay in issuing accreditation of programmes in universities, which, in the end, they believe affects students who have already completed schools and want to use their certificates for further studies or seek jobs.

These issues came up when the Director of Finance, Registrar, Vice-Chancellor, and other managers of the Kumasi Technical University appeared before the Committee to answer a number of infractions cited against the University in the Auditor-General’s Report.

Currently, about 16 programmes being taught at the University are at various stages of accreditation.

The Chairman of the Committee used the opportunity to caution the universities to apply one year ahead of time when seeking for renewal of accreditation for existing courses.

He also admonished institutions to comply with the financial laws of the country to avoid being cited in the Auditor-General’s Reports.

The Sunyani Technical University, Al-Faruq College of Education, Enchi College of Education and Sefwi Wiawso College of Education were some of the institutions that also appeared before the Committee.

GTEC is a merger of the erstwhile National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) and the National Accreditation Board (NAB).

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