August 26, 2022
Ghana: Private Universities Deserve Support to Thrive
Elsewhere in our pages, we have published the concerns of authorities of private universities in the country who say that non-state tertiary institutions are struggling to survive… Read more »
Ghana: KNUST, Sekyere Afram Plains District Sign MOU... to Promote Sustainable Devt
The Bureau of Integrated Development of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (BIRD - KNUST) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sekyere… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Ghana: Ghanaian Institutions Urged to Apply Israeli Education Technology
The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Shlomit Sufa, has urged Ghanaian institutions to explore solutions available in the Israeli Education Technology (Ed-tech) space, to boost the… Read more »
Ghana: Tullow Infrastructure Projects Impact Education
Corporate support for the government's Free Senior High School Policy (Free SHS) has played a very significant role in meeting the infra-structure needs of some deprived schools. Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Skills Development Fund Call for Proposals Opened
The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has formally opened calls for proposal for grant assistance support from the five-year challenge fund of Ghana Skills Development… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Ghana: WAEC Promises to Prevent Leakage of Examination Questions
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it has tightened the security of the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), to prevent leakage of… Read more »
August 22, 2022
Ghana: Design and Technology Institute Connects Learners to Industry
The Design and Technology (DTI) has organised a two-day Career Fair to help its learners familiarise themselves with career opportunities available on the job market and how to… Read more »
Ghana: Mentorship to Curb School Dropout Begins in Bawku West District
A level 100 student of the Ashesi University, Mr Godwin Abugbilla, has begun a mentorship project in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region to help curb the spate of… Read more »
Ghana: National Standardised Test - All Schools to Take Part 2023 ... Education Minister Assures
All schools, including private schools will participate in the National Standardised Test (NST) from next year, the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw OseiAdutwum has assured. Read more »
Ghana: Mahama Reiterates Review of Free SHS Policy to Safeguard Quality
Former President John Mahama, has reiterated the need to review the free Senior High School (SHS) policy to safeguard quality. Read more »
Ghana: UCC Begins PhD Programme for 43 Health Personnel
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has begun a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme for 43 health personnel towards improving the capacity of members of health training… Read more »
Ghana: Participating Schools in Energy Challenge Contest to Enjoy Patent Rights
Senior High Schools (SHSs) participating in the Energy Commission's Renewable Energy Challenge, are to enjoy patent rights to their technologies. Read more »
Ghana: Education Minister On Point!
Last Friday, the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, addressed the media on a number of issues currently going on in the education sector, including interventions… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Ghana: Methodist Church Presiding Bishop Condemns Indiscipline in Schools
The Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Ghana, Most Reverend Dr Paul Kwabena Boafo, has condemned the increased indiscipline and vandalism in some Methodist schools in the… Read more »
Ghana: Let Students Be Relevant to Job Market-Veep
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called on higher learning institutions in the country to offer innovate and skills related courses to make their students relevant to… Read more »
Ghana: 'Adopt Measures to Make School Sanitary Facilities Sustainable'
Child Sanitation Diplomat, Miss Mawadatu Naziru, has urged the Ministry of Education to adopt practical measures to ensure that school toilets are sustainably operated and… Read more »
August 17, 2022
Ghana: PAC Moves to Halt Abuse of Scholarship Granted Lecturers for Study Abroad
Lecturers who are granted scholarship to pursue higher academic qualifications abroad or other tertiary institutions in the country will have to acquire "bank guarantees" before… Read more »
Ghana: UG Council Appoints Prof. Codjoe Provost, College of Education, University of Ghana
The University of Ghana (UG) Council has appointed a former Director of the Regional Institute of Population Studies (RIPS), Professor Samuel NiiArdeyCodjoe, as Provost, College of… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Ghana: 'Adopt Technology to Transform Education'
Experts at a forum on technology have advocated the need for the adoption of technology to transform the current educational systems into a more inclusive and innovative paradigm. Read more »
Ghana: The Troubles of an Unintended 'Know-All'
It will sound paradoxical for me to say that I was "unlucky" to get a very good teacher at the very beginning of my school career. Read more »
August 15, 2022
Ghana: Education Ministry Launches Education Leadership Devt Programme for Heads, Staff
The Ministry of Education will pilot its new Educational Leadership Development Programme (ELDP) in January next year, following cabinet's approval, the Minister of Education, Dr… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Ghana: Africans Asked to Apply Science Wisely
The founder and Board Chairman of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), Professor Neil Turok, has urged Africans to use science wisely to better their lives and… Read more »
Ghana: Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari Chairs Advisory Board of UG's College of Humanities
The First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Advisory Board of University of Ghana's College of Humanities. Read more »
Ghana: 2nd Phase Mangrove Study Tour Underway in W/R
As part of efforts to contribute to awareness creation on the importance of mangroves for the socio-economic development of the country and its coastal communities in particular,… Read more »
Ghana: Dr Sandaare - Let Nursing Schools Admit Students
The Member of Parliament for the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa Constituency, Sebastian Ngmenso Sandaare, has called on the Ministry of Health to give nursing training institutions in the… Read more »