Six best graduating students in the University of Ghana for the 2015/2016 academic year have received cash awards of $11,200 from the Tony Elumelu Foundation as part of the Tony and Awele Elumelu Prize. The prize is to encourage scholarship and entrepreneurship among young people on the African continent. At a short presentation ceremony on Friday, Pro Vice … Continue reading
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University of Ghana Releases 2015/2016 Admission List
The University of Ghana (UG), has released the list of successful undergraduate applicants admitted to pursue its various programs. The list includes applicants who applied as candidates awaiting their 2015 WASSCE results. VIDEO: Check University of Ghana Admission List Over 55,000 applications were received by the University this year with almost one-third of the number … Continue reading
UCC: Valco Hall Residents Levied GH¢125 For Power Plant
An initiative by the former JCR executives of Valco Hall at the University of Cape Coast intended to be a blessing to residents of the hall and prevent them from feeling the full brunt of the ongoing national load shedding exercise may become a burden to residents. Hall management is demanding an amount of GHc105 and … Continue reading
UG Reopening Date Remains Unchanged Despite UTAG Strike
Students of the University of Ghana are expected to return to school on Wednesday 12th August, in spite of the ongoing strike by University teachers. A statement signed by the acting head of Academic Affairs of the Students’ Representative Council, Mr. Maxwell Annor noted that online registration for students is expected to commence soon. Some … Continue reading
UTAG Goes On Strike Again!
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) have embarked on an indefinite strike action to press home demands for their 2014/2015 book and research allowances a week to the reopening of school. A statement issued by the group on Wednesday stated that the decision was taken following a meeting held at the University Of Education, … Continue reading
Two UG Graduate Students Win CCNY CFCA Award
Two University of Ghana graduate students; Ms. Doris Akyere Boateng and Ms. Hannah Naa Kai Sackey, have won awards under the internationally competitive Carnegie Fund for Conference Attendance (CFCA). Ms. Doris Boateng Ms. Doris Akyere Boateng is a Doctoral candidate pursuing a split-site Doctoral programme between the Departments of Social Work at the University of … Continue reading
University of Ghana Medical School Grapples With Poor Sanitation Situation
The University of Ghana Medical School has over one thousands students with majority resident in four hostels on the Korle-Bu Campus, but the school is grappling with poor sanitation. Three months into an indefinite strike action declared by the local workers’ union, washrooms have been left in deplorable condition with refuse bins overflowing with waste. … Continue reading
University of Ghana Joins Worldwide Universities Network
The University of Ghana has been signed on to the global network of the Worldwide Universities Network. The move is seen as a unique opportunity for the University of Ghana to work on major global and local development challenges using the collective skills of some of the world’s best researchers. Obviously elated by the University’s move, the … Continue reading