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University headlines gathered from other news sites and updated through the day. Every story is credited to the newsroom that reported it, with a link to the original.
MyJoyOnline · 4d ago
GTEC intervenes in Savannah College dispute over payroll, governance
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has summoned stakeholders in the ongoing strike at the Savannah College of Education (SAVCE) for a meeting aimed at resolving the dispute, which has disrupted academic activities and left students without food for seven days and counting.
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MyJoyOnline · 4d ago
Harmful peer associations in universities lead to academic failure – Presbyterian University Ghana VC warns freshmen
The Vice-Chancellor of the Presbyterian University, Ghana (PUG), Prof. John Ofosu-Anim, has urged newly admitted students to prioritise healthy academic networking over harmful relationships. Prof. Ofosu-Anim warned that wrong relationships and networks remain a major cause of failure among university students, stressing that PUG will not compromise on discipline.
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MyJoyOnline · 4d ago
UBIDS charts path to growth with academic wins despite transition challenges
The University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (UBIDS) is recording significant academic gains as it navigates the challenges of its early years of autonomy. During a parliamentary oversight visit by the Education Committee, the university highlighted its progress and resilience despite the difficulties associated with transitioning to full independence.
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Adom Online · 4d ago
GTEC cautions universities against compromising quality in doctoral admissions
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has cautioned universities against admitting more doctoral candidates than their institutional capacity can adequately support, warning that the practice could undermine the quality and credibility of doctoral education in the country.
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MyJoyOnline · 5d ago
GTEC cautions universities against compromising quality in doctoral admissions
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has cautioned universities against admitting more doctoral candidates than their institutional capacity can adequately support, warning that the practice could undermine the quality and credibility of doctoral education in the country.
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Adom Online · 5d ago
Savannah College of Education staff withdraw services, demand government payroll
About 170 teaching and non-teaching staff of the Savannah College of Education at Daboya have withdrawn their services, saying that more than a year after the college became a public institution, none of them has been placed on the government payroll.
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MyJoyOnline · 5d ago
‘We cannot feed our families’ — 170 college staff withdraw services
About 170 staff of the Savannah College of Education at Daboya in the Savannah Region have withdrawn their services over delays in migrating them onto the government payroll, more than a year after the institution was absorbed into the public Colleges of Education system.
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MyJoyOnline · 5d ago
Savannah College of Education teachers decry 19 months without payroll migration
About 170 striking workers belonging to two associations at the Savannah College of Education — the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) and the Colleges of Education Non-Teaching Staff Association of Ghana (CENTSAG) — say unresolved issues relating to staff remuneration, recruitment and migration onto the government payroll are threatening their welfare and the smooth administration of the institution.
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MyJoyOnline · 5d ago
Yagbonwura appeals to Mahama to intervene in Savannah College of Education staff strike
The Overlord of Gonjaland and Life Patron of the Savannah College of Education, Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to intervene in the ongoing strike by teaching and non-teaching staff of the institution.
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MyJoyOnline · 6d ago
No hostel, no auditorium: Dr Hilla Limann Technical University freshers use walkway for orientation
Hundreds of freshers at Dr Hilla Limann Technical University in Wa in the Upper West Region have been forced to hold their orientation under an open walkway due to the university’s lack of an auditorium.
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MyJoyOnline · 6d ago
47 university students attend first Unmute Yo’Self public speaking event in Accra
Forty-seven university students have participated in the first edition of Unmute Yo’Self, a free public speaking and confidence-building event aimed at helping young people communicate their ideas more effectively.
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MyJoyOnline · Oct 29, 2026 · University of Cape Coast
UCC postpones reopening for Level 100 distance education students to November 23
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has postponed the reopening date for Level 100 students of its College of Distance Education (CoDE) for the 2026/2027 academic year. The reopening, initially scheduled for November 1, 2026, has been rescheduled to November 23, 2026, to allow the College to complete its admission processes.
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Graphic Online · Oct 29, 2026
MountCrest University College holds 9th congregation
The MountCrest University College (MCU) has held its ninth congregation for 96 students who completed their Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme, with a call on the students to uphold professional integrity and use their legal education to promote national development.
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Adom Online · Oct 29, 2026
TUTAG agrees to suspend strike after talks with GTEC, technical university vice-chancellors
The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) is expected to suspend its ongoing industrial action following an agreement reached with the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) and the Vice-Chancellors of Technical Universities of Ghana (VCTU-G).
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MyJoyOnline · Oct 29, 2026
GTEC, TUTAG reach truce to save academic calendar in technical universities
Teaching and learning across the nation’s technical universities are set to resume shortly following a breakthrough agreement reached between the Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) and government authorities.
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MyJoyOnline · Oct 29, 2026
Karpowership deepens investment in engineering education with TTU Scholarships
Karpowership has committed GH¢210,550 to cover tuition fees for 63 engineering students at Takoradi Technical University (TTU) for the 2026/2027 academic year, reinforcing its commitment to education, skills development, and building local expertise in Ghana’s energy industry.
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Adom Online · Oct 28, 2026 · University of Ghana
UG urges students to suspend planned demonstration over accommodation concerns
The University of Ghana has appealed to a group of students planning a demonstration to suspend the exercise as management initiates engagements to address their concerns, including accommodation challenges.
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MyJoyOnline · Oct 28, 2026 · University of Ghana
UG asks students to suspend planned demonstration after talks
The University of Ghana has asked a group of students to suspend a planned demonstration following engagements with the university’s management over their concerns, including accommodation. In a notice dated Wednesday, October 28, the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs said the Dean, Professor Rosina Kyerematen, had engaged the organisers and assured them of management’s commitment to addressing students’ immediate, medium-term and long-term needs.
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MyJoyOnline · Oct 28, 2026 · University of Ghana
Rent Commissioner threatens legal action over UG’s proposed 26% hostel fee increase
A major confrontation is brewing between the University of Ghana and the Rent Commission over the proposed 26% increase in hostel fees. Acting Rent Commissioner Frederick Kupuku has issued a stern warning to the University to suspend the planned increment or risk legal action, insisting that no institution is above the laws of the country.
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Adom Online · Oct 27, 2026
First batch of John Dumelo scholarship beneficiaries depart for Russia
The first batch of students under the John Dumelo Scholarship Scheme has departed Ghana for Russia to pursue further studies on fully funded scholarships. The first batch, comprising of about 6 students benefited from the initiative aimed at expanding educational opportunities for Ghanaian students.
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Adom Online · Oct 27, 2026 · University of Ghana
University of Ghana students to protest over rising accommodation fees
Students at the University of Ghana are set to stage a march and rally on Friday, October 30, 2026, to protest rising accommodation charges and what they describe as the commercialisation of student housing.
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Adom Online · Oct 23, 2026
GTEC to meet Technical University management, TUTAG leaders over strike
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has invited vice-chancellors, finance directors and registrars of technical universities, alongside national leaders of the Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG), to a meeting to discuss concerns underlying the ongoing strike.
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Adom Online · Oct 23, 2026
TUTAG to hold Extraordinary Congress on October 26 over ongoing strike
The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) will hold an Extraordinary Congress on Monday, October 26, 2026, to deliberate on proposals by the Vice-Chancellors of Technical Universities of Ghana (VCTU-G) towards resolving the ongoing industrial action.
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Adom Online · Oct 23, 2026
Technical Universities’ Vice-Chancellors urge TUTAG to call off strike
The Vice-Chancellors of Technical Universities of Ghana (VCTU-G) have appealed to the Technical Universities Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) to immediately call off its ongoing strike to allow teaching and learning to resume.
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Sources: 3News, Adom Online, Graphic Online, MyJoyOnline. Headlines and photos belong to their publishers.