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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 · 9h ago · University of Ghana
CPS to award best-performing student in Economics at UG City Campus
The Centre for Policy Scrutiny (CPS) has announced plans to award the best-performing Economics student at the University of Ghana to promote academic excellence and encourage outstanding performance among students.
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MyJoyOnline · 1d ago · KNUST
KNUST, Norwegian consulting firm explore partnership on student exchange, research
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has initiated discussions with the Norwegian African Relations Consult (NARC) to establish a strategic partnership aimed at promoting international academic exchange and collaborative research between Ghana and Norway.
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MyJoyOnline · 1d ago
Premier Nursing College seeks government support to expand campus, introduce degree programmes
Premier Nursing and Midwifery Training College has appealed to the government, traditional authorities and other stakeholders for financial and institutional support to expand its operations and enhance the training of nurses and midwives in Ghana.
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MyJoyOnline · 1d ago · KNUST
Armah-Kofi Buah challenges KNUST engineering students to lead the fight against galamsey
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has challenged geological engineering students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to use their professional expertise to develop practical solutions to illegal mining and environmental destruction.
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MyJoyOnline · 1d ago · KNUST
KNUST, Lands Ministry explore plans for satellite campus in Nzema to honour Nkrumah
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is exploring plans to establish a satellite campus in Nzema in the Western Region in honour of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah.
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MyJoyOnline · 2d ago
RNAQ Foundation, Ga Mantse award scholarships to 115 Ga-Dangme students
The RNAQ Foundation, in partnership with the Ga Mantse, King Nii Teiko Tsuru II, has awarded scholarships to 115 deserving Ga-Dangme students to support their education and ease the financial burden on their families.
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MyJoyOnline · 2d ago
Ten new scholars join Drive to Inspire – Africa, continuing scholars receive laptops
Ten new tertiary students have joined the Drive to Inspire – Africa LBG (DTI-A) scholarship programme, while some continuing scholars have received laptops to support their academic work. The awards were presented at a scholarship ceremony in Accra on October 30, 2026, organised by DTI-A in partnership with the Sanjeev Mansotra Foundation (SMF).
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MyJoyOnline · 2d ago
Sanjeev Mansotra Foundation awards 10 more scholarships to African students under Drive to Inspire partnership
The Sanjeev Mansotra Foundation (SMF) has awarded 10 additional scholarships to young Africans under its partnership with Drive to Inspire – Africa LBG (DTI-A), bringing the total number of beneficiaries under the initiative to 20.
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MyJoyOnline · 3d ago
Rent Control orders UGEL, private hostel operators to refund excess rent by November 17
The Rent Control Department (RCD) has directed the University of Ghana Enterprises Limited (UGEL) and all private hostel operators across the country to suspend rent increases that have not undergone the required legal assessment and refund excess rent paid by affected tenants by November 17, 2026.
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MyJoyOnline · 3d ago · University of Ghana
UG to expand student accommodation as 2026/27 freshmen matriculate
The University of Ghana says it is pursuing measures to expand on-campus accommodation as it welcomes fresh students for the 2026/27 academic year. The announcement comes as the university holds its matriculation ceremony across five sessions for its four colleges and the Accra City Campus.
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MyJoyOnline · 3d ago
Garden City University launches programme to support SHS students
Garden City University (GCU) has launched an academic enrichment initiative to help Senior High School (SHS) students adjust to Ghana’s revised education curriculum through practical learning, university-level instruction, and access to specialised facilities.
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MyJoyOnline · 3d ago
Government plans free tertiary education, 5% jobs quota for persons with disabilities
The government has announced plans to introduce free tertiary education for persons with disabilities and enforce a minimum five per cent employment quota in public and private institutions as part of efforts to improve their participation in national development.
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MyJoyOnline · 4d ago
Savannah College of Education staff resume duties after strike suspension
The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) and the Colleges of Education Non-Teaching Staff Association of Ghana (CENTSAG) have suspended their sit-down strike at the Savannah College of Education in Daboya, effective November 1, 2026.
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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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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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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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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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Sources: 3News, Adom Online, Graphic Online, MyJoyOnline. Headlines and photos belong to their publishers.