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UNIVERSITY OF GHANA (www.ug.edu.gh) |
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The mission statement of the University of Ghana Mission is to develop world-class human resources and capabilities to meet national development needs and global challenges through quality teaching, learning, research and knowledge dissemination. The University of Ghana was founded on August 11, 1948 for the purpose of providing for and promoting university education, learning and research under British rule. After gaining independence in 1957, the College Council made a request to the Government of Ghana for legislation to constitute the University College into a University with the power to award its own degrees in the 1960-61 academic year. On the recommendations of an international Commission set up by the then government, the University of Ghana was set up by an Act of Parliament on October 1, 1961 (Act 79). The President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, became the first Chancellor of the University. With a current student population of about 29,754 (representing male/female ratio of about 2:1) the University of Ghana is the oldest and largest of the six public Universities in Ghana. Breakdown in terms of programmes are as follows: Post-Graduate students – 1,816; Bachelors’ Degrees – 26,154; Sub-Degrees – 1,784. International students currently enrolled in the University are also 1142. Teaching faculty number ~865. The University of Ghana is a member of the International Association of Universities (IAU), the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and the Association of African Universities (AAU). The University is also a member the League of World Universities (which comprises 47 renowned research universities all over the world). The University has also established academic and research links with several Universities and Research Institutions worldwide.
Academic life of the University of Ghana is centred on Colleges, Faculties, Institutes/ Schools and Centres of Research/Learning. There are two colleges, health sciences and Agriculture and consumer sciences; Faculties of Arts, Law, Science, Engineering science, Social Studies and Business. Each of these faculties comprise of several Departments offering undergraduate and graduate programs. There are also Research Institutes and Centres offering degrees at similar levels. There are a number of institutes/colleges locally which hold affiliation with the University of Ghana for the purpose of enrolment, teaching and award of degrees and diplomas of the University.
Aside teaching and learning activities, quality research is carried out at graduate and undergraduate levels at collages, Faculties/Schools, Departments and Research Centres. This research goes a long way to influence poverty eradication, training requisite human resource to enhance strong scientific and technological capacity to support research.