Fifteen Ghanaian professionals have been selected under the prestigious Australia Awards Scholarships programme to pursue fully-funded Masters Degrees in Australia. The professionals comprise nine men and six women, who would begin their studies at various Australian universities from January 2020. This was in a statement issued by the Australian High Commission and copied to the
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has declared Wednesday, October 30, a holiday for kindergarten 1 to Primary 6 pupils to enable the teachers to engage in the “Continuous Professional Development Day” programme. A statement signed and copied to the Ghana News Agency by Ms Cassandra Twum Ampofo, the Head of the Public Relations Unit, GES,
The Technical University Teachers Association (TUTAG) has called off its two-week long strike following a meeting with the government and other stakeholders to resolve the issues. After the crunch meeting, the government and its agencies agreed to pay all allowances due eligible TUTAG members, such as rent, security, maintenance, utility and off campus allowances. The
The Ministry of Education has begun consultations with the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) to spell out implications of a new policy for admissions to universities and other tertiary institutions that introduces some flexibility in the consideration of non-credit passes. Under the new policy, the status of grades such as D7 in some core
Madam Annacleta Viiru, the Upper West Regional Girls’ Education Officer at the Ghana Education Service (GES), has said no girl has ever completed the Sawoubea Junior High School (JHS) in the Wa East District since its establishment about 25 years ago. She said the highest educational level girls in the area had ever attained was
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that anyone found guilty of engaging in sex-for-marks in Nigerian tertiary institutions will be made to face the full wrath of the law. The president, who stated this in his address at the 35th convocation of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) on Wednesday, October 23, said anyone found culpable will
Mrs Cynthia Maamle Morrison, the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection has said “gari jollof” has been introduced as a new menu into the school feeding programme. She said the invention of the gari jollof, which food nutritionist has recommended as good would enhance the sustainability of the programme. Mrs Morrison made this known
The Ghana Education Service and the Youth Employment Agency have signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) today to engage 7,730 youth to augment the non-teaching staff of the Ghana Education Service at the GES conference room in Accra. The MoU signed is under the Youth Employment project dubbed “School Support Programme” The Director-General, Prof. Kwasi Opoku-
A 30-year-old student from University of Education Winneba(UEW), Slyvia Abena Peprah who pursued a two-year diploma programme in Community-Based Rehabilitation and Disability Studies has graduated with a First Class honours. The Vice Chancellor of UEW, Rev. Father. Prof. Anthony Afful Broni stated that the institution has provided this unique student the platform to prove to
Mr George Andah, a Deputy Minister of Communication, has commended the Management of Ghana Technology University College (GTUC) for its effort at promoting transnational education in Ghana. He said considering the all-inclusive nature of the globalised world, there was mounting evidence that education was becoming more and more central in shaping the global village. “Invariably,