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Authorities of University of Ghana admit 11,700 students
for 2008/2009
Accra, Sept. 6, Ghanadot/GNA – Authorities of University of
Ghana, Legon on Saturday admitted 11,700 students for the
2008/2009 academic year.
The students, the 60th batch to enrol in the country’s
premier university, this year, included the first batch of
students to pursue a newly introduced Bachelor of Pharmacy
programme.
Professor Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe, Vice Chancellor, said the
University admitted only 11,700 out of 22,865 applications
received to pursue undergraduate and post graduates
programmes.
He regretted that the University faced the painful task of
having to turn down applications of many other qualified
applicants, due to constraints on
facilities and staff.
Professor Tagoe said 153 applicants from less endowed school
were also admitted in the Humanities and Business School and
had been exempted from paying academic user fees.
He said some on-going projects on campus include a new
Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Central laboratories for
Faculty of Science and Physics Laboratory to improve
academic facilities.
Professor Tagoe said about one million Ghana cedis was used
to re-wire the four traditional halls of residence, namely
Akuafo, Volta, Commonwealth, Mensah Sarbah in addition to
the renovation of the washrooms of Commonwealth Hall at an
estimated cost of 60,000 Ghana cedis.
On Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Prof.
Tagoe said government had signed an agreement for a Chinese
concessionary loan of 8.2 million dollars to support the
university with ICT infrastructure in the Distance Education
programme.
He announced that three new scholarship schemes, namely
Educational Pathways International Scholarship, All Nations
Education Scholarship both from USA and Tertiary Scholarship
Trust, Oxford University, United Kingdom have been
instituted to offer full scholarship to students.
The scholarship ranged from 500 to over 1,000 dollars per
year, applicable to students from less endowed schools.
Prof. Tagoe advised the students to study hard and take
advantage of the facilities available to prepare them for
future opportunities and challenges.
Mr Anthony Oteng Gyasi, Chairman of University Council
advised the students to adhere to rules and regulations
guiding the university, especially with regard to
examinations.
He advised them not to allow themselves to be used by
politicians for violence during Election 2008.
GNA
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