Implementation c'tee for University of Ghana inaugurated

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07-08-08

A seven-member committee has been inaugurated by the University of Ghana to implement the report of the visitation panel that undertook a review of the university’s programmes and activities last year.
The committee is chaired by the Pro-Vice Chancellor, Prof. Kwesi Yankah. The other members are Prof. J.N. Ayertey, Prof. J.R.A Ayee, Prof. Samuel Sefa-Dedeh, Prof. Yaa Ntiamoah-Baidu, Prof. Simon Naaeder and Mr Kofi Siabi-Mensah.
A four-member committee for the implementation of the audit report of the university was also inaugurated.
It is chaired by Prof. Walter Alhassan, former Director-General of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
Inaugurating the committees, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. C.N.B. Tagoe, said the terms of reference of the visitation were stipulated time-lines for policy implementation.
He said the committee would exercise responsibility for implementing the council’s position on the Visitation Panel report, assign specific responsibilities to relevant units, proffer advice on procedure where necessary and dialogue with the relevant stakeholders over the implementation process, among other things.
The University of Ghana suffered a number of examination-related malpractice that came to light during the 2004/2005 academic year. An investigation of the malpractices revealed some systemic weaknesses in the administration of the university.
Prof. Tagoe said as a result of that, the University Council, acting under Section 10 of the University of Ghana Act (Act 79,1961), requested a Visitation by an international panel to review the academic programmes, infrastructure and resources, administration and governance, among others.
The panel, he said, consisted of distinguished individuals with extensive experience in academia and leaders of industry and business chaired by Sir John Daniel, President and Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Learning based in Canada.
For the Audit Committee, he said “this requires total commitment from every member of the committee, especially since the University of Ghana is a very complex organisation with a number of self-financing and self-accounting units”.
The Chairman of the Visitation Committee, Prof. Yankah, thanked the university for the task assigned them, and urged the various stakeholders to co-operate with the members.
The Chairman of the Audit Committee, Prof. Alhassan, also commended the university authorities for the trust reposed in them.