The Chairman of the Vice Chancellors of Public Traditional Universities; Prof. Richard Amankwah and his colleagues called on the Management of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, GTEC to deliberate on ways and means by which the two bodies can work together to strengthen Tertiary educational delivery in the country.
During the meeting, the two bodies discussed issues pertaining to recruitment and replacement of faculty and staff bothering on automatic replacement of same, improvement of road network s of the different institutions, completion of stalled projects especially those under GETFUND, and most importantly collaboration and dialogue being a tool of addressing issues of differences that might arise between these two bodies how such engagements can be institutionalized.
The Director General of GTEC, Prof Ahmed Jinapor congratulated the new leadership of VCG on assumption of office and promised GTEC's commitment to supporting VCG in positioning Ghana's Universities as the most attractive in the West African Subregion. He indicated that, it is as part of this vision that in recent times the commission has been working towards sanitizing the Doctoral/Professors’ title space. He asked for the support of VCG in this direction.
Prof. Richard Amankwah, Vice Chancellor of UMAT, who doubles as the Chairman of VCG expressed appreciation and commendation to GTEC for the bold initiative of purging the Ghanaian society of this menace and promised on the part of VCG to take up the responsibility of educating the general public on the consequences of using unearned titles.
Also present at the meeting were Prof. Elvis Asare Bediako, Vice Chancellor, UENR, Prof. Stephen Mitchual, Vice Chancelor, UEW, Prof. Lydia Aziato, Vice Chancellor, UHAS, Prof. Seidu Alhassan, Vice Chancellor, UDS, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, Vice Chancellor, UCC, Prof. F. K. Sarfo, Vice Chancellor, AAMUSTED, Prof. Gordon Awandane, Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana, Prof. Albert Luguterah, Vice Chancellor, CKT-UTAS, Mr. Fidelis Abaare, Senior Accountant, VCG, and Mr. Hardi Imoro Adam, Administrator, VCG Secretariat.
Representatives of GTEC present included the Deputy Director-General of GTEC, Prof. Augustine Ocloo, Director for Corporate Affairs, Mr. Jerry Sarfo, Head of Legal, Mr. Felix Awuah, Head of Public/Traditional Universities, Dr. Kwabena Takyi-Ankomah Asare, and Head of Budget, Mrs. Sandra Amoah.