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Standard for
private universities a must - Dr. Katsner
Accra, Aug. 30, Ghanadot/GNA – A lecturer at the University
of Ghana Business School on Saturday asked private
universities to ensure standards in order to produce
graduates that would propel the country to a middle income
status.
Dr Adelaide Katsner said this would require due diligence,
evaluation and monitoring by the universities, bearing in
mind the effects that substandard education could have on
the country’s human resource.
She was speaking at the 42nd Graduation of the Ghana
Christian University College (GCUC) under the theme: “The
Role of Private Universities in Nation Building”.
In all 63 graduating students were awarded certificates,
diploma and Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology, Leadership
Skills and Conflict Management.
Dr Katsner asked the universities to put in place relevant
structures that would ensure periodic curriculum review,
staff and faculty development and enhancement of emoluments
through income generation projects.
She stressed on the need for more private tertiary
institutions to provide equal opportunities to the many
eligible students who could not gain admission into public
universities.
Mr Manuel Budu Adjei, President of the GCUC, said the
College was committed to transforming communities by
equipping Christian leaders to champion national
development.
He said in pursuit of excellence, the GCUC had affiliated to
the University of Wales in the United Kingdom, adding that
the College also scored ‘outstanding’ in post validation and
joint board of studies assessment.
He said the GCUC was poised to pursue higher and urged the
graduates to apply the skills and virtue acquired to
transform society.
The GCUC, formerly known as the Ghana Christian College and
Seminary, was established in 1966 by a group of Ghanaian and
Americans as a non-denominational tertiary institution.
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