By Fatima Anafu-Astanga, GNA
Bolgatanga (UE), Dec.4, GNA – The Private University Founders Association (PUFA) has commended the Ministry of Education and its Minister for the pivotal role in initiating steps to amend the Education Regulatory Bodies Act 2020 (Act 1023) and to address concerns of the Association.   Â
To this effect PUFA has pledged its readiness to collaborate with the Ministry and all stakeholders to strengthen Ghana’s Tertiary education sector and advance any meaningful reforms.
In a Press Release signed by Mr Martin Gyambrah, Executive Secretary of PUFA and copied to the Ghana News Agency, the Association noted that a Cabinet memo is being finalized to make chartering processes of private Tertiary institutions optional.
“The policy shift will directly address long standing challenges associated with the current chartering framework that private universities found restrictive and cumbersome”.
Making charter acquisition optional will provide institutions with greater flexibility to innovate and enhance their contributions to national development. According to the statement.
The Association further commended the Minister’s recognition of the vital role Universities played in widening access to higher education and added that the reaffirmed commitment to Access, Relevance, and Quality (ARQ) supported by oversight from the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) provided a balanced approach that encouraged institutional growth, while maintaining high academic standards.
“The Association further appreciates the support of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education led by Mr Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, the Member of Parliament for Akatsi North whose advocacy for optional chartering reinforces broad stakeholder alignment.
His citing research indicating that the government saved approximately GHS50,000 per student enrolled in private institutions highlights the substantial value private universities deliver to the state”, the press release read.
GNA
Edited by Caesar Abagali /Kenneth Odeng Adade