By Morkporkpor Anku
Accra, Oct. 10, GNA – Methodist University Ghana has graduated 1,308 students at its 24th Congregation, while recording increased enrolment and introducing new academic programmes during the 2025/2026 academic year.
Professor William Baah-Boateng, Vice-Chancellor of the University, said the graduands comprised 995 undergraduate students, made up of 979 bachelor’s degree candidates and 16 diploma students, as well as 313 postgraduate students.
The ceremony was on the theme: “Empowered to Transform: Service to Community and Nation.”
Prof Baah-Boateng described the congregation as historic because the University graduated its first PhD candidate.
He said some prominent personalities, including Ms Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, Greater Accra Regional Minister and Member of Parliament for Shai-Osudoku, were among the graduands.
The Vice-Chancellor said the University admitted 1,964 fresh students during the academic year, representing a 16.7 per cent increase over the 2024/2025 academic year.
Total student enrolment, he said, increased from 3,652 to 4,483 during the period.
According to Prof Baah-Boateng, enrolment had more than doubled over the past five years, rising from 2,151 students in the 2021/2022 academic year to 4,483 in 2025/2026, representing a 108 per cent increase.
He said the University currently offered 15 undergraduate and 17 postgraduate programmes across its Dansoman, Tema and Wenchi campuses under the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Business Administration, Education and Science.
Prof Baah-Boateng said the University had received accreditation for five postgraduate programmes and one undergraduate programme.
They include Master of Education programmes in Educational Assessment and Evaluation, and Educational Leadership and Administration; MPhil programmes in the same fields; a Postgraduate Diploma in Education; and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.
The Vice-Chancellor said the University’s financial position had improved through prudent management and increased enrolment.
He said salaries, pension contributions and tax obligations were being paid promptly, while a legacy debt of more than GH¢3 million owed to the Ghana Revenue Authority had been cleared.
Prof Baah-Boateng said management had invested in infrastructure and learning facilities, including the acquisition of 67 computers, 27 uninterrupted power supply (UPS) units, a library server, four printers, nine projectors, 66 air-conditioning units and 2,000 sets of lecture desks and chairs for its campuses.
He urged the 2026 graduands to use their education, knowledge and skills to serve their communities and contribute to national development.
Prof Baah-Boateng stressed that competence must be complemented by character, innovation, compassion, and integrity.
GNA
Edited by Lydia Kukua Asamaoh
Reporter: Morkporkpor Anku
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