Education

Els: MBN360 Education The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has welcomed Parliament’s decision to amend the law governing private tertiary institutions, describing the move as a practical step toward strengthening Ghana’s higher education system. The amendment makes the acquisition of a presidential charter optional for private tertiary institutions and removes the earlier […]

Els: MBN360 Education Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has called for a shift in Ghana’s education system towards practical solutions that directly improve society, urging scholars and institutions to ensure that academic knowledge translates into real development outcomes‎ She made the call when the University of Cape Coast (UCC) honoured her as its first […]

Els: MBN360 News The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has installed an automatic weather station and launched a Green Climate Club at Methodist Girls’ High School at Mamfe Akuapem in the Eastern Region as part of efforts to promote weather and climate literacy among students. The installation forms part of activities marking World Meteorological Day, which is […]

Els: MBN360 Education Seoul, South Korea-President John Dramani Mahama has announced a new academic exchange programme between Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea and Ghana’s University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) at Bonsu in the Eastern Region, aimed at strengthening collaboration in higher education and research. The initiative will allow lecturers and students from the two […]

Els: MBN360 Education Parliament has passed the Education Regulatory Bodies (Amendment) Bill, 2026, making the acquisition of a Presidential Charter optional for private universities and removing the mandatory six-year timeline previously required for chartering. The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, defended the amendment during the second reading of the bill in the Parliament of Ghana, […]

Els: MBN360 News The Ghana Scholarship Authority has rejected claims circulating in public discussions suggesting that Canadian citizens benefited from scholarships administered by the institution. Director General of the Authority, Alex Kwaku Asafo-Agyei, said the claims are misleading and do not reflect the facts surrounding the award of the scholarships in question. In a statement […]

Els: MBN360 Education The Minister for Education, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, says the government is considering allowing some Senior High School, SHS, graduates who failed mathematics in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to re-sit the paper so they can qualify for tertiary education. According to him, preliminary information from the Ministry of Education […]

Els: MBN360 Education The Minister for Education and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, has pledged decisive action to address declining standards in Ghana’s basic education sector, announcing a new intervention supported by approximately 118 million dollars in international funding. According to the minister, the government is increasingly concerned about the weakening […]

Els: MBN360 Education President John Dramani Mahama has placed science, technology, and innovation at the centre of Ghana’s development, urging scholars at home and abroad to prioritise research, enterprise, and intellectual leadership. Speaking via webinar on Friday, March 6, at a Ghana Studies Association event themed Ghana in Uncertain Times, Mahama said the country’s competitiveness this […]

Els: MBN360 Education Fifty-two outstanding students from across Ghana’s 16 regions have been honoured at the annual President’s Independence Day Awards for school children, in recognition of their exceptional academic performance and commitment to excellence. The ceremony, held as part of activities marking Ghana’s Independence Day celebrations, highlighted the achievements of students drawn from both […]