The University of Ghana has inaugurated its Kumasi City Campus, extending educational opportunities to students who previously faced challenges in securing admission to the main campus, thus granting them access to higher-quality education.
This landmark event also marked the inaugural matriculation ceremony for 26 undergraduate students enrolled for the 2023-2024 academic session at the new campus.
Established as one of two satellite campuses of the College of Education, the Kumasi City Campus is with full accreditation to deliver undergraduate programs, notably the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
This expansion underscores the University’s commitment to widening access to education and enhancing educational standards beyond its main campus, thereby enriching the academic landscape in Kumasi and its environs.
Expansion
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana¸ Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo said the establishment of the various city campuses was the university’s aspiration to extend its premium services to students in the other regions across the country.
This, she noted, would enable university authorities to have manageable numbers across the campuses to ensure quality teaching, learning and effective lecturing to nurture the students into citizens who would be responsive to both local and global challenges.
“Unfortunately, the university turned down the application of many qualified individuals who wanted to study at the Legon campus because of inadequate facilities and resources to support a large intake.
“We, therefore, encourage prospective students and guardians to seriously consider the programmes we offer at the various city campuses to increase their chances of gaining admission to pursue a programme with the premium university”, she said.
Female Enrolment
The university, according to Prof. Amfo, admitted 11,246 students for the 2023-2024 academic year and out of the number, 56.6 per cent were females and 46.4 per cent were males, an indication of the university policy and commitment to affirmative action for women.
She promised to create a world-class city campus with a full complement of facilities and services to support the realisation of the vision and mission of the university. The vice chancellor applauded the city campus implementation team for their commitment and urged them to ensure the campuses were well-resourced and nurtured into a semi-autonomy state.
Acting principal
The Acting Principal of the Kumasi City Campus, Prof. Edward Nketiah-Amponsah encouraged the newly admitted students to be protective in building a long-standing network that would provide mentorship and job opportunities after their education.
He urged the students to embrace the new beginnings with an open mind and to create an environment where critical thinking and excellence in diversity were celebrated with the needed support to succeed.
Challenges
A representative of the matriculation class, Tracy Afi Agossa, said accommodation was one of the main challenges facing them as most of them had to commute from the house to campus, thus putting financial constraints on them.
She appealed to management to consider putting up a hostel to ease the pressure on students.
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