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UMat Undergraduate Admissions For 2017/2018 Academic Year

UMat Undergraduate Admissions For 2017/2018 Academic Year UMat Undergraduate Admissions For 2017/2018 Academic Year; The University of Mines and Technology announces for the information of the general public that applications are open for the admission of prospective applicants into various undergraduate programmes for the 2017/2018 academic year. All prospective applicants are advised to visit the… Read More: UMat Undergraduate Admissions For 2017/2018 Academic Year »

Crime Rate Drops in KNUST

Published: 18 Jan 2017 Source: University Relations Office (URO) Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) recorded a 50% reduction in crime within the last quarter of 2016. This was as a result of effective security strategies and policies initiated by management to avert crime and to ensure the safety of staff and students.… Read More: Crime Rate Drops in KNUST »

Stop Collecting ‘Illegal’ Monies from Teachers – GES Warns Directors

The headquarters of the Ghana Education Service has issued a statement warning all district directors to stop collecting monies from teachers before processing their document for them. Read Also:Breaking news: Newly Posted Teachers to Boycott Classes From March The statement which was signed by the director general of the Ghana Education Service,Mr Jacob Kor,was in… Read More: Stop Collecting ‘Illegal’ Monies from Teachers – GES Warns Directors »

Breaking news: Newly Posted Teachers to Boycott Classes From March

Newly Trained teachers from the Colleges of Education in Ghana who were posted to public basic schools in October 2016 to teach, may not be going to school to teach starting from March this year. This information was contained in a statement issued by a group calling itself Coalition of Concerned Newly Trained Teachers on… Read More: Breaking news: Newly Posted Teachers to Boycott Classes From March »

KNUST to Commence Fruit Processing

KNUST will soon commence a fruit-processing facility to be set up in the Mentukwa Community in the Sunyani West District of the Brong Ahafo Region. The facility is part of efforts to enhance the livelihoods of people, reduce post-harvest losses and to provide ready market to local farmers in the communities.

Breaking News: GES suspends Transfers of Staff with Immediate Effect

The Ghana Education Service (GES)has suspended with Immediate effect the transfers of its staff.This was contained in a letter signed by the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service,Mr Jacob Kor. According to the letter, for the avoidance of doubt, mid-stream transfer is also included in the ban, adding that if for any special reason or… Read More: Breaking News: GES suspends Transfers of Staff with Immediate Effect »

POTAG assures Government of Good Working Relationship,reminds of their Book and Research Allowance

The Teachers of the Technical Universities and Polytechnics (POTAG) has congratulated President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on his assumption of office as the Fifth President of the Fourth Republic. The Association also congratulated Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Education Designate and assured of good working relationship with the government. Addressing a press conference in… Read More: POTAG assures Government of Good Working Relationship,reminds of their Book… »

The Plight of the Ghanaian Rural Student-The Untold Story

Education is said to be that very important tool for both individual and national development. Education is meant to be a right to all children of school going age. But in Ghana it can best be described as a privilege. This is due to the huge disparity between the education of the urban child and… Read More: The Plight of the Ghanaian Rural Student-The Untold Story »

Achimota school begins 90th anniversary celebration with health walk

Achimota School has begun its 90th anniversary celebration with a health walk over the weekend. The event which was held in collaboration with its old students was to create awareness of the year long anniversary celebrations. The exercise, which had both old and current students of the school, started the walk from the school’s premises… Read More: Achimota school begins 90th anniversary celebration with health walk »

An Open Letter to President Akuffo Addo from Teacher Trainees

Dear Your excellency, I know this letter may not reach even your front desk but if it miraculously does, and you get to read it, please kindly consider it as a voice of all teacher trainees and to some extend newly trained teachers who have completed their course of study in the Colleges of Education… Read More: An Open Letter to President Akuffo Addo from Teacher Trainees »