The University of Ghana is a public university located in
Accra
Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...
, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities.
The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the British colony of the
Gold Coast
Gold Coast may refer to:
Places Africa
* Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana:
** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642)
** Dutch G ...
. It was originally an affiliate college of the
University of London
The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...
, which supervised its academic programs and awarded degrees. After Ghana gained independence in 1957, the college was renamed the University College of Ghana. It changed its name again to the University of Ghana in 1961, when it gained full university status.
The University of Ghana is situated on the West view of the Accra Legon hills and at the northeast of the centre of Accra. It has over 40,000 registered students.
Introduction
The original emphasis on establishing the University of Ghana was on the liberal arts, social sciences, law, basic science, agriculture and medicine. However, as part of a national educational reform program, the university's curriculum was expanded to provide more
technology
Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in medicine, science, ...
-based and vocational courses as well as
postgraduate
Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate ( bachelor's) degree.
The organization and stru ...
training.
The University of Ghana which is mainly based at
Legon
Legon , a suburb of the Ghanaian city Accra, is situated about north-east of the city center in the Accra Metropolis District, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Legon is home to the main campus of the University of Ghana. Ghanaia ...
, about 12 kilometres northeast of the center of
Accra
Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...
has its medical school in the town called Korle-Bu, with a
teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital or medical centre that provides medical education and training to future and current health professionals. Teaching hospitals are almost always affiliated with one or more universities and are often co-located ...
and a secondary/external campus in the city of Accra. It also has a graduate school of
nuclear
Nuclear may refer to:
Physics
Relating to the nucleus of the atom:
* Nuclear engineering
*Nuclear physics
*Nuclear power
*Nuclear reactor
*Nuclear weapon
*Nuclear medicine
*Radiation therapy
*Nuclear warfare
Mathematics
*Nuclear space
*Nuclear ...
and Allied
Science
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Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...
s at the
Ghana Atomic Energy Commission
The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission'' (GAEC) is the state organization in Ghana involved with surveillance of the use of nuclear energy in Ghana. It is similar in aim to the Ghana Nuclear Society (GNS), with the difference being that the GNS is a ...
, making it one of the few universities on the
African continent
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offering programs in
nuclear physics
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Nuclear physics should not be confused with atomic physics, which studies the ...
and
nuclear engineering
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.
The University of Ghana Logo
The logo is made up of two colors: Indigo Dye and Camel. The blue shield with three "AYA" standing upright in top half and "DWENINMENTOASO" in the middle of bottom half, all embossed in gold. The logo was designed by A. M. Opoku. "AYA" (Akan word for fern) is an Adinkra symbol. The "AYA" grows straight and it is used here to represent truthfulness and an ability to stay upright.
Ram's Horns: 'Dweninmen' (Akan word for Ram's Horn) is an Adinkra symbol. Here, two interlocking ram's horns (DWENINMENTOASO) have been used to symbolise strength and a call to pursue a path of integrity.
History
The formation of the West African Commission of the Asquith Commission on Higher Education in the Colonies"Establishment of The University" , University of Ghana. under the chairmanship o Rt. Hon. Walter Elliot was the birth of this notable institution in 1948. The commission recommended the setting up of university colleges in association with the
University of London
The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...
, thus the University College of the Gold Coast was founded by Ordinance on 11 August 1948 for the purpose of providing for and promoting university education, learning and research. This was made possible by the rejection of the first recommendation which stated that only one university college was feasible for the whole of British West Africa, which would be located in
Nigeria
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by the people of Gold Coast.
In the book commissioned by the University of Ghana, Professor Francis Agbodeka (1998) found that "Two members of the Legislative Council - Dr J. B. Danquah and Prof. Christian Baeta on their own volition worked on the question of securing funds for the project. More significant F. M. Bourret (1949), in almost a contemporaneous account, reported that the strong and united opinion expressed by Dr. Nanka-Bruce in a Radio Station Zoy address to the People of the Gold Coast in October 1947, “was largely instrumental in influencing the Secretary of State for the colonies” to finally give his consent in 1947, “for the establishment of a Gold Coast university college.” Historically, in those days, long before the advent of television, entire communities and groups would listen to news, sports, and entertainment, broadcast from Radio Station Zoy, the BBC, and other stations on the short wave radio band, to a single radio set.
Significantly, the establishment of the University of Ghana, based on the Elliot Commission's Majority Report (of which Sir Arku Korsah of the Gold Coast was a member), was the culmination of immense work of several organizations, committees, institutions, and prominent individuals, at home and abroad. Among some of the most prominent Ghanaians, members of organizations and civil society groups that campaigned for the establishment of the University of College of the Gold Coast/Ghana, included also Dr. Nanka-Bruce, Rev. Prof. C. G. Baeta, and Sir E. Asafu-Adjaye, Dr. J. B. Danquah, included. The Asantehene, Otomfuo Nana Agyemang Prempeh, II, agreed to the proposition after the Elliot Commission proposed establishment of a university in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region. In sum, the Gold Coast citizenry, as a collective, successfully advocated for the establishment of the University Collège of the Gold Coast in association with the University of London, in 1948, after the Elliot Commission report, on which Sir Arku Korsah of the Gold Coast sat.
In 1961 the Government of Ghana under Kwame Nkrumah passed the University of Ghana Act, 1961 (Act 79) to replace the then University College of Ghana. Through that act, the university attained sovereign university status and mandate to award its own degrees.
Office of the Chancellor
Mrs. Mary Chinery-Hesse is the current Chancellor of the university. She was elected as Chancellor and subsequently inducted into office on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at a Special Congregation of the university held in the Great Hall.
Fred Akuffo
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Kofi Annan
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(2008–2018)
Office of the Vice-Chancellor
Nana Aba Appiah Amfo
Nana Aba Appiah Amfo (born 30 September 1971) is a Ghanaian people, Ghanaian Linguistics, linguist, university administrator and the current Vice-chancellor at the University of Ghana. Until her appointment, she was the Pro-vice-chancellor, Pro Vi ...
is the current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana. In July 2021, she was appointed as the Acting Vice Chancellor. Later in October 2021, she appointed as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana. Her appointment took effect from 26 October 2021. She become the first woman to occupy the position of Vice-Chancellor in the University.
Past vice-chancellors and principals
The following have held the position of vice-chancellors and principals of the university:
University College of the Gold Coast
* David Mowbray Balme (1948–1957), Principal
University College of Ghana
* David Mowbray Balme (1957–1958), Principal
*
Raymond Henry Stoughton
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(1958–1961), Principal
University of Ghana
*
Conor Cruise O'Brien
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(1962–1965), Vice-Chancellor
*
Alexander Kwapong
Alexander Adum Kwapong, (born 8 March 1927 – 9 August 2014) was a Ghanaian classicist who was Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana
The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of ...
(1966–1975), Vice-Chancellor
*
Daniel Adzei Bekoe
Daniel Adzei Bekoe (7 December 1928 - 5 September 2020) was a Ghanaian chemist and academic. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana and also a former president of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Early life and education
Dani ...
(1976–1983), Vice-Chancellor
*
Akilagpa Sawyerr
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(1985–1992), Vice-Chancellor
*
George Benneh
George Kwabena Effah Benneh (6 March 1934 – 11 February 2021) was a Ghanaian geographer, academic and university administrator who served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Legon from 1992 to 1996. He was a professor and lat ...
Ernest Aryeetey
Ernest Aryeetey (born 19 October 1955 in Kumasi, Kumasi, Ghana), is the secretary-general of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and a former vice-chancellor of the University of Ghana.
Prior to his appointment as vice-chancellor, ...
(2010–2016), Vice-Chancellor
*
Ebenezer Oduro Owusu
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(2016–2021), Vice-Chancellor
*
Nana Aba Appiah Amfo
Nana Aba Appiah Amfo (born 30 September 1971) is a Ghanaian people, Ghanaian Linguistics, linguist, university administrator and the current Vice-chancellor at the University of Ghana. Until her appointment, she was the Pro-vice-chancellor, Pro Vi ...
(2021-Date), Vice-Chancellor
Academics
The Balme Library
The Balme Library was established in 1948 as the Achimota College Library. It is the main library of the university's library network.
The Balme library is located on the main campus of the university.
College of Health Sciences
There are six Schools and one Research Institute under this college. They include:
*School of Medicine and Dentistry
*School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences
*School of Nursing, located on the
Legon
Legon , a suburb of the Ghanaian city Accra, is situated about north-east of the city center in the Accra Metropolis District, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Legon is home to the main campus of the University of Ghana. Ghanaia ...
campus though its students receive practical training at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
*School of Pharmacy
*School of Public Health
*School of Education and Leadership
*Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
*Centre for Tropical, Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
College of Basic and Applied Sciences
There are five Schools, six Centres (3 research based) and two Institutes under this college. They include:
* School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
* School of Biological Sciences
* School of Agriculture
* School of Engineering Sciences
* School of Veterinary Medicine
* Livestock and Poultry Research Centre (LIPREC)
* Soil and Irrigation Research Centre (SIREC)
* Forest and Horticultural Research Centre (FOHCREC)
* Biotechnology Centre
* West African Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI)
* West African Centre for Cell Biology and Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP)
* Institute of Environment and Sanitation Studies
* Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology
Collegiate system
Starting from the 2014/2015 academic year, the University of Ghana adopted the collegiate system and thus categorized all schools and departments under four colleges, which are:
*College of Basic and Applied Sciences
*College of Humanities
*College of Education
*College of Health Sciences
Other faculties
There are five faculties outside the above Colleges and they include:
*Faculty of Arts
*Faculty of Social Studies
*Faculty of Science
*Faculty of Law: first established as a department of the Faculty of Social Studies in the 1958/59 academic year, became a full-fledged faculty in the 1960/61 academic year. From the 2012/2013 academic year, the university will admit fresh Senior High School (S.H.S) students into the LLB first-degree program, but will retain the post-first degree program. Thus the university will have two entry means to the Faculty of Law.
*Faculty of Engineering Sciences
International Programmes Office
The International Programmes Office of University of Ghana (Office of International Programmes, IPO) was established in 1997 to harmonize the university's international efforts. It promotes all international activities, including admission of international students, Memorandums of Understanding between the university and international educational institutions, visiting scholars, study abroad programmes, staff and student exchange programmes and research collaboration. The Office is mandated to represent the university on the international front. Due to the efforts of the Office, the university has over 200 agreements with educational institutions all over the world, and works with organizations such as Council on International Educational Exchange
CIEE
The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) is a non-profit organization promoting international education and exchange. It was founded in 1947 and is based in the United States. The organization is headquartered in Portland, Maine.
...
, California State University CSU, University of California Education Abroad Programm and International Society of Education Planner to facilitate student exchange programmes. The Office is headed by Prof. Eric Osei-Assibey, who serves as Dean.
Website: http://ipo.ug.edu.gh/
University of Ghana Campuses
Legon Campus
The Legon Campus lies about 13 kilometers north-east of Accra, the capital of Ghana. This is where most of the university's teaching and research are carried out. The Legon Campus also houses the central administration of the university. there are a number of student residences located on the Legon Campus.
Korle-Bu Campus
The Korle-Bu Campus, headed by a Provost, houses the administration of the College of Health Sciences. Some of the constituent schools are also located on the Korle-Bu Campus; the School of Medicine and Dentistry and the School of Allied Health Sciences.
Accra City Campus
This campus is strategically located in the heart of the city and precisely at Adabraka and opposite the Ministry of Information.
Distance Education Campuses
The university has Distance Education campuses in the various regions where it runs a variety of programs, including degree courses. Awudome College has residential facilities that enable running of short courses, over weekends and other durations.
* Accra Workers' College, (now Accra City campus),
Accra
Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...
* Awudome Residential Workers' College,
Tsito
Tsito is a town in the Volta Region of Ghana.
Tsito means 'by water' or 'by the river' In the Ewe language, Eʋe language. It is also a settlement discovered after a migratory exploit of its founders, when they were trying to erect a police post ...
* Bolgatanga Workers' College,
Bolgatanga
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* Cape Coast Workers' College,
Cape Coast
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* Ho Workers' College, Ho
* Koforidua Workers' College,
Koforidua
Koforidua, also popularly known as K-dua or Kofcity, is a city and the capital of Eastern Region in southern Ghana. Koforidua was founded in 1875 by migrants from Ashanti. It is also called New Juaben. The city has a settlement city proper popu ...
* Kumasi Workers' College,
Kumasi
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* Takoradi Workers' College,
Sekondi-Takoradi
Sekondi-Takoradi is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi – Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly and the Western Region of Ghana. Sekondi-Takoradi is the region's largest city and an indus ...
* Tamale Workers' College,
Tamale
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* Tema Workers' College,
Tema
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* Sunyani Workers' College,
Sunyani
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Accra College of Medicine
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The school was founded in 2013 ...
, Accra
* African University College of Business & Technology, Accra
* Catholic University College, Sunyani
*
Christian Service University College
The Christian Service University College is one of the university colleges accredited by the National Accreditation Board in the past decade. It is affiliated to the University of Ghana, and the University of Cape Coast. It is located in Kumasi, th ...
, Kumasi
* Family Health Medical School, Accra
* Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Accra
* Ghana Institute of Languages, Accra
*Institute of Accountancy Training, Accra
*
Islamic University College
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Presbyterian University College
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Wisconsin International University College
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, Accra
Reputation
The ''
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
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'' of 2018 ranks the University of Ghana at the 800-1000th place globally and 17th in Africa (rank shared with other universities).
Research and learning centres
The Graduate School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences is a post-graduate school established by Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) in collaboration with the University of Ghana, with support from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to enhance human resources development for the peaceful use of nuclear and related technologies in Ghana and Africa. SNAS is part of the Faculty of Science, University of Ghana and locate at Kwabenya.
Facilities
Halls of residence
The halls of residence of the University of Ghana has been described as "home away from home." Halls of residence are provided for graduate and undergraduate students. There are also flats and guest rooms for senior members and guests. There are main halls of residence by the Government of Ghana and private halls of residence built on campus by individuals and corporate bodies. Below are descriptions of the halls of residence; Commonwealth Hall, Legon Hall, Mensah Sarbah Hall, Volta Hall, Akuafo Hall and Jubilee Hall at the University of Ghana, Legon.
*Commonwealth Hall (the university's only male hall of residence). Known as the Vandals Hall, the word VANDALS is an acronym for Vivacious, Affable, Neighborly, Devoted, Altruistic and Loyal. For the name vandals, the students of the Commonwealth Hall recognized themselves with the common name known as 'V' Mates with a response word 'Sharp'. The males of this hall believe in and uphold customs and traditions. The VANDALS are said to represent the voices of the entire student body, making known students' cases and issues, for appropriate solutions from authorities. Often clad in red, as the colour of their identity, ladies who wore red attire to their environment had always been cheered for identifying with them. The VANDALs pride themselves with leadership qualities and unity, making the old VANDALS always proud.
*Legon Hall (The Legon Hall is the premier hall of the University of Ghana). Legon Hall was the first hall of residence to be considered and built on the University of Ghana campus, thus referred to as the Premier Hall. The Hall is located at the Centre of the school close to the biggest library (the Balme Library) in the West African region. Just like the Mensah Sarbah Hall and the Akuafo Hall, Legon Hall serves as home for both male and female students, allowing for strong bonds between the sexes on the campus. Legon Hall has produced a number of prominent personalities. The motto of the Legon hall is; "''Cui Multidum Datum"'', which means "''human relations with examples''".
*Mensah Sarbah Hall (The Mensah Sarbah Hall is the first hall to be named after a hero of the nation; Dr. Mensah Sarbah). The hall is recognised to host most of the best athletes on the university campus, influencing laurels.
*Volta Hall (the university's female-only hall of residence). It is the only all-female hall on campus known for their discipline and neatness. The hall has churned out many respectable women such as the first female Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Woode.
*Akuafo Hall The word "''akuafo''" is an Akan word which means farmers. For this reason the hall is notably called the Farmers hall with a rich Ghanaian culture and tradition. The Akuafo Hall was the second hall of residence to be established in the University of Ghana. Their chieftaincy institution serves as a symbol of unity for students and also helps to promote and showcase the rich Ghanaian culture. The chief farmer and his queen mother are elected annually.
*Jubilee Hall. The Jubilee Hall is one of the halls of residence of the University of Ghana, Legon. The Jubilee hall is located on the south of the university campus, and opposite to the International Students Hostel. Jubilee Hall was built to commemorate the university's Golden Jubilee celebration in 1998. The hall was mainly built through support funds from alumni of the university.
The university has eight newly created halls of residence that were commissioned in 2011. They are:
*Alexander Kwapong Hall, named after Professor
Alexander Kwapong
Alexander Adum Kwapong, (born 8 March 1927 – 9 August 2014) was a Ghanaian classicist who was Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana
The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of ...
a former Vice-Chancellor and Chairman of the Council of State.
*Jean Nelson Akah Hall, named after an alumnus, Jean Nelson Akah. It was inaugurated in July 2010. Its emblem shows a candle, a book and a pen to symbolize perseverance. It was designed by a final year Physics-Computer Science major student Raymond Sung-Seh Harrison. The motto of the hall, "''Lux in Tenebris''", which is Latin for "''Light in Darkness''", was suggested by Raymond's mate at the time, a lady by the name Muna Twerefour. The emblem was officially adopted on Tuesday, 2 April 2013.
*Hilla Limann Hall, the first of the University of Ghana Enterprise Limited (UGEL) hostels to be completed. It was inaugurated in July 2010, during which the Vice-Chancellor announced the decision to name it after Dr. Hilla Limann, a former President of the Republic of Ghana. Senior members of the university may be assigned as Fellows of the Hall by the Vice Chancellor. Students assigned/affiliated to the Hall form the Junior members. The Head of the Hall, Senior Tutor and fellow tutors serve as a body which helps with the governing of the Hall.
*Elizabeth Sey Hall, the second of the newer halls built by University of Ghana Enterprise Limited (UGEL) Hostels to be completed. It was inaugurated in July 2010 and was named after the first female graduate of the university, Elizabeth Frances Baaba Sey.
*Africa Union Hall, formerly called Pentagon, built by Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT).
*James Topp Nelson Yankah Hall, formerly known as Teachers Fund (TF) Hostel.
*Bani Hall, initially a private hostel and later had transferred to the status of a hall after the tenancy agreement with the university had elapsed.
*Evandy Hall, formerly Evandy Hostel and this was turned into a hall after the tenancy agreement with the university elapsed and ownership transferred to University authorities,
Hostels
There are ten university hostels: the International Students Hostels (I and II), the Valco Trust Hostel, the Commonwealth Hall, the Akuafo Hall, the Mensah Sarbah Hall, the Legon Hall, the Limann Hall, the Kwapong Hall, the Elizabeth Sey Hall and the Jean Akah Nelson hall. There are also private hostels, SSNIT Hostels (Ghana Hostels also known as Pentagon).
Bank, postal and other services
Ghana Commercial Bank
GCB Bank Limited formally known as ''Ghana Commercial Bank'' is the largest bank in Ghana in terms of total operating assets and share of industry deposits, with 14.2% of total industry deposits. In August 2017, the Bank of Ghana, the nation's cen ...
,
Standard Chartered
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Bank,
Barclays
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Barclays traces ...
Bank, Cal Bank, HFC Bank, Access Bank, Stanbic Bank,Fidelity Bank,
Ecobank Ghana
Ecobank Ghana is a commercial bank in Ghana. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Bank of Ghana, the national banking regulator.
Overview
EBG is a member of the Pan-African Ecobank chain which operates in thirty two (32) countries. T ...
and
Prudential Bank
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Companies
* Prudential plc, a British multinational insurance company
** Prudential BSN Takaful, a Malaysian takaful company
** ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, an Indian company
* Prudential Financial, an American fin ...
have branches on the Legon campus. There is a branch of the national postal service (
Ghana Post
Ghana Post (also known as ''Ghana Post Company Limited'') is a government-owned corporation responsible for postal service in Ghana and a member of the West African Postal Conference.
The current Managing Director is Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly ...
) on campus. Other banks have ATMs on campus.
Roads usage and user charges
From 1 February 2014, all vehicles entering the University of Ghana's main campus, and also those using the road passing through the Staff Village of the university were required to pay charges. This was heavily criticized by public and students and was therefore suspended. Currently, various entry points into the campus require vehicle owners (typically staff and students) to obtain electronically scannable cards issued and authorized by the transport unit of the university.
Chief Justice of Ghana
The Chief Justice of Ghana is the highest-ranking judge of the Supreme Court of Ghana. The chief justice is also the head of the Judiciary of Ghana and is responsible for its administration and supervision. In order of state precedence, the chief ...
(2003–2007)
*
Hutton Ayikwei Addy
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– Professor of Public Health, first Dean of the
University for Development Studies
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Supreme Court of Ghana
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(2006–2019)
*
Peter Ala Adjetey
Peter Ala Adjetey (11 August 1931 – 15 July 2008) was the Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana from 2001 to 2005.
Early life
Peter Ala Adjetey was born on 11 August 1931 at Accra, the capital of Ghana. He obtained his basic education at St. P ...
– former
speaker
Speaker may refer to:
Society and politics
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of the
Parliament of Ghana
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History
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(2001–05)
*
Kwadwo Afari-Gyan
Kwadwo Afari-Gyan (born 18 June 1945) is a Ghanaian academic, political scientist and election administrator. He was Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Ghana from 1993 to 2015.
Early life and education
Afari-Gyan was born on 18 June 1945 a ...
– Chairman of the
Electoral Commission of Ghana
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(1992–15)
*
Francis Agbodeka
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Early life
Agbodeka was born at Anloga in the ...
Special Prosecutor
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(2021–)
*
Ama Ataa Aidoo
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– playwright
*
Vida Akoto-Bamfo
Vida Akoto-Bamfo is a retired Ghanaian Supreme Court Judge. She served on the Supreme Court bench from 2009 to 2019.
Early life and education
Akoto-Bamfo was born on 7 February 1949 to Mr. Alfred Kingsley Bannerman-Williams and Madam Grace Dark ...
– Justice of the
Supreme Court of Ghana
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(2009 – 2019)
*
Ebenezer Akuete
Ebenezer Amatei Akuete (born 8 December 1935) is a Ghanaian diplomat and economic consultant. He served as Ghana's Ambassador to the United States of America from January 1982 to December 1982.
Early life and education
Akuete was born on 8 De ...
– Former Ghanaian diplomat
*
Sophia Akuffo
Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo (born 20 December 1949) was the Chief Justice of Ghana from 2017 until 20 December 2019. Prior to that, she had already been a Judge in the Supreme Court of Ghana since 1995.
Education
The daughter of a Presbyter ...
, 13th
Chief Justice of Ghana
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*
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ( ; born 29 March 1944) is a Ghanaian politician who has served as the president of Ghana since 7 January 2017. In 2020, he was re-elected for his second term, which will end on 6 January 2025. Akufo-Addo previously ...
–
President of Ghana
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(2017–present)
*
Daniel Afedzi Akyeampong
Daniel Afedzi Akyeampong (24 November 1938 – 7 March 2015) was a Ghanaian academic. He was the first Ghanaian to attain full professorship status in mathematics at the University of Ghana, Legon. In 1966, Daniel Akyeampong and Francis Allotey ...
– mathematician
*
Akwasi Afrifa (Ghanaian MP)
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– former member of parliament
*
Mabel Agyemang
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''née'' Banful (also Yamoa) - Appeal Court judge for the
Commonwealth Secretariat
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, served in the judiciaries of the governments of Ghana,
The Gambia
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and
Swaziland
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*
Nene Amegatcher
Nene Abayateye Ofoe Amegatcher is a Ghanaian lawyer, academic and judge. He has been an active justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana since 2018.
He was born in Suhum, where he began his formal education. After his call to the Bar in 1980, he bega ...
– active Justice of the
Supreme Court of Ghana
The Supreme Court of Ghana is the highest judicial body in Ghana. Ghana's 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the Judiciary from the Legislative and the Executive arms of government.1992 Constitution Article 125( ...
Patrick Amoah-Ntim
Patrick Amoah-Ntim (born September 28, 1941, in Accra) is a retired Ghanaian lawyer and diplomat. He served as Ghana's ambassador to Serbia and Montenegro from 2001 to 2005 with accreditation from 22 April 2004 to Romania and Bulgaria.
Early lif ...
– Retired Ghanaian diplomat
*
K. Y. Amoako
Kingsley Y. Amoako (born September 13, 1944 Accra) is a Ghanaian international civil servant with a five-decade career in African development. He is a thought leader on policies and initiatives of governance and growth on the continent, and he h ...
– former UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the
Economic Commission for Africa
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*
Harry Reginald Amonoo
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– Former Ghanaian diplomat
*
David Anaglate
David Kwasi Anaglate was a Ghanaian journalist, lawyer and public servant. He was the Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) from 1992 to 1995, and Ghana's ambassador to Togo from 1996 to 2001. He is the Chairman of the Gha ...
– Journalist, Director General of the
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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(1992–1995)
*
Goodwin Tutum Anim
Goodwin Tutum Anim, also known by the name Isaac Goodwin Aikins, was a Ghanaian journalist. He was the first African Managing Director of the Ghana News Agency and later Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Arts and Culture.
Early life and ed ...
– First Ghanaian Managing Director of the
Ghana News Agency
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Supreme Court of Ghana
The Supreme Court of Ghana is the highest judicial body in Ghana. Ghana's 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the Judiciary from the Legislative and the Executive arms of government.1992 Constitution Article 125( ...
(2015–)
*
Anas Aremeyaw Anas
Anas Aremeyaw Anas, better known as Anas, is a Ghanaian investigative journalist born in the late 1970s. He utilizes his anonymity as a tool in his investigative journalism work. Anas is a politically non-aligned multimedia journalist who spec ...
– investigative journalist with ''Insight TWI: The World Investigates'', CEO of Tiger Eye Private Investigations, executive director of The Crusading Guide
*
Kwasi Anin-Yeboah
Kwasi Anin-Yeboah (born 24 May 1953) is a Ghanaian judge and the current Chief Justice of Ghana. In December 2019, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo nominated Justice Anin-Yeboah as the Chief Justice of Ghana.
Early life and education
An ...
– Current
Chief Justice of Ghana
The Chief Justice of Ghana is the highest-ranking judge of the Supreme Court of Ghana. The chief justice is also the head of the Judiciary of Ghana and is responsible for its administration and supervision. In order of state precedence, the chief ...
(2019–)
* Joyce Rosalind Aryee - Minister of Education (1985–1987), Member of the National Defence Council (1993-2001), received Second Highest State Award, the Companion of the Order of the Volta in 2006
*
Benjamin Teiko Aryeetey
Benjamin Teiko Aryeetey was a Ghanaian academic and judge. He is a retired justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana. He spent a total of forty (40) years serving on the bench of the Judiciary of Ghana. He was also a lecturer at the Ghana School of L ...
– Justice of the
Supreme Court of Ghana
The Supreme Court of Ghana is the highest judicial body in Ghana. Ghana's 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the Judiciary from the Legislative and the Executive arms of government.1992 Constitution Article 125( ...
(2009–2011)
*
Yaw Asare Yaw Asare was a Ghanaian academic, playwright, dramatist and director.
Early life and education
Asare was born in 1954 at Nkonya-Tayi, a town in the Oti Region. He had his primary school and middle school education at Nkonya Ahenkro, and his seco ...
, dramatist and playwright
*
Kofi Awoonor
Kofi Awoonor (born George Kofi Nyidevu Awoonor-Williams; 13 March 1935 – 21 September 2013) was a Ghanaian poet and author whose work combined the poetic traditions of his native Ewe people and contemporary and religious symbolism to depict A ...
– Ghanaian poet and author whose work combined the poetic traditions of his native Ewe people and contemporary and religious symbolism to depict Africa during decolonization
*
George Ayittey
George B. N. Ayittey (13 October 1945 – 28 January 2022) was a Ghanaian economist, author, and president of the Free Africa Foundation in Washington DC. He was a professor at American University, and an associate scholar at the Foreign Polic ...
– economist, author, and president of the Free Africa Foundation, professor at
American University
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, associate scholar at the
Foreign Policy Research Institute
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Supreme Court of Ghana
The Supreme Court of Ghana is the highest judicial body in Ghana. Ghana's 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the Judiciary from the Legislative and the Executive arms of government.1992 Constitution Article 125( ...
Kwesi Botchwey
Kwesi Botchwey (13 September 1942 – 19 November 2022) was a Ghanaian government official and Professor of Practice in Development Economics at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University.
Botchwey was Minister for Finance and ...
– former law lecturer and
finance minister
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A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...
of Ghana (1982–95).
*
Mohamed Ibn Chambas
Mohamed Ibn Chambas (born 7 December 1950 in Bimbilla, Ghana) is a Ghanaian lawyer, diplomat, politician and academic Ghana who has served as an international civil servant since 2006. He last served as the United Nations Special Representative ...
–
Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States
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Alexander Adu Clerk
Alexander Adu Clerk, (born 13 May 1947) is a Ghanaian American academic, psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist who was the Director of the world's first sleep medical clinic, the Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine from 1 ...
– sleep medicine specialist and psychiatrist
*
George C. Clerk
George Carver Clerk, (29 July 1931 – 2 May 2019) was a Ghanaian botanist and plant pathologist. A professor and later, an emeritus professor at the University of Ghana, Legon, he also focused his research on West African mycology and ecolo ...
– pioneer botanist and plant pathologist
*
Nicholas T. Clerk
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– academic, public administrator and Presbyterian minister; former Rector,
GIMPA
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*
Kwesi Dickson
Kwesi Abotsia Dickson (7 July 1929 – 28 October 2005) was a Ghanaian Christian theologian. He was the seventh President of the Methodist Church Ghana and a professor at the University of Ghana, Legon.
Early life and education
Kwesi Dickson ...
– former President of
Methodist Church Ghana
The Methodist Church Ghana is one of the largest and oldest mainline Protestant denominations in Ghana. It traces its roots back to the landing of the Rev. Joseph Dunwell on 1 January 1835 in Cape Coast, in the Gold Coast (now Ghana). The Re ...
*
Agnes Dordzie
Agnes Mercy Abla Dordzie is a Ghanaian judge. She was an active justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana until October 2022. She was appointed justice of the Supreme Court in 2018.
Dordzie was born in Taviefe-Deme in the Volta Region. After her s ...
– Justice of the
Supreme Court of Ghana
The Supreme Court of Ghana is the highest judicial body in Ghana. Ghana's 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the Judiciary from the Legislative and the Executive arms of government.1992 Constitution Article 125( ...
(2018–2022)
*
Jones Victor Mawulorm Dotse
Jones Victor Mawulorm Dotse is a Supreme Court judge of the Republic of Ghana and The Gambia.
Early life and education
Jones Dotse was born in the Volta Region in 1953. He attended Kpando Secondary School from 1966 to 1971 and was educated ...
– active justice of the
Supreme Court of Ghana
The Supreme Court of Ghana is the highest judicial body in Ghana. Ghana's 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the Judiciary from the Legislative and the Executive arms of government.1992 Constitution Article 125( ...
(2008–) and the
Supreme Court of the Gambia
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(2008–)
*
Kwabena Dufuor
Kwabena Duffuor was the List of Mills government ministers, Finance Minister of Ghana. He has also served as the governor of the Bank of Ghana. He was named as one of the four best Central Bank Governors in the World at an IMF/World Bank meeting ...
–former
Finance Minister
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A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...
and former Governor of the
Bank of Ghana
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History
The Central Ban ...
.
*
Komla Dumor
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Early life and education
Dumor was born in Accra, Ghana. His fath ...
– television news presenter for the
BBC World
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, presenting
BBC World News
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and Africa Business Report. 2003 winner of Journalist of the Year award given by the Ghana Journalist Association.
*
Nana Effah-Apenteng
Nana Effah-Apenteng was the Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations between May 2000 and 2007.
Education
Effah-Apenteng attended the University of Ghana at Legon where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Political science in 1968. ...
– the Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations between May 2000 and 2007.
* Ben Ephson - publisher and Managing Editor of the ''Daily Dispatch''
*
Akin Euba
Olatunji Akin Euba (28 April 1935 – 14 April 2020), was a Nigerian composer, musicologist, and pianist.
Career
Born on 28 April 1935 in Lagos, Nigeria, Akin Euba studied composition with Arnold Cooke at the Trinity College of Music, London, o ...
- Nigerian composer, musicologist and pianist,
Andrew Mellon
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Professor of Music at the
University of Pittsburgh
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.
*
Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng
Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng (born 1949) is a Ghanaian physician and cardiothoracic surgeon who established the National Cardiothoracic Center and the Ghana Red Cross Society. He is also the president of the Ghana Heart Foundation and was the chie ...
–
cardiothoracic surgeon
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and former chief executive officer of the
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
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, first black African to perform heart transplant and established the National Cardiothoracic Centre, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (2017–present)
*
Nasiru Sulemana Gbadegbe
Nasiru Sulemana Gbadegbe is a Ghanaian lawyer and judge. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana between 2009 and 2020.
Early life and education
Gbadegbe hails from the Volta Region of Ghana. He was born on 8 December 1950. He obtained ...
– active Justice of the
Supreme Court of Ghana
The Supreme Court of Ghana is the highest judicial body in Ghana. Ghana's 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the Judiciary from the Legislative and the Executive arms of government.1992 Constitution Article 125( ...
(2009–)
* Patrick R. D. Hayford – diplomat, former Ghana Ambassador to South Africa(1997–1999), Director of African Affairs in the Executive Office of United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Kofi Annan(1999–2005)
*
Rosemary Hutton
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– geophysicist and pioneer of magnetotellurics (1954-1961)
* Ken Kanda – diplomat, the Permanent Representative of Ghana to the
United Nations
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.
*
Nii Ashie Kotey
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Kotey was born in Osu, a suburb of Accra. After obtaining his LL.M and Ph.D. ...
– An academic and active justice of the
Supreme Court of Ghana
The Supreme Court of Ghana is the highest judicial body in Ghana. Ghana's 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the Judiciary from the Legislative and the Executive arms of government.1992 Constitution Article 125( ...
(2018–)
*
Akua Kuenyehia
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– Vice-President,
International Criminal Court
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(2003–Date)
*
John Dramani Mahama
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–
Vice-President of Ghana
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(2009–12) and
President of Ghana
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Supreme Court of Ghana
The Supreme Court of Ghana is the highest judicial body in Ghana. Ghana's 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the Judiciary from the Legislative and the Executive arms of government.1992 Constitution Article 125( ...
(2018–)
*
Vicki Miles-LaGrange
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(born 1953) – Chief U.S. District Judge for the Western District of
Oklahoma
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, first African-American woman to be U.S. attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, and the first African-American female elected to the Oklahoma Senate
*
John Evans Atta Mills
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– former Law professor and vice-president of Ghana (1997–2001),
President of Ghana
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(2009–12)
*
Tawiah Modibo Ocran
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Early life and education
Justice Professor Tawia Modibo Ocran was born on September 12, 1942, at Tar ...
– Judge of the
Supreme Court of Ghana
The Supreme Court of Ghana is the highest judicial body in Ghana. Ghana's 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the Judiciary from the Legislative and the Executive arms of government.1992 Constitution Article 125( ...
(2004–2008)
*
Isaac Odame
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– Physician, University of Toronto professor, and medical researcher in sickle cell disease, thalassemia and other hematological disorders
* George Tawia Odamtten – Mycologist
*
David Ofori-Adjei
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– elected to the Council of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology of the International Union of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology in 2000
* Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen - Chief Justice of Nigeria (2017–present)
*
Aaron Mike Oquaye
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– former Minister of Communication (2005–09) and
Member of Parliament
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for
Dome-Kwabenya
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(2005 to present), Speaker of Parliament (2017–present)
*
Faustina Oware-Gyekye
Faustina Oware-Gyekye is a Ghanaian nurse leader who has taught at Mountcrest University College and the University of Ghana.
She was the president of the Ghana chapter of the West African College of Nursing and has edited several nursing journa ...
– nursing leader and academic
*
Rose Constance Owusu
Rose Constance Owusu is a Ghanaian former Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana. She served on the Supreme Court bench from 2008 to 2014.
Early life and education
Owusu was born on 24 August 1944 at Koforidua. Between 1958 and 1964, she attended ...
– Justice of the
Supreme Court of Ghana
The Supreme Court of Ghana is the highest judicial body in Ghana. Ghana's 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the Judiciary from the Legislative and the Executive arms of government.1992 Constitution Article 125( ...
(2008 – 2014)
* Bill Puplampu - Industrial and organizational psychology, occupational psychologist and Vice Chancellor of Central University (Ghana)
* Gabriel Pwamang – active Justice of the
Supreme Court of Ghana
The Supreme Court of Ghana is the highest judicial body in Ghana. Ghana's 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the Judiciary from the Legislative and the Executive arms of government.1992 Constitution Article 125( ...
(2015–)
* Nana Akuoko Sarpong - Omanhene of Agogo
* Ebenezer Sekyi-Hughes - Speaker (politics), Speaker of
Parliament of Ghana
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History
Legislative representation in Ghana dates back to 1850, when the country was a British colony known as Gold Coast. The body, called the Legislative Council, ...
(7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009)
*Samuel Ernest Quarm – retired diplomat
* Elizabeth Frances Sey (1927–1991) first female graduate of the University College of the Gold Coast and pioneering woman educator. A residence hall on the campus is named in her honour.
* Gertrude Torkornoo – active Justice of the
Supreme Court of Ghana
The Supreme Court of Ghana is the highest judicial body in Ghana. Ghana's 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the Judiciary from the Legislative and the Executive arms of government.1992 Constitution Article 125( ...
(2019–)
* Baldwyn Torto – Chemical ecologist
* Tsatsu Tsikata – former Chief Executive of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation and Law lecturer at the University of Ghana.
*Nana Anima Wiafe-Akenten – linguist, the author of the first doctoral dissertation in the Twi language
*Kwasi Wiredu — philosopher
* Georgina Theodora Wood – first female
Chief Justice of Ghana
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Faustina Oware-Gyekye
Faustina Oware-Gyekye is a Ghanaian nurse leader who has taught at Mountcrest University College and the University of Ghana.
She was the president of the Ghana chapter of the West African College of Nursing and has edited several nursing journa ...
, nurse-leader
In popular culture
The university has appeared in several films and television advertisements. The television series ''Sun City'' has a lot of scenes of the university. The name of the university has also been referenced in the lyrics of artists in Ghana, including Sarkodie (rapper), Sarkodie's "Legon Girls", Buk Bak's "''Klu blɔfo''", Kwadei's "''Wutatami''" and Okordii's "Four years in Legon". In June 2020 the University of Ghana was resolute to continue with its planned online teaching and learning for the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic year despite the government's plan to reopen schools for final year students.
Controversy
The management of the university was labeled as 'insensitive' to the hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic after the school increased its facility user fees for 2020/21 academic year. It led to a protest on social media and the decision was later reversed. In recent years there has been reports of sexual misconduct levelled against several lectures at the university which the university denied. An investigative documentary was produced by former victims of the sexual harassment which was uploaded YouTube.
References
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