The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) is a public co-educational university spread over four campuses ( Accra,

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) and made up of six schools, ten research centers located at Greenhill in Accra, Ghana. The location of GIMPA, Greenhill, was named by Nicholas T. Clerk (1930 – 2012) who served as the Rector of the Institute from 1977 to 1982. The name, "Greenhill", is a reference to the lush greenery and hilly

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of the main campus, as well as its location in

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which was historically on the periphery of the Ghanaian capital, Accra. Together with 200 state institutions, GIMPA successfully participated in a Public Sector Reform Programme under the auspices of the

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and became a self-financing institution as part of the National Institutional Reform Programme in 2001. It was established as a public university by an Act of Parliament in 2004. The institute was established in 1961 by the

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with assistance from the

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Special Fund Project and was initially called the Institute of Public Administration, intended as a specialist training graduate school for civil servants in Ghana. Today, GIMPA offers bachelor's, master's and executive master's degree programmes in business administration, entrepreneurship, law, public administration, development management, governance, leadership and technology.gimpa.edu.gh

Schools/faculties

* GIMPA Business School * School of Public Service and Governance * School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences * Faculty of Law, GIMPA * School of Technology * School of Research and Graduate Studies

GIMPA Business School (GBS)

Undergraduate programmes

* Bachelor of Accounting * Bachelor of Finance * Bachelor of Marketing * Bachelor, Business Administration * Bachelor of Human Resource Management * Bachelor, Procurement, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management * Bachelor, Hospitality And Tourism Management *Bachelor, Project Management

Postgraduate programmes

* Certificate in Business Administration (CBA) * Diploma In Management Studies (DMS) * Diploma In Business Administration

Graduate programmes

* Master of Accounting and Finance * Master of Human Resource Management * Master of Marketing * Master of Quality Management * Master of Supply Chain Management (MSCM) * Master of Project Management (MPM) * Master of Natural Resource Accounting * Executive Masters in Business Administration (EMBA) * Master Of Business Administration (MBA) * Master Of Research In Business Administration (MRes)

PhD Programs

* Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration (PhD) * Doctor of Management (DMGT)

GIMPA School of Public Service and Governance,(SPSG)

Undergraduate programs

* Bachelor of Public Administration

Graduate programs

*Public Sector Management Training Programme (PSMTP) *Masters in Public Health (MPH) *Master of Philosophy in Public Administration (MPA) *Master of Public Administration *Master of Philosophy in Development Finance *Master of Philosophy in Governance & Leadership *Master of Development Management (MDM) *Master Of Arts In International Relations And Diplomacy (MAIRD) *Masters In Regional Integration And African Development (MAIRD) *MSc Environmental Studies And Policy (ESP) *Executive Masters In Governance & Leadership (Emgl) & Executive Masters In Public Administration (EMPA)

PhD Program

Ph.D. Program In Public Administration, Policy And Governance

Faculty of Law, GIMPA

The faculty of law at GIMPA was established in 2010 and has quickly grown from its small size of about seventy students and five full-time faculty to over four hundred students and twenty-six full-time faculty in addition to fourteen adjuncts. Faculty of Law, GIMPA brag of the first and only ultra modern moot court facility in Ghana. * LL.B Day Programme * LL.B Regular Programme * LL.B Modular Programme

Law Library & Centres

* Law Library * Atta Mills Centre for Law & Governance * SKB Asante Center for International Negotiations & Mediation

GIMPA School of Technology (SOT)

Undergraduate Programmes

* BSc Information and Communication Technology (BSc ICT) aytime and Evening Sessions* BSc Computer Science (BSc CS) aytime and Evening Sessions* BSc Management Information Systems (BSC MIS) aytime and Evening Sessions* BSc. Health Informatics aytime and Evening Sessions* Diploma in Applied Computer Science (Day Session)

Masters Programmes (Evening and Modular Sessions)

* Master of Philosophy MIS (MPhil MIS) vening and Modular Sessions* Master of Philosophy ICT (MPhil ICT) vening and Modular Sessions* Master of Science MIS (MSc MIS) vening, Weekend and Modular Sessions* Master of Science ICT (MSc ICT) vening, Weekend and Modular Sessions* Master of Philosophy in Information Systems (MPhil IS) vening and Modular Sessions* MSc. IT & Law vening, Weekend and Modular Sessions* MSc. Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity vening, Weekend and Modular Sessions* MSc. Applied Mathematics vening, Weekend and Modular Sessions

Postgraduate Programmes

* Post-Graduate Diploma ICT (PD ICT) vening and Weekend Sessions* Post-Graduate Diploma MIS (PD MIS) vening and Weekend Sessions

Certificate and Short Courses

* Certificate in ICT (CICT) aytime, Evening and Weekend Sessions* Mature Entrance Course aytime, Evening and Weekend Sessions

School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

* MSc in Economic Policy * MSc in Financial Economics * MSc in Energy Economics * Mphil in Economics * Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management

Short Programs

* Certificate in Hospitality and Tourism Management * Certificate in Hotel Management * Certificate in Housekeeping Management * Certificate in English Proficiency Course

School of Research and Graduate Studies

* The Environment and Natural Resource Research Initiative (ENRRI – EfD Ghana)

University leadership

Notable alumni

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– Musician, singer, songwriter and actress * Kenneth Gilbert Adjei – Former deputy Minister of Defence *

Gifty Afenyi-Dadzie Gifty Afenyi Dadzie (born 7 June 1957) is a Ghanaian female journalist, media practitioner, businesswoman and was the longest serving president of the Ghana Journalists Association. She is also a member of the COVID-19 Trust Fund Board of Trustee ...

– The first woman to be appointed president of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) and the longest-serving official in that position *

Roland Agambire Roland Agambire (born 19 April 1976) is a Ghanaian entrepreneur. He was the chief executive officer of Agams Holdings and chairman and chief executive officer of the information and communications technology company Rlg Communications. He set u ...

– CEO of Agams Holdings and Chairman and CEO of the ICT company

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Charles Agyin-Asare Archbishop Charles Agyinasare (English pronunciation: / ɑdʒɪnəsɑ:ri / born 22 March 1962) is a Ghanaian pastor who founded the Word Miracle Church International, later Perez Chapel International, a Pentecostal-Charismatic ministry in Ghana. ...

– Founder of Perez Chapel International and Precious TV *

Samuel Kwame Adibu Asiedu Samuel Kwame Adibu Asiedu is a Ghanaian jurist. He is an active Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana. Early life and education Asiedu was born on 9 April 1966 in Accra. Asiedu attended Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Primary School in Koforidua, ...

– Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana *

Akua Sena Dansua Akua Sena Dansua (born 23 April 1958) is an experienced Ghanaian media and communications consultant, politician and governance and leadership practitioner. She was the Member of Parliament for North Dayi in Ghana and former Ambassador to German ...

– Former Member of Parliament for North Dayi, former Minister of Women and Children Affairs, Youth and Sports and Tourism. *Eldah Naa Abiana Dickson (

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) – Musician and songwriter *

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 ...

– Ghanaian diplomat *

Mimi Areme Mimi Areme (September 28, 1988) is a Ghanaian beauty queen who was crowned as Miss Ghana 2009. Areme later competed in the Miss World 2010 pageant in the southern Chinese city of Sanya on October 30, where Miss USA, Alexandria Mills, was crowne ...

– Miss World 2010 (1st Runner Up Beauty with A Purpose, Miss Ghana 2009)(Winner) *

Theresa Lardi Awuni Theresa Lardi Awuni (born 2 January 1979) is a Ghanaian people, Ghanaian politician who is a member of the National Democratic Congress (Ghana), National Democratic Congress. She is the member of parliament for the Okaikwei North Constituency in ...

–Member of Ghana Parliament for Okaikwei North Constituency *

Samira Bawumia Samira Bawumia (née Ramadan) (born 20 August 1980) is a Ghanaian politician and the Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana. She is married to the Vice President of Ghana, Mahamudu Bawumia. Education Samira began her early education at the Answa ...

– Second Lady of

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Aliu Mahama Alhaji Aliu Mahama (3 March 1946 – 16 November 2012) was a Ghanaian engineer and politician who was Vice-President of Ghana from 7 January 2001 to 7 January 2009. A member of the New Patriotic Party, he was Ghana's first Muslim Vice-Preside ...

– 4th Vice President of the Republic of Ghana(3rd Vice President of the 4th Republic) *

Lordina Mahama Lordina Mahama (née Effah; born 6 March 1963) is a Ghanaian former First Lady of Ghana who served as first lady from 2012 to 2017. She is married to the fourth President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama. Prior to becoming Fi ...

– the former

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(2012 - 2017) *

Daniel McKorley Daniel McKorley is a Ghanaian business magnate A business magnate, also known as a tycoon, is a person who has achieved immense wealth through the ownership of multiple lines of enterprise. The term characteristically refers to a powerful e ...

– McDan Group of Companies * Kojo Oppong Nkrumah – Minister of Information and MP for Ofoasi/Ayirebi *

Imoro Yakubu Kakpagu Imoro Yakubu Kakpagu (born February 1958) is a Ghanaian politician and a former member of the Parliament of Ghana for the Kumbungu constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana from 2005 to 2013. He is a member of the National Democratic Con ...

– Member of Ghana Parliament for Kumbungu (Jan 2009 -Jan 2013) *

Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi (born 12 April 1962) is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He is a member of parliament for Asante-Akim Central constituency in the Seventh Parliament and 8th Parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana in the Ashanti Region, ...

- Member of Ghana Parliament for Asante Akim-Central *

John Dumelo John Dumelo (born 3 February 1984) is a Ghanaian actor, farmer and politician. On 1 April 2014 he emerged as the first Ghanaian to hit a million likes on Facebook. His parents are Mr. John Dumelo who was a Civil Engineer and Mrs. Antoinette Dumel ...

– Ghanaian Actor, Politician, and Farmer. *

Yvonne Nelson Yvonne Nelson (born November 12, 1985) is a Ghanaian actress, model, film producer and entrepreneur.Rita Korankye Ankrah Rita Korankye Ankrah (born 23 May 1962) is a Ghanaian career guidance adviser, marriage counsellor, minister and motivational speaker. She is the Founder and President of Royal Ladies Ministries International. She is married to the Apostle Genera ...

– Premier Lady of Royalhouse Chapel International

Research and advocacy

* Centre for Health Systems and Policy Research (CHESPOR) * Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results (CLEAR) * Centre for Management Development (CMD) * Centre for IT Development (CITD) * African Centre of International Criminal Justice (ACICJ) * Gender and Development Resource Centre (GDRC) * Centre for West African Studies (CWAS) * African Centre on Law and Ethics * Management Development Institute * Academy of Leadership and Executive Training (ALET)

References

External links

Official WebsiteGIMPA Admission Form
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