The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has inaugurated the governing council of the University of Ghana in Accra.
The 18-member governing council, chaired by Marietta Agyeiwaa Brew, has been tasked by the minister to champion educational and infrastructure development policies for the University.
Speaking at the inauguration after administering the swear-in oath on Friday, April 25, Iddrisu, indicated that the government was poised to operationalise the National Research Fund to support universities in conducting research that will drive Ghana’s growth and development.
“The president has asked me to convince you that this year, he intends to operationalise the National Research Fund, and accordingly, an amount of GHS50 million has been allocated for the take-off of the National Research Fund.
“…But more importantly, again, that today the university must sail through an appropriate, legitimate public-private partnership to expand your infrastructure both academic and residential in order that you can go and improve the student population,” he said.
