Govt releases GHȼ 3 million to public tertiary institutions to expand infrastructure Government has released an additional GHȼ 3 million to augment the GH¢7.6 million which was released earlier this year for the completion of expansion projects at the various public tertiary institutions. The GH¢3 million is to help these institutions purchase additional furniture to enable them increase their intake for the 2013/2014 academic year. The allocation of funds forms part of government’s efforts to assist public tertiary institutions to absorb the two streams of graduates who wrote the 2013 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). While some of the universities would increaseadmission by 15 per cent, other universities have decided to increase their intake by as much as 100 per cent. Giving a breakdown on the enrollment increases, Mr Murtala Muhammed, said the University of Ghana would increase enrollment by 15 per cent; University for Professional Studies, 100 per cent; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) would admit an additional 25-35 per cent; University of Minesin Tarkwa, 15 per cent; while the University of Education, Winneba has space for an additional 40-60 per cent. The University for Development Studies and the two new universities in Ho and Sunyani have additional space for 2013. The deputy minister said the polytechnics would be able to admit double intake for last year, which represents 100 per cent increment in admissions. He said about 409,000 candidates sat the WASSCE examinations in 2013 and the average pass rate of WASSCE over the years had been about 70 per cent. “Even among those who pass, not everyone opts for tertiary education for various reasons. Many are those who opt for various professional skills training not provided by our traditional tertiary institutions,” he stressed.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 08:56:27 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015