Effective immediately, the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) will discontinue the acceptance of manual applications for programme accreditation from all tertiary institutions in Ghana. Professor Ahmed Abdulai Jinapor, the Director-General of GTEC, announced this decision, stating that it aims to reduce paperwork, enhance efficiency, shorten waiting times for accreditation, and, most importantly, lower costs for universities.
Perez University College
Professor Jinapor made this announcement while addressing the 9th graduation ceremony of Perez University College in Accra over the weekend. During the ceremony, 150 degree students and over 80 certificate students were awarded their certificates after successfully completing their programs.
The event centered around the theme, “Redefining Ghana’s Future: Graduates at the Heart of Economic Reset and 24-hour Economy.” The university offers a variety of programs, including Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees in Accounting, Marketing, Human Resource Management, and Banking and Finance. Additionally, there are Bachelor of Arts (BA) degrees in Communication Studies, Biblical Studies, and Church Administration, as well as certificates in Christian Ministry and an Executive Certificate in Church Administration.
Prof. Jinapor also announced that GTEC had digitised its accreditation architecture, shaped as Accreditation Management Information System (AMIS), where tertiary institutions in the country could apply for accreditation 24/7 without any hindrance. “Currently, as you may be aware, all 26 public universities, being the 16 traditional universities, and their 10 counterpart technical universities, are required to submit their applications through this digital space,” he added.
Word of advice
He told the graduating class that they were not just future employees, but innovators, entrepreneurs, ethical leaders, skilled professionals, and the critical thinkers who would design, build, operate, and sustain the new Ghanaian reality.Prof. Jinapor said the successful realisation of the government’s reset and the 24-hour economy hinged critically on the quality, mindset, and preparedness of university graduates in the country.
“Pioneer solutions in artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to optimise logistics, energy management, and production cycles across all hours. “Bridge the digital divide by ensuring inclusivity so that the benefits of the 24-hour economy will permeate all sectors and regions,” the Director-General of GTEC told the students.
Not just a slogan
Speaking on the theme of the graduation ceremony, the Minister of Communication, Digitisation and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, said the 24-hour economy was not just a slogan. It is a deliberate shift in how Ghana works, how Ghana thinks, how Ghana ends, and how Ghana produces and grows. It means that some things do not bite on sheets. Factories will now work on shifts and not on daylight.
“That health services, transport systems, and ports will operate around the clock. That creative and digital services will respond to global time zones. And that public services will use technology to function anytime and anywhere,” he explained.
Mr Nartey George added that the economic reset that the government envisioned was about building an inclusive, sustainable and modern Ghanaian economy.
The Founder and Chancellor of the university College, Bishop Charles Agyin-Asare, in a welcome address, said the theme was not just aspirational, but prophetic, adding that “We are living in times when the status quo will no longer suffice.
“Ghana needs a reset.
The continent needs renewal.
And at the heart of this transformation must be you—our graduates,” he told the graduating students. The Chancellor told the students that as the country explored a 24-hour economic model to increase productivity, employment, and global competitiveness, “your innovation, flexibility, and adaptability will be key.”
Writer’s email: severious.dery@graphic.com.gh
