The University of Ghana has postponed the commencement of the 2024/2025 academic year following the ongoing strike action by various teacher unions. This decision was announced by the University’s Registrar on September 25, 2024.
However, the University of Ghana stated that Special programmes will proceed as scheduled, emphasising that a new date for the commencement of the 2024/2025 academic year will be announced in due course. “It is announced for the attention of students and other stakeholders that the commencement of the 2024/2025 academic year has been postponed.
“This is due to the ongoing strike action by various employee groupings. Special programmes will, however, proceed as scheduled. A new date for the commencement of the 2024/2025 academic year will be announced in due course.” The strike involves various university worker unions, including the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU), the Federation of Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG), and the Technical University Senior Administrators’ Association of Ghana (TUSAAG).
They are demanding that the government address issues such as vehicle maintenance and pension allowances. The teacher unions are also demanding that the government honour their collective bargaining agreement by the end of September 2024. These industrial actions have paralysed crucial administrative and academic activities, making it impossible to proceed with the new academic year as initially scheduled.
By: Leticia Osei
