GTEC is not witch-hunting; it’s protecting Ghana’s credibility – Victoria Bright

Former Deputy Minister of State at the Presidency, Victoria Bright, has defended the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) in the ongoing debate over academic titles. The former appointee in the Kufuor administration insists the regulator is not witch-hunting anyone. Her comments come in the wake of a high-profile standoff between GTEC and Deputy Minister of […]

GTEC crackdown on unaccredited institutions: 2 Officials arrested at Nyarkotey College

Personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service in the company of officials of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) last Wednesday picked up two officials from the Nyarkotey College of Holistic Medicine Study Centre in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region for running unaccredited programmes and operating an unaccredited centre. […]

GTEC orders COA Herbal Centre’s Ato Duncan to stop using ‘Professor’ title

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has issued a stern warning to Samuel Ato Duncan, CEO of COA Herbal Centre, demanding he immediately cease using the academic title “Professor” after failing to provide proof of his credentials.  The regulatory body’s latest letter dated July 17, 2025 follows an initial June 3 directive that went unheeded, […]

GTEC goes paperless today – Prof. Jinapor announces at Perez University College graduation

Effective today, the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) will no longer accept manual applications for programme accreditation for all tertiary institutions in Ghana. The Director-General of GTEC, Professor Ahmed Abdulai Jinapor, who announced this, explained that the decision would help cut down on paperwork, increase efficiency, reduce waiting time for accreditation and most importantly, cut […]

GTEC threatens revocation, legal action against ‘Dr’, ‘Prof’ title abusers

Ghana’s academic landscape is set for a major cleanup, as the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has outlined the next steps in its efforts to curb the widespread misuse of honorary titles. Professor Augustine Ocloo, Deputy Director-General of GTEC, has issued a stern warning, indicating that individuals misrepresenting unearned accolades face not only the revocation […]

GTEC directs universities to cease SHS satellite campus operations

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has ordered universities to cease operating satellite campuses in senior high schools (SHSs) and on unapproved premises. The Director-General of GTEC, Professor Ahmed Abdulai Jinapor, said the proliferation of satellite campuses of most universities with charters was negatively affecting the growth and development of technical universities. “It is of […]

TEWU Ghana suspends two-week strike

The Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU-GH) has suspended its two-week strike after engagements with the National Labour Commission, GTEC, and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission.  The Union suspended work on February 1 over non-payment of their vehicle maintenance allowances and other conditions of service. It was a back-and-forth between the Union and […]

Halt Medical Physics programme at CK Tedam University – Society for Medical Physics charges GTEC, others

The Ghana Society for Medical Physics (GSMP) has raised concerns and objected to the introduction of a Bachelor of Science (BSc) programme in Medical Physics at the CK Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences (CKT-UTAS). It said Medical Physics, by convention, was run as a postgraduate academic programme globally due to the complex physics […]