University Of Ghana Reduces School Fees By 2% – Good News To All Students
University of Ghana has applied a 2% discount on the recent 15% fees increament for some students at the university. Allstudents in the following categories will see a decrease in their school fees by 2%.
1. Full Fee Paying Programmes
2. Programmes at the Accra City Campus
3. Distance Education Programmes
Below Is the full statement from the university of Ghana
Ahead of the start of the 2022/2023 Academic Year, the University of Ghana made adjustments to Academic Facility User Fees based on rates approved by Parliament and communicated through the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC). Claims that the University was charging illegal fces, were proven to be untrue. The Parliamentary Select Committee on Education at a meeting convened on February 9, 2023,
with representatives from UG Management and UG student leaders, the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) and the
Ministry of Education, to deliberate on the matter, established that UG had indeed complied with the Fees and Charges Act, 2022 (Act 1080), by charging the approved 15 % increase of fees over the fees approved by Parliament.
The University has since received formal communication from the Parliamentary Select Committee confiming that UG fees for the 2022/2023 academic year are legal and based on the level of fees as approved by Parliament.
The Parliamentary Select Committee appealed to UG to consider offering a discount on fees for the current academic year to lessen the burden on students, in view of the current economic challenges facing the country.
In response to the appeal by the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education, the University Council approved a one-time discount of 2% on the 15% fee increase approved by Parliament for the 2022/2023 academic year, for the following programmes:
1. Full fee-paying programmes
2. Programmes at the Accra City Campus
3. Distance Education Programmes
This discount has been applied to the accounts of affected students. Affected students may contact the Students Accounts Office for any enquiries through students.accounts@ug.edu.gh or by telephone on 0209114001.
