University of Ghana
The University of Ghana is the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian universities and tertiary institutions. It is one of the best universities in Africa and by far the most prestigious in West Africa . It was founded in 1948[2] as the University College of the Gold Coast, and was originally an affiliate college of the University of London,[3] which supervised its academic programmes and awarded degrees. It gained full university status in 1961,[3] and now has nearly 32,000 students.
The original emphasis was on the liberal arts, social sciences, basic science, agriculture, and medicine, but (partly as the result of a national educational reform programme) the curriculum was expanded to provide more technology-based and vocational courses and postgraduate training.
The University is mainly based at Legon, about twelve kilometres northeast of the centre of Accra. The medical school is in Korle Bu, with a teaching hospital and secondary campus in the city of Accra.It also has a Graduate school of nuclear and allied sciences at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission,making it one of the few universities in Africa offering programmes in nuclear sciences
Library
The Library started as the "College Library" when the parent institution the then University College of the Gold Coast was set up in 1948 as a College of the University of London; located at Achimota college, about 8 kilometres from the present Legon campus. In 1959, the "College Library" moved into its brand new buildings on Legon campus with its parent institutions and was named after the latter's first Principal, David Mowbrary Balme, a British expatriate.The Balme Library, one of Africa’s most distinguished research libraries is the main library of the University of Ghana Library System. It is located on the main campus of the University.
It consists of 6 departments and 1 special library for the physically hancicapped. The library's collections include more than 100 thousand books, 500 microfilms, CD's, tapes and impressive holdings of rare books, prints and archives. The library also offers access to extensive electronic resources.
It coordinates from the main Legon Campus a large number of libraries attached to the various Schools, Institutes, Faculties, Departments and Halls of Residence of the University, most of which are autonomous. The Library is the nerve centre for academic work in the University. All academic related functions such as teaching, research and learning find their support-base in the library where all types of documents, are organised for easy access to members of the University community.
College of Health Sciences
There are four faculties, one school and one research institute under this college.[4]
Medical School
- Department of Anaesthesia
- Department of Anatomy
- Department of Chemical Pathology
- Department of Child Health
- Department of Community Health
- Department of Haematology
- Department of Medical Biochemistry
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Department of Pathology
- Department of Pharmacology
- Department of Physiology
- Department of Psychiatry
- Department of Radiology
- Department of Surgery
University of Ghana Dental School
- Department of Biomaterials Science
- Department of Oral Pathology, Medicine and Radiology
- Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery
- Department of Orthodontics & Pedodontics
- Department of Public Health Dentistry
- Department of Restorative Dentistry
- Department of Biomedical sciences
School of Allied Health Sciences
- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences
- Department of Physiotherapy
- Department of Radiography
- Department of Dietetics
School of Nursing This is located on the Legon campus though its students receive practical training at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
School of Pharmacy
College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences
- Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness
- Department of Agricultural Mechanization
- Department of Agricultural Extension
- Department of Animal Science
- Department of Family and Consumer Sciences(formerly Home Science)
- Department of Soil Science
- Department of Crop Science
- Agricultural Research Station - Kade
- Agricultural Research Station - Kpong
- Agricultural Research Station - Nungua
- The University has recently established a school for veterinary medicine
Other faculties
There are six faculties outside the above colleges.
Faculty of Arts
- Department of Classics
- Department of Linguistics
- Department of English
- Department of Modern Languages (Arabic, Spanish, Swahili, French, German and Chinese)
- Department of Philosophy
- Department for the Study of Religions (The department coordinates the affiliations with five seminaries / theological colleges[5])
- School of Performing Arts
Faculty of Social Studies
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of Archaeology
- Department of Economics
- Department of Geography & Resource Development
- Department of Global and Cultural Studies (currently in the testing phase)
- Department of History
- Department of Information Studies
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Social Work
Faculty of Science
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Mines
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Telecom
- Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science (formally Zoology)
- Department of Botany
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Earth Science (formerly Department of Geology)
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Nutrition & Food Science
- Department of Oceanography & Fisheries
- Department of Physics
- Department of Psychology
- School of Nuclear And Allied Sciences (postgraduate training only; campus at the Ghana Atomic Agency Corporation)
University of Ghana Business School
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Banking and Finance
- Department of Marketing and consumer studies
- Department of Operations & Management Information Systems
- Department of Organization & Human Resources Management
- Department of Public Administration and Health Services Management
Faculty of Law
The law faculty at the University of Ghana has decided to make law a post-first degree programme.
The Faculty of Law of the University of Ghana is the premier centre for legal education in Ghana and continues to lead the way in preparing students for the legal profession. The Faculty was first established as a department of the Faculty of Social Studies in the 1958/59 academic year and became a full fledged Faculty in the 1960/61 academic year. The Faculty is distinguished by an enviable pedigree. From its inception, it has been a seat of intellectual excellence, a fact borne out by the national and international achievements and stature of its alumni.
Faculty of Engineering Sciences
- Department of Food Process Engineering
- Department of Computer Engineering
- Department of Agricultural Engineering
- Department of Material Science and Engineering
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
Institutes and schools
- Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research
- Institute of African Studies
- Institute of Adult Education
- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
- Regional Institute for Population Studies
- School of Public Health
- School of Communication Studies
- School of Research & Graduate Studies,
- School of Performing Arts (with the following departments):
- Department of Theatre Arts
- Department of Music
- Department of Dance Studies
- Abibigromma Theatre Company
- Institute of Environmental and sanitation sciences
Research and learning Centres
- Centre of Excellence for Global Environmental Change Research.
- Centre for Social Policy Analysis
- Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System
- Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy
- Centre for Migration
- International Centre for African Music and Dance
- Centre for Tropical Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Centre for Biotechnology Research
- Centre for African Wetlands
- Language Centre
- West African Centre for Crop Improvement
- The United Nations University for Natural Resources in Africa
- Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy(CEGENSA)
- Regional Training Centre for Archivists
- Ecological laboratory
- Legon Botanical Gardens
- The Ghana Herbarium
- Centre for African Foods
- Centre for West African foods
- Centre for International foods
- centre for Ghana foods
- African Regional centre for training in post graduate insect science
Workers Colleges
The university has these facilities in the various regions where it runs a variety of programmes including degree courses.[6] The Awudome College has residential facilities that enable short courses over weekends and other durations to be run there.
- Accra Workers’ College, Accra
- Awudome Residential Workers’ College, Tsito
- Bolgatanga Workers’ College, Bolgatanga
- Cape Coast Workers’ College, Cape Coast
- Ho Workers’ College, Ho
- Koforidua Workers’ College, Koforidua
- Kumasi Workers’ College, Kumasi
- Takoradi Workers’ College, Takoradi
- Tamale Workers’ College, Tamale
- Tema Workers’ College, Tema
- Sunyani Workers’ College, Sunyani
- Wa Workers’ College, Wa
Halls of Residence
- Legon Hall (Ladies and Gentlemen)
- Akuafo Hall (The Farmers)
- Commonwealth Hall (The V.A.N.D.A.Ls)
- Volta Hall (Ladies with Vision and Style)
- Mensah Sarbah Hall (The Vikings)
- Jubilee Hall( alumni hall)
The university has built four new halls which were commissioned in 2011
- Alexander kwapong hall,
- Jean Nelson hall,
- Hilla limann hall and a
- fourth hall yet to be named).
University Of Ghana Hostels
- International Students' Hostel (I and II)
- Valco Trust Hostel
Private Hostels On Campus
- Ghana Hostels Ltd(Pentagon).
- Bani International Hostel
- Evandy Hostel
- TF hostel
Bank and Postal Services
The Ghana Commercial Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Barclays Bank, HFC Bank and ECOBANK Ghana have branches on the Legon campus. They provide services to the students, staff and people living around the campus. Apart from the Internal Mail Office which facilitates postal services within the University, the University has a national postal service (Ghana Post) branch on campus.Other banks with no branch on campus do provide ATM services
Affiliated Institutions
A number of institutions and colleges hold affiliations with the university for the purpose of enrolment, teaching and award of degrees and diplomas of the University [6]
- African Institute of Science and Technology, Mbaise - Diploma, Higher Diploma, Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Technology/Bachelor of Engineering/Master of Technology/Master of Business Administration/ Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in various disciplines.
- Catholic University College, Fiapre, Sunyani - Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of (Information/Commercial/Technology)
- Christian Service University College, Kumasi - Diploma [5]
- Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College - Masters Degree
- Ghana Baptist Seminary, Abuakwa-Kumasi - Diploma [5]
- Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), Accra - Bachelor of Arts (Journalism & Public Relations)
- Ghana Institute of Languages, Accra - Bachelor of Arts (Translation)
- Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Greenhill, Accra - Masters Degree in Development (MDM)Website
- Hi-Technology University, Mbaise - B.Sc., B.A., M.Sc., M.A., MBA, and Ph.D.
- Islamic University College, East Legon - Bachelor of Arts
- Methodist University College, Dansoman, Accra - Bachelor of Arts/Business Administration
- National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI), Accra - Bachelor of Arts (Film & Television) Website
- Pentecost University College, Sowutuom, Accra - Certificate/Diploma
- Regional Maritime Academy - Diploma/Post-Graduate Diploma (Shipping & Port Management)Website
- Saint Paul Seminary, Sowutoum, Accra - Bachelor of Arts
- Saint Peter's Major Seminary, Cape Coast - Diploma/Bachelor of Arts [5]
- Saint Victor’s Major Seminary, Tamale - Diploma/Bachelor of Arts Pontificia Università Urbaniana [5]
- Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon - Diploma/Bachelor of Arts Presbyterian Church USA [5]
- University College of Wisconsin International - Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Management Website
- African University College of Communication,Accra
Partnerships
University of Ghana is a member of the African Institute of Science and Technology and the member of the Consortium of Academic Stewards for The Scholar Ship.
Associations and Links
The University of Ghana is a member of the International Association of Universities (IAU), the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and the Association of African Universities (AAU). The University is also a member the League of World Universities (which comprise 47 renowned research universities all over the world). The University has also established academic and research links with several Universities and Research Institutions worldwide. In addition, the University has also been linked to the Norwegian Universities’ Committee for Development Research and Education (NUFU), the Council for International Educational Exchange (CIEE) based in New York, International Student Exchange Programmes (ISEP) and the Commonwealth Universities Student Exchange Consortium (CUSAC), among others.
Noted alumni
- Komla DumorDumor is currently a television news presenter for the BBC's international news channel, BBC World, presenting BBC World News and Africa Business Report. Prior to joining the BBC he worked for JOY FM in Accra, Ghana, and was the 2003 winner of Journalist of the Year award given by the Ghana Journalist Association. Dumor is the only West African news reader on BBC World News.
- Vicki Miles-LaGrange (born 1953) is the Chief U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma.[2] She was the first African American woman to be sworn in as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. She was also the first African American female elected to the Oklahoma Senate.
- Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, – Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Ghana
- Prof. John Atta Mills – former Law professor and Vice President of Ghana (1997–2001), Current President of Ghana (2009 to present).
- Patrick Kwateng Acheampong – Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service (2005 to 2009)
- George Kingsley Acquah – Chief Justice of Ghana (2003 – 2007).
- Dr. Paul Kingsley Acquah - former Governor of the Bank of Ghana
- Peter Ala Adjetey – former speaker of the Parliament of Ghana (2001–2005).
- Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo – former Foreign minister and former Attorney-General of Ghana.
- Dr. Kingsley Y. Amoako – former Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa.
- Dr. Kwesi Botchwey – former law lecturer and finance minister of Ghana (1982–1995).
- Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas – Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States.
- Kwesi Dickson – former President of Methodist Church Ghana, Emeritus Professor, author and theologian.
- Kwabena Dufuor – Finance Minister and former Governor of the Bank of Ghana.
- Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng – Cardiothoracic surgeon and Chief Executive of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital was first black African to perform heart transplant and he established the National Cardiothoracic Centre.
- Dr. F.I.D Konotey-Ahulu – A world leading authority on sickle cell anaemia
- Prof. Judge Mrs. Akua Kuenyehia – Vice President, International Criminal Court (2003-Date)
- John Dramani Mahama – Vice President of Ghana (2009 to present)
- Prof. Tawiah Modibo Ocran – Judge of the Supreme Court of Ghana (2004 to 2008).
- Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye – Former Minister of Communication (2005 to 2009) and Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya (2005 to present).
- Ebenezer Sekyi-Hughes - Speaker of Parliament of Ghana (Jan 7 2005 - Jan 6 2009).
- Tsatsu Tsikata – former Chief Executive of the Ghana National Petroleum Company and Law lecturer at the University of Ghana.
- Georgina Theodora Wood – first female Chief Justice of Ghana (since 2007).
- Dr. Patience Essah - Masters and Ph.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles. Professor of History at Auburn University, in Auburn, AL and more specifically African Studies. She is the author of A House Divided: Slavery and Emancipation in Delaware, 1638-1865.
- Akin Euba;Nigerian composer, musicologist, and pianist.He was former Professor and Director of the Centre for Cultural Studies at the University of Lagos, and has also served as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in Nigeria. He served as Head of Music at the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation for five years. Since December 1986 has served as a research scholar and artist in residence at IWALEWA House, the African studies center of the University of Bayreuth in Germany. He currently serves as Andrew Mellon Professor of Music at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the founder and director of the Centre for Intercultural Music Arts, London (founded in 1989), and currently serves on the Board of Management of The Centre for Intercultural Musicology at Churchill College (CIMACC).
- George AyitteyGhanaian economist, author and president of the Free Africa Foundation in Washington DC. He is a professor at American University,[1] and an associate scholar at the Foreign Policy Research Institute
- David Ofori-AdjeiHe was elected to the Council of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology of the International Union of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology in 2000
- Lauretta Vivian Lamptey,the Ghanaian Commissioner on Human Rights and Administrative Justice. She is a lawyer and an investment banker
- Anna Bossman,former acting commisioner of CHRAJ
- Ken Kanda is a Ghanaian diplomat. He is the Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations.
- Nana Effah-Apenteng was the Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations between May 2000 and 2007.[1]
- Joseph Coleman de Graft (April 2, 1924 – November 1, 1978) was a prominent Ghanaian writer, playwright and dramatist who was appointed the first director of the Ghana Drama Studio in 1962
- Her Ladyship Mrs. Justice Mabel Agyemang née Banful (also Yamoa), is an expert Appeal Court judge for the Commonwealth Secretariat.[1] Since she was called to the Ghanaian Bar in 1987 and the Ghanaian Bench soon after, she has served in the judiciaries of the governments of Ghana, The Gambia and Swaziland. She began working for the Commonwealth Secretariat in 2004, first being sent to The Gambia where she spent four years as a High Court judge [2] and then to Swaziland in a similar capacity. She is currently on secondment to The Gambia as an Appeal Court Judge. One of her recent notable judgments is her judgment on the right to free education in Swaziland
- Emeritus Professor E. Laing
- Prof. Charles Odamtten Easmon (First Ghanaian Surgeon and First Dean of University of Ghana Medical School)
- Dr. Joyce R. Aryee (former Secretary, CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Mines and Exec Dir., Salt and Light Ministries
- Dr. Gobind Nankani, a Ghanaian national, is the Executive Director of International Growth Center, London. He is also, concurrently Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the President of Ghana, periodically visiting Ghana from London.
Dr. Nankani has been Chief Economist, South Asia and has also served, on leave from the World Bank, as an economic advisor to the Government of Ghana.He holds a PhD and MA degrees from Harvard University and a BSc degree from the University of Ghana, Legon. He was recently honoured with the Order of the Volta (2008).
- Dr. K. Y. Amoako, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA
- Henrietta Joy Abena Nyarko Mensa-Bonsu née Banful, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 22 August 2007 announced the appointment of Henrietta Joy Abena Nyarko Mensa-Bonsu of Ghana as his Deputy Special Representative (Rule of Law) for Liberia. Mrs. Mensa-Bonsu has been a Professor of the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, and until recently the Acting Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana. Beginning her professional career in Ghana Prisons Service as a Legal Advisor to the Director of Prisons, she has experience in all the sectors of Rule of Law either as Adviser, scholar or activist.
- Hafiz Shabazz,master drummer and Director of the World Music Percussion Ensemble, is an ethnomusicologist, percussionist, performer, and lecturer at Dartmouth college,USA.He is an initiated member of the Ancestral Shrine of the Ashanti Nation in Ghana, West Africa, has authored articles for the Black Music Research Journal, and was a consultant with John Chernoff in the writing of African Rhythms and African Sensibilities.
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