In response to the appeal by the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education, the University of Ghana Council has approved a one-time discount of 2% on the 15% fee increase approved by Parlianent for the 2022/2023 academic year.
The one-time discount of 2% will reflect for Full fee-paying programmes, Programmes at the Accra City Campus and Distance Education Programmes.
This discount has been applied to the accounts of affected students, according to a statement issued and signed by Dr. Elizier T. Ameyaw-Buronyah,
Director of Public Affairs Directorate.
The statement said “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).
It said Claims that the University was charging illegal fees, were proven to be untrue.
“Parliamentary Select Committec on Education at a meeting convencd 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.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com
