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It was established as a public university by an Act of Parliament in 2004. The institute was established in 1961 by the Government of Ghana with assistance from the United Nations Special Fund Project and was initially called the Institute of Public Administration, intended as a specialist training graduate school for civil servants in Ghana. [4]
Ghanaian students who graduate from accredited tertiary institutions are required under law to do a one-year national service to the country. The National Service Secretariat (NSS) is the Government of Ghana agency mandated to formulate policies and structures for national service.
The service was established to replace the Gold Coast Civil Service. [2] The mission of the Civil Service, as stated in the Civil Service Law, 1993 PNDCL 327, “is to assist the Government in the formulation and implementation of government policies for the development of the country.”
Ho Technical University, formerly Ho Polytechnic, is a public tertiary institution in the Volta Region of Ghana. The Polytechnic started in 1968 as a technical institute with the primary goal of providing pre-technical education. By 1972, the Institute made tremendous progress and upgraded its courses.
The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It is the oldest public university in the country. It is the oldest public university in the country. The university was founded in 1948 [ 4 ] as the University College of the Gold Coast [ 5 ] [ 6 ] in the British colony of the Gold Coast .
In December 1960, the Government of Ghana appointed a University Commission to advise it on the development of university education, in connection with the proposal to transform the University College of Ghana and the Kumasi College of Technology into an independent University of Ghana. [23]
It, however, started admitting students in 2012. The university is devoted to teaching, research and service in the Health Sciences. [4] [5] [6] The university was formed with an Interim University Council that governs the affairs of the school chaired by Prof. Kofi Anyidoho, MA(Bloomington), PhD(Austin). The Foundation Vice-Chancellor was ...
The Humphrey Fellowship Program at Penn State is a year-long, non-degree academic program for mid-career professionals that seeks to develop leadership in education. Named for former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, this program is funded by the U.S. Department of State. Penn State is one of 13 participating universities.