Professor Ahmed Jinapor, Director-General of Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), dey talk sey dem go crack down on how people dey abuse academic titles for Ghana. E sey na so dem go protect professorship and make people still trust schools.
According to am, anyhow people dey use titles, especially honorary doctorates, dey spoil academic integrity. E yarn UTAG members for their 22nd Biennial Congress for Aburi sey: "This thing wey we dey do na to protect the value and respect wey dey the qualifications wey una struggle take get."
Professor Jinapor add sey even if universities dey do well, dem no fit make big impact for the whole country alone. E emphasize sey: "We suppose work together as one, make we dey support each other. Na this one be the main reason why dem set up GTEC under the Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 (Act 1023)."
E explain sey GTEC no dey try stop innovation or control everything, but to make the education sector strong, make e get quality, relevance, and integrity. E talk sey the actions wey the commission take recently na to build system wey people go trust.
On top the Payroll Audit & Streamlining of Office Holding Allowances, e sey na important thing to do so that everything go dey fair, accountable, and make dem use public money well. E talk sey by stopping duplication and ensuring transparency for salaries, dem dey build strong financial foundation for public universities so dem go get money support teaching, research, and important infrastructure.
E add sey dem dey look into training program assessment.