The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has reinstated all services to the University of Cape Coast (UCC) after the university provided evidence that it had complied with the regulator’s directive regarding the Vice-Chancellor’s stay in office beyond the compulsory retirement age, according to an official letter dated Sept. 24 and signed by Acting Director of Corporate Affairs Jerry Sarfo.
GTEC said UCC has been restored on its website as a “fully accredited institution,” and that the reinstatement takes immediate effect. The letter thanked the Registrar and management of UCC for their cooperation during the period.
The regulator had withdrawn services to UCC on Sept. 19 over the dispute, referencing earlier correspondence on Sept. 19 and Sept. 22. Sanctions included a pause on the processing of accreditation requests, salaries, GETFund support, research allowances, recruitment clearances and other services.
GTEC noted that Vice-Chancellor Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong has taken the matter to court. The commission did not provide further details in the letter.
The dispute centers on compliance with Ghana’s compulsory retirement rules for public offices within the tertiary sector, a point GTEC cited in the subject line of its correspondence, “Stay in office post compulsory retirement age.”
GTEC said UCC has been restored on its website as a “fully accredited institution,” and that the reinstatement takes immediate effect. The letter thanked the Registrar and management of UCC for their cooperation during the period.
The regulator had withdrawn services to UCC on Sept. 19 over the dispute, referencing earlier correspondence on Sept. 19 and Sept. 22. Sanctions included a pause on the processing of accreditation requests, salaries, GETFund support, research allowances, recruitment clearances and other services.
GTEC noted that Vice-Chancellor Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong has taken the matter to court. The commission did not provide further details in the letter.
The dispute centers on compliance with Ghana’s compulsory retirement rules for public offices within the tertiary sector, a point GTEC cited in the subject line of its correspondence, “Stay in office post compulsory retirement age.”
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