University of Ghana

The University of Ghana is the oldest and largest of the five Ghanaian public universities. It was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast, and was originally an affiliate college of the University of London, which supervised its academic programmes and awarded degrees. It gained full university status in 1961, and now has nearly 24,000 students.

Related Topics:
Ghanaian - 1948 - Gold Coast - University of London - Degrees - 1961

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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 is being expanded to provide more technology-based and vocational courses and postgraduate training.

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The University is mainly based in Legon, about twelve kilometres north-east of the centre of Accra.

Related Topics:
Legon - Accra

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