Education is one of the key to success is what they used to say in today’s 21st century.
According to Wikipedia, Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, morals, beliefs, and habits. Educational methods include teaching, training, storytelling, discussion and directed research.
In addition, education can be defined as the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university. You would need to go to Kindergarten, Primary, Junior High School, then to Senior High School before being able to acquire a tertiary education — that is the University education.
In Ghana, there are many universities that are operating under the Ministry of Education in collaboration with Ghana Education Service — to provide better education to the average Ghanaian individual wanting to acquire the knowledge and skills formally.
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What is a University
A University is a higher level of school or educational institution in which student study for degrees and academic research is being done there.
In Ghana, University can be privately owned or government owned.
When it is governmentally owned is called Public University and when is owned by individuals, schools, organisations NGO etc is called Private University.
Public universities in Ghana are universities that are predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. Whether a national university is considered public varies from one country (or region) to another, largely depending on the specific education landscape.
Before Ghana’s Polytechnic schools were converted into Technical Universities there were less than 15 Public universities in Ghana.
Today with the conversion of Polytechnical Schools into Technical Universities Ghana have more than twenty (20) Public Universities.
Today, these are the List of Public Universities in Ghana and their information from Latest Ghana for 2022.
University of Ghana
The University of Ghana, the premier university and the largest university in Ghana was founded as the University College of the Gold Coast by Ordinance on August 11, 1948 for the purpose of providing and promoting university education, learning and research.
University of Education, Winneba (UEW)
The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) is a university located in Winneba, Central Region of Ghana. It was established in 1992 by a government ordinance (PNDC Law 322) and with a relationship with the University of Cape Coast. Its main aim is to train teachers for the education system of Ghana.
University of Cape Coast
The University of Cape Coast is one of the rare sea front universities in the world. It was established in October, 1962 as a University College and placed in a special relationship with the University of Ghana, Legon.
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Established in 1952, KNUST has a rich history in its evolution into a first class University over the years. Kwame Nkrumah, the African Personality of the Century and pioneer of African independence is the founder of KNUST. KNUST believes in achievement through diligence and commitment.
University of Health and Allied Sciences
The first establish University in the Volta Region. The university was established by an Act of Parliament(Act 828), which received presidential approval in December 2011. It, however, started admitting students in 2012. The university is devoted to teaching, research and service in the Health Sciences.
University of Mines and Technology
The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) started as the Tarkwa Technical Institute in November 1952 and became affiliated to Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi as Tarkwa School of Mines in1976.
University for development studies
The University for Development Studies (UDS) is Ghana’s first public University in the North. It was established by the Government of Ghana by PNDC Law 279 and gazette on 15th May, 1992
University of energy and natural resources, Sunyani
The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) was established by an Act of Parliament, Act 830, 2011 on December 31, 2011.
The University is a public funded national institution which seeks to provide leadership and management of energy and natural resources and be a centre of excellence in these critical areas.
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
GIMPA was established in 1961 as a joint Ghana Government/United Nations Special Fund Project. It was originally called the Institute of Public Administration, established to train public servants with administrative and professional competence to plan and administer national, regional and local services.
University of Professional Studies, Accra
History. The university was founded in 1965 as a private professional business education tuition provider and was taken over by government in 1978 by the Institute of Professional Studies Decree, 1978 (SMCD 200).