Private University Students Must Also Benefit From Gov’t Intervention Programmes - Presby Moderator 

The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Right Rev Prof. Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante has appealed to government to roll in Private University students to also benefit from its educational interventions.

Rt. Rev. Prof. Mante, speaking at the third congregation of the School of Graduate Studies of the Presbyterian University College at Akropong in the Eastern Region, said students in private Universities are Ghanaians the same way those in public Universities are.

He reminded government of its promise to provide loans to tertiary students, stressing Ghanaians are waiting for the implementation.

Rt. Rev Prof. Mante urged the graduates not to contribute to the moral decadence in the society.

He pledged the church's commitment to uplift the moral values of the society.

The President of the Presbyterian University College of Ghana, Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Addie Obeng said "it is becoming clear that a number of students both at the undergraduate and graduate levels have challenges with the payment of fees and the University is considering setting up a student fees office that will be charged with the responsibility of raising funds from philanthropist, corporate bodies and interested persons to support such students in paying their fees". 

He said the University has received approval from the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission to run a Master’s of Public Health program and will commence in June this year.

In all a total of 348 students made up 202 male and 145 female graduated with Master’s in Education, International Development Studies, Environmental Health and Sanitation, Natural Resources Management and Financial Risk Management.