Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced that the country is on track to have fully operationalized open university campuses by September of the next year.
Prospective students will have the option to take online courses from their homes or visit the campuses for research purposes.
Dr. Adutwum shared this information at the closing of the 2023 National Education Week held in Accra. The week-long event provided a platform for stakeholders in the education sector to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the sector.
The introduction of open university campuses is part of the government’s reforms and innovations to modernize the education sector. Dr. Adutwum highlighted that the majority of the work for the open university would be conducted online, aligning with the contemporary trends in education. The initiative is expected to benefit society and meet the evolving needs of education in the country.
“The Covid-19 pandemic that hit us provided us with great lessons on virtual learning. It shows that online learning was a fruitful model of education,” he added.
Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education in Ghana, mentioned that the Ministry is collaborating with a UK University to provide technical support for the establishment of open university campuses.
Additionally, the Ministry is working on setting up virtual high schools, allowing students to enroll for virtual classes.
“There are several high schools around the world that are virtual, they are online. We are also building virtual high schools that will serve as an opportunity for people to advance themselves while they work,” he said.
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