University for Development Studies which formerly had four campuses of which Wa campus was one had in recently times granted autonomous to two of it’s campus to form three universities through the intervention of government. These include, University for Development Studies, university of Business and integrated and the university of Technology and Applied Science. UBIDS logo This bold decision of the president saw praises for many but what was unclear was how this autonomy will really have impacted positively on Students and the general well being of those Tertiary students...

FROM DAVID'S FOLDERUBIDSDCID L200In the eve of Tuesday, 12-01-2021, I among many other students received a Portable Document Form, which I believe was an official document from the management of UBIDS. After its publication on the university's official website, it was swiftly carried in both mainstream media and students virtual platforms, and it contained an array of bills that students are expected to pay as the fresh 2020/2021 academic year commences. On a receipt of the itemized bills, I struggled to wrap my head around the one main factor that...

When the president granted the Wa Campus of UDS an autonomous status, it came with mixed feelings amongst students, as to whether the school can stand on its own or we should just venture into the unknown, well, we ended up into the unknown, with a Vice Chancellor now and some acting Management staff. The news about a supposed increment of fees was audible amongst students far back in November, but we had no evidence to the news, so we just had to wait for Management to release its fees...

It has always been an awesome interest of a whole region to seek for autonomy regarding to the swift changes in courses at then UDS Wa-Campus now SDD-UBIDS. Years of fights saw the positive outcome of the citizens cry as The President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo- Addo declared the institution autonomous. Simon Diedong Dombo- University for business and integrated development studies is enrolling its first badge of Student for 2020/2021 academic year. The school is said to be expecting not less than 5,000 students "not specified". But...

The leadership of the Students’ Representative Council has revealed that plans are far advanced in their quest to launch what is described as a multipurpose website. This site called “Deventer” (Deventer.com) will be one of its kind in tertiary institutions in Ghana. The name Deventer is coined from an interesting amalgamation of the words “Developers” and “Entertainment” . The development of this website is being spearheaded by the Council’s Entertainment Commitee led by Mr. Iddi Mohammed Faried . The site is innovatively designed with multiple features to address different needs...

Education think tank, Africa Education Watch, following the cabinet’s meeting with President Akufo-Addo on January 2021 school reopening decision has suggested some 5 key points the government should consider. This comes after the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah at a Press Briefing disclosed Nana Akufo-Addo on December 30, 2020, will meet with the cabinet to confirm the school reopening date for next year.   Mr Kofi Asare, the Executive Director of Africa Education Watch in a statement shared to Educationweb.com.gh suggested that the;   1. Prolonged school closure affects...