Kumasi Technical University: More Than 600 Students Defer Second Semester Exams Over Late Registration

• Over 600 students of Kumasi Technical University have been forced to defer their examinations for failing to meet registration deadlines despite four extensions
• The University has dismissed earlier media reports that it sacked over 2,000 students from the school for not paying their exams registration fees on time
• However, some students feel the decision by the school is harsh and blame the current economic hardship for their inability to register on time

Some 648 students of the Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) have been compelled to defer their second-semester examinations for not paying their registration fees on time.

According to the school, the affected students failed to meet examination registration deadlines after at least four postponements

“The deadline for students to register was originally May 29, 2023, but it was extended to June 5, July 9, and July 28," the university explained in a press release.

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Students still failed to register after another extension

The university explained that even after the Students’ Representative Council (SRC)'s plea for yet another extension was granted, students failed to register for their second-semester courses.

"Despite the Executives of the SRC setting a deadline of 3rd August 2023, the University added a human face and formally ended course registration for students on 7th August 2023, when even the End-of-Second-Semester Examination had begun. After these many concessions, there are still 648 students who have not registered," the school explained.

The school debunked media reports that as many as 2,000 had been sacked.

Affected students say the school should have been a bit more lenient

Some of the affected students who spoke to the media say the decision to end the registration and compelled them to defer their second-semester exams was harsh.

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One student told the Daily Graphic that he could not meet the registration deadline because of the economic conditions.

"We know we have erred but, they should temper justice with mercy. The economic situation would not allow us to meet the deadline. We want to write the exams now," Adofo Silas Denkyira pleaded.

Despite the brouhaha on campus over the issue, the school says its decision to close the registration for the second-semester examination remains in place.

Akufo-Addo feels University of Ghana should be named after his relative

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported in a separate story that Nana Akufo-Addo recently reactivated his push to get the University of Ghana, Legon, named after his late grand-uncle JB Danquah.

Speaking at the 75th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service of the University of Ghana on August 11, the President said history supports such a move.

Since 2018, Nana Akufo-Addo has been making a strong push for the premier university to be named after the then-Gold Coast politician.

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University of Ghana ranked number one tertiary institution in Ghana

Also, the University of Ghana has been ranked number one in Ghana and number two in West Africa in the 2023 edition of the Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR).

KNUST placed second on the list and 1,385 in the latest CWUR index released recently.

The 2023 edition of the Global 2000 List by the CWUR ranks Harvard University in the US as the number one in the world.

University of Ghana Chinese class video leak triggers laughter

In other news, YEN.com.gh reported that during a Chinese lecture at the University of Ghana, the instructor made the students pronounce some words after her.

One of the students recorded the moment and shared it on social media, only for it to go viral with numerous reactions.

While many shared hilarious comments, others advised that the relevance of learning foreign languages should not be undermined.

Source: YEN.com.gh