Three years of university education: dangerous for Ghana – Vice-Dean of KNUST students

General News on Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Source: mynewsgh.com

2019-02-12

Dr. Otchere Addai Mensah, Vice Dean of Students of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), advised the government not to take into consideration the debate on the reduction of education from the first cycle to three years instead of the current four. , MyNewsGh.com reports.

Speaking at Pure Morning Drive with Kwame Adinkra, the vice president of KNUST, explained that the quality of university education would be affected and that it would be dangerous for the country if the debate was based and if that was enough afterwards.

He, however, congratulated the government for launching the debate on the revision of the education program in the country rather than dwelling on the number of years spent at the university. by students for their undergraduate programs.

In his opinion, the only way universities can adopt the three-year system is to strengthen the high school to produce candidates who can adapt to the three years without difficulty.

"We will make a big mistake as long as we do not strengthen the secondary system so that the products from there are good enough for the next three years. The focus should be on the program, the teachers and their dedication to their work, but any attempt to spend four to three years would be detrimental and would affect the quality of the products made in the university, "she said. he revealed to the show MyNewsGh.com monitored.

Mr. Otchere Addai however pointed out that it was right that such a discussion be taking place on SHS and JHS studies programs on what needs to be done for products to deserve a program of three-year license.

"The real problem of this discussion is the quality of the students we produce at SHS," he said.