Ghana does not need certificate nurses again; Scrap it! – Dr. Vida Yakong tells gov’t
By Peter Agengre A Senior Lecturer and Dean of the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University for Development Studies (UDS), Dr. Vida Yakong, says the certificate in nursing programmes has outlived its usefulness in the country and must be scrapped. She indicated that there are all kinds of institutions springing up as training […]
BOLGA: UDS shares findings of research on adaptive CREMAs Management
By: Peter Agengre The Community Resource Management Area (CREMA) model was adopted to help conserve and increase the forest area of the country and to encourage wildlife management at the community level. At a day’s workshop in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region a research team from the faculty of Natural Resources and Environment of […]
CIRAWA project launched to boost resilient food supply in Upper East Region
By Peter Agengre Experts say the use of chemical fertilisers in the production of food crops can be harmful to our health. A scheme known as the CIRAWA Project was launched in the Nabdam District in the Upper East Region to develop new agroecological-based practices that will build on existing local and scientific knowledge to […]
Parliamentary contests in Ghana, “not elections but auctions” – Speaker Alban Bagbin
By: Murtala Issah Management of the University for Development Studies, UDS is seeking the support of Parliament to review the law that established the school some thirty years ago. The Vice Chancellor of the UDS, Professor Seidu Al-hassan made an appeal when the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin paid a courtesy call on […]
Strike may affect November graduation- UTAG to UDS
By: Murtala Issah The ongoing strike by unions of public universities may delay the graduation of thousands of students at the University for Development Studies UDS. Following the declaration of strike, staff has halted all services, including, marking of scripts, supervision of project work, and compilation of academic records. The President of the UDS branch […]
UDS to establish magnetic imaging and research center
By: Murtala Issah The University for Development Studies (UDS) has announced a new era of advancement in Teaching, Learning and Research to position the University as a center of excellence. As part of this effort, the university is to establish a diagnostic imaging research center to train more diagnostic imaging professionals, improve research, teaching and […]
UDS deploys more than 7000 students to rural communities
By: Murtala Issah More than seven thousand first and second year students of the University for Development Studies, UDS, have been deployed to rural communities to begin their Third Trimester Field Practical Programme (TTFPP). Over the next eight weeks, the students will undertake research in the communities in which they have been deployed, to identify […]
Professor Seidu Alhassan is new Vice Chancellor for UDS
By: Murtala Issah Professor Seidu Alhassan, has taken over as the new Vice Chancellor of the University for Development Studies, UDS. He assumes office as the fifth Vice Chancellor of the University since its establishment in 1992. Professor Seidu Alhassan succeeds Professor Gabriel Ayum Teye, who served for seven years, from 2015 until he […]
UDS introduces new courses in Ethics to support national fight against corruption
The University for Development Studies, UDS, has launched courses in Ethics to guide conduct at the work place and minimize malfeasance in the country. The courses are under the auspices of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, of the UDS. The university in this regard organised a dialogue session on the topic: corruption […]
Three Unions at UDS Tamale still on strike
By Murtala Issah The strike by three unions of the University for Development Studies (UDS), is yet to be called off despite the payment of July salaries, which was one of the major reasons for the strike. Executives of the unions say they met with management on Friday, August 12, to discuss other outstanding concerns. […]
