General News of Monday, 8 April 2019Source: Myjoyonline.comNew Bill will stifle initiative, politicise universities – Former UG VCProf. Ernest Aryeetey is former Vice-Chancellor of the University of GhanaFormer Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof Ernest Aryeetey says a draft Public Universities’ Bill in its current form, will stifle initiative and politicise the universities. It is designed to stifle initiative and politicise universities under the full control of the Minister of Education,” Prof. Aryeetey indicated in a seven-point comment on the draft public universities Act, Monday. The basic premise of a harmonised Public Universities Act is wrong as it seeks to make all public universities ‘look the same’. This Public Universities Bill is designed to curb differentiation by taking away all incentives that promote competition and differentiation. Taking away the right to develop its own statutes amounts to taking away the right to be innovative in governance.

Source: GhanaWeb April 08, 2019 20:03 UTC