General News of Friday, 25 December 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comShelve passage of Public University Bill, withdraw it completely – University AdministratorsParliament House of GhanaThe Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) has joined calls for the withdrawal of the controversial Public University Bill into passage. According to President of the Association, Kwabena Antwi-Konadu, content of the Bill does not bode well for administrators of universities and the entire university structure. Public Universities BillThe Public Universities Bill (PUB) was introduced in 2017 and has since courted controversy from university teacher unions, Minority in Parliament and a section of the public. According to the sponsor of the Bill, the Ministry of Education, PUB seeks to harmonise the finances, administration and governance structure of public universities in Ghana. The University Council will then have the authority to appoint and dismiss public university officials at any given period of their tenure.

Source: GhanaWeb December 25, 2020 11:15 UTC