The University of Ghana has officially rejected certain elements of the fees and charges approved by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) for the academic year 2025/2026. This rejection raises concerns that the figures released do not align with the agreements made during a consultative stakeholder meeting that took place earlier this month.
In a letter dated January 2026, addressed to the Director-General of GTEC, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, specified particular fees and levies that the university claims diverge from the decisions made during the meeting on January 8, 2026.
The meeting was presided over by the Deputy Minister of Education and included significant stakeholders from the tertiary education sector.
This situation arises following GTEC’s public announcement of the approved fees for the forthcoming academic year, wherein the Commission reiterated that publicly funded universities are not permitted to alter or adjust student fees without adhering to established procedures, which include obtaining Parliamentary approval as mandated by law.
In its directive, GTEC instructed the University of Ghana to credit continuing students who may have overpaid compared to the fees from the previous academic year, with the excess being applied to the 2025/2026 academic year. Additionally, final-year students who have overpaid were to receive a refund for the difference.
Furthermore, GTEC directed the university to revert all dues, including those for the Student Representative Council (SRC) and the Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG), to the rates that were charged in the previous academic year. The Commission also mandated the suspension of any newly introduced fees, such as the 75th Anniversary Levy and Development Levy, unless such charges had already been in place.
Nevertheless, the University of Ghana asserts that some of the figures published by GTEC contradict the results of the consultative meeting held on January 8, prompting the institution to formally request clarification and a review.
