All fees and charge increases for 2022–2023 would be 15% higher than current fees, according to the Ministry of Education, acting through the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission.
This means that tuition increases and other charges at universities and colleges are limited to a 15% rise above what they were in the academic year 2021–2022.
The ban follows fee increases of more than 40% at certain public universities that infuriated parents and students.
In a circular signed by Prof. Mahama Salifu, Director-General of the GTEC copied exclusively to MyNewsGh.com, GTEC stressed that all “fees and Charges must not exceed 15% of the fees charged for the 2021/2022 academic year.”
“The advice we have received is that, alongside the passage of the Fees and Charges (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2022 (Act 1080), a 15% increase across board was approved by the . Please be advised therefore that Fees and Charges applicable in all Public Tertiary Education Institutions for the 2022/2023 Academic Year may be adjusted by up to a maximum of 15% of the last approved rates,” the notice said.
“Please refer to the Second Schedule of Act 1080 for the baseline figures for your guidance. For avoidance of doubt, any adjustments made to the Fees and Charges must not exceed 15% of the fees charged for the 2021/2022 academic year,” the notice added.