Ultimate year learners of the University of Ghana will remain at residence even with the easing of coronavirus limits.
On Sunday, President Akufo-Addo gave the greenlight for last yr learners in universities, Junior Higher and Senior Higher schools to resume school just after months of closure thanks to the coronavirus.
In his 10th handle to the country, the President claimed “From Monday, 15th June, 2020, the decision has been taken, following engagement with the Instructor Unions, whose co-operation I salute, to re-open up educational facilities and universities to make it possible for for final 12 months junior higher, senior significant and university college students to resume classes ahead of the perform of their respective exit examinations.
“Indeed, remaining year college learners are to report to their universities on 15th June remaining 12 months senior substantial university (SHS 3) learners, together with SHS 2 Gold Observe pupils, on 22nd June and final year junior higher faculty (JHS 3) pupils on 29th June. JHS 3 classes will comprise a greatest of 30 (30) students SHS lessons a utmost of 20-5 (25) pupils and University lectures will acquire location with 50 percent the course sizes.”
But Management of the University of Ghana in a statement copied to Pleasure information said the establishment will continue its online tuition as scheduled.
“The university’s ongoing Online Training and Finding out Programme for the 2nd semester of the 2019/2020 tutorial yr will development as planned,” Professional Vice-Chancellor, Prof Nana Aba Appiah Amfo mentioned.
This usually means that examinations for all pupils, including last calendar year learners, scheduled to start from June 8 to July 3, 2020 will “proceed as at first planned.”
The University suggests preparations, however, are being designed to get registered last calendar year learners who may wish to relocate to the campuses of the College to make use of on-campus sources from June 15 till July 3, which is the conclude of the assessment time period.
On the other hand, closing 12 months sandwich students will be allowed back again to campus to continue on and complete their closing semester from June 15, 2020.
