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26.01.2015 General News

Pentecost University Clears Air In Degree

26.01.2015 LISTEN
By Daily Guide

Pentecost University College (PUC) has assured its students who undertook a programme in BA in Communications Studies and were unable to graduate at the end of the 2013/2014 academic year that their graduation and issuance of certificate are not in danger.

Eleven students of PUC have dragged the institution before an Accra Human Rights High Court for admitting them to pursue a four-year degree programme when it did not have the accreditation to run that course.

The students are seeking GH¢3,300,000 in general damages and GH¢16,802 for each affected student in special damages.

But addressing a press conference in Accra on Friday, Prof Kwame Boasiako Omane-Antwi, Vice Rector & Dean, Pentecost University College Graduate School, debunked the allegation that the school does not have accreditation to run the programme.

'We want to state, devoid of any equivocation, that the Pentecost University College is duly accredited by the National Accreditation Board (NAB) and fully affiliated to the University of Ghana and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

'The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Communication programme is also duly accredited by NAB with reference certificate number NAB/PAC/000474 dated July 01, 2011,' he said.

Prof Omane-Antwi said there were processes that affiliate universities went through to obtain programme affiliation from mentor universities for the various courses run.

'This process was commenced in 2011 after receiving accreditation from NAB which is still ongoing and would be completed shortly.

'We at the PUC expected that the process would be completed in due time for our dear students to graduate with their colleagues who recently graduated. Unfortunately, the process could not be completed on time,' he explained.

However, the vice rector said the university was in constant touch with its mentor institution, UG, to complete the process soonest so that students could duly graduate, stating, 'The graduation of students and the issuance of certificate to them from the University of Ghana is not in danger.

'We must admit that the development is unpleasant to our students, their parents and guardians as well as the various stakeholders of our university. Nonetheless, we should please appreciate the fact that programme affiliation process takes time to complete.

'It is not uncommon to meet such challenges in the affiliation process. We want to assure the general public that this issue is being addressed with all the seriousness it deserves and soon our students will be duly graduated.'

Prof Omane-Antwi assured that the university would never take any action in respect of defrauding innocent members of the public, adding, 'We remain committed to our core values and vision to empower our students to serve their generation and posterity with integrity and the fear of God.'

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By Cephas Larbi

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