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Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Emeritus Professor Ernest Aryeetey, has urged the government to target only genuinely needy students in the implementation of the free first-year tertiary education policy.
Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Emeritus Professor Ernest Aryeetey, has urged the government to target only genuinely needy students in the implementation of the free first-year tertiary education policy.
He made the remarks on Tuesday, July 8, at the 20th-anniversary conference of the University of Ghana Students Financial Aid Office (SFAO), held under the theme: “Promoting Equity, Expanding Access, and Enhancing Aid Administration in Ghana’s Tertiary Education.”
Delivering the keynote address, Prof. Aryeetey emphasised the need for a fair and efficient system that ensures only deserving students benefit from financial aid.
“Some of them need it, but some don’t. Don’t waste your money on those who don’t need it. Let us find a good way of identifying those who need the money, and it is possible to identify them,” he said.
He also called on university administrators to strengthen transparency in the aid application process and eliminate structural barriers that prevent access to support.
Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, who also spoke at the event, acknowledged the concerns and disclosed that the government will develop a statistical framework to properly assess and regulate beneficiaries of financial aid interventions.
