Education Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has hinted that government is considering reducing the four-year undergraduate programme at the university to three years.
He said in most countries of the world, the duration of undergraduate programmes was three years and that the government would soon meet managements of the various universities for discussions.
"Around the world, the first cycle lasts three years, not four years. Why should we spend four years in this field? We will meet with university professors and start the discussion process to reduce the four years period," he said.
The Minister said this last week Friday at the Danquah Institute Leadership Series held on the theme "World class education and imperative for the next generation of leaders."
The Leadership Series seek to bring together especially, exceptional Ghanaian leaders who have inspired, transformed and changed the African continent through values of individuals, rule of law, multiparty democracy and free enterprise.
Dr Prempeh said the government was currently working to revise existing programmes for different levels of education in the country to ensure that graduates compete in the 21st century world of work.
He said the government was committed to improving technical and vocational education, as stated in the 2016 manifesto campaign of the New Patriotic Party.
Currently, all public universities and most private universities run four-year first degree programmes, although, some international universities run same programmes for three years.
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