The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has stepped in to halt fee increases at the University of Ghana, instructing the institution to immediately reverse all hikes for the 2025/2026 academic year.
The directive, contained in a letter dated January 5, 2026, was signed by GTEC’s Director-General, Prof. Ahmed Abdulai Jinapor, and addressed to the university’s Vice-Chancellor.
According to the Commission, the University of Ghana had raised student fees by about 25% and introduced new charges for the academic year without obtaining the required approvals. This, GTEC emphasized, defied an earlier directive from November 2025 that barred public universities from raising fees without parliamentary consent.
GTEC’s letter demanded the prompt reversal of all fee increments and the suspension of newly introduced levies. For students who have already paid the higher fees, the Commission ordered that the overpaid amounts be credited to their accounts for the next academic year. Final-year students, meanwhile, are to receive refunds for any excess payments. All existing dues, including SRC and GRASSAG charges, must revert to the 2024/2025 levels. New fees such as the 75th Anniversary charges and Development Levies are to be suspended unless they were already in place last year.
The University of Ghana has been given a deadline of January 12, 2026, to submit proof of full compliance to GTEC. The Commission made it clear that any failure to comply would result in strict regulatory action. Any deviation from the directive would require written authorisation from the Minister for Education. Dr. Clement Apaak, Deputy Minister for Education, has been appointed as the point of contact between the Ministry and the University on this matter.
GTEC closed its communication by reaffirming its commitment to enforcing the fees Act and promoting transparency and accountability in the determination of fees across Ghana’s tertiary institutions.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com
