USTED dean warns GAUA strike could disrupt Ghana’s restored academic calendar
The Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Mathematics Education at the University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (USTED), Prof. Yarhands Dissou Arthur, has made a passionate appeal to the government to urgently address the concerns of the striking Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA).
Prof. Yarhands Dissou Arthur, the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Mathematics Education at Usted, has urgently called upon the government to resolve the ongoing strike by the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) before it derails the restored academic calendar. He highlighted that the administration's commendable efforts to restore the pre-COVID academic calendar are at risk due to the strike.
Prof. Arthur emphasized that while the government has made significant progress in restoring the academic calendar, the ongoing strikes by university administrators could jeopardize this achievement. He stressed that the demands of the university workers are justified, as they have a right to fair remuneration and improved conditions of service.
The strike, driven by unresolved conditions of service, non-payment of allowances, and other welfare concerns, has already impacted administrative work in public universities, including admissions, registration, and examination processing. The Dean appealed to the government to promptly address the GAUA's demands and set a clear timeline for the remaining issues, to prevent further disruption to the academic calendar.
He also urged the stricken educators to remain open to compromise during negotiations for the betterment of the education sector.
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