{
  "id": 18289987,
  "title": "CPS to award best-performing student in Economics at UG City Campus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/cps-to-award-best-performing-student-in-economics-at-ug-city-campus",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T10:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/cps-to-award-best-performing-student-in-economics-at-ug-city-campus/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Centre for Policy Scrutiny (CPS) has announced a new initiative to award the top-performing Economics student at the University of Ghana's Accra City Campus. This move aims to foster academic excellence and inspire outstanding performance among students. Over the next five years, the think tank will present a laptop and cash prize to the best Economics student at the university. The CPS Academic Awards were officially launched by the university's Principal, Prof. Clement Appah, on November 4, 2026. Prof. Appah praised the initiative for its bold step towards promoting academic excellence and urged other institutions to follow suit by investing in students and supporting programs that enhance academic performance. He pledged the university's commitment to selecting deserving students for the award and challenged the students to make the most of the opportunity by focusing on their studies and striving for excellence. Dr. Adu Owusu Sarkodie, CPS Executive Director, stated that the initiative reflects the organization's dedication to supporting students and nurturing future researchers, economists, and policy thinkers. The think tank believes that investing in students today is a crucial step towards ensuring the quality of leadership and policy thinking for the future. Established in 2025, CPS is a Ghanaian think tank committed to promoting high-quality public policy research through periodic policy document reviews and generating new ideas to contribute to national development discourse.",
  "summary": "The Centre for Policy Scrutiny (CPS) has announced plans to award the best-performing Economics student at the University of Ghana to promote academic excellence and encourage outstanding performance among students.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}