The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last Thursday granted presidential charters to 14 private University Colleges across the country.
The 14 institutions that received the charter include ; the Academic City University College, Haatso-Accra; KAAF University College, FettehKakraba; Entrance University College of Health Sciences, Spintex-Accra; Garden City University College, Kenyase-Kumasi; Family Health University College, Teshie-Accra; Ensign Global College, Kpong; andThrivus Institute for Biomedical Science and Technology, Lashibi-Accra.
The rest are Heritage Christian University College, Amasaman-Accra; University College of Gold Coast (formerly known as Accra Business School), Spintex-Accra; Knutsford University College, East Legon-Accra; Nobel International Business School, South Legon-Accra; Accra Metropolitan University College (formerly known as Laweh University College), Nungua-Accra; African University College of Communications and Business (formerly known as African University College of Communications), Adabraka-Accra; and National Defence College (formerly known as Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre and Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College), Teshie-Accra.
With the granting of the Presidential Charter the listed universities colleges are now autonomous universities that can award degrees, diplomas and certificates independently.