The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has emphasized the government's commitment to granting the management and councils of public universities the autonomy to operate independently.
He highlighted that the government values academic freedom highly and views any external interference in university affairs as a threat to this freedom.
The minister made this statement in a speech delivered on his behalf at the Second Session of the Third Congregation of the University of Media, Arts, and Communication (UniMAC) in Accra on Friday, March 21, 2025.
The event saw the University confer a Master of Philosophies (Mphil) and Master of Arts (MA) degree on 205 students; comprising 116 females and 89 males. "I want to assure you that His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, supported by his Vice President, Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, a former vice-chancellor herself, and a highly experienced academic, is firmly committed to empowering university councils and management to perform their statutory duties without interference," he said.
