Vice Chancellors Ghana has called on the government to review and extend the retirement age for university lecturers from 60 to 70 years, citing the need to retain experienced academics and strengthen the country's higher education system.
Speaking at a forum, the Executive Secretary, Dr Sena Kpeglo Freiku, argued that in today's global knowledge economy, experienced university lecturers remain invaluable assets whose contribution often matures with age.
According to him, the proposal seeks to address a widening gap in faculty numbers and ensure that academic excellence is maintained across the country's universities. "Universities form part of a global knowledge economy," Dr Freiku said. "The university professor is more like the older, the better.
What we are proposing is that in order to ensure the long-term capacity of universities and also to promote social autonomy, if the committee could consider maybe extending the retirement age for the academics, not the professionals, to 65 years, with a possibility of about 70," he said.
