A lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, Dr Peter Anti-Partey, has waded into the debate on the upward review of the retirement age for university staff from 60 years to 70 years.
Speaking on TV3 on April 28, 2025, Dr Anti-Partey indicated that the appeal by the Association of Vice Chancellors in Ghana has advantages and disadvantages.
He, however, noted that the vice chancellors, who are the administrators of tertiary educational institutions, may have cogent reasons for demanding for the review and extension. "If you're within the university circles, you're allowed to apply for an extension after you retire and that is something made available to professors.
So, I think what the vice chancellors are thinking now is to extend it to all staff - who have stayed in the university over the period before they got to their retirement - so that you don't have to necessarily be a professor before you can apply for an extension or for a contract for 5 years and more. "… It has its advantages and disadvantages but of course - they're the administrators of the universities and they understand the advantages of this move," he said.
