Private legal practitioner and social activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has called out the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), raising serious concerns about the potential dangers associated with its approach to targeting individuals who use 'unearned' professor titles.
According to him, the commission's recent action is problematic and risks undermining its credibility, which he warned could jeopardise the country's tertiary education oversight and academic system.
Barker-Vormawor, in his view, explained that GTEC is mandated to strictly regulate tertiary institutions, monitor academic standards in the country, and verify the certificates and degrees of individuals when a formal request is made for such a task. "The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission is supposed to be the guardian of academic quality and standards in this country.
Instead, it has become the subject of controversy for claiming the power to decide who can or cannot use the title 'Professor.' "This is deeply problematic.
