The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has expressed its strong condemnation of the growing trend of individuals acquiring and parading honorary doctorate degrees and fraudulent academic certificates, often from unaccredited and questionable institutions.
The practice, it said, was being done in a manner that undermined the integrity of Ghana's higher education system. "We have noted with grave concern the increasing abuse and misrepresentation of such honorary titles, particularly when used for professional advancement, public deception, and influence peddling. "These actions not only trivialise the rigorous scholarly processes associated with legitimate academic qualifications but also erode public trust in higher education and its regulatory institutions," a statement signed by the President of UTAG, Prof.
Mamudu A.
Akudugu, and Secretary, Prof.
