University degrees should be judged by skills, not just jobs – Eduwatch to Adutwum

In a Facebook post, Mr Asare maintained that although not every university programme is designed to prepare students for a single profession, every degree should equip graduates with the knowledge and competencies needed for employment, further education or entrepreneurship.

Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has defended the relevance of university education, arguing that degree programmes should be evaluated based on the skills they impart rather than whether they lead directly to specific jobs.

His comments follow public criticism of former Education Minister and Bosomtwe MP, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, over remarks in which he reportedly described some university programmes as “useless” and “degrees to nowhere”, sparking debate about the value of tertiary education in Ghana.