About Us
Vice Chancellors Ghana
The Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals (CVCP) started as a forum of the Executive Heads of five public universities in Ghana in 1978. The membership included; the University of Ghana (UG), the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), University of Cape Coast (UCC), University for Development Studies (UDS) and University of Education, Winneba (UEW). It began in November 1965 as an informal consultative meeting of the then three public universities at that time, namely, the University of Ghana, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and the University of Cape Coast.
Vice Chancellors Ghana is an association with the objectives to:
- Promote scholarships, research and innovation
- Negotiate for facilities, logistics and materials
- Lobby stakeholders to advance higher education
- Provide training and capacity building for all members
- Seek the collective welfare of its members.
Prof. Mrs. Rita Akosua Dickson
Chairperson
Vice-Chancellor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
Member Universities
The Vision
To be the Apex body spearheading the interests of member Universities and setting the agenda/pace for higher education in Ghana.
Mission Statement
To provide a consultative forum through which diverse challenges facing higher education can be tackled in a coordinated manner. This would be sustained through:
- Harnessing the unique attributes of member universities towards the realization of common aspirations.
- Creating a synergy through harmonizing the efforts of member Universities to ensure optimization of returns on investments in education.
- Establishing a unifying voice for higher education, advocating for increased understanding and support of higher education sector from all stakeholders.
- Establishing and pursuing quality academic standards that are globally recognized and locally relevant.
VCG Objectives
- To promote scholarship, research and innovation
- To maintain common standards for academic progression and conditions of service of staff members.
- To provide opportunities for capacity development.
- To engage stakeholders for the promotion of relevance in all aspects of higher education.
- To establish a communications strategy that will foster a better understanding and support for the development of higher education in Ghana.
- To collaborate with local and international bodies with the aim of mobilising requisite facilities, logistics, materials and resources to support teaching, learning, research and service.
- To assert professional authority on higher educational matters in Ghana.
VCG Core Values
At the heart of organizational effectiveness lies the internal cultural context in which it carries out its mandate. Based on this understanding, we believe that it is of paramount importance that our efforts are supported by a set of values that will inspire and energize our staff and membership to strive relentlessly to achieve our ambitions. These values will also communicate the standards that stakeholders must expect in all their dealings with us.
We will ensure that our efforts will always bear the following hallmarks:
- Excellence: Establishing the highest possible standards in the provision of higher education
- Relevance: Positioning member universities to align their operations to the changing needs of society
- Integrity: Abiding by the highest code of ethics and exhibit consistency in all actions and behaviours.
- Transparency: Dealing with systemic challenges of member universities and uphold accountability
- Stewardship: Dedicated to exhibiting the highest standards of professionalism in the efficient utilisation of resources and in service provision