The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), has cautioned universities against admitting more doctoral candidates than their institutional capacity can adequately support, warning that the practice could undermine the quality and credibility of doctoral education in the country.
The Commission said the expansion of doctoral programmes must be matched by adequate numbers of qualified supervisors, research infrastructure, library resources, and funding to ensure effective supervision and quality research.
Professor Ahmed Abdulai Jinapor, the Director-General of GTEC, gave the warning on Saturday during the graduation ceremony of African University of Communication and Business in Accra.
Professor Jinapor stressed that a credible doctoral degree depends on close supervision and access to proper research facilities, not just enrollment numbers. He said institutions that cannot provide those essentials should scale back admissions until they are ready.
GTEC says it will continue monitoring doctoral enrolment across universities and expects all institutions to align their admissions with their actual capacity to supervise and support high-quality research.
💬 Howedey Insight: Too many PhD students with too few supervisors means weak research. GTEC’s warning is a quality check to protect the value of a Ghanaian doctorate.
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Author: Stella Sunu • Published on Howedey.com
Author: Stella Sunu • Published on Howedey.com
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