Prof Goski Alabi debunks quality concerns over private universities’ lecturers

Accra: Professor Goski Alabi, Co-Founder and President of Laweh University College, has debunked concerns that granting charters to private universities in Ghana will compromise the quality of tertiary education due to unqualified lecturers.She noted that many lecturers at private universities were the same highly qualified academics teaching in public institutions.'It is common knowledge that moonlighting or adjunct teaching is a phenomenon in tertiary education, with many public university lecturers also engaged by private institutions,' she explained, dismissing claims of inferior faculty in private universities.Prof Alabi made the remarks at the Conference on Private Universities and Tertiary Education in Ghana, organised by the West Africa International Press Limited in Accra, a statement issued by the Laweh University College, copied to the Ghana News Agency, said on Tuesday.Prof Alabi said that no private university would risk employing unqualified lecturers under the supervision of the Ghana T ertiary Education Commission (GTEC), the regulatory body.She appealed to GTEC to differentiate the required ratios for full-time and part-time staff relative to public and private universities.She called for equitable resource distribution to all tertiary students, regardless of their institution, and urged private universities to convincingly project their image to attract more students.Prof Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai, the Acting Director-General of GTEC, in a speech read on his behalf, highlighted the importance of a multifaceted approach to resolving the challenges of private universities, advocating strategic investment, supportive regulations, and equitable access to foster high-quality tertiary education in Ghana.Prof Alabi was presented with a plaque by the West Africa International Press Limited in recognition of her pioneering role in private tertiary education in Ghana.The Laweh University College also received a certificate for its open university model, which has expanded opportunities for ma ny capable individuals to pursue higher education.Source: Ghana News Agency