An educationist and president of Educate Ghana Summit, William Boadi, has urged authorities at the University of Ghana to disregard the increasing calls by its students to refund part of their academic and residential fees into their various accounts due to a twist in their learning process.
Speaking in an interview with GhanaWeb on Monday, May 18, 2020, he said he acknowledges the devastating effects of Coronavirus on Ghana’s education system and the challenges it pose to students to effectively learn from home due to a ban on public gathering.
But Mr William Boadi believes students at the University of Ghana shouldn’t use that as a yardstick to demand for a partial refund.
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To him, the students shouldn’t have made such calls in the first place because the University is still providing them with E-learning services.
He noted that, although students had to resort to the purchase of airtime/recharge cards in other to partake in their online classes, the university can’t afford to refund part of the fees to its students.
“I know University of Ghana very well and I know they spend a lot money on several projects on campus annually. Trust me it will be extremely difficult for UG to heed to the refund calls and that is why I’m asking them not to embark on any payment of partial academic or residential fees.”
He however advised authorities at the University of Ghana to reduce next academic/residential fees in order to make up for the cost the students incurred during the E-learning period.
Source: ghanaweb
