Professor Joshua Alabi, Rector, Institute Of Professional Studies
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29th November, 2010
30 Students From IPS Being Investigated For Forged Admission Documents
Thirty students of the Institute of Professional Studies (IPS) are being investigated for allegedly entering the Institute with forged certificates.
Ten students were dismissed last year, for similar offence.
The Rector, Prof. Joshua Alabi, who disclosed this at the second congregation of the Institute, expressed worry about the increasing number of students who enter the institute with forged certificates.
Prof. Alabi said the job market was becoming very competitive and for that matter the Institute had positioned its self to equip students with requisite skills to enable them to meet the demands of the market, but stressed that it would not compromise its standards.
“The Institute will therefore deal ruthlessly with unqualified persons who would try to enter the Institute through dubious means.”
“These unqualified applicants who indulge in this practice are under the impression that when they manipulate their results to get admission, they will not be found out, but I wish to assure such unscrupulous characters that they are only wasting their time, and in the long run, destroy themselves”.
He said ‘I must emphasise that the Institute does not only have a place for them but will swiftly hand them over to the law enforcement authorities for criminal prosecution’.
He recalled that last academic year, 87 students, made up of 37 tertiary diploma and 53 undergraduate students were withdrawn from the Institute for poor academic performance.
“This undoubtedly is not a pleasant development at all as it is waste of time and resources and is likely to portend a disruption in education of some of the affected students for good. We therefore advised students to take their studies seriously”, the Rector said.
On the grading system, he said steps were being taken to change it considering that graduates from the institute compete with other students from the various universities.
For instance, he said, a grade ‘A’ would be awarded for marks scored above 79 per cent from next academic year. However, the old grading system will continue to be applied until it is phased out completely in the 2013/2014 academic year.
Touching on the status of the institute, Prof. Alabi said to enhance its visibility and assert its proper place within the community of public universities, a draft bill which largely seeks to change the name of the institute to University of Professional Studies, is currently under consideration by the Ministry of Education.
The bill also seeks to revise the structure of the institute to fit the current circumstances, and deliver benefits which protect the Institute’s core purpose.
Prof. Alabi said the School of Research and Graduate Studies of the institute has made modest gains by attracting research grant to carry out research projects.
A year after the school was instituted, it made remarkable progress by winning a 100,000 pounds sterling contract to conduct research on providing managerial framework for traditional leaders to maximize benefits from the nation’s resources especially land, oil and gas.
The Institute has also published journals on business research among other books, while a student of the Institute, Isaac Danso Agyir, has also won four out of five Professional (part 3) examinations at the 17th graduation and admission ceremony of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana programme held at the Accra International Conference Centre.
Prof. Alabi said that a Public Affairs Directorate has been created whilst it continues to deploy the best Information Communication Technology resource and competence to grow its effort.
A deputy Minister of Education, Dr. J.S Annan, who was the guest of honour, commended the authorities of the Institute for the outstanding performance over the years.
‘It is refreshing to see an institution that began as a private initiative attain such lofty laurels in so little a time. Your success story is worth telling as it tells what a person can do, stirred by passion, focus and determination’.
Dr. Annan also commended the Institute for the physical development including administration block and lecture halls which he described as a symbol of leadership and pride.
On the academic front, the Deputy Minister said government is committed to ensuring that the needs of teachers are met through the University Teachers Association to avoid the recurrence of the recent impasse that sought to paralyse the academic calendar.
Mr. Isaac Kwegyir and Ms. Norah Nertey were adjudged overall best students for Degree and Diploma respectively.
Ten students were dismissed last year, for similar offence.
The Rector, Prof. Joshua Alabi, who disclosed this at the second congregation of the Institute, expressed worry about the increasing number of students who enter the institute with forged certificates.
Prof. Alabi said the job market was becoming very competitive and for that matter the Institute had positioned its self to equip students with requisite skills to enable them to meet the demands of the market, but stressed that it would not compromise its standards.
“The Institute will therefore deal ruthlessly with unqualified persons who would try to enter the Institute through dubious means.”
“These unqualified applicants who indulge in this practice are under the impression that when they manipulate their results to get admission, they will not be found out, but I wish to assure such unscrupulous characters that they are only wasting their time, and in the long run, destroy themselves”.
He said ‘I must emphasise that the Institute does not only have a place for them but will swiftly hand them over to the law enforcement authorities for criminal prosecution’.
He recalled that last academic year, 87 students, made up of 37 tertiary diploma and 53 undergraduate students were withdrawn from the Institute for poor academic performance.
“This undoubtedly is not a pleasant development at all as it is waste of time and resources and is likely to portend a disruption in education of some of the affected students for good. We therefore advised students to take their studies seriously”, the Rector said.
On the grading system, he said steps were being taken to change it considering that graduates from the institute compete with other students from the various universities.
For instance, he said, a grade ‘A’ would be awarded for marks scored above 79 per cent from next academic year. However, the old grading system will continue to be applied until it is phased out completely in the 2013/2014 academic year.
Touching on the status of the institute, Prof. Alabi said to enhance its visibility and assert its proper place within the community of public universities, a draft bill which largely seeks to change the name of the institute to University of Professional Studies, is currently under consideration by the Ministry of Education.
The bill also seeks to revise the structure of the institute to fit the current circumstances, and deliver benefits which protect the Institute’s core purpose.
Prof. Alabi said the School of Research and Graduate Studies of the institute has made modest gains by attracting research grant to carry out research projects.
A year after the school was instituted, it made remarkable progress by winning a 100,000 pounds sterling contract to conduct research on providing managerial framework for traditional leaders to maximize benefits from the nation’s resources especially land, oil and gas.
The Institute has also published journals on business research among other books, while a student of the Institute, Isaac Danso Agyir, has also won four out of five Professional (part 3) examinations at the 17th graduation and admission ceremony of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana programme held at the Accra International Conference Centre.
Prof. Alabi said that a Public Affairs Directorate has been created whilst it continues to deploy the best Information Communication Technology resource and competence to grow its effort.
A deputy Minister of Education, Dr. J.S Annan, who was the guest of honour, commended the authorities of the Institute for the outstanding performance over the years.
‘It is refreshing to see an institution that began as a private initiative attain such lofty laurels in so little a time. Your success story is worth telling as it tells what a person can do, stirred by passion, focus and determination’.
Dr. Annan also commended the Institute for the physical development including administration block and lecture halls which he described as a symbol of leadership and pride.
On the academic front, the Deputy Minister said government is committed to ensuring that the needs of teachers are met through the University Teachers Association to avoid the recurrence of the recent impasse that sought to paralyse the academic calendar.
Mr. Isaac Kwegyir and Ms. Norah Nertey were adjudged overall best students for Degree and Diploma respectively.
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