Open letter to the President of Ghana and the Police Council

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• Ben Amlalo 9 years ago

  WHERE IS THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION? ARE THERE NO OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES IN THE MINISTRY TO TACKLE THIS ISSUE? OH, GHANA!

  WHERE IS THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION? ARE THERE NO OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES IN THE MINISTRY TO TACKLE THIS ISSUE? OH, GHANA!

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• A. Kobla Dotse, Ph.D. 9 years ago

  Javier Espinoza, education editor
  3 AUGUST 2016 • 1:54PM
  
  More than 30 fake universities have been shut down by the Government following a crackdown on worthless degrees, it has emerged.
  
  However, the UK is powerless ...
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  Javier Espinoza, education editor
  3 AUGUST 2016 • 1:54PM
  
  More than 30 fake universities have been shut down by the Government following a crackdown on worthless degrees, it has emerged.
  
  However, the UK is powerless to act against roughly 80 per cent of offenders because they are based outside the country and cannot be prosecuted, according to Prospects, the graduate careers expert.
  
  Last year, Prospects Higher Education Degree Datacheck (HEDD) was commissioned to reduce the number of unaccredited institutions by increasing prosecutions after a website in China was selling degree certificates from dozens of UK universities for £500 each.
  
  As the project starts its second year, it will focus on dealing with offenders at a local level through international collaboration with the equivalent authorities overseas, HEDD said.
  
  Degree fraud has become a serious concern in recent years with recent evidence showing there are 190 bogus universities offering fake degree certificates.
  
  Tackling degree fraud
  
  Jayne Rowley, director for Prospects HEDD said: “We’ve made incredible progress over the last year, developing a shutdown process with law enforcement agencies and making alliances overseas, so we’re in a good place to make a bigger impact on offenders based outside our legal system.
  
  “With the onset of the internet and distance learning degree fraud is a borderless crime and we must collaborate with agencies around the world to deal with it.
  
  "We also need to get people thinking more about prevention.
  
  "We’ve developed free toolkits for higher education providers and employers to help them develop policies on tackling degree fraud.”
  
  As part of the project Prospects has been raising awareness of degree fraud. Degree verification through HEDD has increased 16 per cent year-on-year.
  
  More than 116,000 checks and a total of 220 bogus institutions have been officially identified since the service launched in 2011, figures showed.

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• Desire 9 years ago

  Hmmm it sadens my heart when i hear all this happening in Ghana.A whole IGP OF GHANA POLICE SERVICE.with all this incorruptible act,why should they arrest some one in police uniform for impersonation.Are we been selective con ...
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  Hmmm it sadens my heart when i hear all this happening in Ghana.A whole IGP OF GHANA POLICE SERVICE.with all this incorruptible act,why should they arrest some one in police uniform for impersonation.Are we been selective contradicting the RULE OF LAW.MAY GOD BLESS GHANA.

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• Asare 9 years ago

  Cephas Arrthur has to do some ass kissing you know.that's how the game is played.he aint no fool to lose his perks and other goodies playing the perfect sycophant.whether you like it or not,John Kudalor's subordinates will co ...
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  Cephas Arrthur has to do some ass kissing you know.that's how the game is played.he aint no fool to lose his perks and other goodies playing the perfect sycophant.whether you like it or not,John Kudalor's subordinates will continue calling himIGP(Dr.Dr.) John Kudalor as long as he remains IGP.do you see why Ghanians are obsessed with titles?

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