Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has constituted a 17-member committee to develop a roadmap for establishing 12 new public universities across Ghana as the government intensify efforts to expand access to higher education.

The committee, chaired by former Education Minister Christiana Amoako-Nuama, has been tasked to develop a plan for the establishment of these universities and report directly to the Vice President, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang, on developments related to it.

Speaking at the inauguration held at the Ministry on Wednesday, April 15, Haruna Iddrisu said the initiative forms part of the government’s broader “reset” agenda for higher education, targeted at aligning tertiary education with Ghana’s development needs.

He stressed that while expanding infrastructure remains important, the committee must ensure that the new universities are built on strong foundations of research, innovation, and relevance to industry and national manpower demands.

“This is not just about numbers. It is about creating institutions that respond to Ghana’s development priorities and produce the human capital needed for the future,” he stated.

See the list of proposed 12 universities to be established across all regions nationwide

A Technical University in Kintampo (Bono Region), a Technical University in Jasikan (Oti Region), a Science and Technology University in Damango (Savannah Region), the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences at Bunso (Eastern Region), set to begin operations this year following parliamentary approval.

The re-establishment of Ohawu Agricultural College in the Volta Region as a constituent college of the Bunso-based university, with plans to elevate it into a full university, a new college at Acherensua in the Ahafo Region under the same Bunso institution, a College of Mining and Agricultural Entrepreneurship at Kenyasi No. 2 to operate under the University of Mines and Technology, a College of Pharmacy and Biomedical Engineering in the Volta Region as part of the University of Health and Allied Sciences, the elevation of the Agriculture College at Kwadaso in the Ashanti Region into a fully-fledged university, the establishment of the “University of Mampong” in the Ashanti Region, a world-class business college in the Kwahu area of the Eastern Region, and a new institution at Jomoro Aseem in the Western Region.

The minister noted that the committee’s recommendations will be submitted to the President through the Vice President, after which they are expected to be considered by Cabinet and Parliament.