The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has given stakeholders until October 7,2022, to address student concerns about their cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA), which has sparked controversy on campus.

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The school has also confirmed that there will be some changes to the GPAs starting on September 26th following a meeting with protesting final-year students.

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A statement from the school said, “result-related issues that have been submitted by various departments have been collated and are being uploaded for students to view online in the coming week.”

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Last Friday, September 23, 2022, some level 400 students at the institution blocked roads with tree branches, preventing vehicles from entering the university as they protested discrepancies in their results.

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They marched through campus as a scheduled meeting expected to take place between final year students and management over the students’ concerns did not happen.

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Their actions disrupted lectures and some administrative activities, thereby compelling the school’s authorities to call for police intervention.

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The Police fired tear gas at the protesting students, who later ran helter-skelter to find safety.

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Aside from the assurance to address the recent challenge, management of the school has established a support desk to handle complaints.

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In view of this, management has advised students to “turn to discussion to get any issues resolved.”

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“They are also urged to make use of the established practices and instructions provided to hasten the resolution of their issues,” the school added.

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Source: The Independent Ghana

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