The Management of the University of Education, Winneba has said that it will reschedule examinations that were boycotted by final year students of the school on Monday, October 10, 2022.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Registrar, Wilhemina Tete-Mensah highlighting the prompt actions the institution has made to address all academic results by final-year students.

“This is to inform all students of University of Education, Winneba that the conduct of the End of Semester Examinations for the 2021/2022 Academic Year will take place as scheduled. The ones that were interrupted by students will be rescheduled. All Deans and Heads of Department are to note and act accordingly and communicate the dates to their students when rescheduled,” part of the statement said.

The leadership further stated that access has now been granted to level 400 students to check their results, however, students who may still find it difficult to access their portals would have to visit the Student Centre for help.

“We wish to assure all students that Management has their welfare at heart and has resolved to continue to lend the necessary support to students to ensure that any concern brought to our attention is redressed appropriately,” the statement concluded.

On Monday, October 10, 2022 some level 400 students protested against the administration of the school in response to issues with their grading system.

A section of the protesting students asserted that their grades have been altered, while others claimed they were unable to log on to the student portal to check their results.

They attributed all these challenges to transition from an old system to one which is improperly structured.

As such, the students refused to participate in the end of semester examination. The students, who were clothed in red and black, alleged that the school’s management had not taken any immediate action to address their concerns.

They argued that the decision by school administrators to withhold their results from being posted on the student portal was intentional.

Meanwhile, the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has said that experts would be dispatched to the school to help audit the school’s grading policy.

According to the Director-General of GTEC, Prof. Mohammed Salifu, its outfit will see to it that the right thing is done in order to maintain law and order in the school.

“It is our responsibility to ensure that anytime the systems that the

university puts in place are not working well, we move in there and hold them to account.

“We will have to get in and do a snap audit to make sure the systems are functioning as they should. Clearly, when you hear students protesting like this, it means there is something wrong. The auditors are supposed to be there this week to begin the work,” he added.

Source: The Independent Ghana