A University of Ghana Students Representative Council (UGSRC) presidential aspirant, Nkunimadom Kwabena Yebah, has developed a WhatsApp bot to make it easier for students to access past questions.

The level 300 Public Administration and Information Studies student seeks to bring an end to students buying past questions, photocopying old question papers, which are sometimes difficult to come by, or joining WhatsApp platforms that flood them with irrelevant materials.

Engaging the Independent Ghana, he revealed that the app was developed in collaboration with Quiver Tech.

The app takes away the pattern of a third-party involvement and delay in getting past questions.

"Prior to the study bot, student activists needed to be supplying hundreds of past questions daily and would be worn-out. The balme library website would be utilized but may get jammed and delay in presenting past questions," he said.

With regard to how the app works, he explained that all one has to do is to save the number 0209287534, send a hi via WhatsApp, and follow the prompts. It would request one's email, first name, and last name.

Nkunimadom Kwabena Yebah seeks to live out his slogan, which is to '#Redefine the Status Quo,' a call to challenge what has come to be accepted as normal or regarded as the best available option for students.

Over the years, past questions have become a strategic tool for identifying, practicing, and mastering exam formats, while also building students' confidence in answering questions.

While the University of Ghana (UG) has created a dedicated portal for accessing past exam papers, Nkunim seeks to introduce students to a more convenient, familiar, and conversational interface, the WhatsApp Bot.

With WhatsApp already ranking as the most widely used social media platform while in school, Nkunim believes this would save students the stress of going through tons of past questions just to select ones related to their courses and access these past questions with low data consumption.

The Nkunimadom WhatsApp Bot is more fun to engage with and offers instant replies with minimal typing.

Aside from the Bot, Nkunimadom presents the student body with an all-inclusive policy program that focuses on transparency in SRC expenditure, open forums, and periodic updates on the SRC's work.

“Through this, students will be well informed about the current and potential activities that the school has and will be embarking on. This will also serve as a means for the leadership to communicate with the people and reveal the hindrances faced in the process to deliver on the promises and what the alternative mechanism would be deployed.”

Nkunim’s “Redefining the Status Quo” policy also focuses on setting up outreach programmes in senior high schools to build a connection with students to increase enrollment in UG and also help students make informed decisions while preparing for the university.

See more of his policies in the document below:

NKONIMADOM SRC POLICY WORKDownload