The Vice-Chancellor of the Garden City University (GCU), Prof. Eric Kwasi Ofori, has advised newly admitted students to the university to uphold the highest standards of academic scholarship, honesty, discipline and institutional ethics throughout their academic journey.
As a centre of excellence, he said the GCU required its students to live above reproach and to uphold the ethos of the university.
He said quality education and high academic standards remained the guiding principles of the university and required the same from its students.
Prof. Ofori made the call during the matriculation ceremony of the university to admit the 2026-2027 academic year batch of students.
The VC challenged the students to embrace the university's vision of nurturing a new generation of innovators and transformational leaders capable of driving positive social change and socioeconomic development both in Ghana and beyond.
Learning environment
As part of efforts to enhance the overall campus experience, Prof. Ofori announced several strategic interventions being implemented by the university management, including the construction of a modern seven-storey lecture room and laboratory complex.
The project, which commenced in August 2026, is expected to be completed by July 2027 and is intended to address lecture space constraints.
He said management was also upgrading the public address systems, installing additional LED projectors and large television screens in lecture halls and providing more ceiling fans to improve ventilation and comfort in classrooms.
Prof. Ofori said the university had also acquired software to streamline students' records and operational processes to improve academic administration and timely graduation for students in professional programmes within the School of Health Allied Science.
Students concern
During the ceremony, Gloria Donkor, a matriculating student who presented some concerns from students, expressed their gratitude to the management for creating a conducive teaching and learning environment for them.
She, however, believed that the prevailing conditions could be improved and thus called for additional classrooms.
Ms Donkor also appealed for increased security measures, including additional streetlights, expanded CCTV coverage across campus, hostel facilities and strengthened safety protocols for university transport services.
