Ghanaian Medical schools to admit students displaced by Ukraine war – Education Minister

Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has told parliament that Ghanaian medical students in Ukrainian schools displaced as a result of the war by Russia will be absorbed by Ghanaian universities.

The Minister while responding to questions in Parliament on Thursday, July 21, 2022, disclosed that he constituted a committee chaired by Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare that has identified the affected students.

He said the committee comprises representatives of all stakeholders including the Deans of all Medical Schools in Ghana, adding that so far, the Committee has collated information on three hundred students.

“The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission(GTEC) is currently validating their credentials. Once the process is completed the eligible students will be admitted into our Ghanaian universities at various levels,” Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum