The Academic Quality Assurance Directorate (AQAD) is responsible for overseeing academic quality in all Academic Units, Programmes and Institutions which award University of Ghana degrees. The AQAD seeks to establish and safeguard high standards and good practices in teaching, learning and assessment.

Its remit is to ensure that approved quality standards are adhered to at the University of Ghana and that management are well informed about problems associated with maintaining such standards for appropriate action.