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.
Our Vision
Our vision is to operate “a world-class academic quality assurance function” to underpin the University of Ghana’s vision.
Our Mission
Our mission is to “deploy effective quality assurance and quality improvement policies and practices” to facilitate the creation of an enabling environment that makes the University of Ghana increasingly relevant to national and global development through cutting-edge research as well as high-quality teaching and learning.
Our History
The Academic Quality Assurance Directorate (AQAD) of the University of Ghana was established in May 2005, by the then Vice Chancellor, Professor K. Asenso-Okyere. Prior to this, only the then College of Health Sciences of the University had a Quality Assurance Unit overseeing the standards of Academic work in that College.
The particular form that the UG AQAU should take was subjected to vigorous interrogation and in March 2007 the Unit was officially established and housed at the Staff Development and Learning Resource Centre. It started with a staff of two: A Director and a Principal Administrative Assistant. In August 2007, a Coordinator responsible for Admissions Quality Audit was appointed.
Currently, the AQAD is located on the mezzanine floor of the K. A. B. Jones-Quartey Building (JQB). The current staff includes a Director, Assistant Registrar, Administrative Assistants, Research Assistant and National Service Personnel.