UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
SEMINARS ON UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT 
HARNESSING THE BENEFITS OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

 

TUESDAY, 8TH MAY 2012
MORNING SESSION (Great Hall)

8:00 Registration of Participants 

9:00 Opening 
          • Registrar’s Opening Remarks
          • Vice-Chancellor’s Welcome Address 

9:20 Keynote Address: HERANA 2 Case Study 
          Speaker: Prof. Nico Cloete, HERANA
          Chairperson – Vice-Chancellor, UG

10:30 Cocoa Break 

11:00 HERANA 2 Case Study – Focus on University of Ghana 
          Presenter: Prof. Nico Cloete, HERANA
          Chairperson – Mr Peter Yarquah, College Registrar, CACS 

12:00 Acknowledgement of Participants

1:00 LUNCH BREAK 

 

AFTERNOON SESSION

2:00 Institutional Information Requirements from the National Council 
          for Tertiary Education (NCTE)
          Presenter - Dr. E. Newman, NCTE 
          Chairperson - Mrs Stella Amoa, Director, Public Affairs Directorate, UG 

3:00 Group Sessions: Topics to be discussed:
          • The HERANA Case Study
          • Institutional Information Requirements - NCTE

4.45 Group reports

5.45 CLOSING 

 

WEDNESDAY, 9TH MAY 2012

MORNING SESSION (Chairperson: Mr Joseph M. Budu, Registrar, UG)

9:00 Systems and Structures for Effective Management in Higher Education Institutions – Overview 
Presenter – Mr. Alfred Quartey, Ag. Head, Institutional Research and Planning Office, UG

9:45 Systems and Structures for Effective Management in Higher Education - Human Resource Management 
Presenter – Mrs. Haizel-Ashia, Director, Human Resource and Organisational Dev., UG

10:15 Systems and Structures for Effective Management in Higher Education - Financial Management 
Presenter – Mr. R O Boapea, Director of Finance, UG

10:45 Systems and Structures for Effective Management in Higher Education - Management 
of Students and Academic Affairs
Presenter – Mrs. Cynthia Adu, Academic Affairs Directorate, UG

11:15 Cocoa Break

11:30 Group Sessions: 4 topics to be discussed:
1. Institutional Management Information Systems
2. Human Resource Information Systems
3. Financial Information Systems
4. Academic and Student Affairs Information Systems

1:00 LUNCH BREAK
 

AFTERNOON SESSION

2:00 Group Reports

3:45 The Law and Information Handling in Ghana
• Freedom of Information Bill Nana Oye Lithur
o Question time
• Data Protection Bill Mrs Susan Kumapley
o Question time
Chairperson – Ms. Akua Akyaa Arhin, UG

5.15 Circulation and brief discussion of Draft Communiqué

5.30 CLOSING

 

THURSDAY, 10TH MAY 2012
MORNING SESSION (ONLY)

9:00 Rapporteurs’ Report (including finalisation of Draft Communiqué) 

11:00 Participants’ Impressions (including impact assessment of Seminar I)

12:00 CLOSING

LUNCH AND DEPARTURE

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