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The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), has held a ceremony to formally inaugurate its Faculty of Law. This is a milestone in the history of the University and a yet another step by UPSA to contribute to legal education in Ghana.
Recounting the history of the University, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joshua Alabi stated in his welcome address that when the University gained tertiary status it had to insist on the change of name from “Institute” to “University” to make the institution more recognized. He said the University had subjected itself to rigourous review by international bodies culminating in the award of full accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programmes (ACBSP). It is against this background that the UPSA Faculty of Law was established.
The Vice-Chancellor said the University had the mandate to run both professional and academic programmes adding that UPSA would in the near future break the monopoly of the Ghana School of Law, “Makola” by offering the professional law course, thereby enabling students to qualify as professional lawyers. “This will reduce the large number of students who are unable to practice because they cannot access the professional law course.”
In his address, Prof. Kwame Frimpong, the founding Dean of UPSA Faculty of Law said Ghana’s democracy is growing and that there is the need for the citizenry to be knowledgeable in law and other issues such as human rights, rule of law and democratic governance.
The inauguration ceremony was chaired by Dr. Albert Kan–Dapaah, a former Minister of State and Consulting Director of UPSA Centre for Public Accountability. The UPSA Faculty of Law Logo was also launched during the ceremony.
Credit: UPSA
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