University of Ghana starts online exams today

Online examination for students of the University of Ghana for the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic year is commencing today, Monday, June 8, 2020.

According to the school’s management, the examination is to be administered as take-home assignments for all students with each paper expected to be submitted in three days.

Today, about 33 University of Ghana Required Courses (UGRC) papers would be taken.

Although all students are to remain home, provision has been made for all final year students who may for one reason or the other want to move back to campus. They are expected to report on Monday 15th June 2020.

“Arrangements are being made to receive registered final year students who may wish to relocate to the premises of the campuses of the University to make use of on-campus resources from June 15, 2020 till 3 July, 2020 which is the end of the examination period,” parts of a statement from the university on its arrangements for final years who were unable to partake in online academic activities reads.

Meanwhile, the University’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor in charge of Academic and Students Affairs (ASA), Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo has urged students to be calm and remain as they begin their examinations.

“It appears to have been a long drawn out semester, but you all have been resilient. Your effort,cooperation and feedback have been critical in improving the online system as we progressed. I wish you all the very best in the examination’s. Stay focused, be calm, remain honest and put in your best efforts. You can make it. Good luck to all UG students”

Most educational institutions in the country have had to utilise e-learning platforms to complete the 2019/2020 academic year due to the upsurge of Covid_19 cases in the country. With the likes of Ashesi University and Accra Institute of Technology has completed the academic year using various e-learning platforms.

_

Source: Universnewsroom