Government will ensure academic freedom in tertiary institutions- Education Minister
Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, has expressed the government's commitment to ensuring unfettered autonomy and academic freedom in tertiary institutions.
The move, the Minister stated, was necessary for tertiary education institutions to fulfil their respective mandates without interference.
This was in a statement read by Dr Emmanuel Newman, Director of Tertiary, Ministry of Education, on behalf of the Minister at the climax of the 75th anniversary of Accra Technical University (ATU).
It was on the theme: "75 Years of Impacting Society and Driving Innovation."
He encouraged the University to come up with innovative ideas and adopt the best practices in teaching research for the socio-economic transformation of the nation. ...