The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed the University of Ghana to immediately reverse all fee increases implemented for the 2025/2026 academic year, citing violations of an earlier government directive.
In a letter dated January 5, 2026, addressed to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, GTEC stated that despite explicit instructions issued on November 3, 2025, prohibiting fee increases across publicly funded tertiary institutions, the university went ahead to raise fees by as much as 25 per cent.
The Commission further noted that new charges were introduced without the required statutory approval.
According to GTEC, the University of Ghana must immediately reverse all fee hikes, credit continuing students who overpaid, and refund final-year students who paid fees beyond the previous academic year’s rates.
The directive also orders the institution to revert SRC and GRASSAG dues to their 2024/2025 levels and suspend newly introduced charges, including the 75th Anniversary dues and any development levy not previously approved.
The Commission has given the university up to January 12, 2026, to submit evidence of full compliance, warning that failure to do so will attract serious regulatory sanctions.
GTEC emphasised that any deviation from the directive must receive written authorisation from the Minister for Education. It also announced that the Deputy Minister for Education, Dr Clement Apaak, will serve as the liaison between the Ministry and the University of Ghana on the matter.
The directive adds to growing public scrutiny over rising tertiary education costs and reinforces government efforts to protect students from unauthorised fee hikes in public universities.
