Ghana Education Ministry Calls Urgent Meeting With GAUA and GTEC to End Strike

The Ministry of Education invited GAUA and GTEC leaders to an urgent meeting on Monday, October 12, to address the ongoing strikeThe circular, signed by the Ministry's Press Secretary Hashmin Mohammed, urged all parties to approach the engagement in good faithSeveral universities, including KNUST and the University of Ghana, have postponed their reopening due to GAUA's industrial actionPAY ATTENTION: Mark YEN.com.gh as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!

Ghana's Ministry of Education has stepped in to broker a resolution to the Ghana Association of University Administrators' (GAUA) ongoing strike, inviting the association's leadership and the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to an urgent meeting on Monday, October 12, 2026.

Ghana’s Ministry of Education calls GAUA and GTEC to urgent talks on 12 October as the strike delays reopening at KNUST and the University of Ghana for students. Image credit: UGC Source: FacebookThe ministry's intervention comes as the industrial action continues to disrupt academic and administrative operations at several tertiary institutions across the country.

A circular issued by the ministry and signed by its Press Secretary, Hashmin Mohammed, confirmed that the engagement was scheduled to create a platform for meaningful dialogue between all parties involved.

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The government said the meeting aligned with its broader commitment to resolving labour disputes through established negotiation processes.

In the circular, the Ministry expressed optimism that the discussions would yield a positive outcome and pave the way for a swift return to normalcy at affected institutions.

Authorities also called on GAUA's leadership to approach the meeting with responsibility, citing the far-reaching impact of the strike on students, university communities and the national interest at large.

The ministry urged the association to work collaboratively with all relevant stakeholders to bring the impasse to an end.

The Facebook post below contains the Ministry of Education’s official statement.

The strike's effects have been felt most acutely at some of Ghana's most prominent universities.

Both the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and the University of Ghana have been forced to push back their scheduled reopening dates as a direct result of the industrial action.

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The Monday meeting between the ministry, GAUA and GTEC is seen as a critical step towards restoring academic activities and ending the uncertainty facing students and staff at the affected institutions.

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