Teachers on strike

I haven’t had class for the last week and a half due to the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) strike.

On October 1st, UTAG decided to withdraw their service to teach at public universities in the country due to an unresolved wage dispute.

Efforts are being made to make sure that at least the international students are able to continue lectures while negotiations continue between the government and lecturers to settle the matter. Most of the international students are only studying here for one semester, so they will need to complete their courses and get grades transferred their home universities. Most of the international students seem very concerned, especially since classes end in four weeks.

The International Programs Office has done a good job at keeping the international students updated on the courses professors have agreed to continue teaching. Luckily, almost all of my professors have agreed to return to teach.

Hopefully the strike will end soon.