[ 2021-02-27 ]

We won’t hesitate to sanction students for misconduct - Prof Kwansah-Aidoo
Professor Kwamena Kwansah-Aidoo, Rector of the
Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) says the
institute would not tolerate any act of misconduct
from students.






By Benjamin Adamafio Commey/Elizabeth Yaa Brobbey


Accra, Feb. 27, GNA- Professor Kwamena
Kwansah-Aidoo, Rector of the Ghana Institute of
Journalism (GIJ) says the institute would not
tolerate any act of misconduct from students.

Speaking at the 20th matriculation ceremony of the
Institute in Accra on Friday, the Rector said the
Institute had zero tolerance for any form of
misconduct adding that, “we do not hesitate to
sanction any student who falls foul of our
regulations.”

“I implore you to show respect to your
colleagues and staff of the Institute to make your
stay fruitful and productive. Be modest and decent
in your dressing and approach to issues and adhere
strictly to the rules and regulations enshrined in
the Students’ Handbook.

“Ensure that you attend classes, shun all forms
of deviant behaviours and other vices, and focus
on why you are here,” he said.

The ceremony was held for 1,361 undergraduate and
327 graduate students.




Out of the 1,361 undergraduate students, 525 were
admitted into Diploma in Communication Studies,
415 enrolled in BA Communication Studies Degree
(Level 100) and 423 were admitted for BA
Communication Studies Degree (Level 300, Top-up).

For the 327 graduate students who enrolled for The
School of Graduate Studies and Research, 12 each
were admitted for MA Journalism and MA Media
Management; 161 enrolled in MA Public Relations–
while 142 for MA Development Communication.

Prof. Kwansah-Aidoo said to enhance teaching and
learning on campus, management had fully equipped
its ICT laboratory and library with wireless
internet access and carefully selected books to
reflect the core programmes of the Institute, that
is; Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing,
Advertising and Communication Studies to
facilitate academic and research work.

The Institute like many other tertiary
institutions in the country resorted to the use of
Learning Management System (LMS) and other virtual
learning platforms in the early months of last
year, in an effort to complete the 2019/2020
academic year as part of measures to reduce
physical contact hours due to the COVID-19.

“In an ideal COVID-free world, I believe many of
you would have liked some form of enduring
face-to-face lectures and interaction, and indeed
we started the academic year that way. However,
the very dictates of the scourge of the world as
of today, the COVID-19 virus, has ensured that we
have necessarily had to make some adjustments to
our teaching and learning environment and
strategy.




“Going forward, we are hopeful that when the
infection rates decrease and we see some veritable
improvements, we can return to a semblance of life
as we knew it, pre-COVID-19, but for now, though,
let us all do our best to utilise the tools
available to us under the circumstances and to
take advantage of the silver lining in this
COVID-19 cloud, which is, online learning,” he
said.

The Institute in November last year commissioned
its new campus at North Dzorwulu in Accra as part
of effort to expand its infrastructure base. The
Rector invited private investors as partners for
the construction of hostel facilities and a
lecture hall complex.

“It is refreshing to inform you that, plans are
underway to develop this campus into a
fully-fledged ultramodern university campus,” he
said.

Other projects included a Digital Media Hub,
administrative block which would house its growing
academic faculties, secretariats and staff, a
multi-purpose building to house a Students’
Centre, a commercial hub, clinic, alumni offices
and religious space and many more.




He assured the students of the school’s
commitment towards their security and safety, and
observance of all COVID-19 protocols on both
campuses.

Source - GNA

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