Management of Ghana Institute of Journalism, GIJ has granted amnesty to all students who could not register to write their first semester of the 2020/2021 Academic Year examination.
The management of the school earlier insisted they would not allow these affected students to write examination due to their financial difficulties.
All efforts by the poor students to persuade the management did not yield any fruition because it appears the management bent on deferring all affected students despite their predicament.
This angered the students and they staged a demonstration against the school Authority for being adamant to their situation and wants to defer them for next semester.
However, on Thursday March 25, 2021 the management decided to allow these affected students the opportunity to register based on a petition and engagement they had with the students leadership.
In a statement the management of the School released indicated the students leadership rendered an unqualified apology on behalf of the students who protested, thus the decision to allow these affected students the opportunity.
Below Is the statement issued by GIJ.
GHANA INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM
MEDIA RELEASE
GENERAL AMNESTY TO NON-REGISTERED STUDENTS
- Management of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has magnanimously granted all
students who failed to register for the first semester of the 2020/2021 Academic Year
an opportunity to register and write their end of semester exams instead of deferring
their programmes. Management took this decision today, Wednesday 25 March 2021,
based on a petition received from student leaders yesterday and the engagement with
the said students who rendered an unqualified apology on behalf of demonstrating
students who had issued threats, untruths and insults against Management. - We wish to place on record that Management had consistently engaged with students
about payment of fees and registration since 2018, when students embarked on a
demonstration on a similar issue. Since then, Management has continually served
notices to students and extended registration deadlines with no penalty and provided
opportunities for students with difficulties to utilise the institution’s processes in
resolving their issues to enable them register. - Students embarked on a demonstration on Tuesday, 23 March 2021, without first
notifying Management and discussing their difficulties and this was rather unfortunate. - Management has listened to students’ plea and accepted the apology rendered by
students in good faith. Leadership, therefore, grants a general amnesty to all students to
complete their registration. Affected students should immediately produce their receipts
at the Academic Affairs registry to complete registration processes. This opportunity to
register shall expire in five (5) working days from today, on Thursday, 1 April 2021.
Any other student who has a special case should contact the Registrar’s office to avail
themselves of any opportunities available for students with exceptional circumstances
or difficulties. Accordingly, examinations scheduled to start on Monday, 29 March
2021, are rescheduled to Tuesday, 6 April 2021. The Academic Affairs registry shall
release a new examination timetable in due course. - Management wishes to reiterate that it has at all times operated a humane and open-door
policy by listening to students and granting many extensions. We are committed to
working with students to achieve academic excellence in a spirit of cooperation,
dialogue and mutual respect. Students should therefore not hesitate to approach
Management with their issues and desist from resorting to demonstrations as a first
resort without first engaging with leadership and without provocation.
As an institution with a vision and mission to achieve academic excellence comparable
to any other global higher education institution, we shall continue to commit to
international best practices in higher education administration.
We, therefore, wish to
remind students and all other stakeholders that GIJ is granting this amnesty to
students for the last time.
The Institute shall religiously enforce its registration policies at the beginning of the next academic year.
Students who have difficulties in registering for financial or other reasons should approach the Institute and enter suitable arrangements in line with its policies to help build a culture of respect for academic integrity, policies and procedures and the overall sustainability of GIJ.
- We entreat all affected students to take advantage of this amnesty and register.
Management wishes all students good luck in their examinations.
Signed
RECTOR
25th March, 2021.
- We entreat all affected students to take advantage of this amnesty and register.
Management wishes all students good luck in their examinations.
Signed
RECTOR
25th March, 2021.
