NewsUPSA graduates three faculties in five days as 178 linked to altered results wait
The University of Professional Studies, Accra held three sessions of its 18th Congregation from 26 to 30 October. In September, its Vice-Chancellor said graduation had been withheld for students linked to the alteration of more than 500 results.
people linked to more than 500 altered results, the Vice-Chancellor said
The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) held three sessions of its 18th Congregation in the last week of October, all at the Kofi Ohene-Konadu Auditorium (KOKA) at 9 a.m., according to the university.
Graduates of the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Studies received their degrees on Monday 26 October, the Faculty of Management Studies on Wednesday 28 October, and the Faculty of Accounting and Finance on Friday 30 October.
At the Friday session, George Andah, a former Deputy Minister for Communications, urged graduates to uphold integrity, JoyNews and the Ghana News Agency reported. At the Wednesday session, graduates were urged to put attitude ahead of academic grades, the Ghana News Agency reported.
UPSA named Nancy Edem Atsu as the best graduating student in BA Public Relations Management and the overall best graduating student in the Faculty of IT and Communication Studies.
Results withheld
At an earlier session of the same congregation in September, Vice-Chancellor Prof John Kwaku Mensah Mawutor said an investigation had found that more than 500 academic results had been altered, involving 178 people, Citi Newsroom reported.
He said some students admitted paying people to change their results, while others admitted collecting money from colleagues to arrange it. "We have withheld their graduation until further notice," he said, adding that the matter would go through the university's investigative and disciplinary processes. TV3 and GTV also reported the case.
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Several posts on X during the week asked whether UPSA was graduating at all, saying the timeline had been quiet. On TikTok, graduates posted their own clips from the ceremonies, from gowns worn around the house to first-class graduates celebrating on stage.
The timeline asked whether UPSA was even graduating. It was, three times in five days, and the graduates brought the jokes themselves. The ones who walked deserve the noise. They earned it the long way.
- UPSA on X: 18th Congregation schedule (25 Oct 2026)
- UPSA on X: 4th session, Faculty of Accounting and Finance (30 Oct 2026)
- UPSA on X: best graduating student, Faculty of IT and Communication Studies (2 Nov 2026)
- Citi Newsroom: UPSA blocks graduation of students implicated in results manipulation (Sept 2026)
- JoyNews on X: former deputy communications minister at UPSA graduation (30 Oct 2026)
- Ghana News Agency: UPSA 18th graduation, attitude over grades (28 Oct 2026)
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