Education Ministry calls urgent meeting with GAUA, GTEC amid ongoing strike

The Ministry of Education has moved to facilitate a resolution of the ongoing strike by the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA), inviting the union and the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to an urgent meeting on Monday, October 12, 2026.

The move comes as the industrial action continues to affect administrative operations at public universities and disrupt plans for the start of the 2026/2027 academic year.

The University of Ghana has postponed its reopening, initially scheduled for Monday, October 12, while KNUST has also delayed its October 13 reopening indefinitely. KNUST directly attributed its decision to the strike and its impact on the university’s operations.

Announcing the meeting in a statement dated Sunday, October 11, the Ministry said the discussions would seek an amicable resolution of the dispute.

“The Ministry has invited the leadership of the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) and the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to an urgent meeting on Monday, October 12, 2026, to engage in constructive dialogue towards an amicable resolution of the ongoing strike action,” it said.

The Ministry maintained that the government was committed to resolving labour-related concerns through established negotiation channels.

It urged the parties to approach the meeting with a sense of responsibility and an appreciation of the disruption the strike could cause to students and university communities.

The Ministry also appealed directly to GAUA’s leadership to work with the relevant stakeholders towards an early resolution.

“Government urges the leadership of GAUA to seize this opportunity for meaningful engagement and work collaboratively with the relevant stakeholders towards an early resolution of the impasse,” it added.

The postponements have left students awaiting revised reopening dates, while the University of Ghana has urged its students to continue with online academic registration in preparation for classes and the upcoming random bed allocation exercise.

The Education Ministry said it remained hopeful that the meeting would produce a positive outcome and allow academic and administrative activities to resume normally across affected institutions.