Back جامعة غانا Arabic جامعة جانا ARZ Universitat de Ghana Catalan University of Ghana CEB Ghanská univerzita Czech University Of Ghana DAG Universität von Ghana German University of Ghana DGA Universitato de Ganao Esperanto Universidad de Ghana Spanish
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Legon | |
 Arms of the University of Ghana | |
| Motto | Latin: Integri Procedamus[1] |
|---|---|
Motto in English | "Proceed with Integrity" |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 11th August 1948; 76 years ago |
Academic affiliation | |
| Chairperson | Justice Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo |
| Chancellor | Mary Chinery-Hesse |
| Vice-Chancellor | Nana Aba Appiah Amfo[2] |
| Students | 60,875 as of July 2021 |
| Undergraduates | 53,043 |
| Postgraduates | 6,612 |
| 1,220 | |
| Address | University of Ghana , , , P.O. Box LG 25 Legon, Ghana 05°39′03″N 00°11′13″W / 5.65083°N 0.18694°W |
| Campus | Suburban area |
| Colours | Midnight Blue, Lemon Yellow and Vegas Gold |
| Nickname | Legon |
| Website | www.ug.edu.gh[3] |
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The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra,[4] Ghana. It is the oldest public university in Ghana.
The university was founded in 1948[5] as the University College of the Gold Coast[6][7] in the British colony of the Gold Coast. It was originally an affiliate college of the University of London,[8] which supervised its academic programs and awarded degrees.[9] After Ghana gained independence in 1957, the college was renamed the University College of Ghana.[10] It changed it name again to the University of Ghana in 1961, when it gained full university status.[11]
The University of Ghana is situated on the west side of the Accra Legon Hills and northeast of the center of Accra. It has over 60,000 registered students.[8]
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