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REGISTRAR APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL OF IPS

	The Registrar of Methodist University College Ghana (MUCG), Mr. J.N. Aryeetey has been appointed the Chairman of Council of the Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), Legon. Also appointed to serve with him on the same Council is the Dean of Student Affairs of the Methodist University College Ghana, Prof. Osborne Jackson. Inaugurating the Council on Monday, July 27,2009, the Minister of Education, Mr. Alex Tettey-Enyo charged members of the Council to stimulate research activities in IPS.
Mr, J.N. Aryeetey - Registrar MUCG
That, he said, was to ensure that the institute became more relevant and competitive in the international academic community. The Minister said even though the tertiary education system in Ghana had made some significant strides, it was still confronted with a number of challenges, including limited access, inequity, issues of quality, relevance, management and governance. In terms of access, he said, there was the tendency of students of second-cycle institutions to look up to the universities for tertiary education. He noted that IPS was now attracting students with very good grades from second-cycle institutions and urged the institute to continue this positive trend. Mr. Alex Tettey-Enyo said in exercising the responsibility of appointing rectors, a council should ensure that the chief executive of the institution was one who would not only offer vision and academic leadership but also maintain harmonious human and industrial relations within the institution. He reminded the members of IPS Council that they derived their source of authority from the Instrument of Appointment and the Act and Statutes of the institution and therefore, urged them to familiarize themselves with them.
Mr. Justice Nii Aryeetey, on behalf of the Council members, thanked President J.E.A Mills for giving them the opportunity to serve their country. In an interview with him at his office at Methodist University College Ghana later, Mr. J.N Aryeetey said he was elated and saw his appointment as an honour done him and the Methodist University College Ghana. Asked how he hoped to combine his heavy schedule as Registrar of Methodist University College Ghana with the role of IPS Council Chairman, he said the ‘IPS Council meets quarterly except when there is an emergency.’ He believed that four meetings in a year should not have any negative impact on his performance as Registrar for MUCG. He said, although as chairman of the IPS Council, he was also required to chair the IPS Finance Committee. He did not think that would have any adverse effect on his work. On what plans he had for IPS, Mr. Aryeetey said ‘IPS is now offering first and second degree programmes and my aim is to lead Council to consolidate the already existing strengths of the institution and work on its weaknesses.’ Talking about challenges he envisaged in the performance of his duties as Chairman of the IPS Council, Mr. Aryeetey said these would include how to ensure that funding for the physical development of the institution would not slow down work at IPS, how to encourage staff to be more effective through research, publications and service to the community as well as how to work towards the amendment of the IPS Act 1999 to reflect its new status. He added that amendment of the IPS Act 1999 for example would involve the staff and Management of IPS to ensure that the drafting of the new law would reflect its current status and aspiration. In answer to a question about what strengths he had identified in the composition of the membership of the IPS and hoped to draw on, Mr. Aryeetey said the membership of the Council is drawn from identifiable professional bodies and these were expected to play a leading role in fashioning policies for the advancement of IPS. Among the identifiable professional bodies he mentioned were Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana (ICAG), Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) and the IPS Alumni Association. From these bodies and the individuals representing them, he hoped to have the requisite skills and brain for the job. MUCG wishes the Registrar fruitfulness and success in his tenure as Chairman of IPS council.