Today the Dean of the International Student program met with International students and apprised us of the status of the strike. Apparently the Government is responsible for regulating the Lecturer's salary and currently there is a bargining dispute that exists. She said that they are hoping that the strike will be over by next week, but she is also preparing for a protracted situation as well.
Because of contracts that exist between the University of Ghana and our home universities, Univ. of Ghana must provide a way for international students to complete their exams and adhere to a time table for submitting grades to our home universities. If the lecturers are not in agreement to teach the required course work to IP students, she is also attempting to enlist the help of graduate students.
She said that we should know by next week what the status is of her requests. In the meantime, classes have not been held all week. Some classes are still having tutorials, which are taught by the graduate students. The Dean said that the last time this happened was ten years ago.
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