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Notice To April 2025 Graduands: Collection of Certificates

The University for Development Studies wishes to inform the entire University Community, and particularly, the Graduands of the April 2025 Congregation, that their certificates are now ready for collection.

UDS Mourns The Loss of Two Esteemed Members of The University Community

Tamale, May 6, 2025 The University for Development Studies (UDS) is plunged into deep sorrow following the passing of two distinguished members of its academic community: Professor Shaibu Abdul Ganiyu

GTEC Directs Traditional Universities To Stay The Nomination of TEWU Representatives on Their Respective Governing Councils

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), in consultation with the Ministry of Education (MoE), has issued a directive to Vice-Chancellors of all traditional universities to put on hold the nomination of

Eswatini Media Celebrate Queen Nozizwe Mulela’s Honorary Doctorate From Ghana’s UDS With Pride and Praise

Major media outlets in Eswatini, led by the Eswatini Daily, have hailed the conferral of an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters on Queen Nozizwe Mulela, Managing Director of Eswatini Bank, by Ghana’s Uni

Education Minister Inaugurates New UDS Governing Council: Charges Members To Drive Innovation and Expansion

The Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, has officially inaugurated a 15-member Governing Council for the University for Development Studies (UDS), entrusting them with the responsibility of spearheadin

Welcome To UDS

Established on 15th May 1992, with only a single faculty at the Nyankpala campus, the University for Development Studies (UDS) is Ghana's first public university in the North with the aim to provide quality higher education, undertake research and to blend the academic world with that of the community.

The pedagogical philosophy of UDS is said to have been borne out of a new thinking in higher education emphasizing the need for universities as teaching and research institutions to play more active role in addressing societal problems (especially rural areas) for speedy development.

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