3 h. ago Ghanaian PhD students in UK face court actions over unpaid rent amid 48

Prince Komla Bansah, President of the Ghanaian PhD Cohort in the United Kingdom, has disclosed that some Ghanaian scholarship beneficiaries are being dragged before UK courts by their landlords over unpaid rent.

Society

3 h. ago Ghanaian PhD students in UK are unable to submit their theses over unpaid fees – Cohorts President

Prince Komla Bansah, President of the Ghanaian PhD Cohort in the United Kingdom, has revealed that several Ghanaian doctoral candidates are unable to submit their completed theses due to outstanding tuition fees owed by the Government of Ghana.

Politics

3 d. ago Ghanaian PhD students in UK appeal directly to British PM over unpaid fees, stipends

A group of Ghanaian government-sponsored PhD students in the United Kingdom has made a direct appeal to British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, urging him to intervene in a protracted funding crisis that has left them facing deportation, homelessness, and academic withdrawal. In a petition dated 3rd December 2025, the students' executives revealed that despite promises of full tuition and monthly stipends from the Ghana Scholarships Secretariat (GSS), payments are in arrears by up to 48 months, plunging over 100 scholars into severe distress.

Politics

4 d. ago Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama makes history as first African to top ArtReview’s Global Power 100 list

Ghanaian Artist and PhD student in Painting and Sculpture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ibrahim Mahama, has become the first African to top ArtReview’s prestigious Power 100 list, the influential annual ranking of the most powerful figures in contemporary art. The 2025 list was released on December 4, 2025. […]

Culture

3 w. ago Ghanaian PhD students in UK struggle as stipends and fees remain unpaid

The President of Ghanaian PhD Cohorts studying in the United Kingdom (UK), under the sponsorship of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat (GSS), Prince Komla Bansah, has raised concerns over the deteriorating living conditions of Ghanaian students in the UK.

Politics

4 w. ago Thirty Six Ghana Scholars Face UK Deportation Amid Scholarship Crisis

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/thirty-six-ghana-scholars-face-uk-deportation-amid-scholarship-crisis/Thirty six Ghanaian PhD students in the United Kingdom face academic withdrawal and potential deportation following nearly ten months of administrative delays by the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat (GSS). The scholars say they cannot renew their scholarships due to what they describe as administrative errors by public officials. The students revealed that about ten members have […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/thirty-six-ghana-scholars-face-uk-deportation-amid-scholarship-crisis/

Events

4 w. ago ‘Administrative neglect’ cripples Ghana’s UK scholars with 36 students stuck without renewal letters

Thirty-six Ghanaian PhD students in the United Kingdom are trapped in academic limbo, unable to continue their studies due to the government’s failure to issue scholarship renewal letters for nearly ten months.

Politics