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Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants for admission to the University’s 4-Year Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Accounting Programme for the 2024/2025 Academic Year.

Why UPSA PhD?

• Collaborative blend of local and international instructional faculty.

• Congenial leveraging of UPSA’s uniqueness of well-established scholarship with professionalism.

• Consistent strong practical teaching and research training focus.

• Comprehensive evaluation and student performance monitoring.

• Committed team of qualified research supervisors.

• Compatible skills in the design, execution, and presentation of original research.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES:

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Accounting programme offers students the ability to acquire relevant skills for the conduct of research into phenomena leading to the discovery and application of knowledge in accounting and to develop critical thinking skills necessary for the acquisition of relevant knowledge needed in the design, execution and presentation of original research in accounting.

The programme also aims at helping students to understand relevant research methodologies, techniques and analytical frameworks from other fields of study that have relevant applications in accounting, appreciate research ethical challenges confronting the academy.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Accountants, Auditors, Finance Managers/Officers, NGO Managers and Officials, Teaching Staff in Tertiary Institutions, and Entrepreneurs.

DURATION: Four (4) Years

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants with any of the following qualifications from a university/institution accredited by Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC):

● A Master’s degree by research in accounting with a minimum FCGPA of 3.0.

● A Master’s degree by research in a non-related discipline with a minimum FCGPA of 3.0, in addition to a recognized chartered professional qualification in Accounting may be considered for admission on case by case basis.

● A Master’s degree by coursework in other business disciplines (including Finance) with a minimum FCGPA of 3.0, in addition to a recognized chartered professional qualification in accounting may be considered for admission on case by case basis.

● Must pass a selection interview.

NB: Applicants with degrees from foreign universities are required to have their academic qualifications certified by GTEC prior to their offer of admission.

Additional requirements for admission

Applicants are also expected to scan and submit the following documents to their online application:

• Copies of certified academic certificates and transcripts

• Two (2) recommendation letters on the applicant’s ability to undertake doctoral studies

• Personal statement on motivation to pursue the doctoral programme

• Copy of birth certificate or any national identity document

• 3-5 pages research proposal and

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)

● Applicants who do not meet any of the requirements Must Not Apply . ● Fees paid to the University are NOT refundable .

INFORMATION SESSION:

There will be an online information session on, Tuesday, 23rd April, 2024 at 2p.m. GMT .

Prospective students may contact the Office of Doctoral Programmes for scheduled information

session dates. The following is the link for the information Session:

https://wacren.zoom.us/j/69309872092?pwd=RVhseGl2a3Q3TVc2Mm96M1BTdkppZz09/

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Updated: February 29, 2024

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Below is a list of best universities in Ghana ranked based on their research performance in Finance. A graph of 62.1K citations received by 7.25K academic papers made by 19 universities in Ghana was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Ghana

For Finance

2. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

3. University of Cape Coast

4. University for Development Studies

5. University of Professional Studies, Accra

6. Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration

7. University of Education, Winneba

8. Central University

9. Kumasi Technical University

10. University of Energy and Natural Resources

11. University of Mines and Technology

12. Ghana Technology University College

13. Catholic University College of Ghana

14. Ho Technical University

15. University of Health and Allied Sciences

16. Cape Coast Technical University

17. Islamic University College, Ghana

18. Accra Technical University

19. Pentecost University College

The best cities to study Finance in Ghana based on the number of universities and their ranks are Legon , Kumasi , Cape Coast , and Tamale .

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Admission requirements.

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

GRADUATE ADMISSIONS FOR THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR

GENERAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL PROGRAMMES

  It is announced for the information of prospective applicants and the general public that the School of Graduate Studies is offering a number of Master’s and PhD programmes for the 2024-2025 Academic Year. For the accredited programmes of the respective colleges please visit the websites of the respective schools in the relevant College as follows: College of Humanities ( https://coh.ug.edu.gh ); College of Education ( https://coe.ug.edu.gh ); College of Health Sciences ( https://chs.ug.edu.gh ); and College of Basic and Applied Sciences ( https://cbas.ug.edu.gh ).

PhD Programmes

Applicants may apply for a PhD programme with a Masters’ degree or a very good first degree.

Applicants applying with Masters’ Degree

•  Applicants with relevant Masters’ degree from the University of Ghana or any recognized/accredited University may apply for a PhD programme.

·  Applicants applying with first degree

Applicants with very good first degree from the University of Ghana or any recognized/accredited University may apply for a PhD programme.  Such applicants, when admitted, shall be required to take first year courses of the Masters’ (Level 600) programme of their departments. They shall be required to pass all examinations in the courses.  On successful completion of the Level 600 courses and depending on their performance, they would then progress into the four-year Ph.D. programme which beings with Level 700 courses in first year of the PHD.

All PhD programmes in the University are now fee-paying and the durations are as follows:

• •  Full-Time       - Four (4) years
• •  Part-Time       - Six  (6) years

HOW TO APPLY

University of Ghana application e-vouchers can be obtained by Ghanaian applicants for GH ¢220.00 at the following banks: Zenith Bank, Universal Merchant Bank , Access Bank, Ecobank, Republic Bank, Agricultural Development Bank, Consolidated Bank Ghana,, GCB Bank, First Atlantic Bank and Fidelity Bank . Applicants should follow carefully the instructions on the voucher when completing the online application form.

INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS AND GHANAIANS APPLYING FROM ABROAD

This category of applicants should use the following links to access the online application form for completion and submission:

1.  http://sgs.ug.edu.gh

2.  http://admission.ug.edu.gh

All applicants are expected to pay to the University, a non-refundable application processing fee of US$110.00.

All foreign students should make their payments as follows:

·  Account Name: University of Ghana Fees Collection (FOREX) – For payments in Ghana

·  Account Name: University of Ghana Fees Collection (FOREIGN) – For payments outside Ghana

Account No.:        0161094409780403; Swift Code: ECOCGHAC

The third payment option is-

·  The Secure online payment platform using Visa Card and MasterCard. The link is  https://www.ug.edu.gh/ugpay

The pay-in-slips together with applicants’ certificates and transcripts should be scanned and attached to the application form before submission. The transcript should be scanned into one PDF or WORD document and attached to the application.

Note that no application will be processed without proof- of - payment of the fee.

                                                  APPLICATION FEES

Cost of E-voucher

Ghanaians                                                                                                    GH¢220.00

International Applicants and Ghanaians applying from abroad             US$ 110.00

Applicants who did not graduate from the University of Ghana must submit the

following documents online (Scan and Attach):

Bachelors’ and Masters’ Degree Certificates and Official Transcripts (for those applying for PhD programmes)

•  Three referees’ reports are required for all applicants (provide the details of the referees online)

•   All PhD applicants should attach their Research Proposals to the application (Not more than Four pages)

·  The transcript should be scanned into one PDF or WORD document and attached to the application.

  ·  All applicants who graduated from the University of Ghana from 1996 to date should indicate their ‘STUDENT IDENTITY NUMBERS’ on their forms before submission.

·  NOTE: Scan and upload a Gazette where name has changed or is different from that on certificates/transcripts

NOTE THAT NO APPLICATION WILL BE PROCESSED WITHOUT THE CERTIFICATE/OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OR GAZETTE WHERE NAME HAS CHANGED. The originals will be required during interviews.

APPLICANTS MUST ENSURE THAT THEIR ON-LINE APPLICATIONS ARE CORRECTLY FILLED AND RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGED ON SUBMISSION. ENSURE THAT CORRECT ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE PROVIDED.YOU MUST ALSO PRINT AND KEEP A COPY OF THE APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED ONLINE. APPLICANTS WOULD NEED IT DURING REGISTRATION IF ADMITTED.

KINDLY NOTE THE FOLLOWING DEADLINE AND ADHERE TO IT STRICTLY

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ON-LINE APPLICATIONS FOR ALL PROGRAMMES UNDER THIS ARRANGEMENT IS WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 , 2024.

This advertisement can be found under ‘Admission’ at the University of Ghana website: www.ug.edu.gh                                                     

All further enquiries should be sent to the addresses below:                                                                                     

                                     The School Administrator,

                                 School of Graduate Studies,

                                 University of Ghana,

                                 Legon.

E-Mail: [email protected] or [email protected]  

Also, for specific enquiries on the University of Ghana Business School programmmes, kindly call any of the following telephone numbers:

+233- 0303966098, 0545462159, 0570231039, 0201492545.

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Currently, GCTU is in collaboration with a number of universities in and out of the country/continent. Specific to our doctoral programs, the collaborations are with Aalborg University in Denmark, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences in India.

The distinguishing feature of our collaboration is that it provides top-quality postgraduate, e-Learning, and executive development programs that combine academic rigor with practical managerial relevance. In addition to these, our students get the opportunity of up-to-date higher management education and training a new generation of forward-thinking leaders whether they wish to embark upon an academic career or assume positions of responsibility at the middle and upper management levels in private business enterprises or public-sector organizations require

M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (4years)

The programme is research-based hence after the first one-week coursework, students liaise with the supervisors in writing their theses. Periodically students go through Progress Reviews (PRP) at Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU), Accra Campus, and /or through Skype/Teleconferencing.

Application forms are available at https://site.gctu.edu.gh/downloads . other related information is also available at  https://gs.gctu.edu.gh . Kindly note that application fees in Draft to Ghana Technology University College is required for each application.

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Ghana, Cameroon and Nigeria

The DAAD offers a variety of research grants for postgraduate students aiming for PhD /doctoral studies. Some are of specific relevance to Ghanaians.

Grants Available

Short-term Research Grant

One-year Research Grant

Research Grant for PhD in Germany

 Bi-nationally Supervised PhD Research Grant

Options for Post-Docs, Scientists and Researchers

The DAAD offers programmes to support PhD studies with different funding schemes and in diverse subject areas. Those that are most relevant to Ghanaians are described below. A full list of scholarship offers by DAAD and other German funding organizations can be found on our funding guide .

The DAAD research grants support PhD studies in different schemes and can be granted for a maximum of four years. The different schemes are presented in greater detail below.

General Information and Eligibility

The DAAD research grants support PhD studies in different schemes

For all research grants, applicants have to fulfil three criteria to be eligible.

A Bachelor’s degree in at least second upper division,

a very good Master’s degree and

a last degree that has been awarded within the last six years.

In contrast to a DAAD Master’s scholarship, an application for a research grant is still possible when the PhD student has already started his research or study, provided that the applicant has not been based in Germany more than 15 months to the date of application.

All applications for research grants are handled via the DAAD application portal. Each document needs to be uploaded there. This includes recommendation letters. Application letters may also be forwarded to the DAAD via mail. The DAAD may ask for certified copies to be handed in later.

Structured PhD Programmes

One scheme the DAAD funds is the increasingly popular structured PhD. Within the framework of these PhD programmes students participate in an interdisciplinary study course programme and engage with other students while working on their own theses.

Application Procedure

There are different databases to help you find a structured PhD programme in Germany. Study-in.de  offers a comprehensive register of all study courses that are offered by German Higher Education institutions. Programmes taught exclusively in English can be found on the DAAD’s international programme database.

Once the applicant has secured admission for the desired structured programme, he or she can apply for a research grant for Doctoral programmes in Germany via the DAAD online application portal. For more information on the research grant,  please refer to our funding guide.

Some Structured PhD Programmes are also listed under the ‘DAAD Graduate School Scholarship Programme’ where you first apply to the schools and then you are nominated to complete an application on the DAAD online application portal.

In addition to that, there are a few structured PhD courses available within the framework of the  EPOS programmes . For instructions on applying for these, please follow the application process outlined for here .

Individual PhD

In the traditional one-on-one PhD supervision scheme, the prospective PhD student and the supervisor agree on a research topic on which the student works at the institution of the supervisor. If you need guidance in securing a PhD position, please consult the download section .

In this model the prospective student has to actively look for a placement at a German university or institute. Germany has numerous research facilities in all scientific fields, the GERiT – German Research Institutions database contains a comprehensive list of research institutes. Applicants have to convince a supervisor with their research proposal before applying for a research grant via the DAAD application portal. For more information, please refer to our funding guide .

Bi-Nationally Suppervised Programmes

In this format, a PhD student who is enrolled in a Ghanaian university can complete his or her doctorate under both a domestic and a German supervisor. This research grant allows the student to complete research periods at a German institute. The grant is initially provided for a 12 months period and is extendable to up to 2 years.

A doctorate student currently enrolled in his or her home country can approach a German supervisor as described above for the individual PhD. The applicant needs to be pursuing a doctoral degree at a Ghanaian university. A supervisor in Germany has to be convinced to offer the student a workplace to pursue their research in Germany. For more information please refer to our funding guide.

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Does DAAD pay for field trips/cost of research?

What does the daad research grant cover.

• DAAD Research Grant pays monthly living allowance, health, accident and personal liability insurance cover and Travel allowance.

Does the DAAD cover conference travel costs for Scholarship/Grant holders?

• No.  Scholarship/Grant holders are however entitled to a Study and Research Allowance of 460 Euros per annum during the period as a Scholarship/Grant holder.  This amount of money could be used to attend conferences etc.

Questions on the Application portal:

Can i apply to more than one programme at the same time.

Yes.  The application portal allows you to submit more than one application at a time.  You will however be eventually contacted by a DAAD representative to select your most preferred in the event of a successful application.

Can I upload further documents after submitting my application online?

Yes.  The application portal allows you to upload further documents for you application.  You can however not change your submitted application form.

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MSc. applicants must possess good first degrees in a relevant discipline with at least Second Class (Lower Division) or its equivalent.

Applicants must in addition have a thorough proficiency in written and spoken English. 

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This is a rigorous 2-year programme aimed at preparing students with the required skills and knowledge to conduct good research in the field of finance. The emphasis is research and students spend the entire second year in the programme writing an MPhil thesis under supervision.

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The requirement is a good first degree in Finance from a recognized University. Candidates with a good first degree in areas such as Insurance, Accounting, Commerce, Economics, Mathematics, and Statistics who can demonstrate the capacity and ability to cope with the programme may be considered. A good first degree (at least a Second Class Lower) in a relevant field of study from any recognised university and a minimum of two (2) years work experience. There is one admission in August every year. An entrance examination or interview may be conducted.