University of Professional Studies Ghana Accra

University of Professional Studies Ghana Accra

History of the University

 

The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) is a public university that provides both academic and business professional education in Ghana. With over forty (40) years of experience, the University has gained a reputation as the oldest professional accountancy and management tuition provider having many of its products in key leadership positions in Ghana and elsewhere.   The University was the first and is still the only public institution with the mandate to offer both academic degrees and provide training for higher Professional education in Ghana.  The University currently has a student population of about ten thousand (10,000). 

The University was founded in 1965 as a private professional business education tuition provider and was taken over by government in 1978 by the Institute of Professional Studies Decree, 1978 (SMCD 200). It was subsequently established as a tertiary institution with a mandate to provide tertiary and professional education in the academic disciplines of Accountancy, Management and other related areas of study by the Institute of Professional Studies Act, (Act 566), 1999.

The then IPS had been offering tuition for various business professional programmes that were internationally recognized. In this respect, the University has contributed immensely to the teaching and practice of Accountancy and Management in Ghana.

In September 2005, the then Institute introduced Bachelor Degree Programmes in its various mandated disciplines to give meaning to the IPS Act 566. It received a Presidential Charter in September 2008, conferring on it the status of a fully-fledged public university. The University currently offers Undergraduate and Master’s Degrees in several programmes. The combination of scholarship with professionalism is the foundation of the university’s unique profile.

The development of the initial and new range of academic programmes coupled with trends in tertiary education at both local and international levels called for an amendment of the existing Act 566 of 1999. Subsequently, the University of Professional Studies Act, 2012 (ACT 850) was enacted to rename the Institute as a University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA).

To be the leading tuition provider in Professional Programmes in Africa and beyond.

We strive to provide and promote quality Professional education and training in Accounting, Financial Management and Marketing. The interest of our student is our priority.

Location

The University of Professional Studies, Accra is a public university located at Madina in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

It shares a western boundary with the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School and is less than ten (10) minutes’ drive from the University of Ghana, Legon.

Contact

Postal Address: P.O.Box LG 149, Accra – Ghana

Tel numbers:  +233 302 500 171 , +233 302 500 722 /, +233 302 500 723

Fax Number: +233 302 501174

Email: info@upsa.edu.gh, admin@upsa.edu.gh