Further to our letter dated 20th October 2025, concerning
the non-recognition of certain tertiary education institutions by the Ghana
Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), the Commission has received numerous
enquiries regarding the recognition status of the following qualifications:
- Doctor of Business
Administration (DBA) awarded by Swiss Management Centre (SMC)
University; and
- Top-up Doctor of
Philosophy (PhD) awarded by Universidad Central de Nicaragua
(UCN).
The Commission wishes to inform all Heads of Tertiary
Institutions that it does not recognize the following
qualifications:
- The Doctor
of Business Administration (DBA) awarded by Swiss
management Centre (SMC) University; and
- The Doctor
of Philosophy (PhD) jointly awarded by Universidad
Central de Nicaragua (UCN) and Swiss Management Centre
(UCN) University.
Accordingly, any such qualifications obtained from the
above-mentioned institutions are not recognized by the Ghana
Tertiary Education Commission for academic or professional purposes.
This notice supersedes all previous
communications issued by the erstwhile National Accreditation
Board (NAB) and the current GTEC on this matter.
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official communique
SIGNED
PROF. AHMED JINAPOR ABDULAI
DIRECTOR-GENERAL