University of Ghana

University of Ghana

public university, open-access publisher

Part of	Africa
Inception	1948
Short name	UG
Funder	Open Society Foundations, Open Society Foundations, Open Society Foundations
Position held by head of the organization	chancellor
Motto text	Integri Procedamus
Paaloŋ	Ghana
Located in the administrative territorial entity	Accra
Coordinate location	5°39′3″N 0°11′22″W
Basic form of government	Governing Council
Member of	Ghanaian Academic and Research Network, Association of African Universities, International Association of Universities
Has subsidiary	Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Media Arts and Communication - Institute of Film and Television, University of Ghana Primary School, Legon, University of Ghana Department of Geography and Resource Development
Headquarters location	Legon Campus
Language used	Bɔrefɔ
Official website	https://www.ug.edu.gh/
Coat of arms	coat of arms of the University of Ghana
Official color	Deep Blue

A University of Ghana (Legon) e la bɔnne yuniveniti naŋ be Accra poɔ, Ghana.^[1] O e la a Ghana bɔnne yunivenitiri zaa boŋkoroo.

Ba da mɛ la a yuniveniti 1948^[2] yuoni poɔ ka o e University College of the Gold Coast^[3][4] a British naaŋ wagere a ko Gold Coast. O da e la ullee ko a University of London,^[5] naŋ da kaara o zannoo yelnyɔgere kyɛ terɛ degeree kyɔɔtaare.^[6] Ghana naŋ wa nyɛ sommeŋɛ 1957 poɔ baare, ba da leɛ pore la a kolaagyi ka University College of Ghana.^[7] O da la maale leɛre la o yuori gaa University of Ghana a youni 1961 poɔ, onaŋ da wa nyɛ yuniveniti meŋɛ faŋa arebo.^[8]

A University of Ghana be la  Accra Legon Hills west sɛŋ ane a Accra sensoga northeast sɛŋ. O taa gaŋ la 60,000 sakuubiiri onaŋ de.^[5]

1. ↑ "Visitors Overview". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
2. ↑ "University of Ghana gets new Vice Chancellor; Prof. Ebenezer Owusu" Archived 19 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Joy Online, 8 January 2016.
3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240713221813/http://ug.edu.gh/about/overview
4. ↑ https://www.eaumf.org/ejm-blog/2017/8/11/august-11-1948-the-university-college-of-the-gold-coast-is-established-by-ordinance
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-ghana
6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070319140828/http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~univghana/ghanahed.htm
7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170921192554/https://www.ug.edu.gh/content/establishment-university
8. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=3sp1pAOfXgIC&pg=PA166