Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
Summary
The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) is a public co-educational university spread over four campuses (Accra, Tema, Kumasi and Takoradi) and made up of six schools, ten research centers located at Greenhill in Accra, Ghana.[1]
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
The location of GIMPA, Greenhill, was named by Nicholas T. Clerk (1930 – 2012) who served as the Rector of the institute from 1977 to 1982.[2][3] The name, "Greenhill", is a reference to the lush greenery and hilly topography of the main campus, as well as its location in Legon which was historically on the periphery of the Ghanaian capital, Accra.[3] Together with 200 state institutions, GIMPA successfully participated in a Public Sector Reform Programme under the auspices of the World Bank and became a self-financing institution as part of the National Institutional Reform Programme in 2001.
Historyedit
It was established as a public university by an Act of Parliament in 2004. The institute was established in 1961 by the Government of Ghana with assistance from the United Nations Special Fund Project and was initially called the Institute of Public Administration, intended as a specialist training graduate school for civil servants in Ghana.[4] Today, GIMPA offers bachelor's, master's and executive master's degree programmes in business administration, entrepreneurship, law, public administration, development management, governance, leadership and technology.[4][5]
The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration logoedit
Vission: To position GIMPA clearly as the pre-eminent Centre of Excellence focused on capacity building in leadership, management, public administration and sustainability to support Ghanaian and African socioeconomic advancement.[6]
Mission: GIMPA’s primary purpose is to develop distinctive and capable public servants, private sector and non-governmental organizations’ leaders with a strong sense of humanity to support sustainable national development.[6]
At the centre of GIMPA's logo is the tripodal tower, which surges into the sky. It is inspired by the original motto of “Self Reverence, Self Knowledge and Self Control”. This motto was taken from the poem “Oenone” by 19th century British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. The relevant section reads:
“…Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control,
These three alone lead life to sovereign power.
Yet not for power (power of herself
Would come uncall’d for) but to live by law,
Acting the law we live by without fear;
And, because right is right, to follow right
Were wisdom in the scorn of consequence”.[7][8][9]
Borrowing from ancient traditions, these handcrafted ceremonial pieces create interest and respect by both participants and observers. They are important representations honouring GIMPA’s continuity and academic strength.
Schools/facultiesedit
GIMPA Business School
School of Public Service and Governance
School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Faculty of Law, GIMPA
School of Technology
School of Research and Graduate Studies
GIMPA Business School (GBS)edit
Undergraduate programmesedit
Bachelor of Accounting
Bachelor of Finance
Bachelor of Marketing
Bachelor, Business Administration
Bachelor of Human Resource Management
Bachelor, Procurement, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management
Bachelor, Hospitality And Tourism Management
Bachelor, Project Management
Postgraduate programmesedit
Certificate in Business Administration (CBA)
Diploma In Management Studies (DMS)
Diploma In Business Administration
Graduate programmesedit
Master of Accounting and Finance
Master of Human Resource Management
Master of Marketing
Master of Quality Management
Master of Supply Chain Management (MSCM)
Master of Project Management (MPM)
Master of Natural Resource Accounting
Executive Masters in Business Administration (EMBA)
Master Of Business Administration (MBA)
Master Of Research In Business Administration (MRes)
PhD Programsedit
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration (PhD)
Doctor of Management (DMGT)
GIMPA School of Public Service and Governance,(SPSG)edit
Undergraduate programsedit
Bachelor of Public Administration
Graduate programsedit
Public Sector Management Training Programme (PSMTP)
Masters in Public Health (MPH)
Master of Philosophy in Public Administration (MPA)
Master of Public Administration
Master of Philosophy in Development Finance
Master of Philosophy in Governance & Leadership
Master of Development Management (MDM)
Master Of Arts In International Relations And Diplomacy (MAIRD)
Masters In Regional Integration And African Development (MAIRD)
MSc Environmental Studies And Policy (ESP)
Executive Masters In Governance & Leadership (Emgl) & Executive Masters In Public Administration (EMPA)
PhD Programedit
Ph.D. Program In Public Administration, Policy And Governance
Faculty of Law, GIMPAedit
The faculty of law at GIMPA was established in 2010 and has quickly grown from its small size of about seventy students and five full-time faculty to over four hundred students and twenty-six full-time faculty in addition to fourteen adjuncts. Faculty of Law, GIMPA brag of the first and only ultra modern moot court facility in Ghana.
LL.B Day Programme
LL.B Regular Programme
LL.B Modular Programme
Law Library & Centresedit
Law Library
Atta Mills Centre for Law & Governance
SKB Asante Center for International Negotiations & Mediation
GIMPA School of Technology (SOT)edit
Undergraduate Programmesedit
BSc Information and Communication Technology (BSc ICT) [Daytime and Evening Sessions]
BSc Computer Science (BSc CS) [Daytime and Evening Sessions]
BSc Management Information Systems (BSC MIS) [Daytime and Evening Sessions]
BSc. Health Informatics [Daytime and Evening Sessions]
Diploma in Applied Computer Science (Day Session)
Masters Programmes (Evening and Modular Sessions)edit
Master of Philosophy MIS (MPhil MIS) [Evening and Modular Sessions]
Master of Philosophy ICT (MPhil ICT) [Evening and Modular Sessions]
Master of Science MIS (MSc MIS) [Evening, Weekend and Modular Sessions]
Master of Science ICT (MSc ICT) [Evening, Weekend and Modular Sessions]
Master of Philosophy in Information Systems (MPhil IS) [Evening and Modular Sessions]
MSc. IT & Law [Evening, Weekend and Modular Sessions]
MSc. Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity [Evening, Weekend and Modular Sessions]
MSc. Applied Mathematics [Evening, Weekend and Modular Sessions]
Postgraduate Programmesedit
Post-Graduate Diploma ICT (PD ICT) [Evening and Weekend Sessions]
Post-Graduate Diploma MIS (PD MIS) [Evening and Weekend Sessions]
Certificate and Short Coursesedit
Certificate in ICT (CICT)[Daytime, Evening and Weekend Sessions]
Mature Entrance Course [Daytime, Evening and Weekend Sessions]
School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciencesedit
MSc in Economic Policy
MSc in Financial Economics
MSc in Energy Economics
Mphil in Economics
Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management
Short Programsedit
Certificate in Hospitality and Tourism Management
Certificate in Hotel Management
Certificate in Housekeeping Management
Certificate in English Proficiency Course
School of Research and Graduate Studiesedit
The Environment and Natural Resource Research Initiative (ENRRI – EfD Ghana)[10]
Gifty Afenyi-Dadzie – The first woman to be appointed president of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) and the longest-serving official in that position
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^""Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control: These three alone lead life to sovereign power." —Alfred Lord Tennyson". The Foundation for a Better Life. Retrieved 2023-08-23.