The University for Development Studies (UDS) will hold its 25th Congregation for all Undergraduate and Postgraduate Graduands on Saturday, November 9, 2024.
Venue: Multi-purpose Auditorium, Tamale Campus.
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Payment of Graduation Fee
All Graduands (Undergraduates and Postgraduates) are required to pay an amount of Four Hundred Ghana Cedis (GHS 400.00) as Graduation fee.
All Graduation fees should be paid at any branch of Ecobank, Prudential Bank, Zenith Bank, Stanbic Bank, Agricultural Development Bank, National Investment Bank and Ghana Commercial Bank before or on November 8, 2024.
Graduands attending the ceremony will be expected to make their own arrangements for transportation, accommodation and meals.
NB: Graduands are expected to make full payment of all fees owed the University before their Certificates will be released.
Dress Code
The academic gown should be worn over formal attire. Graduands who do not adhere to this will not be permitted to participate in the Ceremony.
Rehearsals
There will be Rehearsals for all Graduands on Friday, November 8, 2024 at 3:00pm at the Multi-Purpose Auditorium. Attendance is compulsory for Graduands who will be participating in the Graduation Ceremony.
Collection of Gowns
All Graduands will collect academic gowns at the Stores at the Central Administration from Wednesday, November 6 to Friday, November 8, 2024.
Graduands should provide evidence of payment of the graduation fees and their students’ identity cards before the gowns are issued. The gowns should be returned to the stores immediately after the Graduation Ceremony. Failure to do so after one week will attract a penalty of Four Ghana cedis (GHS 4) a day.
Collection of Certificates
Graduands will collect their certificates at designated points after the Graduation Ceremony. Graduands should provide evidence of payment of the graduation fees, original copies of their clearance forms and their students’ identity cards before their certificates will be issued.
NB: Graduands are expected to make full payment of all fees owed the University before their Certificates will be released.
Link for livestreaming of the Graduation Ceremony will be made available on November 8, 2024.
REGISTRAR
The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences (FOAFCS), located at the Nyankpala Campus, is the premier faculty of the University for Development Studies (UDS), having begun in 1993 as the Faculty of Agriculture.