The University for Development Studies (UDS) will hold its 23rd Congregation for all undergraduate and postgraduate graduands on April 29, 2023.
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 Three Hundred and Fifty Ghana Cedis (GHS350.00) as Graduation fee.
However, MBChB graduands will pay an additional amount of One Hundred and Eighty Ghana Cedis (GHC180.00), bringing their Graduation fee to an amount of Five Hundred and Thirty Ghana Cedis (GHS530.00).
All Graduation fees should be paid at any branch of National Investment Bank, Stanbic Bank, Zenith Bank, Ghana Commercial Bank, Agricultural Development Bank, Prudential Bank and Ecobank before or on April 28, 2023.
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, April 28, 2023 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, April 26 to Friday, April 28, 2023.
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 (GHC4) a day.
Link for livestreaming of the Graduation Ceremony will be made available on April 28, 2023.
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.