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UENR expects 4,000 to 5,000 freshers to benefit from No-Fees-Stress
By SchoolRegistry Ghana Newsroom ·
The Registrar in charge of the Dean of Students Office at the University of Energy and Natural Resources, James Clarke Hayford, told the Ghana News Agency that the university expects between 4,000 and 5,000 first year students to benefit from the government's No-Fees-Stress initiative in the 2026/2027 academic year. He said matriculation will be held in December this year, and that actual figures cannot be confirmed until then. He added that the government has decided to pay academic fees directly to institutions rather than to students, with universities then reimbursing the students. The initiative covers or reimburses academic fees for qualified first year students in public tertiary institutions.
Key facts
- UENR anticipates that between 4,000 and 5,000 first year students will benefit from the No-Fees-Stress initiative in the 2026/2027 academic calendar.
- The No-Fees-Stress initiative covers or reimburses academic fees for qualified first-year students in public tertiary institutions.
- UENR will hold its matriculation in December this year.
- The government has decided to pay academic fees directly to institutions instead of to students, and universities will reimburse the students.
- Some fresh students said they had successfully completed the registration processes.
What this means for parents and students
First year students at UENR who qualify under the No-Fees-Stress initiative may have their academic fees covered or reimbursed for the 2026/2027 academic year. The university expects between 4,000 and 5,000 freshers to benefit, but the exact number will only be known after matriculation in December. Under the new arrangement, the government pays the fees to the university, which then reimburses the students.
Source: Ghana News Agency, 2026. Read the original.
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