Loughborough University withholds degrees as Ghana scholarship debt remains unpaid
Loughborough University is withholding degrees from a group of six masters students from Ghana because the Ghanaian government has not paid their tuition fees. The university stated it was following its regulations and that its "repeated efforts" to resolve the matter with the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat had "not been successful." The students completed their studies in Leicestershire in September as part of a scholarship programme.
The students say the mental toll of the situation during their studies had been "enormous." Noah Krah, who studied construction management, said the GSS was supposed to send funds for living costs and tuition fees, with the GSS meant to pay about £29,000 per student. Emmanuel Boakye, 25, who studied data science, said he completed his academic requirements "believing [his] government would honour its commitment."
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