Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
GIMPA

Excellence Leadership, Management and Administration
Address
P.O. Box AH50, Achimota, Accra, Ghana
Accra
Greater Accra Region
Greenhill, Accra
Ghana
Information
School type Autonomy, Public University
Founded 1961
Status Active
President Dr. Osei Boeh-Ocansey
Chairman Dr. Christina Amoako-Nuama
Rector Prof. Franklyn A. Manu
Employees 600
Number of students 10,000
Campuses

Greenhill Campus(MAIN), Tema Campus,

Takoradi Campus and Kumasi Campus.
Campus type urban
Accreditation National Accreditation Board
Affiliations Association of African Business Schools
Alumni 15,000
Website www.gimpa.edu.gh
Main Entrance at Greenhill, GIMPA

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) was established as a public university by an Act of Parliament in 2004, "GIMPA is one of the most respected university in Ghana, topmost in Africa". GIMPA is a tertiary education institution at Greenhill in Accra, Ghana.[1] The institute was established in 1961 by the Government of Ghana with assistance from the United Nations Special Fund Project and was called the Institute of Public Administration. It is coeducational. Additionally, GIMPA has not only become a full-fledged university-level public institution, but also a topmost institute in Africa, recognised in Africa and around the world, offering excellent master's and executive master's degree programmes in business administration, public administration, development management, governance and leadership.

History

"GIMPA is one of the most respected university in Ghana, and across Africa". GIMPA was established in 1961 as a joint Ghana Government/United Nations Special Fund Project. GIMPA was founded in 1961 as a training centre. It was originally called the Institute of Public Administration, established to train public servants with administrative and professional competence to plan and administer national, regional and local services.In 1999/2000, GIMPA was among a group of 200 public sector organisations in Ghana earmarked under the World Bank-funded Public Sector Reform Programme to be taken off Government Subvention. GIMPA was subsequently selected under the National Institutional Reform Programme to be transformed, notably to be self-financing. Subsequently, GIMPA was taken off Government Subvention in 2001.[2]

Bird View of GIMPA in the heart of Achimota Forest Reserve

Today, GIMPA has been transformed from a small, public service institution to a comprehensive tertiary institution offering programmes in leadership, management, public and business administration and technology for both the public and private sectors, NGO's, civil societies and many more. The institute had the mandate to train public servants with administrative and professional competence to plan and administer national, regional and local level services.[3]

Schools/ Faculties

GIMPA’s academic programmes are also accredited by the National Accreditation Board. The Institute is made up of four schools, namely:

GIMPA Business School (GBS)

GIMPA has long been a leader in management training in Africa and the World. Building on our well-earned reputation, we continue to set ourselves apart through our high-caliber faculty and staff, whose immense resourcefulness sustains the Business School and its students. Given GIMPA’s history, the Business School has developed programmes that appeal to a broad range of students – from those who work full-time and wish to upgrade their skills for enhanced productivity, to recent high school graduates. Indeed, GIMPA’s success depends on its ability to adapt in response to the changing needs of its target groups and the nation as a whole. Thus, although we continue to serve the needs of our traditional working student, we have added a new crop of students who are fresh graduates from high school. These younger students have so far demonstrated a high level of intellectual curiosity and maturity that embodies the GIMPA spirit.

The mission of GIMPA Business School (GBS) is to pursue excellence in the provision of high quality management education for a diverse student body through innovative programs, outstanding faculty, superior facilities and efficient internal management systems. We seek to provide a conducive, supportive and intellectually stimulating environment in which people are equipped to address significant challenges in the business world and broader society.

GIMPA School of Public Service and Governance,(GSPSG)

The GIMPA School of Public Service and Governance is committed to offer courses leading to the award of Certificate, Diploma and Degrees in the field of Leadership, Management and Public Administration as a necessary requirement for maintaining the vitality of organizations in the development of the economy. To promote understanding and co-operation between public and private sector institutions in respect of Public Administration.

Faculty of Law, GIMPA

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 boasting of well over four hundred students and twenty-six full-time faculty in addition to fourteen adjuncts.

The school boasts of good infrastructure and arguably has the most enduring and visible presence on the serene Greenhill GIMPA campus. It’s excellent performances in the law admissions entrance examinations into the professional program at the Ghana School of Law has added to its emergent sterling image and the school continues to put in place policies and measures that will ensure even better output in the future.

We prepare our students to be the best attorneys and advocates by combining mainstream theoretical training with clinical programs. In the short five years of its existence, GIMPA Law has been a place of choice and continues to provide the best environment for the study of the law and its future practice.

Law Library & Centres

GIMPA School of Technology (SOT)

To be a world-class School with state-of-the-art equipment for training the best technology professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa.

We build quality technology professionals through innovative education. We do this by delivering knowledge- and skills-based programmes in ICT, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, and other technology-related fields. We accomplish this by employing quality faculty and staff; state-of-the-art facilities; and efficient and effective systems.

GIMPA Notable Alumni

GIMPA Research & Advocacy

Banking Facilities/ Services

Unibank at Greenhill, GIMPA

UniBank’s GIMPA campus branch opened in 2012 and is located at the Greenhill campus in Achimota. Services include :

For more information, log on to the uniBank website.

References

  1. ↑ "GIMPA". ghanaschoolsonline.com. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  2. ↑ gimpa.edu.gh
  3. ↑ "History and Background". www.gimpa.edu.gh. Retrieved 2013-05-03.

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