News & events
Announcements, events and updates from our work towards sustainable development, newest first.
Team CIC, four students from GIMPA’s School of Technology and Social Sciences mentored by Dr Nana Assyne, won first place at the StudentPreneur African Network Hackathon held on 6-7 March 2025. Their prototype was designed to minimise academic credential fraud in African universities.
The GIMPA-PURC Centre of Excellence in Public Utility Regulation (CEPUR) hosted a policy dialogue themed 'Accelerating Energy Transition in Ghana' on 5 March 2025. The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, delivered the keynote and announced plans for a Renewable Energy and Green Transition Fund; speakers included the Energy Commission and GRIDCo.
In March 2025 the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, which regulates Ghana’s electricity and water utilities, launched strategic partnerships with GIMPA, UPSA, the International Growth Centre and the African Forum for Utility Regulators. The partnerships are intended to produce research, policy dialogue and training in emerging regulatory areas.
