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GIMPA’s Takoradi Satellite Campus ran three free Zoom seminars between 23 September and 14 October 2026, on personal branding, managing work-related stress and well-being, and AI for research, drawing up to 100 participants to a session.
Postgraduate students of GIMPA Law School’s LLM in International Trade and Business Law undertook a study tour to the World Trade Organization headquarters in Geneva in September 2026, engaging trade diplomats and institutional leaders. WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala publicly acknowledged the delegation.
GIMPA Training and Consulting’s four-day Facility Management course addresses the operation, maintenance, safety and sustainability of buildings and infrastructure, including sustainability and energy management. It targets facility, estate and property managers, building services engineers and public sector facility administrators, with a cohort starting on 20 August 2026.
GIMPA Training and Consulting is to lead a 12-month remodelling of public sector procurement training with the Public Procurement Authority and Ghana Audit Service, under World Bank technical assistance funded by a US$200,000 grant from the Government of Japan. The revised curriculum will align with World Bank procurement regulations and emphasise case-based learning and contract management.
A two-week leadership and capacity-building programme for more than 100 selected African entrepreneurs opened at GIMPA on 17 August 2026, organised with the Korea International Cooperation Agency and Hallym University as part of the Korean Leadership Programme for Africa. Participants came from Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal.
Twenty-one officials of the Government of Lesotho, including the Minister of Public Service, completed a one-week capacity-building and training-of-trainers programme at GIMPA in August 2026. The World Bank-supported initiative forms part of the redesign of the Lesotho Institute of Public Administration and Management, with the officials to train 150 further personnel in September.
A GIMPA Law School team, with oral advocates Gabriel Tetteh Lawerteh and Papa Yaw Adom and coached by Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo, won the Christof Heyns All-African Human Rights Moot Court Competition in 2026, claiming the continental title.
GIMPA Training and Consulting’s two-month Certificate in Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental Management (COSHEM), delivered over ten Saturdays, includes a module on the fundamentals of environmental management covering waste management, conservation and sustainable practices. A cohort starts on 25 July 2026.
GIMPA’s Office of International Programmes, with the Office of the Deputy Rector, met Bentley University of Boston on 21 July 2026 to explore collaboration. Areas discussed included faculty research partnerships and exchange, student mobility, staff exchanges, joint graduate programmes and executive education.
GIMPA hosted the Ghana Scholars and Practitioners’ Research Masterclass at its Greenhill Campus in July 2026 under the theme 'Doing Research for Policy and Practice'. The gathering brought together academics and practitioners, with contributions from the Natural Resource Governance Institute, to advance research excellence and policy impact.
GIMPA marked Father’s Day 2026 with a forum at Mamphey Hall on men’s health, identity and modern masculinity. Counselling psychologist Mrs Perfect Elorm Kumah Oduro and Dr Daniel Nortey, Medical Officer at the GIMPA Clinic, discussed sexual health, mental and emotional well-being, nutrition and exercise, and relationships.
At the Business Plan Competition award ceremony in June 2026, GIMPA Business School provided financial support to student entrepreneurs. The overall winner received GH¢17,000 in total, including a GH¢10,000 grand prize, GH¢5,000 from Minister Ahmed Ibrahim and GH¢2,000 from the School; each of the 10 contestants received GH¢5,000 from the Minister.
The Office of the Dean of Students ran Beyond the Cap and Gown: Life Ready Series, a four-week webinar series every Thursday in June 2026 giving students, especially those about to graduate, practical insights on careers, personal growth and skills for life.
GIMPA’s School of Technology and Social Sciences hosted the Tech Fair and Industry Showcase 2026 under the theme 'Innovating for Impact: Technology Solutions for Ghana’s Future'. The event brought together industry leaders, technology experts, students and innovators to discuss technology-driven solutions for national development and Ghana’s digital transformation agenda.
A strategic engagement session facilitated by rankings and institutional branding specialist Victor Okuego urged GIMPA’s senior leadership to prioritise research excellence, international visibility and institutional reputation, and set out how the THE Impact Rankings measure universities against the SDGs.
Four final-year GIMPA Bachelor of Laws students graduated with LLM degrees from the University of Connecticut School of Law at a commencement ceremony on 17 May 2026. Under a memorandum of understanding signed in 2023, selected high-performing LLB students spend their final year at UConn pursuing an LLM while completing their GIMPA degree requirements.
GIMPA Business School and York University launched a Student Consulting Project giving MBA students hands-on industry experience through field visits and engagement with business leaders. Partners included JL Properties, an affordable housing developer, and Endpoint Homoeopathic Clinic.
GIMPA, in partnership with the Electricity Company of Ghana, welcomed the second cohort of its Master of Public Administration programme at a dinner at the GIMPA Executive Conference Centre in May 2026; a fourth cohort began orientation in June 2026. The programme is designed to build leadership and management capacity in the power sector.
GIMPA Ladies organised a discussion on marriage, divorce and widowhood that brought together legal practitioners, academics and participants. Speakers including Hon. Diana Asonaba Dapaah addressed women’s property rights before and during marriage, legal documentation of contributions, constitutional protections, joint property and spousal inheritance claims.
A four-member delegation from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China visited GIMPA Business School in May 2026. Areas explored included staff and student exchange, joint research and co-supervision, a joint Executive MBA, and a 'Makola Women School' initiative on trade and entrepreneurship.
Staff and students of GIMPA’s Tema Satellite Campus joined Meridian Clinic for a Mother’s Day community engagement in May, promoting women’s health under the message that a healthy woman is a strong foundation.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana has appointed Dr Holy Kwabla Kportorgbi of GIMPA’s Takoradi Satellite Campus to author Management Accounting questions for its professional examinations question bank. He also sits on the planning committee of the Western Regional New Year Business School 2026.
GIMPA Training and Consulting ran a four-day short course on Renewable Energy Project Planning and Management, with a cohort starting on 4 May 2026 and a maximum of 15 participants.
The second edition of Eco-Africa Network’s Climate Justice Conference was held on 20 April 2026 under the theme 'Galamsey and the Environment', with the GIMPA School of Law among the co-organising partners. Sessions examined illegal mining as a threat to the environment and public health, its effects on agriculture, water and food systems, and youth unemployment as a driver of the practice.
Margaret Obimpeh, Head of Personal Banking at GCB Bank PLC, led a virtual Student Affairs webinar on personal branding on 31 March 2026, helping GIMPA students present themselves effectively in professional and career settings.
GIMPA’s Office of International Programmes and Development held an International Day and Education Fair at the Moot Court on 25 March 2026 under the theme 'Global Citizenship: Building Bridges Through Education'. The event promoted internationalisation, intercultural engagement and global academic collaboration.
GIMPA’s School of Public Service and Governance and the Ecole Nationale d’Administration of the Democratic Republic of Congo agreed to establish a bilingual Governance School in Kinshasa for Francophone Africa, modelled on GIMPA’s Economic Governance School and planned for the fourth quarter of 2026. Student and faculty exchanges are to begin in September 2026, with an annual bilateral conference from 2027.
GIMPA Training and Consulting offers an online Certificate in Law and Governance running over nine Saturdays from 7 March 2026, for up to 60 participants. The programme covers legal principles, compliance and governance practice for professionals and other individuals.
GIMPA Training and Consulting concluded an eight-week programme covering Monitoring and Evaluation, Health Leadership and Administration, and Global Health for professionals from public and private health institutions. The Institute also announced newly developed courses in Bioethics and Clinical Psychology to address healthcare delivery, medical ethics and mental health management.
GIMPA Training and Consulting held a graduation ceremony on 27 February 2026 for 61 health professionals who completed its four-week Health Administration and Management (HAM) programme. Participants came from health facilities across several regions of Ghana. The Director, Prof. Kenneth Ofori-Boateng, urged graduates to drive efficiency and champion quality care in Ghana’s health sector.
GIMPA Training and Consulting offers a four-day course on the science of climate change, its impacts and mitigation and adaptation strategies. It targets environmental science students, climate professionals, policymakers, development planners, NGO representatives and business leaders in climate-affected sectors, with a cohort starting on 23 February 2026.
GIMPA Training and Consulting runs a five-day course on Data Science and Business Analytics Using Python from 23 February to 6 March 2026 at GIMPA Main Campus, for up to 30 participants. Modules cover Python foundations, data wrangling with Pandas, exploratory analysis and visualisation, and statistical analysis; no prior Python experience is required.
Students and staff of GIMPA’s Takoradi Satellite Campus toured Abave Inspections Ghana at Ahanta West on 13 February 2026 to see industry standards, safety protocols and operations at first hand, and honoured the company’s chief executive, Yaa Amoako-Adu, with a citation.
GIMPA held a two-day Leadership and Health Resilience Seminar for staff, management, health-sector stakeholders, alumni and students, led by Professor Jill Klein of Melbourne Business School and Melbourne Medical School. Sessions covered resilience in leadership, stress management, learning from mistakes, a growth mindset and mental and emotional well-being.
In partnership with SBP Africa, the Office of the Dean of Students ran the Career Kickstart webinar on 20 November 2025, with HR professionals Mavis Ofori of PZ Cussons and Bridget Appiah showing students how to convert internship experience into full-time employment.
A study by Francis Clottey Odonkor and Prof. Stephen T. Odonkor, published in Crop Protection and featured in GIMPA’s Research Newsletter (March 2026), surveyed 1,484 vegetable farmers on pesticide use. It reports that 75.9% used suitable pesticides while 70% acknowledged negative health effects, and documents unsafe disposal such as burning containers (56.9%).
The Office of the Dean of Students hosted a Curriculum Vitae Masterclass at GIMPA Business School on 10 November 2025, where career readiness consultant Comfort Sey Yankey of CSY HR Services showed students how to write effective, competitive CVs.
The GIMPA Case Study Hub partnered with the 39 Country Initiative of Ivey Business School, Canada, to host a half-day workshop on 4 November 2025 at the Daniel McKorley Moot Court. The workshop was designed to equip faculty with skills in case-based teaching and case writing, with practical guidance on integrating the case method into teaching and learning.
Michael Danquah and Williams Ohemeng of GIMPA, with Bazoumana Ouattara and Alfred Barimah, examined how climate variability affects labour productivity across municipalities in the Accra city region, combining enterprise survey data, sub-city climate data and interviews with firms and city authorities. Rainfall, a major source of vulnerability in the city, significantly reduces labour productivity.
The African Centre of International Criminal Justice at GIMPA Law School launched the maiden edition of the African Journal of International Criminal Justice on 30 October 2025 at the Dr Daniel McKorley Moot Courtroom. The journal is intended as a platform for scholarship on international criminal law and justice issues affecting Africa.
GIMPA Law School signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with the Presidency of the Dominican Republic and the Leitner Center for International Law at Fordham University on prison reform and criminal justice. It covers joint research, training of prison and judicial officials and technical assistance, with a focus on pretrial detainees and rehabilitation and social reintegration.
GIMPA was one of eight institutions in Accra chosen for the UN in Ghana’s '8 Trees for 8 Decades’ symbolic tree planting marking the 80th anniversary of the United Nations. Deputy Rector Prof. Ebenezer Adaku represented the Institute; seedlings of fruit and indigenous species were supplied by the Forestry Commission and custodianship of the trees was assigned to host institutions.
GIMPA Training and Consulting runs a two-week Women in Management (WIM) Senior Level programme, with a cohort starting on 7 October 2025. The course is designed for women in leadership roles and aspiring managers, and aims to build a leadership foundation and the confidence to navigate leadership roles while exploring styles aligned with personal strengths and values.
GIMPA Business School, the School of Technology and Social Sciences and the GIMPA Hub for Teaching and Learning partnered with TGTS Africa, an SAP partner in Ghana, to expose students to SAP career opportunities and facilitate free SAP training and certification. The collaboration is part of GIMPA’s agenda to align programmes with industry demand.
Raphael Aryee, Ebenezer Adaku and colleagues at GIMPA studied the role of organisational citizenship behaviour and green human resource management in circular economy practices, using data from 196 manufacturing firms in Ghana. The study is featured in the GIMPA Research Newsletter (March 2026) alongside the team’s earlier work on reverse logistics decision frameworks.
Development Impact West Africa, a partnership between GIMPA and the Center for Effective Global Action, hosted the 2025 Development Impact Summit in Accra on 26 and 27 August 2025, themed 'Advancing Evidence-Informed Policymaking for Sustainable Development in West Africa'. Presentations included the impact of Ghana’s free maternal health policy on infant and child feeding, and irrigation for smallholder farmers.
On 20 August 2025 the Students’ Representative Council commissioned a Baby Care Room at the Procurement Block to support the childcare needs of students and staff. The facility was initiated and renovated under the SRC Women’s Commissioner for 2024/2025, and the Secretary of the Institute described it as a demonstration of the SRC’s commitment to inclusivity for parents balancing study and family.
GIMPA’s Research Newsletter (March 2026) features 'Adoption Patterns and Impact of Digital Technologies Among Ghanaian Market Women' by Theresa Mannah Blankson and co-authors, using World Bank informal-sector survey data. It reports digital adoption of 68% for female-led businesses against 74% for male-led ones, with labour productivity gains of 107% for female-owned businesses that adopted.
