The Institute of Professional Studies was founded in 1965 as a private Institution and was taken over by government in 1979. It was subsequently established as a tertiary institution(by the Institute of Professional Studies Act, 1999 (Act 566) ) with the mandate to provide professional education in the academic disciplines of Accountancy and Management.
The Institute is currently Ghana’s only public institution that offers Undergraduate Degree Programmes and tuition for internationally recognized and acclaimed Professional business Programmes.
The Institute educates, develops, nurtures, cultivates, inspires and transforms individuals to equip them with knowledge and life skills to be effective in the competitive working business environment. Hence products become not just a spectator but dependable players wherever they find themselves.
In its regulations, the Institute of Professional Studies sets out a code of conduct and actions which should be taken to safeguard its integrity and prevent disruptions.Thus, the rules of the Institute are designed to the Institute's image,vision, property and students.
In the event of a breach of code or rule, the students so involved may be suspended or expelled.A student may also be suspended if his or her continuous stay on campus in some regard is considered inimical.
The curricula entail a paradigm shift of an integrated approach to the training of business professionals
that blends academic knowledge with industrial training to realise the optimal potentials of students.
It is expected that this holistic approach will enable the Institutes products to assume leadership roles in business, in the field of education as curriculum developers and consultants |