Title:
GHANA EDUCATION TRUST FUND (GETFUND) FOR INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST

Authors:
Alfred Attafuah * and NasirYaqub Entsie ,Ghana

Abstract:
Financing higher education is a global challenge. In developing countries where governments have numerous economic challenges in the mist of limited resources, educational budgets are largely supported by donor agencies, internally generated funds and payment of academic facility user fees. Since its establishment in 2000, the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has been the major source of funding for tertiary institution in the area of infrastructural development and students loan support. This work examines the role of GETFund in supporting educational infrastructure at the University of Cape Coast. Both purposive and random sampling techniques were employed in the collection of data. A total of 50 respondents were sampled for the study. Analyses of the obtained data show massive improvement of infrastructure in the university. This includes provision of lecture halls, renovation of existing halls of residence and the construction of hostel facilities. Other projects include the supply of equipments to laboratories to facilitate teaching and research and the enhancement of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT)