The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Prof John Kwaku Mensah Mawutor, has disclosed that the university has withheld the graduation of some postgraduate students following investigations into the alteration of more than 500 academic results involving 178 students.

Speaking at the university's 18th Congregation on September 26, 2026, Prof Mawutor said investigations revealed that some students connived with individuals to breach the university’s information technology system and manipulate their academic records.

“Some unscrupulous students and some unscrupulous individuals breached our system by hijacking our system and changing results in our system,” he said.

According to the Vice-Chancellor, the university’s ICT team worked extensively to trace the affected records and restore the original results.

He commended the Director of ICT, James Amena, and his team for their efforts in resolving the issue.

Prof Mawutor said investigations had identified persons linked to the alterations, with some students admitting that they had paid money to have their results changed, while others denied involvement.

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“I’ve been informed that over 500 results were changed by 178 students and after the investigations a number of them have come to confess that indeed they paid money to unscrupulous people to change their results,” he stated.

He added that some individuals also admitted collecting money from fellow students to facilitate the alteration of their results.

Prof Mawutor stressed that the conduct was unacceptable and said UPSA would not compromise the integrity of its academic processes.

“This is highly unacceptable, especially at UPSA,” he stressed.

He further disclosed that some of the students implicated in the case were scheduled to graduate at the 18th Congregation but had their graduation withheld pending further investigations.

“Some of these culprits were supposed to graduate today, but through the hard work of our ISTD team and the investigative committee, we have withheld their graduation until further notice,” he said.

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