The University for Development Studies (UDS) was established in May 1992 by PNDC Law 279 to blend the academic world with that of the community in order to provide constructive and meaningful interaction between the two for the total Development of Northern Ghana, in particular, and Ghana as whole. University for Development Studies began academic work in September 1993 with the first batch of thirty-nine (39) students admitted into the Faculty of Agriculture, (FOA), Nyankpala.
University for Development Studies principal objective is to address and find solutions to the environmental problems and socio-economic deprivations that have characterized northern Ghana in particular and are also found in some rural areas throughout the rest of the country.
Library
University for Development Studies has libraries on all its campuses. To improve upon the quality of research, teaching and learning, the GETFund has completed constructing one ultra-modern library on the Nyankpala campus and one on the Tamale campus.
Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Programs
Faculty
Schools
Contact Details
University for Development Studies
Post Office Box 1350, Tamale, Ghana
Telephone: + 233-71-22078, 26633, 26634
University for Development Studies Official Website: http://www.uds.edu.gh/