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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, following its successful affiliation to the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) has introduced new Ph.D and MSc postgraduate programmes in Defence, International Politics and Security Studies. The programmes include:
- Ph.D in Defence and International Politics (PDIP) - Full-Time. The programme is designed to prepare Ph.D. students for rigorous, policy-relevant research on the management of the defence sector; military science; major threats to national and international security, politics and the relevant strategies, institutional arrangements, knowledge, skill, and the capabilities that will be needed to confront those threats.
The mission of the programmes’ is to produce a new generation of analysts, policymakers, and scholars, fully knowledgeable about the range of international and national security and defence problems and foreign policy issues of the 21st Century.
A 28-member delegation from the Malawi Defence Force Senior Command and Staff College, led by the College’s Chief Instructor, Colonel Alfred Luciano Matambo, paid a study visit to the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC). The delegation was accompanied by Malawi Defence Advisor to Ghana, Brigadier General Chrispin...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) on Sunday, 5 October 2025, held an induction religious service for students of Senior Command and Staff Course 47 (SCSC 47) in Hamidu Hall, Otu Barracks, Teshie. The service, which commenced at 0900 hours, was held under the theme: “Building Leaders...
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A delegation from the Zambian Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC), led by Colonel Tyndal Hamane, visited the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) on Thursday, 2 October 2025, as part of their study tour to Ghana. Accompanying the delegation was Brigadier General Derick Mwendaofyo. The leader...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) on Wednesday, 1 October 2025, held a joint matriculation for students of its PhD, Regular MDIP, and MSS/PGDDSS programmes at Hamidu Hall, Otu Barracks. The matriculation, which commenced at 1100 hours, formally welcomed newly admitted students into the academic community of...
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The Allied students of the Senior Command and Staff Course 47 (SCSC 47) of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) on Saturday, 27 September 2025, embarked on an educational and recreational tour of the Kakum National Park in the Central Region. The visit formed part of the...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) on Tuesday, 23 September 2025, held a ceremony at Hamidu Hall, Otu Barracks to officially commence Senior Command and Staff Course 47 (SCSC 47). The event was attended by the Acting Commandant, Deputy Commandant, Assistant Commandant Senior Division, the Registrar, directors,...
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