Ghana Institute of Public Administration

You can expect it to be warm. Around 30-34 degrees Celsius (85-90 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day.

There are a host of international banks across the country you can find the following banks on campus; Ecobank and Unibank. There also other banks just five minutes drive away from campus they are; Standard Chartered bank, Barclays Bank Ghana, HFC, CAL Bank branches respectively. These banks operate automated teller machines (ATM’s) available 24 hours a day. Barclays and standard chartered accept international transactions using a Visa Credit/Debit card.

Also western union services are available just five minutes drive away off campus

GIMPA has a full time Post Office on campus. Internet services on campus are also fast reliable and secure.

The IDD code for Ghana is +233.

Accra: 0302

We advise that you drink bottled water at all times.

We have a clinic on campus, with a visiting doctor on duty each day. The clinic provides basic health services for malaria, eye, fever, ear, cold and other minor ailments. The clinic is the first point of call in case of any health problem.

Yes it will the voltage is 220 volts (North America,120 volts) and the wall socket are the same as those used in great Britain (large 3 pin) your laptop probably works on either 120 or 220 volts but you will need an adapter to plug in your laptop into the power point. Any other electrical equipment should be dual voltage or you will need a voltage converter.