University of Business and Integrated Development Studies

The University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (UBIDS), formerly Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, is a public university in Bamahu, Wa, in Ghana’s Upper West Region. Established under the Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies Act, 2019 (Act 1001), the institution emerged from the University for Development Studies’ Wa campus and became an independent university in 2020.
UBIDS has a distinctive academic mandate centred on business, integrated development studies, applied research and practical approaches to development challenges. Its location in north-western Ghana positions it to contribute to scholarship and professional training related to regional development, public policy, governance, enterprise, livelihoods and sustainable development. The university’s research priorities include environmental change, livelihood sustainability, gender equity, technological advancement and the use of local knowledge in development planning. It also offers undergraduate, postgraduate, distance and weekend study pathways, extending access to learners at different stages of their academic and professional lives.