The University of Cape Coast, Ghana, has provided the blueprint for a major institutional upgrade at the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, as the board moves to construct a modern archives, library, and gallery complex at its national headquarters in Abuja following a benchmarking visit by its officials to the Ghanaian university.

A delegation from the University of Cape Coast attended an expanded management meeting at the board's Abuja headquarters,  where the collaboration was formally presented to board management.

The Acting Deputy University Librarian, Dr Gloria Tachie Donkor, who led the visiting delegation, commended the board for adopting benchmarking as a strategy for institutional development. She recommended a comprehensive implementation roadmap supported by quality architectural designs, digital technologies, operational manuals and sustainable funding to ensure the long term success of the project.

The Former JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, who conducted the delegation on a tour of the board's existing library facilities, disclosed that the board had operated an in house archives for approximately four years, established with support from the National Archives of Nigeria and currently managed under the Quality Assurance Department.

He noted that the board presently runs two libraries, an academic library at the Test Development Department and an administrative library at its headquarters, both of which would be consolidated into the proposed complex upon completion.

Oloyede framed the partnership as a deliberate knowledge sharing exercise rather than a remedy for institutional deficiency.

"Their invitation was part of the existing inter university partnership aimed at sharing ideas with the Board. JAMB believes in the axiom that two good heads are better than one," he said.

The study visit to Ghana was led by the Director of Quality Assurance, Hon Danladi Muhammed, whose recommendations upon return informed the decision to develop a purpose built facility. The partnership is expected to strengthen the board's capacity in records preservation, knowledge management, and institutional documentation while aligning its operations with global standards.