A professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, has stressed the need for social and cultural issues, including values in mathematics to be considered seriously in mathematics curriculum development and delivery in the country.

That, according to him, would make the teaching and learning of the subject relevant to students.

The School of Business has held its annual Dean’s Award ceremony to celebrate first-class students who obtained a CGPA of 3.6 and above at levels 200 to 400.

A breakdown of the 302 students who were honoured for their hard work includes 126 level 200 students, 68 level 300 and 108 level 400 students. 

For the first time, since the inception of the Dean's Award, three (3) postgraduate students (level 850) with the highest CGPA were also rewarded for their academic accomplishments.

ACECoR Library

The Centre for Coastal Management-ACECoR at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has inaugurated a new Library at its new multi-purpose building complex.

The new Library is named after Prof. Daniel Pauly, Lead Scientist on the Sea Around Us Project at the Institute of Oceans and Fisheries at the British Columbia, and Prof. Rashid Sumaila, a Professor of Ocean and Fisheries Economics at the same university based in Canada.

Cadet Officers Course 53

The University of Cape Coast has held an orientation for Cadet Officers Course 53 of the Ghana Police Academy at the Ghana Police Training School in Accra.

The Cadet Officers made up of 431 officers will also pursue Postgraduate Diploma in Security Studies from the Department of Forensic Sciences, University of Cape Coast as part of their regular police training.

Final-year students reading Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) Management have donated some educational materials to Kwaprow Junior High School to enhance the academic performance of learners.

The items, which included five whiteboards, two graph boards, four boxes of markers, and four packs of dusters, were meant to augment the effort of parents in providing the academic needs of their children.

The gesture forms part of the semester course, “Project Management”.

A former Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. George K.T Oduro, has implored students not to be carried away by religious liberty on campus to sway them from their studies.

Rather, he told them to develop good study habits and time-management skills toward achieving their purpose for enrolling in their respective programmes at the university.

The University of Cape Coast, UCC, has signed an Affiliation Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 16 affiliate institutions.

They are Modal College, Academic City University College, Christian Service University College, Wisconsin International University, St Nicholas Seminary, SALT University College, Organization Development Institute, Heritage Christian College, and Perez University College.

Panelists at a roundtable on climate change, culture and security have called for immediate, collective action to address the pressing issue of climate change in communities.

According to them, it was imperative to build up the local people to cope with the devastating impact of climate change on lives and property and also tackle the menace of climate head-on.

Participants in the retreat

Management of the University of Cape Coast has held a four-day retreat to develop operational plan as part of the implementation of the 2023-2027 Corporate Plan.

The retreat brought together, Provosts, Deans and Directors to strategise, collaborate to effectively implement the strategic plan of the University to propel it to a higher height.

Also present were the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rosemond Boohene and Registrar, Mr. Jeff Teye Emmanuel Onyame.

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