The University of Cape Coast is the first University in West Africa to host the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) Annual General Meeting (AGM), the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh has stated.
This follows RUFORUM’s strategic geographical expansion in 2014 to include Universities in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Togo, Sierra Leone and Senegal.
The Counselling Centre has organised an academic workshop for students on the topic: "Start Your Semester Right: Strategising Your Semester for Academic Success and Balance."
The Director, Counselling Centre, Rev. Fr. Dr. Anthony K. Nkyi, in his welcome address noted that the workshop was to introduce and enhance students with the skills and strategies they could adopt or adapt to successfully finish their programme of study at UCC.
The British High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency, Iain Walker, has indicated that the United Kingdom (UK) will continue to partner the government of Ghana and tertiary institutions to enhance quality education in the country.
Commissioner Walker gave the assurance when he delivered a lecture on the topic “Ghana “UK Relations” on campus.
The Sam Jonah Library has launched the 2019 Library week celebration on the theme “The 21st Century Library Services for Higher Education: Redefining University of Cape Coast Library Services”.
The Faculty of Law has held the Seventh Roll Call Ceremony to induct students admitted to pursue Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree programme at the University for the 2019/2020 academic year.
In all, 126 students were inducted at the ceremony.
The immediate past Director, Directorate of Legal, Consular and General Services (DLCGS), UCC, Mr. Moses Abnory has officially assumed office as the Registrar of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU) at an investiture ceremony held in Takoradi.
The same ceremony saw the investiture and induction of Rev. Prof. John Frank Eshun as the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Victor Kweku Bondzie Micah, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dr. Gabriel Sam Arhinful as the Director of Finance.
The University of Cape Coast under the auspices of the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration has hosted the Second International Seminar of the future of the Teaching Profession in Africa.
The two-day seminar which was held at Elmina Beach Resort was on the theme “Teacher Professionalism and Curriculum in Africa” was convened by African Union Commission; Education International and Open Society Foundations. It brought together representatives of teacher unions and other stakeholders of education in Africa.
Two lecturers of the Department of Ghanaian Languages and Linguistics have donated a set of books they authored to the Department at a short ceremony.
The lecturers are Mr. Peter Alexander Hope and Mr. Emmanuel Asubonteng.
The donated books which were written in the Akan Language are “Akanfo Ammamer” and “Mber Pa Beba Ampa”. “Akanfo Ammamer” is about the traditions and culture of Akans whiles “Mber Pa Beba Ampa” is a motivational story.
The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has said that the Government intends to support the expansion of the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) across West Africa.
Currently, the only West African institution running the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) is the University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
Dr. Prempeh was speaking at the UNESCO executive board 207th Session as Ghana’s representative and leader of the delegation.
A Research Fellow at the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration, Dr. Michael Boakye-Yiadom was invited by the Association of African Universities as Guest Facilitator for the Annual Conference for Student Affairs Practitioners in Kigali-Rwanda.
The conference which was held from Monday 14th– Friday 18th October, 2019 was attended by Deans of Student Affairs, Hall Masters and Wardens, School Psychologists and Counselors. Among participants was the Dean of Students of UCC Prof. Eugene KM Darteh.
