In an attempt to address risk-taking in farming and land matters in the country, the School of Agriculture has organised a “Public Lecture” to discuss “Land Conflicts in Ghana: Causes, Effects and Resolution” and Farmers Adaptation to Extreme Drought: Do Risk Attitudes and Perceived Risk Probability Matter?”
Drought is a Major Challenge Farmers
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has called on researchers to interrogate the role of Microfinance in attaining the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) One .
The SDG one focuses on eradicating extreme poverty and hunger.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has launched the UCC-African Intellectual Database for Development and Excellence (AIDDE) Extended Library and Digitisation Project to help staff and students of the University to have easy access to educational materials.
Access to over 50,000 Educational Materials
Hundreds of students of the University patronized the Centre of International Education’s (CIE) 2019 Study Abroad Fair to inquire about opportunities to study in partner institutions of UCC.
UCC has several partner institutions in Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, South America and Australia where faculty, staff and students embark on exchange programmes. CIE has been holding the Study Abroad Exhibitions on biannual basis for students of the University and the 2019 event was held at the ground floor of the C. A. Ackah Lecture Theatre Complex.
A delegation from the Department of Forensic Sciences and the Institutional Affiliation Office of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has inspected facilities at the Detective Training Academy (DTA) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the Ghana Police Training School in Accra.
The visit formed part of processes leading to the affiliation of DTA to UCC through the Department of Forensic Sciences to run programmes at the certificate, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Management of the University Basic School has presented an award the School won at the Star Life Ghana Blooming Minds Young Writers Competition to the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor Francisca Dora Edu-Buandoh.
The University Junior High School was represented by Dzisenu Edoh-Torgah, a JHS 1 pupil in the competition. For her prize she received a cash prize of GH ¢2, 000 and some educational materials.
The Centre for Child Development Research and Referral (CCDRR) has organised a training workshop for teachers of Saint Mary’s Girls School in Cape Coast.
The training workshop was held to equip the teachers to identify and assist pupils with reading and other learning challenges in the classroom. It was on the theme “The Role of the Teacher in Identifying Reading and Other Learning Problems in the Regular Classroom.”
As part of the University’s role in contributing to competitive standards in training teachers for quality education and sustainable development, the Institute of Education has organised a 2-day Workshop for Vice-Principals and Assessment Officers of the various Colleges of Education.
Prof. Kofi Adu, a Fulbright Scholar from Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College, USA, has donated latest books on Introductory Physics valued at nine thousand four hundred US dollars ($ 9,400.00) to the Department of Physics.
The School of Educational Development and Outreach (SEDO) in its quest to engage educational practitioners and researchers on quality education has held its 1st International Conference under the theme, “Promoting Innovative Educational Practices for Sustainable Development”.
