The Vice- Provost of the University of Cincinnati (UC), United States of America (USA), Prof. Raj Mehta, has reaffirmed the commitment of his University to strengthen academic ties with the University of Cape Coast (UCC).

He said the University of Cincinnati, which is 200 years old, would partner UCC in the areas of joint research, proposals and, exchange of lecturers and students programmes.

Prof. Mehta was speaking during a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, as part of a day’s reciprocal visit to the University.

Fresh students of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Nursing School at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, have been urged to stand out as specialised nurses with the requisite knowledge and skills to contribute towards enhancing quality health care delivery in the country.

The Project Manager of the USAID/UCC Fisheries and Coastal Management Capacity Building Support Project, Prof. Denis W. Aheto, has said fish is the most widely traded agricultural commodity in the world as compared to other products in the agricultural value chain. “It is extremely important to put on record that fish, over the last couple of years, is the most heavily traded agricultural commodity compared to meat sources, tobacco, tea, cocoa, banana, sugar, among others”, he said. 

Four affiliate institutions of the University of Cape Coast have participated in a workshop organised by the Institutional Affiliation Office (IAO) and the Centre for Teaching Support (CTS).

The workshop which is the third in a series for UCC affiliate institutions was held concurrently in Kumasi and Yendi. It was aimed at building the capacities of lecturers in the four affiliate institutions on assessment and research.

The Provost of the College of Education Studies, Prof. Eric Magnus Wilmot, has presented a Toyota Hilux vehicle to the Center for Educational Research, Evaluation and Development (CERED) to facilitate its operational activites.  

A delegation from the Committee on Institutional Affiliation (CIA) has visited Potters College in Takoradi to assess the preparedness of the College to seek affiliation with UCC.

Potters College (PC) is a new institution that is seeking affiliation to run Diploma in General Nursing programme. 

The University of Cape Coast , UCC, has won a total of 38 gold, 25 silver and 14 bronze medals to emerge champions of the 25th  Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) Games held at Tamale.

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