The University of Cape Coast (UCC) Kindergarten (KG) School has graduated a total of 222 pupils at the 2017 End of Year Activity and Graduation Ceremony. The graduating pupils received certificates of promotion to class one in the next academic year.

The Department of Hospitality and Tourism (DHMT)of the University of Cape Coast has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem (KEEA) Municipal Assembly to position KEEA as a “Model Tourist Destination” in the country. The Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Prof. Eric Amuquandoh, signed on behalf of the Department, whilst the Municipal Chief of KEEA, Nana Appiah Korang, signed for the Municipal Assembly.

Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has indicated the University of Cape Coast’s commitment to strengthen its relationship with the University at Buffalo (UB) in the United States of America. Prof. Ampiah noted that the two universities had been working together through exchange of expertise, experience and best practices even though the relationship was yet to be formalized at the institutional level. Prof.

The Department of Vocational and Technical Education (VOTEC) has launched its maiden Skills Training Workshop to mark the commemoration of the World Youth Skills Day. Globally, the World Youth Skills Day, which is celebrated every July 15 by the United Nations, was marked on the theme “Skills Development to Improve Youth Employment”.

Participants at the end of a two-day National Security Forum organised at the University of Cape Coast have called on Ghanaians to tackle security as a collective responsibility. The participants, in a communique released to the media, stressed that peace and security are prerequisites for development and noted that issues of mob injustice, vigilantism, land guards, drug trafficking, ethnic and chieftaincy disputes threaten state peace and security. The two-day forum on National Security was on the theme, "Ghana's Peace and Security 60 Years on: Successes, Challenges and Prospects”.

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology, in collaboration with the Foundation for Security and Development in Africa (FOSDA) and the National Peace Council (NPC) has organised a two-day forum on national security to address security challenges confronting the nation. The forum was organised under the theme, “Ghana’s Peace and Security 60 years on: Successes, challenges and prospects.” In his opening remarks, the Head of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Dr.

The Security Section has defeated College of Humanities and Legal Studies (CHLS) 1-0 in the finals to lift this year's Staff Games Competition. The competition, which was organised by the Sports Section, was aimed at keeping staff members of the University fit. Hundreds of spectators thronged the venue to cheer their respective teams on to a resounding victory. Ussif Issah's 17th minute strike made the difference to enable the Security Section to carry the day.

Barclays Bank Ghana as part of its Shared Growth Ambition programme is offering scholarships to 20 undergraduate students of the University of Cape Coast(UCC). The intended scholarship package, targeting strictly Ghanaian students from level 200 to 400, includes full payment of tuition fees, household income, laptop and food subsidy. The package, which is renewable for every academic year, also covers stationery, hostel and academic user fees. The Director of Marketing and Corporate Relations of the Bank, Mrs. Nana E.