The Director of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance (DAPQA), Prof. Kofi Awusabo-Asare, was one of the scholars invited by the Vatican to speak at the 50th Anniversary of Populorum Progressio held in Rome, Italy.
A Senior Programmes Officer of Nuffic, Mrs. Marieke Nieuwendijk, has commended UCC’s commitment towards promoting Water and Sanitation as an academic programme in the University. She lauded the University for implementing new teaching methods, developing new curricula and embarking on staff development to strengthen the University’s capacity to offer professional training in the area of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). Mrs. Nieuwendijk gave this commendation when she called on the Vice-Chancellor, Prof.
A lecturer at the Department of Computer Science, Dr. Kester Quist-Aphetsi, has underscored the need for academic institutions to build Cloud Computing System to enhance their operations.
The Department of History has received 10 sets of computer and accessories from the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah. Presenting the computers, the Vice-Chancellor said management considered the request by the Department and decided to donate the computers. He commended the Department for taking up the responsibility to produce a book on the history of the University of Cape Coast. The Head of the Department of History, Prof. Osei Kwame Kwarteng who received the computers expressed gratitude to the Vice-Chancellor for the donation.
Speakers at a roundtable discussion have unanimously stated that Africa will not benefit from the wind of ultra nationalism blowing across Europe and North America. The roundtable discussion was organised under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts, College of Humanities and Legal Studies. The theme for the discussions was “The Rise of Ultra Nationalism in Europe and North America- Opportunities for African Political Unity and Economic Integration”.
Groupe Ideal (GI), a Financial Institution, has presented 30 Desktop and 5 Laptop computers, and 5 printers to the Department of Economics of the Faculty of Social Sciences at a ceremony held at the K. B. Amissah-Arthur Language Centre. The donation was made in fulfillment of a promise made by the President of the Ideal Groupe, Dr. Nii Kotey Dzani, to the Department about a year ago. The Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies, Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh, said the College was always open for discussion with the relevant publics.
Beautiful Creations Company Ltd, major importers and wholesaler of hospital consumables, has donated laboratory equipment valued at thirty-two thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢ 32,000) to the Department of Biochemistry of the School of Biological Sciences under the College of Agricultural and Natural Sciences. The items included HP laser colour printer, a digital 221 Steam autoclave, portable 381 autoclave, 800D Centrifuge and 20 boxes of microscope slides. The Company also promised to provide Incubator shaker and Water bath to the Department following a request made by the Head of Department, Dr.
The Department of History in conjunction with the United States Embassy has mounted a month-long photo exhibition at the John Evans Atta Mills Memorial Library, near the Cape Coast Castle. The exhibition was put together through the initiative of a Fulbright Scholar from the Miami State University, Prof. Edmund Abaka has the theme: “Ties that Bind: Roots and Routes of Ghana-U.S. Relations, A 75- Year Retrospective- 1930 -2016”. Prof.
A third year student of the Faculty of Law, Mr. Tony Henry Arthur, has been elected as the Students Representative Council (SRC) President for the 2017/2018 academic year. The Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Kwasi Opoku Boadu, who announced the official results, said Mr. Arthur, a former Local NUGS President, polled 3,508 votes, representing 35.02% to beat his closest contender, Mr. Robert Bosco Owusu, who obtained 2440 votes, representing 24.48 %. Mr. Boadu, who is also the Valco Hall Master, indicated that the other contestants, Mr.
The Department of History of the University of Cape Coast has won a five-year project from the Norwegian Partnership Programme for Global Academic Cooperation (NORPART) to facilitate faculty and graduate student exchanges. The project, which commences from 2017 to 2021,will provide support for academic partnerships and student mobility with an emphasis on Master and PhD level between higher education institutions in Norway and others selected from developing countries.