Faculty members of the Department of Sport and Exercise Science of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) have interacted with officials from the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences of the University of Limerick, Ireland.
The delegation from the two departments engaged in warm and fraternal discussions with each of the departments making presentations of activities in their universities.
The School of Business of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has organised a day’s orientation programme for sixty personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) who have been admitted to pursue MBA in Accounting, Finance, Management, Human Resource, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Procurement and Supply Chain Management programmes.
The orientation programme was to take the students through the academic governance of UCC and to also allow the students to ask questions about academic activities at the University.
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) Cooperative Credit Union has held a collaborative and interactive session with a representative from the Boeing Employees' Credit Union (BECU), Washington DC, Ms. Sacheen Winston.
The engagement aimed at exploring potential areas of collaboration, sharing operational experiences, and strengthening international relations.
The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SoPPS) has held its 2nd White Coat ceremony to mark the transition of 99 Pharmacy students into the clinical stage of their training.
The White Coat ceremony is an integral part of Pharmacy education, emphasising the significance of the coat as the professional identity of Pharmacists and establishing defined expectations and responsibilities for students while still in training.
The Directorate of Internal Audit (DIA), University of Cape Coast (UCC) has held a three-day internal workshop themed, "Driving Excellence in the Internal Audit Profession".
The workshop was aimed at strengthening the capacity of audit staff by equipping them with the essential skills and tools to enhance their work. The workshop also served as an opportunity for internal reflection, assessment, and correction of gaps within the Directorate.
A delegation from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ghana has paid a courtesy call to the acting Provost of the College of Education Studies (CES), Prof. Douglas D. Agyei.
The visit formed part of measures to strengthen collaboration between the College and UNICEF to ensure inclusive education in the country.
The Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, has inaugurated a 13-member Governing Council for the University of Cape Coast at a ceremony at the Ministry of Education, Accra.
The reconstituted Council is chaired by Justice William Anaam Atuguba, a retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana. Members of the Council are: Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong; Dr. Abdul Nasser Alidu and Ms. Shika Acolatse (Government Nominees).
The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr Shafic Suleman, has assured management of the University of his topmost priority to ensure improved utility services on campus.
He indicated that he would use his good offices to improve the strained relations between UCC and ECG over frequent power disconnections.
The University of Cape Coast, UCC, has held its 57th congregation to celebrate students who have successfully completed various postgraduate programmes.
In all, 1,187 students, including 46 PhDs, 102 MPhil, 124 MA, 17 MCom, were celebrated for their academic achievements.
The rest were 3 Master of Nursing, 605 Master of Education, 64 Master of Business Administration, 184 Master of Science, and 42 Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE).
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has graduated a total of 5,291 students of the College of Distance Education (CoDE) during the 10th to 12th sessions of the 57th congregation.
The graduands were from all the ten regions of Ghana.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Johnson Nyarko Boampong, congratulated the students and expressed confidence that they had been adequately prepared to contribute to the development of society.
