The University of Cape Coast, UCC, has launched its 60th anniversary celebrations with the theme, “60 Years of Quality Higher Education: Expanding the Frontiers”.
The colourful event congregated high level government officials and politicians, members of academia, traditional rulers, students and alumni of the University.
The University of Cape Coast has held an orientation for three hundred and six (306) Cadet officers who will be enrolling in the Postgraduate Diploma in Security Studies at the Ghana Police Academy, Ghana Police Training School in Accra.
The cadet officers form the second cohort of the Postgraduate Diploma in Security Studies being run by the University in partnership with the Ghana Police Service.
Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has cut sod for the construction of a 13 million Cedis multi-purpose building for the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience, University of Cape Coast (ACECoR-UCC).
An alumnus of University of Cape Coast, UCC, Mr. George Marklin Adjabeng, has challenged students to come out with creative and innovative ideas aimed at solving societal problems.
A former Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast, UCC, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has underscored the need for researchers to be financially resourced to undertake research for the development of the country. According to her, tertiary institutions must objectively review the research component of their funding.
‘Research costs money, it requires adequate funding and necessary equipment,’ she observed.
The Department of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Cape Coast has relocated to a new office at the basement of the C. A. Ackah Lecture Theatre Complex (CALC).
A sod has been cut for the construction of an ultra-modern toilet facility for the people of Amamoma, a community around the University of Cape Coast (UCC).
To be financed by UCC, the 16-seater facility is expected to be ready for inauguration and use before the end of the year.
The Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Coast, Prof. (Mrs.) Rosemond Boohene, has cut sod for the construction of a three-storey office complex for the Institutional Affiliation Office and the School of Educational Development and Outreach.
The facility, to be sited at Akotokyir, one of the communities surrounding the University, is expected to be completed in eighteen (18) months.
The Chief Executive Officer of Weave Ghana Limited, Mr. Roni Chacko, has hailed young Ghanaian entrepreneurs who dare to startup their own businesses and employ others in the process.
He believes such individuals are charting the course of Ghana’s entrepreneurial future. Consequently, he is calling for encouragement and support for such businesspersons.
An orientation ceremony has been held for 55 newly-admitted students who are pursuing Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Population and Health at the University of Cape Coast (UCC). The orientation, which was held in Tamale, Kumasi and Accra, was attended by students comprising mostly Principals of Health Institutions (HTIs) across the country.
