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UCC to host International Conference for Education Researchers in September

18 Feb, 2023 By DIS

The University of Cape Coast will be hosting the second edition of International Conference on Education Research for Development in Africa (ICEDA) from September, 2023.

ICERDA seeks to create a unique space for new and established education researchers to meet regularly to disseminate research that addresses and develops research that inspires policy makers to take action to improve the quality of education for all Africans, especially the disadvantaged and marginalised.

In that regard, a two-member delegation from the Open University, United Kingdom, has called on the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rosemond Boohene, to brief her about preparations for the conference.

Research partnership

The head of the delegation, Prof. Kwame Acheampong, explained that the conference was a research partnership between UCC and Centre for the Study of Global Development at The Open University, UK.

He added that “ICERDA responds to the need for an independent forum where African voices, and scholars who work with African colleagues, can share evidence-based insights into educating the next generation of young Africans”.

Prof. Acheampong -who was accompanied by Claire Hedges, from Open University, UK - noted that the delegation had engaged the local planning committee and was satisfied with preparations so far.

Prof. Acheampong commended the team from UCC for mobilising the needed resources to ensure a successful conference.

Contemporary isssues

On her part,Prof. Boohene was grateful to Open University, UK for partnering UCC to organise the conference.

She was confident that the conference would serve as a platform to enhance research and exchange of ideas among participants to address contemporary issues bedeviling the education sector in African countries.

The Pro Vice-Chancellor noted that UCC would put in the necessary measures in place to ensure that the conference was successful.

Present at the meeting were Prof. Rosemary Seiwah Bosu of the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA), UNESCO Category II; College Registrar, College of Education Studies, Mr. Atta Yeboah-Sarpong; and Assistant Registrar, Directorate of Human Resource, Jacinta Martina Annan.

17 Feb, 2023

INVITATION TO TENDER - NATIONAL COMPETITIVE TENDERING

 

  1. The University of Cape Coast intends to apply part of its Budgetary Allocation of Funds and Internally Generated Funds where applicable, for payments under the following contracts.

 

IFT No.

DESCRIPTION

QTY

BID SECURITY GH¢

CR/UCC/GD/0005/2023

Supply of uniform materials for UHS

various

4,000.00

CR/UCC/GD/0013/2023

Supply of 15/16 seater bus for CES

1

10,000.00

CR/UCC/GD/0086/2023

Supply of A4 Sheets for CoDE

2000 boxes

10,000.00

CR/UCC/GD/0003/2023

Supply of certificate folders

40,000

12,000.00

CR/UCC/GD/0004/2023

Supply of Pick-ups for IoE, M&E and Procurement

3

30,000.00

CR/UCC/GD/0127/2023

Supply of ICT equipment for FEF, FSTE

various

4,000.00

CR/UCC/GD/0128/2023

Supply and installation of split Air conditioners for FEF

11

3,000.00

CR/UCC/GD/0017/2023

Supply of furniture for Institute for Oil and Gas Studies

various

6,000.00

CR/UCC/GD/0087/2023

Supply and installation of network materials for SMS

various

4,000.00

CR/UCC/GD/0128/2023

Supply of ICT equipment for Confucius Institute - PS and USHS

 

 

various

 

7,000.00

CR/UCC/GD/0122/2023

Supply of biodegradable security envelope for CoDE

350,000

25,000.00

CR/UCC/GD/0034/2023

Supply and installation of floor standing Air conditioners for SMS

4

3,000.00

 

  1. The University of Cape Coast invites sealed Tenders from eligible suppliers for supply of the above goods. Tendering will be conducted through the National Competitive Tendering (NCT) procedures specified in the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) as Amended and the Guidelines of the Public Procurement Authority of the Republic of Ghana.

 

  1. Interested eligible Tenderers may obtain further information from The Procurement Office, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, and inspect the bidding document at the address and location given from 14th February, 2023, Monday-Friday, 9.00 am to 4.00 pm local time each day.
  2. A complete set of Tender documents in English may be purchased by interested Tenderers on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon the payment of a non-refundable fee of GH¢200.00 for all documents. The method of payment will be by cash, or bank draft to University of Cape Coast. The document will be obtained personally.

 

  1. Tenders must be deposited in the Tender Box located at the Procurement Office, New Central Administration Building, New Site, at or before 11:00 am, on Tuesday, 7th March, 2023.

 

  1. Tenders shall be valid for a period of 90 days after the deadline for Tender submission. All tenders must be accompanied by a Tender Security of not less than the respective amounts indicated above from a reputable Bank in the format attached in the tender documents. Late Tenders will be rejected. Tenders will be opened at 11.05 am in the presence of Tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend at the Academic Board Chamber located at the Top Floor of the New Administration Building, University of Cape Coast and at the time specified above.

 

  1. 7. All tenders must be accompanied by:

Valid Business Registration Certificate, VAT Certificate, Valid Tax Clearance Certificate, Valid SSNIT Clearance Certificate, Manufacturers Authorization (where applicable), PPA Registration Certificate, etc.

 

  1. 8. Address for inspection and Purchase of Tender Documents:

Procurement Office

New Central Administration Block- New Site

Telephone: 0243422871/0243579933

Email: procurement@ucc.edu.gh/nampofo@ucc.edu.gh

Group photo with representatives of School of Nursing and Midwifery and Innovation, Research and World Clinic

Dean, UCC School of Nursing and Midwifery Meets Dr. David Pierce 

17 Feb, 2023 By DIS

The Dean of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Cape Coast (UCC), Dr. Nancy Ebu Enyan, has received Dr. David A. Pearce, the President, Innovation, Research and World Clinic to the University.

 

Dr. Enyan briefed Dr. Pearce and his accompanying delegation on the activities of the School of Nursing and Midwifery. 

 

The meeting discussed academic relations between the School of Nursing and Midwifery and the Sanford World Clinic, as well as prospects of enhancing collaboration in various vital fields that would be beneficial to the two institutions. 

 

It also explored ways in which the two institutions could collaborate in training, faculty exchange and research.

 

The meeting highlighted the importance of Sanford World Clinic in the preparation of students of the School of Nursing and Midwifery to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX), which is the world's premier licensure exam that uses computerised adaptive testing to deliver the exam. 

 

The delegation touring the School of Nursing and Midwifery Skills Laboratory

The delegation touring the School of Nursing and Midwifery Skills Laboratory

 

Dr. Enyan used the chance to present UCC branded mementos to the members of the delegation. 

 

Later, the delegation toured the School of Nursing and Midwifery Skills Laboratory, as well as the Amonoo-Kuofi Medical Village. 

 

Dr. Pearce was accompanied at the meeting by Karolina Slack, Executive Director; Erica De Boer, Chief of Nursing; Jamie Stucky, Clinical Educator; Dr. Kweku Darkwa, Vice-President of Sanford World Clinic-Ghana, and Dr. Kojo Taylor, a member of staff of Sanford World Clinic-Ghana.

 

 

The meeting was also attended by Dr. Andrew Adjei Druye, the Vice-Dean of the School of Nursing and Midwifery-UCC; Dr. Irene Korkoi, Senior Lecturer; Mr. Victorious Yamoah Hagan, Accountant of the School and Dr. Jerry Paul Ninnoni, the Head of Mental Health Department.

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

RUFORUM Executive Secretary lauds UCC

RUFORUM Executive Secretary lauds UCC

17 Feb, 2023 By DIS

The Executive Secretary of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), Prof. Patrick Okori, has lauded the University of Cape Coast (UCC) for its participation in the activities of RUFORUM. 

 

He noted that the contributions of UCC towards RUFORUM since 2014 had been immense and called on faculty to work towards ensuring that RUFORUM achieved its Vision 2030. 

 

Prof. Okori gave the commendation at a meeting with faculty from the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences (CANS), UCC.

 

The Executive Secretary of RUFORUM told faculty that time was ripe for RUFORUM member universities to brainstorm on education, training and research to win more international collaborations.

 

 

The RUFORUM Executive Secretary (in suit) with some senior members of UCC

 

The RUFORUM Executive Secretary (in suit) with some senior members of UCC

 

 

 

For his part, the Provost of the College of Education, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, who received the Executive Secretary on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Johnson Nyarko Boampong, congratulated Prof. Patrick Okori on his appointment, which took effect on 1st January, 2023. 

 

He noted that UCC would continue to participate in the RUFORUM and pledged to make sure the vision 2030 of RUFORUM would be achieved. 

 

Prof. Davis called on the Executive Secretary to embrace precision agriculture to increase production. 

 

The Provost added that the University was restructuring its curriculum to meet the changing needs of society so that graduates of the University would not depend solely on government for employment.

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

 

Prof. Patrick Okori

RUFORUM Executive Secretary lauds UCC

17 Feb, 2023 By DIS

The Executive Secretary of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), Prof. Patrick Okori, has lauded the University of Cape Coast (UCC) for its participation in the activities of RUFORUM. 

 

He noted that the contributions of UCC towards RUFORUM since 2014 had been immense and called on faculty to work towards ensuring that RUFORUM achieved its Vision 2030. 

 

Prof. Okori gave the commendation at a meeting with faculty from the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences (CANS), UCC.

 

The Executive Secretary of RUFORUM told faculty that time was ripe for RUFORUM member universities to brainstorm on education, training and research to win more international collaborations.

 

 

The RUFORUM Executive Secretary (in suit) with some senior members of UCC

 

The RUFORUM Executive Secretary (in suit) with some senior members of UCC

 

 

 

For his part, the Provost of the College of Education, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, who received the Executive Secretary on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Johnson Nyarko Boampong, congratulated Prof. Patrick Okori on his appointment, which took effect on 1st January, 2023. 

 

He noted that UCC would continue to participate in the RUFORUM and pledged to make sure the vision 2030 of RUFORUM would be achieved. 

 

Prof. Davis called on the Executive Secretary to embrace precision agriculture to increase production. 

 

The Provost added that the University was restructuring its curriculum to meet the changing needs of society so that graduates of the University would not depend solely on government for employment.

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

 

16 Feb

Student Withdrawal Rate

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CEGRAD representatives with students of Academy of Christ the King Senior High School

CEGRAD commemorates International Day of Women and Girls in Science

16 Feb, 2023 By DIS

The Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD) of University of Cape Coast has joined the rest of the world to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with students of the Academy of Christ the King Senior High School, Cape Coast.

 

The United Nations General Assembly in 2015 declared 11th February each year as International Day of Women and Girls in Science to promote empowerment and gender equality. The observance pays particular attention to the promotion of full and equal access and participation of women in Science, Technology and Mathematics fields.

 

Globally, the Day was commemorated on the theme, "Bring everyone forward for sustainable and equitable development." 

 

A Senior Lecturer at the Department of Biomedical Sciences of University of Cape Coast, Dr. Mrs. Ama Kyerewaa Thomford, advised girls in basic school to study Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related courses at the higher levels of education. 

Dr. Mrs. Ama Kyerewaa Thomford

Dr. Mrs. Ama Kyerewaa Thomford

She further entreated women and young girls to be focused and ignore stereotypes of women in STEM and therefore urged young girls to master the skills of STEM. She said with time, people would accept the brand of women and the level of capacity in the field of their professional work. 

 

Dr. Thomford indicated that industries in the country were looking for people with skills in the area of science and technology.

 

The Co-ordinator, Advocacy and Outreach at CEGRAD-UCC, Dr. Theresa Patrine Ennin, advised young girls to not give up due to the difficulties they face in life. 

 

Instead, she said young girls should visualise their dreams and be willing to put in time, energy and sacrifices to realise their goals. 

 

Dr. Theresa Patrine Ennin

 

Dr. Ennin counseled young girls to desist from premarital sex in order not to jeopardise their future. She urged the girls to take their studies seriously to achieve their future aspirations and effectively contribute their quota to national development.

 

The Director of CEGRAD-UCC, Dr. Georgina Yaa Oduro, in her address, noted that science plays an important role for sustainable development  with women in science playing a more crucial role in ensuring that the world does not only survive but thrives.

 

She explained to the students the mandate of CEGRAD-UCC. 

 

Miss Lovia Boahemaa, a 16-year old student of the Academy of Christ the King Senior High School, told journalists that she was going to heed to the advice from the facilitators to enable her positively impact society.

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

 

 

CoHAS workshop ongoing

CoHAS Lecturers attend workshop on Grant and Proposal Writing

16 Feb, 2023 By DIS

A section of senior members (academic) of the College of Health and Allied Sciences (CoHAS), University of Cape Coast (UCC) are participating in a workshop on Grant and Proposal Writing at the Coconut Grove Hotel in Cape Coast.

 

The workshop, which will span a five-day period, is being organised by the Biomedical and Clinical Research Centre of CoHAS-UCC in collaboration with African Centre of Excellence for Population, Health and Policy, as well as Bayero University, Kano in Nigeria.

 

The mandate of the Centre is to promote research and grantsmanship within CoHAS in particular and the University of Cape Coast in general. 

 

Topics to be treated by the participants during the five-day workshop include; ‘Understanding the funder and knowing the funder requirements’, ‘An overview of the grant scoring process’ and ‘Overview of study designs for qualitative studies’. Others are ‘Data management’, ‘Defining your output/outcome/impact variables’, ‘Overview of mixed-method research’ and ‘Budgeting’ amongst others.

 

Addressing the participants during the opening ceremony, the Director of the Biomedical and Clinical Research Centre, Prof. Samuel Kyei, observed that the workshop would improve grant proposal writing skills, and foster more collaborations among lecturers within the University and with external partners. 

 

"While in our jurisdiction the mantra is “publish or perish", elsewhere it is to get a grant or perish. This new demand to get grant or perish is catching up with us quickly and as an institution, we need to up our game before it is too late" he said.

Provost of CoHAS-UCC, Prof. Martins Ekor, in a group shot with some facilitators and participants

 

Provost of CoHAS-UCC, Prof. Martins Ekor, in a group shot with some facilitators and participants

 

Against this backdrop, Prof. Kyei indicated that CoHAS was making untiring efforts to use workshops to refresh and build capacity of academic staff for grant proposal writing to prepare faculty for the challenge of research and project financing. 

 

The Director was of the hope that UCC-industry relationship would be enhanced as the research output from "our University could be translated into finished products and or inform policy for the benefit of society." 

 

The Provost of CoHAS, Prof. Martins Ekor, in his remark, entreated participants to take the workshop seriously and noted that research by academics in the College would put UCC on a giant pedestal. 

 

He said UCC had made remarkable strides in research, stressing that participants should be able to get grants to explore new ideas and expertise in research after the workshop. 

 

Facilitators for the workshop are from the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) - UCC, University of Ghana, and Bayero University.

 

There will also be networking and brainstorming sessions, where issues regarding grant and proposal writing will be discussed.

 

Participants will be presented with certificates for the five-day encounter.

 

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section - UCC

16 Feb

Sample Certificates and Transcript _ University of Cape Coast

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Physician Assistant Students Present Report on 2022 CoBES Programme

16 Feb, 2023 By DIS

Students of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Cape Coast have presented reports of their activities in some communities in the Eastern Region under the 2022 Community Based Experience and Service (CoBES) Programme.

 

As part of academic assessment, the Department held a day’s forum for students, who worked in teams during the CoBES period, to present their reports.

 

The 2022 CoBES Programme was on the theme, "Health Seeking Behaviour among Residents". 

 

In his opening remarks at the forum, the Head of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, Dr. Stephen Ocansey, said the CoBES programme encouraged partnership between the University and communities.

 

Head of Department of Physician Assistant Studies, Dr. Stephen Ocansey

 

 

 

He noted that CoBES provided students with a strong community orientation to increase their awareness of the role of social, cultural and environmental factors in health and the relationship between health and development.

 

Dr. Ocansey noted that the presentation of reports was to build the confidence and public speaking skills of students which according to him was essential in their training. He commended their enthusiasm and active participation in CoBES activities and also urged them to give off their best in the presentations. 

 

During the presentation session, the students - who were in groups of eight- reported on their activities which included communal labour, health screening, among others in their respective communities.

 

One of the student groups presenting its report

 

The communities included Adubiase, Zevor, Asabidie, Kwaboadi number 1, Kwaboadi number 2, Ayinase, Ekyereso and Adjobue all in the Eastern Region.

 

Lecturers of the Department who were present at the programme assessed the groups based on their presentations and activities carried. They also offered suggestions to be incorporated in their reports.

 

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

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