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School of Physical Sciences Holds Dean’s Awards Ceremony

04 Mar, 2016 By louis Mensah

The School of Physical Sciences has held the 2015/2016 Dean’s Award Ceremony to honour 69 students who have distinguished themselves academically. Students from the various departments who attained Cummulative Grade Point Aggregate (CGPA) of 3.6 and above were presented with certificate at the ceremony. In his opening remarks at the ceremony, the Dean of the School of Physical Sciences, Prof. David K. Essumang said the School decided to restore the award scheme to recognise and reward high performing students from level 200 to 400. He noted that the event was aimed at inspiring the students to always strive to achieve academic excellence. He assured the students that the School would seek for sponsorship package to support winners in subsequent ceremonies. The guest speaker for the ceremony, Prof. Ernest Laryea Okorley commended the School for reawakening the Dean’s Award. He indicated that “UCC embraces the philosophy of recognising excellent performance and hard work.” He noted that it was the collective effort of lecturers and administrative staff of the School that has reflected in the performance of the students. Prof. Okorley applauded the students for demonstrating hard work and diligence adding,  “It’s not easy to make it to the top as a student in UCC, I’ve been there before.” He urged other students who were not awarded at the ceremony to take inspiration from the award winners. The Provost of the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Prof. Samuel Yeboah Mensah called on the School to continue with the organisation of the ceremony to motivate the students to take their studies very serious.    

ICAG Creates Accountancy Chair at UCC

04 Mar, 2016 By louis Mensah

An agreement has been signed between the University of Cape Coast and Institute of Accountancy, Ghana, (ICAG) for the establishment of an Accountancy Chair at the university.   Signing of the agreement has paved the way for processes to be made for the appointment of an occupant by August this year. It is also expected to help forge a strong business relationship between the university and ICAG. It is also hoped that the establishment of the chair will result in the exploration of avenues through research, training and development to enhance the teaching skills of lecturers and faculty members in order to ensure that knowledge transfer is maximised. An amount of $60, 000 will be provided for a two –year period that is covering 2016/17 and 2017/18.   Speaking at the signing ceremony, the President of ICAG, Prof. Kwame Omane-Antwi said, it was the expectation of the Institute that the establishment of the Accountancy chair would pave way for collaborative research that would be beneficial to both industry and academia.  The President of ICAG was of the view that the state of the country’s economy now called for pragmatic financial management practices that would ensure the maximization of the potential of the scarce resources.   According to Prof. Omane-Antwi, degree and postgraduate programmes offered in the School of Business must necessarily be tailored to the changing trends in the business environment. “We are positive that this chair will facilitate research into packaging appropriate programmes that be of benefit to industry and commerce by ensuring that graduates will be appropriately equipped with the core skills that will ensure they are seamlessly integrated into industry”. He said there was the need for innovation and development of entrepreneurial skills, which would a clear departure from the status quo in order to make graduates more adaptable with minimal learning curve. Responding, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. D. D. Kuupole expressed management’s excitement at the development saying, “the chair will challenge us to understand the difficulties associated with accountancy and do in-depth research that will benefit those of us in academia and those in industry. We need to make our voices heard, this could be done through research.”  “That is what we need to do as academics, therefore any academic who does not engage in research that affects policy must reconsider this position. This is because theory must go with practice”. He called for a critical and stringent selection criteria as well as a serious monitoring regimen for the money to serve the purpose for which it was provided.  

Central Region is Poor Due to Neglect - Prof. George Oduro

04 Mar, 2016 By louis Mensah

The Pro-Vice-Chancellor,  Professor George K. T. Oduro has said the Central region continues to remain poor because it has been neglected by its natives. He said the case of some educated natives migrating to the other regions of the country to work resulting in their development is worrying. According to him, some of the high performing institutions in the other regions are manned by natives of Central region to the detriment of their land. Also, he noted the absence of manufacturing industries in the region has also worsened the poverty situation of the area. Speaking on the Joy FM’s Super Morning Show (SMS) as part of the launch of Joy Ballot Box in Cape Coast, Prof. Oduro said despite being home to stellar educational institutions and tourist sites, the region continues to grow steeper into poverty. The Central region is the fourth poorest regions in the country after the Upper East (UER), Upper West (UWR), and Northern Region (NR) which are first, second and third poorest regions respectively. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) said “By many indicators, these regions are the poorest in Ghana and are indeed comparable in poverty to some of the poorest countries in the world.” Prof. Oduro said if the many policies designed to help the Central region are not backed by a commitment to implement, the region will continue to suffer. He advised natives to prioritize working in the region after their studies to help the region. Senior Research Assistant of the Center for Gender Development and Research Referral of UCC, Mrs. Pearl Okrah said her outfit is helping natives to prioritize education and pursue it to the highest level. credit:myjoyonline.com  

03 Mar, 2016
NOTICE TO ALL STUDENTS OF FRENCH
STAFF/ STUDENTS’ CONSULTATIVE MEETING II
All Students of French are kindly informed of our Staff /Students’ Consultative Meeting II for the 2015/2016 Academic Year.
Date: Thursday, 10th March, 2016
Time: 2:00 p. m.
Venue: Auditorium 900 (Felt)
Thank you.
 
HOD
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College of Agriculture and Natrural Sciences Reaches Out to SHS Students

02 Mar, 2016 By louis Mensah

The College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, (CAN) has embarked on an outreach programme to educate students in some Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Central Region on academic prospects in the College. Schools that benefitted from the outreach programme by the College were, Gomoa SHS, Apam SHS, Methodist SHS and Ekumfi SHS. The Chairman of the Outreach Committee, Dr. Victor Y. A. Barku noted that the programme was aimed at providing information on the various programmes students could pursue at the three Schools of the College. He stressed that “We are in your school to help you make the right decisions in the selection of programmes at the University level.” Dr. Barku also explained that the College as part of its mandate to train scientists for the development of the country instituted the outreach programme to inspire  SHS students especially ladies, to pursue cutting edge science related programmes in the University of Cape Coast (UCC). He said the University has state-of-the-art facilities and a congenial environment that promote teaching and learning. Other members of the team were Dr. Andreas Adutwum Kudom of the School of Biological Sciences; Mr. Lawrence Acheampong of the School of Agriculture, Mr. Ebenezer Tachie of the School of Physical Sciences and Mr. Alfred Ghartey, a Junior Assistant Registrar at the College. Each of the team members made presentation on the programmes and facilities at their respective Schools as well as job prospects for students after graduation. Mr. Ghartey also gave an overview of UCC and the general admission requirement. He announced that UCC has given opportunity to final year students in SHS to purchase admission forms pending the release of their examination results by the West African Examination Council (WAEC). The headmasters of the various schools visited thanked the team for bringing such valuable information to their doorsteps and indicated that their students have been encouraged to put in more effort in the upcoming West African Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in order to gain admission to the University.    

Harmattan School Opens at UCC

01 Mar, 2016 By louis Mensah

A two-week workshop dubbed “Cape Coast Harmattan School 2016” has been opened at the University of Cape Coast.   The workshop, which has the theme: “Re-Activating Gender Sensitive Research on Land” will seek to enhance the capacity of academics in the area of gender and also form a strong network of gender advocates in Africa and around the globe. It attracted participants from Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Ireland and Germany.   In a speech read on his behalf by the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Prof. Akwasi Kumi Kyereme, the Provost of College of Humanities and Legal Studies, Prof. S. B. Kendie said U. C. C has been at the forefront of gender issues for a long time and would continue to provide support to any venture that would ensure knowledge acquisition regarding the subject area. “We strive for equal opportunities for both male and female, we want to champion equality, that is why we set up CEGRAD,” he stated.   According to Prof. Kendie, research has shown that women work harder than men and also shoulder other responsibilities, yet access to resource such as land remained a challenge to them stressing that “Women work hard on land in Africa but do not possess it”. He therefore called for gender sensitive workshops such as the Harmattan School to dispassionately discuss issues that were inimical to the well being of women.   Prof. Kofi Awusabo-Asare who chaired the function on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, said the theme for the workshop called for a re-engineering of our thinking to have new perspective of how things were handled concerning matters of women and land tenure system. Prof. Awusabo-Asare hoped that “at the end of the workshop participants will network because it is important to share the outcomes of the programme to affect society. You have to begin a long lasting networking relationship from this place”. He told participants to leave the workshop well positioned to handle women and land issues.  “All of us have to leave the world in a better way than we came to meet it” he noted.  

Teach for Ghana Calls for Collaboration to Train Teachers

29 Feb, 2016 By louis Mensah

Teach for Ghana (TFG), a leadership organisation that focuses on recruitment and training of graduates to teach pupils in deprived schools in the country has expressed interest in collaborating with the University of Cape Coast College of Distance Education (CoDE).

Speaking at a meeting with top management of CoDE, a representative of TFG, Mr. Daniel Dotse who led two other officials said the organisation was interested in providing quality educational opportunity to children in the country. He explained that TFG recruit the most promising graduates and young professionals from varied disciplines to teach in Ghana’s underserved communities through a highly selective, two-year fellowship. He said alumni of the programme build on their classroom experience to effect systematic changes wherever they find themselves.

Mr. Dotse noted that as part of their effort to achieve this important mandate, TFG would need the assistance of UCC to create tailor-made teacher certificate programmes for the recruited graduates. He also added that “we want UCC to join us in leading this innovative model of chance in Africa and expand the network of world-class teachers across Ghana.”

The Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro who chaired the meeting said he was excited about the organisation’s passion to improve the standard of education in the country through teacher education. He noted that their mandate was in line with the Vice-Chancellor’s agenda of partnering with academic institutions and other organisations to influence quality education. He added that a team from CoDE would hold discussions with officials from TFG to identify specific areas for the collaboration before a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) could be signed.

Also present at the meeting was the Provost of the CoDE, Prof. John Nelson Buah. Other members of the TFG team were Carolina Ramirez and Yaba Haffar.

CIE Organises Study Abroad Fair

29 Feb, 2016 By louis Mensah

The Centre for International Education (CIE), has organised the first Study Abroad Fair at the Student Representative Parliament Grounds, North Campus. The one-day Fair was intended to create awareness about opportunities available to students in the University of Cape Coast partner institutions outside Ghana.   Students who patronised the fair interacted with staff of CIE on the application procedures for the student exchange programme.  Some students who have participated in previous study abroad programmes in UCC’s partner institutions were also present to share their experiences and the benefits they gained.  

CIE Organises Study Abroad Fair

29 Feb, 2016 By louis Mensah

The Centre for International Education (CIE), has organised the first Study Abroad Fair at the Student Representative Parliament Grounds, North Campus. The one-day Fair was intended to create awareness about opportunities available to students in the University of Cape Coast partner institutions outside Ghana.   Students who patronised the fair interacted with staff of CIE on the application procedures for the student exchange programme.  Some students who have participated in previous study abroad programmes in UCC’s partner institutions were also present to share their experiences and the benefits they gained.  

Resource Persons for Harmattan School Calls on Pro-Vice-Chancellor

26 Feb, 2016 By louis Mensah

The Director of the Centre for Gender Advocacy Research and Documentation (CEGRAD), Prof. Akua Britwum has led a delegation from Germany to pay courtesy call on the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro. The three visitors, Prof. Dr. White Schultz, Jill Philine Blau and Kwaku Arhin. Briefing the Pro-Vice-Chancellor about the visit, Prof. Britwum said the officials were at University of Cape Coast (UCC) as resource persons for the upcoming Harmattan School on Gender and Landrights to be hosted by CEGRAD. She said the international exposure of UCC through the programme was something to be proud about. Welcoming the officials, Prof. Oduro commended Prof. Britwum and CEGRAD for their commitment and added that “the University really appreciates your effort to promote gender issues.” He further praised CEGRAD’s effort of championing the cause of the marginalised in society. He was also of the view that the conference was perfectly in line with the Internationalisation policy of the University and therefore assured CEGRAD of management’s support for the Harmattan School and the celebration of International Womens Day which falls within the same period. Present at the meeting were Dr. Genevieve Adukpo of CEGRAD; Ag. Director, Directorate of Academic Affairs, Mr. Jeff Onyame and Junior Assistant Registrar, Mr. Nasir Entsie of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor’s office.    

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