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Vice-Chancellor Pays Working Visit to SS Peter and Paul Pastoral and Social Institute

14 Dec, 2015 By louis Mensah

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. D. D. Kuupole ended his nationwide tour to institutions affiliated to the University of Cape Coast (UCC) at SS Peter and Paul Pastoral and Social Institute, Wa in the Upper West Region. Addressing management of the Institute at Wa, Prof. Kuupole thanked them for the confidence and trust they have in UCC. He noted that considering their distance, they could have chosen to affiliate with institutions closer to them adding that “You came all the way from the North to the Coast and by passed other public universities for mentorship from the UCC.” The Vice-Chancellor said the Institute boast of top-notch human resource and commended them for maintaining quality academic work.  He therefore urged management of the institute to rebrand to attract more students since they were now running other programmes and opened to the general public.  He noted that it was the responsibility of UCC to mentor its affiliates to maintain academic excellence and also produce high calibre graduates in their respective field of specialisation. On his part, the Director of the Institute, Rev. Dr. Edward B. Tengan expressed gratitude to the Vice-Chancellor for leading a team to visit them. He described the visit of the Vice-Chancellor as a strong indication of a solid relationship between the Institute and UCC. He also thanked the University for always providing them with guidelines as far as academic and administrative work was concerned. Prof. Kuupole and Rev. Dr. Tengan later signed a Memorandum of Understanding to seal the relationship between the two institutions. The Vice-Chancellor’s team comprised the Ag. Director of the Directorate of Academic Affairs, Mr. Jeff T. Onyame; Assistant Auditor, Ms. Joyce Sam; Junior Assistant Auditor, Institutional Affiliation Office (IAO), Mr. Justice Agyenim Boateng and Principal Research Assistant, IAO, Mr. Peter Fosu Thompson.      

The Church Should Resource its Educational Institutions

09 Dec, 2015 By louis Mensah

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. D. D. Kuupole has entreated churches that have established educational institutions to adequately provide them with the needed financial and logistic support to effectively and efficiently deliver quality education to their students.

Prof. Kuupole advised leaders of churches to avoid incessant interference in the running of their educational institutions but rather provide the enabling environment for them to operate.

The Vice-Chancellor made this call during the 7th Congregation of the Ghana Baptist University College, Kumasi (GBUC) an affiliate of the University of Cape Coast.

Prof. Kuupole commended GBUC for the high standards of academic work the institution had put in place stressing that “GBUC is one of the best affiliate institutions in terms of adherence to affiliation guidelines and the National Accreditation Board (NAB) regulations.”  In view of this, the Vice-Chancellor prayed that the GBUC would soon be granted a Presidential Charter to be on its own feet to be autonomous degree awarding institution provided they maintain the high standards.

Touching on the contribution of private universities to the educational sector of the country, Prof. Kuupole pointed out that “the 10 public universities in Ghana take less than 50% of qualified applicants with the rest being absorbed by the private universities in the country.” He therefore commended GBUC for contributing towards the expansion of quality tertiary education to the teeming qualified students in the country. He gave the assurance that UCC would continue to help GBUC to succeed in its quest to produce quality human capital needed for national development.

Delivering an address at the ceremony, the Deputy President of GBUC, thanked UCC for the good mentorship the University College continues to receive. He promised the Vice-Chancellor that GBUC would always learn best practices to position the University College as a centre of excellence. He announced that they have received approval from NAB to begin a Diploma and Bachelor of Education in English which are all affiliated to UCC. He also mentioned the Nursing programme which had already been approved and awaiting clearance from the Nurses and Midwifery Council.

The Vice-Chancellor later conferred degrees on 612 graduands of GBUC at the ceremony.

The Quest to Find the Truth Has Always Underpinned Autopsy Practice- Dr. Akakpo

09 Dec, 2015 By louis Mensah

The Head, Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences of the College of Health and Allied Sciences (CoHAS), University of Cape Coast, Dr. Kafui P. Akakpo has stated that the quest to find the truth has always underpinned autopsy practice.

“The quest to find the truth has always driven autopsy practice and will continue to be the reason for autopsy”.

Speaking at a Public Lecture at the University, under the topic “Autopsy Practice in Ghana, the Past, Present and Future” the pathologists indicated that the introduction of autopsy practice into medicine has opened the door for understanding of disease process. “Hitherto, physicians spent years taking notes by externally examining patients without understanding the changes that occurred in the body organs as a result of the effect of diseases in these various organs”.

According to Dr. Akakpo, autopsy has also been an integral part of law and has been of immense value in the investigation of both natural and unnatural deaths. For this reason, a lot of autopsies, which include both clinical or academic and medico-legal autopsies, are done each year in this country. In the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital for example, 250 autopsies are carried out each year with 87% of that been medico-legal as well as 52% of these deaths being young adults, he stated.

Dr. Akakpo’s lecture explored the history of autopsy practice the world-over, looked at relationship between autopsy practice and religion, the laws that govern autopsy practice in Ghana and the key players involved in the entreprise. He said it was important to use people who have died to study diseases to serve as basis for predicting what will happen in the future by way of diseases and deaths.

The lecturer therefore urged the general public to report all unnatural deaths to the police for investigations to be carried out “since autopsy answers the final question why did life pass from a specific human being. It is to establish the cause and manner of death of an identified deceased which goes to benefit the relations, physician and society”.

The Consultant Pathologist, recommended that in order to improve the practice of autopsy, measures must be taken to establish a dedicated forensic service, fashioning out of practice guide and a review of the existing law guiding the practice since it has become “too old”.  

08 Dec, 2015

The Department of Conservation Biology And Entomology in the University of Cape Coast is organizing a one week free training workshop for interested person invulture identification and monitoring techniques as part of its Indigenous Vulture Monitoring Project (IVMP).

Date:10th– 15th January, 2016

Venue: University of Cape Coast

Application Deadline: 31st December, 2015

Eligibility: Interested applicants should meet all of the following eligibility criteria:

  1. Be able to read and write
  2. Should have passion for animals and their conservation
  3. Should be available for the entire training period
  4. Should be willing to provide weekly/monthly update on vulture population in his/her area for 12 months with support from the IVMP secretariat.

Interested persons are to fill application Forms online here

OR  

  • Cape FM, Radio Central, Department of Conservation Biology and Entomology, UCC (General Office)

For more information please contact the following:

Project Director: 0248700385; Secretary:0209885961 and ivmp@ucc.edu.gh

Tuition is FREE

 

08 Dec, 2015

The Department of Conservation Biology And Entomology in the University of Cape Coast is organizing a one week free training workshop for interested person invulture identification and monitoring techniques as part of its Indigenous Vulture Monitoring Project (IVMP).

Date:10th– 15th January, 2016

Venue: University of Cape Coast

Application Deadline: 31st December, 2015

Eligibility: Interested applicants should meet all of the following eligibility criteria:

  1. Be able to read and write
  2. Should have passion for animals and their conservation
  3. Should be available for the entire training period
  4. Should be willing to provide weekly/monthly update on vulture population
    in his/her area for 12 months with support from the IVMP secretariat.

Interested persons are to fill application Forms online here

OR  

  • Cape FM, Radio Central, Department of Conservation Biology and Entomology, UCC (General Office)

For more information please contact the following:

Project Director: 0248700385; Secretary:0209885961 and ivmp@ucc.edu.gh

Tuition is FREE

08 Dec, 2015

The Department of Conservation Biology And Entomology in the University of Cape Coast is organizing a one week free training workshop for interested person invulture identification and monitoring techniques as part of its Indigenous Vulture Monitoring Project (IVMP).

Date:10th– 15th January, 2016

Venue: University of Cape Coast

Application Deadline: 31st December, 2015

Eligibility: Interested applicants should meet all of the following eligibility criteria:

  1. Be able to read and write
  2. Should have passion for animals and their conservation
  3. Should be available for the entire training period
  4. Should be willing to provide weekly/monthly update on vulture population
    in his/her area for 12 months with support from the IVMP secretariat.

Interested persons are to fill application Forms online here

OR  Cape FM, Radio Central, Department of Conservation Biology and Entomology, UCC (General Office)

For more information please contact the following:

Project Director: 0248700385; Secretary:0209885961 and ivmp@ucc.edu.gh

Tuition is FREE

 

Registrar Visits Examination Centres on Campus

02 Dec, 2015 By louis Mensah

The Registrar, Mr. John Kofi Nyan has visited some examination centres to acquaint himself with the progress of the on-going end of 2015/2016 first semester examinations.

Some of the centres the Registrar visited were the lecture halls in the Faculty of Education Lecture Complex, New Examinations Centre, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences lecture halls all at the Northern Campus (Science). Other centres he visited at the Southern Campus were the Old library and the Department of Vocational and Technical Education.

In an interview, Mr. Nyan expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the examinations and commended Teaching and Examination Section, the Chief Examination Officers as well as invigilators for maintaining order and discipline at the examination centres.

The Registrar was accompanied by Dr. Jannetta Sika Akoto (Senior Assistant Registrar

South African High Commissioner Confers with Pro-Vice-Chancellor

02 Dec, 2015 By louis Mensah

The South African High Commissioner to Ghana, Her Excellency Lulama Xingwana has paid courtesy call on the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. John Nelson Buah as part of her visit to the Central Region

Madam Xingwana explained that her visit was to familiarise herself with the Central Region adding that “Cape Coast is known as the Citadel of education in the country hence the visit.”

She noted that Ghana and South Africa have long standing relationship since the era of the Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. She explained that Dr. Nkrumah spearheaded the fight for liberation. Ghana was the first country to host South African diplomatic mission after independence and it was therefore imperative to grow the relationship that exists between the two countries and their institutions of higher learning, the South African High Commissioner stated.

Responding, Prof. Nelson Buah indicated that the university was looking forward to building a stronger relationship with South Africa as well as her institutions of higher learning. “Gone are the days of people or institutions going all alone, now we are in the era of internationalization and building bridges,” he noted. He finally remarked that management of the university was looking forward to building a fruitful and mutual beneficial relationship with South Africa”.

Present at the meeting were the Deputy Registrar, Division of Legal, Consular and General Services, Mr. Moses Abnory and PRO, Major K. Baah-Bentum (rtd).

A Counsellor of the High Commission, Mr. Khuele Selai, accompanied Her Exellency Lulama Xingwana.

USAID Pays Working Visit to University of Cape Coast

30 Nov, 2015 By Anonymous (not Verified)

Mr. Kevin Sharp, the Director of the Economic Growth Office and Mr. Justice Odoi (Environmental Officer) paid a half day working visit to the University of Cape Coast and the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences on the 24th November, 2015. The two were welcomed by the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. John Nelson Buah and some members of the Project Management Board at the Council Chamber of the university. There were brief exchanges and discussions on the current state of the project and advancements made so far. The Pro Vice-Chancellor used the opportunity to thank USAID for finding UCC the most appropriate place for the project and expressed his appreciation for USAID’s collaboration with the University. He affirmed the University’s commitment to producing results to enhance the relations between the two institutions. He also reiterated the competence of the Project team and asked for the partnership to be driven by good purpose on both sides to help achieve project goals. Mr. Kevin Sharp mentioned that the University had a good reputation, which led his predecessor to partner with UCC on the on-going project. He said he was very happy USAID was offering postgraduate scholarships in the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and also commented on USAID’s readiness to support in all aspects of the Project to get things on the right course. “There is a steep learning curve with USAID reporting system and we are ready to support in the learning process especially in the financial reporting system”, said the Director. In attendance was the Dean of the School of Biological Sciences Prof. Johnson Boampong, the Project Manager Dr. Denis Aheto. Also Prof. John Blay, the Coordinator of the Centre for Coastal Management and Dr. Noble Asare, M & E Coordinator of the Project were in attendance. The Director took time to inspect some facilities of the project followed by other separate meetings with the academic staff as well as undergraduate and post graduate students of the Department. Source: DFAS, UCC  

SME Workshop with GES

30 Nov, 2015 By allan Barku

A Science and Mathematics Education workshop was also held in collaboration with the Science Resource Center, unit of the Ghana Education Service, at the College on 31st March, 2015. The workshop brought together the various stakeholders involved in the teaching of Science and Mathematics at the High School level in Ghana. The focus of the workshop was to strengthen the teaching of Science and Mathematics Education in our high schools in Ghana. A team was instituted to revise the curriculum for teaching of the subject. A report is yet to be published.  

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