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UCC Leases 100-acre Land to TOPP Limited for Oil Palm Cultivation

30 Nov, 2022 By DIS

The University of Cape Coast (UCC), through the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences (CANS), and the Twifo Oil Palm Plantation (TOPP) Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which the University has agreed to provide one hundred (100) acres of its land acquired at Twifo-Wamaso to TOPP for the sole purpose of oil palm cultivation and production.

Under the agreement, which will remain valid for a period of twenty-eight (28) years subject to a periodic renewal every five (5) years, proceeds from the farm would be shared between the parties on the Abusa basis. That is, TOPP shall take two-thirds of the proceeds while UCC takes one-third.

The terms of the arrangement, however, may be amended by a mutually written agreement prior to the review and any extension to the MoU would be formally agreed in writing by the two (2) parties (UCC and TOPP Limited). A project committee, consisting of eleven (11) members from both parties, shall be responsible for the review function under the agreement.

In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the project, UCC shall only provide farmland needed for the project, and visiting students and lecturers to the project site shall comply with all safety requirements. The University shall also have unrestrained access to the project site, upon notice to TOPP, for purposes of education and inspection.

On the other hand, TOPP shall be responsible for providing farm inputs, technical knowledge and security for the project and all associated cost in respect of cultivation and maintenance.

The agreement further stipulates that either of the parties, in this instance UCC and TOPP, may terminate the MoU by giving written notice to the other party three (3) months in advance provided that such notice will not, in anyway, jeopardize any on-going project.

Witnesses to the agreement were the Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong and for TOPP, the General Manager, Daniel Kojo Nyame. The agreement was reached in the presence of the Dean of the School of Agriculture-UCC, Prof. De-Graft Acquah and the Business Development Manager of TOPP.

About Abusa Land Tenure System

Under the Abusa land tenure system, proceeds from a parcel of land leased out for cultivation shall be shared in the ratio of 1:2 between the landlord and tenant respectively.

Abusa is normally associated with food and not tree crops. An important feature in the two share-cropping agreements is the relative contribution of labour and capital by the tenant farmer and the landowner.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

 

 

Pro Vice-Chancellor Hosts IEPA Director- General

30 Nov, 2022 By DIS

The Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rosemond Boohene, has received in courtesy visit the Director General of the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA)-UNESCO Category II Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Coast, Dr. Michael Boakye-Yiadom.

 

The purpose of the visit, according to the Director-General, was to congratulate the Prof. Rosemond Boohene on her elevation to the high office of Pro Vice-Chancellor. 

 

During the meeting, Dr. Boakye-Yiadom walked the Pro Vice-Chancellor through the activities carried out by IEPA since it attained the UNESCO Category II Centre of Excellence for West Africa in November 2020. 

 

The Director-General told Prof. Rosemond Boohene that IEPA had rolled out educational leadership training programmes for Planning Officers of the Ghana Education Service, as well as school managers of basic and senior high schools. 

 Dr. Boakye-Yiadom also indicated that plans were afoot to train student leaders in leadership.

He noted that Domestic Financing lay at the heart of IEPA to ensure that individuals holding educational positions were able to generate revenue domestically without depending on International donor funds, which was time- bound. 

 

For her part, Prof. Rosemond Boohene, conveyed the heartfelt of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Johnson Nyarko Boampong, who is on official University assignment, to the Director-General. 

 

She lauded the keenness of IEPA to build the capacities of educational administrators. 

 

The Pro Vice-Chancellor requested IEPA to train management and Directors of the University to sharpen their skills in administration. 

 

 

The Acting Deputy Director (Administration and General Services) of IEPA, Alberta Abena Kunadu Owusu and the Head of Communications and Public Relations, Ms. Nana Efua Rockson, were present at the meeting. 

 

Mr. Alfred Ghartey, Secretary to the Pro Vice-Chancellor was also present.

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

 

D-HUB Trains Young Entrepreneurs

30 Nov, 2022 By DIS

The Design Thinking and Innovation Hub (D-Hub) of University of Cape Coast has organized an orientation for fifty-five (55) young entrepreneurs in the Central Region in the GIZ Business Idea Competition.

The competition would afford the entrepreneurs the opportunity to obtain in-kind equipment support to grow their businesses.

The Director of D-Hub, Dr. Keren Naa Abeka Arthur, explained that her outfit would slash the number of entrepreneurs to thirty-five (35) after rigorous processes.

She said successful young entrepreneurs would receive equipment of their choice not exceeding GHS 6,000.

The Director said GIZ seeks to provide and promote alternatives to irregular migration through fostering entrepreneurship and self-employment opportunities.

She added that the project is being implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Internationale Zussamenarbeit (GIZ) in Ghana on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Dr. Arthur said D-HUB would continue to train persons in start-ups and small businesses to grow their businesses and called on them to strive for excellence to improve their operations.

The Director urged the youth in the region to participate in entrepreneurial trainings to increase their knowledge in entrepreneurship.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

 

UCC Debate Society Presents trophy to Pro Vice-Chancellor

30 Nov, 2022 By DIS

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) Debate Society has presented a trophy it won at the Ghana Universities Debate Championship to the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mrs. Rosemond Boohene.

The debate, held at the University of Ghana, saw the UCC Debate Society win the Novice Champions of the Championship.

In a speech, the President of the UCC Debate Society, Jahman Aikins, said the debaters also won the Public Speaking Champions as well as the Novice Champions of the 2021 Ghana Universities Debate Championship.

He added that Team UCC debaters were also making significant strides internationally and promised to achieve more laurels.

Mr. Aikins expressed gratitude to the Office of the Dean of Students’ Affairs for the support and said the debaters were elated to win the trophies and bring glory to UCC.

For her part, Prof Boohene congratulated the debaters on their sterling performance and urged them to do more in order to raise the flag of UCC high at other competitions.

She said she was elated that the students were actively participating in extra curriculum activities to enable them to identify and develop their potentials.

The Pro Vice-Chancellor assured them of the University’s support to compete at the international level.

 The Registrar, Mr. Jeff Teye E. Onyame and the Dean of Students’ Affairs, Prof Eugene Darteh, were present at the event.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

 

Senior Staff Association Fights Breast Cancer

30 Nov, 2022 By DIS

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) branch of the Senior Staff Association- Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) has organized a symposium to create awareness on breast cancer.

 

The programme was organized by the Women's Commission of SSA-UoG, UCC in partnership with the Danquah Institute. 

 

It was on the theme: "Breast Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes and Screening Practices in Ghana." 

 

The month of October, annually, is celebrated as breast cancer awareness month, to increase awareness for early detection, treatment and palliative care of the disease globally.

 

A Breast Cancer Advocate and Radiologist, Madam Grace Animwaa, said breasts play a crucial role in the human life and must be handled with care, saying every woman is in the "cancer risk group." 

 

She advised women to know their breast status because breast cancer was not a respecter of persons.

She said breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women where the breast’s cells proliferate out of control.  

 

Its symptoms, according to her, included a lump in the breast, bloody discharge from the nipple and changes in the shape or texture of the nipple or breast

 

She, therefore, implored women from age twenty (20) to start monthly breast self-examination and after age forty (40) women should start the baseline mammogram annually. 

 

She encouraged women to regularly visit the hospital for check-up since early detection of the disease was the surest way to fight breast cancer. 

 

The Breast Cancer Advocate said the situation, where some women after being diagnosed with breast cancer refuse to seek medical treatment and resort to prayer camps, with the hope of curing the cancer was not good. 

 

She urged the public to make good lifestyle choices to avoid the risk of getting breast cancer.

 

She said although rare, men could also be affected by breast cancer and, therefore, urged them to partake in such screening exercises.

 

She advised the public to treat with contempt disinformation on social media that sucking of breasts by men prevents and cures breast cancer.

 

"For me I say breast cancer is evil just like COVID-19 is evil.  This disease is not like malaria which will give you headache. It won't give you any symptom. It is painless."

The Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mrs. Rosemond Boohene, described breast cancer as a health red flag which must be hoisted very high to attract the attention of policy makers, health practitioners and ordinary citizens. 

 

She advised the participants in the symposium and members of the University community at large to take advantage of the breast cancer month to get screened, since that was crucial to preventing the disease.

 

The Pro Vice-Chancellor reiterated that the consequences of the disease were dire, and called for women to seek early treatment to save lives. 

 

For his part, the President of the UCC SSA-UoG, Sandy Kumi Sinatra, indicated that the Association was passionate about championing a cause which will enhance the total health and well-being of members. 

 

He also called on Ghanaians to keep the discussion on breast cancer ongoing, seek early detection and embrace its treatment.

The UCC SSA-UoG President said the Leadership of the Association had taken the step to create awareness on the disease and encouraged regular examination. 

In an emotional display, photos of breast cancer sufferers were shown to the audience, throwing members of the audience into a state of shock and disbelief. 

 

Some survivors took turns to educate the gathering that breast cancer could be managed when detected early. 

 

As part of the programme, a breast cancer screening exercise was organized for women, where medical experts from Breast Care International counseled participants on availability of different and modern types of breast cancer treatment options.

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

 

 

UCC Holds International Symposium Ahead of Climaxing UCC@60

30 Nov, 2022 By DIS

The University of Cape Coast (UCC has held an International Symposium as part of activities heralding the peak of the 60th anniversary celebration of the University,

On the theme, “60 Years of Quality Education, Expanding the Frontiers: Experiences and Lessons from International Partners”, the event was organized by the Office of the International Relations of UCC.

The President of Galilee International Management Institute (GIMI) in Israel, Dr. Joseph Shevel, speaking as the keynoter at the event, indicated that education was the bedrock of the development of every country and urged Ghana to increase education and investment to unlock the potentials of its youth.

He admitted that “Education is a problematic field for politics because we see the results of education usually in the next generation but politicians want to see the results before the next elections.”

Consequently, he stated that quality education was the bedrock for achieving sustainable and inclusive development and its impact on improving all sectors of the economy could not be underestimated.

Dr. Shevel, who spoke on the theme, “Emerging higher education frontiers experiences from Israel; lessons for African education” attributed Israel’s high investment in education and training to its economic successes and challenged Ghanaian universities to take a leaf out of Israeli universities.

The President of GIMI said Israel was the number one in the world in research and development, saying Israel had the biggest share in the technology industry with sixty-three (63) different companies through education.

He claimed that Israel was the only nation in the Middle East with no water, mineral resources or oil, but had made remarkable strides on the continent as a result of the importance attached to education.

“While Ghana invested less than two (2) per cent of GDP in education, Israel invested 7.3 per cent” Prof. Shevel added.

Touching on agriculture, he predicted that Ghana’s water bodies could be adversely affected by global warming and called on the leadership of the country to take immediate steps to forestall any calamity.

In the midst of abundant rainfall and water bodies, he expressed shocked that only a paltry 50 per cent of Ghana’s population was into agriculture, the mainstay of the Ghanaian economy, but contributing only 20 per cent to the GDP.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, in his welcome address, stressed the need for tertiary institutions to establish global partnerships in order to create mutually beneficial relationships.

He said it was through such international partnerships that culminated into UCC becoming the first University in Ghana, West Africa and fourth in Africa.

“So indeed, working closely with our strategic partners, has helped the University of Cape Coast to become the number one University not only in Ghana and in West Africa, but the 4th on the continent. In terms of our research influence, we are at the 24th position; at least we are making progress” the Vice-Chancellor added.

Prof. Nyarko Boampong indicated that such partnerships had helped the university to get grants, citing the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences’ partnership with USAID as a key example.

Present at the symposium were delegations from the Bucknell University, University of Cincinnati, University of Rhode Island, University of Limerick, Millersville, and International Fellowship of Korea.

The delegations, in turn, shared their best practices with UCC, as well as ways UCC could adopt to remain competitive in the world.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

 

 

Latif Lawrence Jorhowie Sworn in as 60th SRC President

30 Nov, 2022 By DIS

A third year law student, Mr. Latif Lawrence Jorhowie, has been sworn in as the 60th President of the Student Representative Council (SRC) of University of Cape Coast (UCC).

The other executive members are Comfort Obeng Takyi, Vice President; Miss Christabel Abanga - Secretary; Eric Asamoah Yirenkyi, Treasurer; Enock Agyei, Public Relations Officer (PRO); Emily Sena Tetteh, Coordinating Secretary; Lucas Ntapuan Tatul, Sports Secretary; Moses Kabenlah Acquah, National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) President; Susan Obiri, Local NUGS Secretary; and Grace Mintaa Wadeih, NUGS Women’s Commissioner.

The Registrar, Mr. Jeff Onyame, administered the Oath of Office to the executive officers at a short ceremony.

The Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. (Mrs.) Rosemond Boohene, in a remark, congratulated the newly elected executives on their election and urged them to work in unity and execute their functions creditably.

 She also charged the new team to be focused and get closer to the students to know their needs and address them accordingly. She also explained to the executives the need to engage the students in entrepreneurship.

The new SRC President, Latif Lawrence Jorhowie, in his acceptance speech, thanked the old executives for their hard work and also the students for giving him and his executives the mandate to serve them.

He said his administration would intensify the night volunteer patrol in the communities where continuing students were residing to ensure their security.

He bemoaned the increasing rise in the prices of hostel fees charged by hostel owners at the diaspora and said he would work in tandem with management to find ways to mitigate the plights of students.

Mr. Jorhowie promised students that his administration would make sure that their time table was captured on their Students’ Portal.

At the event, the newly-elected executives of the Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) were also sworn into office.

For GRASAG, the executives are Achire Adam(President), Mary-Pearl Opare-Addo(Vice- President), Bernice Ocran Dodo (Secretary), Philip Essilfie (Treasurer), Alfred Kusi Tandoh (Financial Secretary), Luu Darlyn Yinpok (Women’s Commissioner), Kingsley Opoku Antwi (PRO) and Basit Mohammed (Organizer).

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

 

 

French Embassy Delegation confers with Pro Vice-Chancellor

30 Nov, 2022 By DIS

The Pro Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast, UCC, Prof Rosemond Boohene, has received in audience a high-level delegation from the French Embassy in Ghana.

Led by the Head of Cooperation, Mr. Julien Lecas, the delegation was in the University to explore areas of academic opportunities to expand collaborations with UCC.

Mr. Lecas indicated that the Embassy had been collaborating with the Centre for Gender Research Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD) of UCC and added that the immediate past Director of the Directorate of Research Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC-UCC), Prof. Frederick Ato Armah, had been selecting project calls for proposals for the Embassy.

For her Part, Prof. Boohene, after welcoming the delegation, conveyed to them the warmest greetings of the Vice-Chancellor.

She said the University was looking forward to instill an entrepreneurial mindset in its students and called on the Embassy for support in that regard.

The Pro Vice-Chancellor asked for collaboration in the area of community engagement to hone the skills of the youth in the surrounding communities of the University.

The Embassy delegation included Attache Scientific and High Education, Florent Engelmann, as well as the Project Assistant, Miss. Esther Clare Attionu.

Also at the meeting were the Dean of the Office of International Relations and the Vice-Dean, Dr. Bert Boadi-Kusi.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

 

University Education doesn't Prepare Students for a Particular Job - Business Owners Advised

30 Nov, 2022 By DIS

The Vice-Dean of the School of Agriculture, Prof. Julius Hagan, has dismissed long-held views of some business owners that universities were not training students to fit the job market.

 

He said the core mandates of the university were teaching, research and extension, and also to open the minds of students to fit into every sector of the economy.

 

"The university doesn't prepare students for a particular job. We don't train people for Bank of Ghana or we don’t train people for Ministry of Agriculture. There is nowhere in Ghana that they will advertise and say the whole Ghana we can’t get anybody who is qualified (for this job). So the point is, we don't have the jobs. So it is not the universities," Prof Hagan said, speaking at the 42nd Green Week Celebration of the School.

 

Organized by students of the School of Agriculture, the event was on the theme: "Developing Agriculture in Ghana: The Role of Agriculture Students."

 

The Vice Dean stated that universities produce all-round graduates to fit well into the job market and advised critics to refrain from their "myopic thinking" about graduates trained by universities.

 

"There is no university in the world that will prepare you (students) that immediately you are employed, you have all the skills", he added, calling on business owners to train and orient graduates they employed after university.

 

Prof. Hagan gingered the students to be self-confident to be successful in their academics whilst advising them to pursue Agriculture as a business enterprise.

 

The Vice-Dean added that agriculture should be seen as a major avenue for sustainable employment and income and advised the students to seize the opportunities the agriculture industry offers.

 

Prof. Hagan disclosed that the seeds for the ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ and animals for the ‘Rearing for Food and Jobs’ programmes were imported.

 

"All the animals supplied to the farmers, they brought them form Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali. No single farmer in Ghana can produce 2,000 goats. So if we want to supply 2000 goats you have to go to Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali," he added.

 

Citing another example to the students to seize the agriculture chances on campus, the Vice-Dean told the students "Our own (UCC) Meat Processing Unit, the whole of Cape Coast, we are not getting broilers to buy. The farm is unable to provide us five hundred (500) birds every month."

 

He, therefore, challenged the students to pool resources to rake in from direct market on campus, adding that UCC Farm was ready to buy produce from students.

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

  

 

Gold Fields Foundation interacts with beneficiary students on scholarships

30 Nov, 2022 By DIS

The Damang Mine of Gold Fields Ghana (GFG) has, through the Gold Fields Ghana
Foundation (GFGF), offered twenty-five (25) students from the Company’s operational
areas full scholarships.

The students, all from University of Cape Coast, received GH¢6,000 annually, for the payment of school fees, hostel bills and other academic materials.

The beneficiaries also received laptop computers and textbooks.

Subject to their academic performances, the scholarships cover the entire years of the beneficiaries’ tertiary education.

In view of this, the Foundation in collaboration with the Students’ Financial Support Office (STuFSO-UCC) sensitized the beneficiary students on the need to take their
studies seriously to justify the investment being made in their education.

Addressing the gathering, the Community Affairs and Stakeholders Engagement Manager of the Damang Mine of Gold Fields Ghana, Mr. Abdel- Razak Yakubu, said GFGF sought to support the development of human resources in its impacted
communities.

Over the past years, he added, the Foundation had contributed immensely to the communities in which they operated.

He said, “So far, the GFGF scholarship Scheme had supported seven hundred and seventy (747) students to the tune of $1.4 million.”

Mr. Yakubu explained that GFG was of the hope that the development of the human capital through education and skill development was the most effective tool to overcome
poverty in Ghana, particularly in its host communities.


However, he said the main focus of the Foundation was now on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education.

Nonetheless, he pointed out that students with humanities background were considered sometimes for the scholarship.


The Foundation, according to him, had also awarded persons with disabilities scholarship to pursue their education at the Akropong School for the Blind.


In line with gender mainstreaming, Mr Razak Yakubu announced that 49% of the current scholarship beneficiaries were women.


He said a good number of students under the scholarship programme had graduated with excellent results and advised the current beneficiaries to take their studies
seriously so as to enjoy the scholarship throughout their stay in school.


Mr Razak Yakubu also warned the beneficiaries that their performance would be monitored and authorities of the Foundation would not hesitate to withdraw anyone who
did not live up to expectation.

The Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rosemond Boohene, in a remark, commended the management of the Foundation for the initiative and urged the beneficiaries to make
good use of the opportunity.


The Financial Support Administrator at STuFSO-UCC, Ms. Grace Mensah, for her part, noted that the initiative was indeed worthy of emulation and could not have come at a
better time as many vulnerable but brilliant students needed financial support.


She said her outfit would continue to support needy but brilliant students in UCC in their academic pursuits through the Students’ Financial Support Office.


One of the beneficiaries, Lydia Tagoe, a Level 300 BSc. Nursing, thanked the sponsors for the gesture.


Present at the event included the Registrar, Mr. Jeff Onyame and the Dean of Students,Prof. Eugene Darteh.


Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

 

 

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