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Nana Brew Butler donates books to School of Medical Sciences-UCC

25 Sep, 2023 By DIS

A former Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Nana Sam Brew-Butler, has donated over 300 copies of diabetes-related books to the School of Medical Sciences-UCC.

The donation, held on the premises of the H.N. Amonoo-Koufie Medical Village, was to enhance reading culture among medical students and keep them abreast of the scourge of diabetes.

Making the presentation, Nana Sam Brew-Butler said that his niece, who is called Dr. Yakoba Atiase, an expert in diabetes, wrote the book entitled, “Let’s Talk Diabetes. 

In view of that, he found it prudent to donate some of the books to the School of Medical Sciences.

A group photo of participants in the donation

He urged the school authorities and students to use the books well to enhance teaching and learning of diabetes.

Receiving the books, the Dean of School of Medical Sciences, Prof. Sebastian Eliason, thanked Nana Brew Butler for his kind gesture and expressed the hope that the students would put the books to good use.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

 

Be Mindful of your Children’s Mental Health – Parents Advised

22 Sep, 2023 By DIS

A professor of Social Dimensions of Sexual Reproductive Health, Prof. Eugene Maafo Darteh, has advised parents and guardians to be mindful of the mental health of their children.

He noted that parents often times fail to pay attention to the emotions of their children since issues regarding the area are less spoken about and usually taken lightly.

Out of 28 million Ghanaians, the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 2.3 million persons have a mental health issue and require mental health care. Out of the number, only 2% of them receive care and assistance from psychiatric services. Further, a study conducted in 2019 in Ghana indicates that 12–27% of primary school-aged children have emotional or behavioural issues with 20–29% of high school students saddled with mental health issues.

Speaking at the 56th Awards Day of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) Basic School, Prof. Darteh, who is also the Dean of Students’ Affairs of UCC, indicated that issues of mental health among children often go unnoticed and could become a precursor for full-blown mental health problems in the future.

He cautioned parents against unhealthy comparisons over their children’s academic achievements and advised them to understand the spate of academic growth of their children and spur them on to make reasonable gains.

“If you should check my reports for my first few years in basic school, I was not a good student. My first three years in secondary school were bad and my first semester in the university was also bad but determination and hard work gradually saw me to this point. So, know the strength of your child and encourage the child to improve” he advised.

Prof. Darteh also noted that it was important for parents to allow their children engage in physical activity to improve on their overall health.

“It should not only be watching of television, using tablets and the likes. Allow them to engage in other physical activities that will help them get active and generally improve their health” he added.

A pupil of the school receiving an award from the headteacher, Mrs. Georgina Aglobitse

The 56th Awards Day of the UCC Basic School saw deserving students being awarded for their hard work.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

21 Sep

Childcare facilities on UCC campus

By peter.otoo 0 Comments
The University of Cape Coast has paid childcare facilities available to cater to staff and students' childcare needs. The University Basic School is located at the Old site (South campus) and Abura, one of the Cape Coast townships.

There is also the University Interdenominational church childcare facility, which can be accessed by staff and students at the University of Cape Coast. The preschool facility is on the church's premises at the University of Cape Coast North Campus (Science)

 

3rd International Conference on Education Research for Development Opens at UCC

20 Sep, 2023 By DIS

The 3rd International Conference on Education Research For Development in Africa (ICERDA)  which aimed at re-examining the challenges of education in Africa and to find solutions through research has been held at the University of Cape Coast (UCC).

The conference was on the theme, “Repurposing the Global Development Education Agenda for Africa's Future".  The conference  also focused on the learning crisis discourse in Africa and how legacies of colonial and post-colonial education continue to hamper progress, silencing and contributions of local researchers, actors and practitioners.

Participants of the three-day conference which opened on Tuesday, September 19, 2023  presented and shared best practice on sub-themes such as Technology, STEM, Educational Leadership, Educational Finance, Teacher education, and Curriculum development.

The conference was organised and coordinated by UCC in collaboration with the Centre for Study of Global Development (CSDG) and The Open University, UK.

Prof. Rosemond Boohene

The Pro Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Rosemond Boohene, in her address at the opening ceremony, said the education development agenda of Africa had been shaped by global factors and organisations without much contribution from African education scholars, researchers, and policy makers.

According to her, the prognosis in many research outputs and review of education performance often painted a depressing deficit in education performance leading to prescriptions that often ignore the deep-rooted challenges that could be traced to the legacy of colonial education.

She admitted that "there is very little discussion on what is working in the African context that is based on insights from African researchers and their analysis and the interpretation of the auction challenge."

Some participants in the conference

Prof. Boohene, therefore, urged participants to focus on African dialoguing and finding solutions through research in Africa and for Africa.

"We expect that as educators and researchers, you will have the opportunity to network, explore and learn exciting and innovative ways of finding solutions for promoting the education agenda for Africa's future," she added.

Mr. George Werner

A former Minister of Education in Liberia, Mr. George Werner, who treated the topic, "Addressing the Learning Crisis in Africa: Time to Reclaim the Narrative," said school infrastructures were impediments to ensuring quality education.

However, he commended to development partners the need to secure funding to tackle the challenges facing the education sector in Africa.

A Representative from ICERDA, Prof. Kwame Acheampong, observed that the goal of ICERDA was to create a unique space for new and established education researchers to meet regularly to disseminate research that inspires policy makers to take action to improve the quality of education for all Africans, especially the disadvantaged and marginalised.

Notable among the dignitaries at the event were officials from Centre for Study of Global Development; The Open University, UK; Registrar of UCC, Mr. Jeff Onyame; Provosts, Deans from UCC and other Universities as well as educationists across the world.

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