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Dr. Brandford Bervell and Dr. Dickson Okoree Mireku

Dr. Brandford Bervell and Dr. Dickson Okoree Mireku put UCC on the
spotlight in University World News

The Deputy Director of Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) Dr. Brandford Bervell and his co-author, Dr. Dickson Okoree Mireku of Directorate of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance (DAPQA) have put UCC on the spotlight with their paper, "A decade of quality assurance in higher education (QAiHE) within Sub-Saharan Africa: A literature review based on a systematic search approach".

The key findings of the paper were featured in the 29th June edition of University World News online portal. The paper which was published in Higher Education journal by Springer Nature with an impact factor of 5.0 and ISI Web of Science Quartile 1 (Q1), became a topical issue for consideration of quality assurance in sub-Saharan African higher educational landscape.

Highlights from the paper and recommendations for policy and practice in higher education delivery in sub-Saharan Africa were provided for stakeholders to implement in order to promote the needed quality assurance in higher education within the sub-region.

Professor Wagdi Sawahel (Former Consultant for UNESCO and current Advisory Board Member for UNDP-GKI) an expert in higher education, saw the urgency and importance ofthe paper and developed the news item which featured in the AFRICA: Measures for HE Quality Assurance thematic area of the University World News. The full news item can be accessed from this link:

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20230627150745827
Congratulations!!!

Staff Spotlight

ADMISSION INTO THE INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN DISABILITY STUDIES PROGRAMME FOR THE 2023 SANDWICH SESSION

Academic Year: 
2023

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for admission into the International Certificate in Disability Studies programme of the College of Education Studies, Department of Education and Psychology, University of Cape Coast for the 2023 Sandwich Session. The programme is strictly online-based and will begin in August, 2023.

1.   SALE CENTRES          

      (a)  Cashier’s Office, University of Cape Coast (Mode of payment – CASH)

(b)  University of Cape Coast – Accra Office, Tesano – Accra (Mode of payment – CASH)

(c)  All Network Branches of Ghana Post Offices Nationwide (Mode of payment – CASH)

(d)  All Network Branches of GCB Bank Nationwide

(e)  All Network Branches of ADB Bank Nationwide

(f)  All Network Branches of GT Bank Nationwide

(g)  All Network Branches of ARB Apex Bank Nationwide

(h)  All Network Branches of Republic Bank Nationwide

(i)  All Network Branches of Consolidated Bank Nationwide

(j)  All Network Branches of Zenith Bank Nationwide

(k)  All Network Branches of Prudential Bank Nationwide

(l)  All Network Branches of Cal Bank Nationwide

(m)  All Network Branches of National Investment Bank (NIB) Nationwide

(o)  All Network Branches of OmniBSIC Bank Ghana Limited Nationwide

COST OF APPLICATION E-VOUCHER           

 

Ghanaian Applicants                        -           GH¢220.00

International Applicants                  -           (visit apply.ucc.edu.gh and click on ‘apply              as international student’)

 

Deadlines for the sale of application e-vouchers and submission of completed application forms are Friday, 8th September, 2023 and Friday, 8th September, 2023 respectively.

 

2.0       COLLABORATORS

i.           University of Minnesota – USA

ii.         University of Vermont – USA

iii.       University of Cape Coast – Ghana

iv.       Enlightening and Empowering People with Disability (EEPD Africa)

 

3.0       ONLINE APPLICATIONS

 

Applicants should visit apply.ucc.edu.gh then under “Application Process” select “click to apply for a programme” for further instructions. Applicants should select the

 

4.0       ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

           

i.                    Post SSSCE/WASSCE candidates with credit passes in 6 subjects. Three (3) of the (6) subjects must be in core subjects (including English language, Mathematics and Integrated Science or Social Studies) and three (3) elective subjects with at least grade D or better for SSSCE holders or C6 or better for WASSCE applicants.

ii.                  Special Admission – Individuals (local or international) who have worked with or are working in an inclusive environment where the needs of persons with disability must be met

 

5.0       DURATION

The programme is for one year (two sandwich semesters)

 

6.0       FEES

Ghanaian Students               -           GH¢ 2,170.00 per semester

International Students         -           $ 500.00 per semester

 

For further information

(+233) 242524701 – mamponsah@ucc.edu.gh

(+233) 245698750 – egyimah@ucc.edu.gh

(+233) 332091697 – dep@ucc.edu.gh

 

 

 

Environmental Health Policy

Policy PDF File: 
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Policy Type: 
Environmental Health Policy
Year Published: 
2023

UCC students to benefit from Tertiary Students Drive Service of DVLA

24 Jul, 2023 By DIS

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), has expressed its readiness to introduce the Tertiary Students Drive Service (TSDS) initiative at the University of Cape Coast (UCC).

 

When introduced, the TSDS will afford students the opportunity to acquire a valid driver’s licence while in school.

 

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the DVLA, Mr Kwasi Agyemang Busia, made this known when he led a high-level management of the Authority to pay a working visit to management of UCC.

Mr Kwasi Agyemang Busia - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the DVLA

 

Since he took office in February 2017, Mr. Busia indicated that he had embarked on a transformative drive at the Authority  and further seeks to enhance that drive by partnering UCC to build and establish research collaboration that would be a boon for students.

 

He added that the mandate of the DVLA was to ensure good driving practices in Ghana and  noted that  the TertDrive programme by DVLA would  also educate the  student body more on road safety.

 

The Provost of the College of Health Allied Sciences, Prof. Martins Ekor, who received the delegation, welcomed the  idea by DVLA to extend its Tertiary Students Drive Service to UCC. 

 

Prof. Martins Ekor - Provost of the College of Health Allied Sciences

 

Prof. Ekor told the management of DVLA to laise with the Department of Geography and Regional  Planning, Department of Optometry and the Transport Section  of the University to get the TertDrive programme introduced.

 

As part of the meeting, the Deputy Director of Business Research, Development and Innovation at DVLA, Mr. Abraham Zaato, made a powerpoint presentation on the successes chalked up by DVLA. He reiterated that the Authority had over the years worked to correct the negative image it has had as a corrupt public institution in the country.

 

Prof. Martins Ekor (right), the Provost of the College of Health Allied Sciences, receiving a document from Mr Kwasi Agyemang Busia , the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the DVLA

 

He added that TSDS would give students an added advantage over other competitors who were equally qualified but had no driving skills.

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

 

NPA Shares Downstream Operations Success Story with Students

24 Jul, 2023 By DIS

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has highlighted measures being implemented to sanitise the downstream petroleum industry through the enforcement of industry regulations. 

That, according to the NPA, was to ensure a level playing field for all operators.

The Chief Executive Officer of the NPA, Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, said this at the maiden edition of the Gown and the Town Series organised by the Faculty of Arts of the University of Cape Coast (UCC).

It was on the topic, "Downstream Petroleum Industry in Ghana; The State of Play."

Dr. Abdul-Hamid, who is also a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Religion and Human Values-UCC,  added that the NPA would spare no effort to ensure that petroleum service providers comply with the various guide­lines, rules and regulations set out for operators in the downstream petroleum industry.

Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid - Chief Executive Officer of the NPA

The CEO explained that the NPA oper­ates a robust monitoring regime to protect the interest of petroleum consumers in the country. He,therefore, asked for increased cooperation between  NPA and players within the downstream sector to ensure security of energy supply and affordability as a result of the global oil and gas market volatility.

Consequently, he pointed out that the NPA had begun regional outreach to create awareness about its operations to engender mutual trust and cooperation with players in the petroleum downstream sector.

Dr. Abdul-Hamid indicated that petroleum consumers should be rest assured that they were receiving the right quantity of petroleum products, at the right price, at the right quanti­ty, at the various retail outlets they interfaced with.

Some members of audience at the event

The Head of Petroleum Pricing at the NPA, Mr. Abass Ibrahim Tasunti, took the participants through how prices of petroleum products were determined.

In a short remark, the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Prof Kwabena Sarfo Sarfo Kantanka, urged the NPA to continue with the transformative initiative. He praised Dr. Abdul-Hamid for his exceptional leadership in the country’s downstream petroleum industry.

Prof Kwabena Sarfo Sarfo Kantanka - Dean of the Faculty of Arts

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

Use Planting for Food and Jobs to Address North-South Seasonal Labour Migration – Prof. Tanle

24 Jul, 2023 By DIS

Government's flagship programme of Planting for Food and Jobs could partly address north-south seasonal labour migration in Ghana. This is according to a Professor of Migration and Refugees Studies, Prof Augustine Tanle.

 

According to him, this is achievable “if the necessary infrastructure (irrigation facilities), inputs (fertilizer and relevant chemicals) and technical support are provided devoid of partisanship and political rhetoric”.

 

He underscored the need for government to facilitate the creation of growth poles in areas such as Wa, Bolgatanga,Tamale, Damongo and Nalerigu, indicating that : " these can serve as development points so that the peripheral areas can be attractive for further development."

 

Prof. Tanle made the remark at his inaugural lecture which was on the topic: “Interrogating North-South Seasonal Labour Migration in Ghana as a Livelihood Strategy”.

 

Prof. Tanle being robed by the members of the College of Professors-UCC

He admitted that the main drivers of north-south seasonal labour migration from northern Ghana were widespread poverty, poor physical characteristics and differences in socio-economic opportunities and infrastructural development  between the northern and southern Ghana.

Prof. Tanle, who is also the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Social Science, University of Cape Coast,  appealed to government to make conscious efforts to expand socio-economic opportunities and infrastructural development in northern Ghana.

He expressed the hope that such opportunities and facilities could create the enabling environment for investment, motivate individual or group enterprises in both agriculture and non-agriculture enterprises. 

That, he said, could create job opportunities for people who, otherwise, would have migrated to southern Ghana where opportunities for their services had now dwindled.

Prof. Tanle receiving a citation from the Faculty of Social Sciences – UCC

He expressed the belief that Ghana was not likely to achieve the Sustainanable Development Goals 1,2,4,6 and 10, which deal with poverty, hunger, quality education, clean water and sanitation, and reduced inequalities, respectively, owing to the widespread spatial inequalities in socio-economic development between northern and southern Ghana. 

Prof. Tanle, therefore, passionately appealed to government to channel its development policies to the northern part of the country to bridge the yawning gap between the north and south.



Prof. Augustine Tanle: 17 Quick Facts

 

  • Started primary school at Sunyani Urban Council but due to the death of his father in 1976, he completed Middle School in 1976 at the Tome Local Authority at Nandom-Tome.

 

  • Attended Bole  Secondary School in 1980.

 

  • Completed his G.C.E Ordinary Level in 1985 and proceeded to Nandom Secondary School from 1985 to 1987 for his G.C.E Advanced Level.

 

  • Gained admission into UCC in 1990 where he obtained his B.A. Social Sciences (Geography Major) and Diploma in Education in 1994.

 

  • Taught at the Ola Girls' Secondary School, Kenyasi, in the Asutifi South District from 1994-1999.

 

  • Proceeded to UCC again for his Master of Philosophy programme and completed in 2003.

 

  • Appointed as lecturer at UCC in July 2004.

 

  • Enrolled in a PhD programme at UCC in 2005 and completed his PhD in  2010.

 

  • Promoted to the rank of Senior Lecturer in October 2009  in the course of his PhD programme.

 

  • Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in April 2014

 

  • Appointed Head of Department of Population and Health (2014-2019)

 

  • Promoted to the rank of Professor of Migration and Refugees Studies in August 2018

 

  • Has to his credit 48 articles published in reputable journals, three book chapters and three research/technical reports.

 

  • Currently on his second term as the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences 

 

  • Devout Catholic

 

  • Married to Mrs. Angelina Tanle, with two children

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC




INAUGURAL LECTURE
Date/Time/Duration
Saturday, July 22, 2023 - 2:30pm to Wednesday, August 2, 2023 - 5:30pm
Venue/Location
SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES(SMS) AUDITORIUM
Chairperson
PROF. JOHN NYARKO BOAMPONG, VICE-CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST
Speaker
PROF. ISHMAEL MENSAH

The University Community and the public are invited to an inaugural lecture by Professor Ishmael Mensah, a Professor of Tourism and Hospitality Management.

Inaugural Lecture

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