The School of Optometry and Vision Science (SOVS) has officially inaugurated its Eye and Vision Research Centre (EVRC).
The state-of-the-art facility, first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa, is designed to serve as the hub for rigorous inquiry, discovery, and innovation.
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) and the Universite Joseph Ki-Zerbo (UJKZ) in Burkina Faso have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen academic collaboration between the two institutions.
The two institutions have agreed to collaborate in the areas of exchange of faculty members and postgraduate students, joint research and supervision, participation in seminars and academic meetings.
KEEA farmers trained to Boost Vegetable Production and Climate Resilience
Farmers and Agricultural Extension Officers in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipality have received training in modern farming skills and best practices designed to enhance vegetable production and strengthen resilience to climate change.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has received a delegation from the University of Cincinnati, USA.
The delegation, made up of faculty members and students, is in UCC to work on a project in research and engineering.
The faculty and students will work with Prof. Kwadwo Dompreh of the Department of Physics at UCC on Aquaponics and Market pricing.
The rehabilitated College of Distance Education (CoDE) Study Centre at Domenase in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region has been commissioned.
Equipped with modern equipment, the Study Centre aims to bring university education closer to the doorstep of the people.
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) Press has donated stationery items to two basic schools within the University’s catchment area.
The schools are: Abakam Presbyterian M.A Basic School and Archbishop Amissah Memorial Catholic Basic School in Duakor.
The donation included exercise books, pens, pencils, sharpeners, and erasers to support teaching and learning in the beneficiary schools.
The Dean of the School of Allied Health Sciences (SAHS) at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Desmond Omane Acheampong, has been named among 30 distinguished African leaders selected for the 2025–2026 cohort of the DIES International Deans’ Course (IDC) Africa.
A Senior Lecturer at the Department of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Cape Coast (UCC), Dr. David Larbi Simpong, has been selected for the 2025 Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health fellowship at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
The School for Development Studies (SDS) at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has officially launched its alumni association with a roundtable on key economic issues.
Speaking at the event, the Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies (CHLS), Prof. Daniel Agyapong, described alumni as “a very important connecting rod of universities”, highlighting their ability to facilitate industry and academic relations.
The Office Building for Academic Senior Members (OBASM) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has been commissioned by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong.
The five-storey facility will provide spacious and comfortable offices for senior academic members.
