The Vice-Chancellor, Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has underscored the need for departments, faculties, schools and colleges to share resources together in the University.
He bemoaned the fact that some colleges do not give their facility with others in the University for academic activities, adding that "we need to start breaking this barrier because it will not help us."
The University of Cape Coast is among 59 African Institutions of Higher Learning that participated in the 5th African Higher Agricultural Education Week and the Regional University Forum (RUForum) Biennial Conference being held in Cape Town, South Africa.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has paid separate visits to the Chancellor, Sir Dr. Sam Jonah and the Chairman of Council, Nana Sam Brew-Butler at their offices in Accra.
Explaining the purpose of the visit, Prof. Ampiah noted that as the newly-appointed Vice-Chancellor, it was in the right direction to introduce himself to the two highest office holders of the University. He noted that upon assumption of office on October 1, 2016, he had interacted with all category of staff in the University to share his vision with them.
The Head of the Department of Environmental Science, Dr. Fred Ato Armah, has presented equipment valued at about GH¢ 9,000 to enhance teaching and research at the Department.
Some of the equipment include HP i3 computers, Unit UT338C High Precision VOC PM2.5 Data Logger Detector, Unit UT 352Digital Sound Level Meter, Surveyor’s and Tape measure.
Presenting the items, Dr. Armah, said that the equipment would help students to undertake intensive research in their area of specialties. He urged the students to take good care of the equipment.
A four-day training programme on Disaster Risk Reduction has been organised under the auspices of the Directorate Research Innovation and Consultancy, University of Cape Coast and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has commenced at the Pempamsie Hotel, Cape Coast.
The short course, which ends on October 20, 2016 has 20 participants from the National Disaster Management Organisation, Ghana Police Service, Ghana National Fire Service and the Ghana Health Service attending.
The Sam Jonah Library in conjunction with the Ghana Library Association has organised reading clinic for two basic schools in Akotokyir, a surrounding community within the University.
The exercise is aimed at inculcating the habit of reading and accessing the libraries in the school children.The beneficiary schools were St. Anthony Anglican Basic School and Tuwohofo Basic School.
As part of the reading clinic, staff of the Sam Jonah Library donated assorted books to the beneficiary schools.
The Premier Hall, Oguaa, has won the 21st Inter-hall Soccer Competition for both men and women categories.
In the Women category, Oguaa hall secured 13 points to win the competition and11 points to place first on the league table
The Inter-hall games also brought together Casely Hayford (Casford) Hall, Kwame Nkrumah Hall (KNH), Valco Hall, Adehye Hall, Atlantic (ATL) Hall and Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG) to compete in other disciplines such as Goalball, Netball, Badminton and Table Tennis.
REGULAR STUDENTS’ APPRAISAL OF COURSES AND TEACHING FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER OF 2016/2017 ACADEMIC YEAR (EVALUATION OF LECTURERS)
A delegation from Kennesaw State University (KSU), USA, has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to pursue a grant for the construction of a Public Health Training Centre.
According to the KSU delegation the proposed Public Health Training Centre would not only educate students on clinical health related matters but would equally put premium on violent prevention and conflict management as important facets of public health.
The Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy has called on developing countries to employ innovations to fight climate change.
“It is necessary to think of innovations that will bring people out of poverty and not create further impoverishment”.
The Administrator was speaking to the media after a panel discussion on the topic: “Opportunity and Innovation: How the US is leading Global Efforts to Respond to Climate Change” at the University of Cape Coast.
