The Ghana Association of University Women (GAWU), whose primary objective is to empower women and girls through lifelong education has been launched at a ceremony at the University of Cape Coast.
GAWU is a network of women in Universities and organisations in Ghana with its mother association, Graduate Women International (GWI) in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Registrar, Mr. John Kofi Nyan has charged the new Student Representative Council (SRC) and Local Chapter of the National Union of Ghana Students (LNUGS) executives of the University of Cape Coast to be guided by the truth as leaders of the student body.
He noted that the entire student body has reposed in them a lot of confidence as their leaders and therefore they expect the SRC/LNUGS executives to live up to expectation.
The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) as part of its mandate of promoting quality and timely research that contributes to national development has awarded nine postgraduate students with research grants to complete their research work.
Out of the nine postgraduate students who received the grant, seven (7) were Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) Candidates whilst two (2) were pursuing Master of Philosophy (M. Phil.) degree. Each of the grantees received an amount of GH ¢ 4,000 as small grant to support their research work.
The Centre for International Education (CIE) has organised the maiden awards ceremony to honour deserving international students of the University of Cape Coast.
The Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Prof. Francis Amuquandoh has stated that Problem Based Learning (PBL) as a method of teaching and learning prepares students to meet the demands of the job market.
He indicated that employers would always want to engage the services of highly skilled graduates capable of meeting organisational goals and set targets.
The Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) has organised the Maiden Research Awards and Grants Ceremony to honour seven faculty members for demonstrating excellence through their research work.
The Department of Entomology and the Ghana Science Association, Cape Coast Branch, have organised a lecture on campus to commemorate the 2016 World Malaria Day Celebration on the theme “End Malaria for Good”. Speakers at the function admitted that globally there have been a decrease in the incidence of malaria, however, a lot of effort can be made to totally eradicate the disease.
Three faculty members from the University of Kassel (UK), Germany have visited the University of Cape Coast to seek further collaboration in the area of graduate education. The Kassel team who are in UCC under the auspices of the International Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD) will also explore means of establishing a graduate school at the university. The ICDD’s Graduate School awards scholarships for Ph.D candidates at its partner-universities.
The IEPA Student Research and Innovation Expo 2016 offered a platform for both graduate and post-graduate students of the University of Cape Coast to showcase their research findings, innovation and creativity. The Expo is a forum for students to present their original work to members of the University Community and the general public. This annual event will demonstrate the results of student research, scholarship and creative activities inside and outside of the classroom.
A former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Prof. Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw has called on academia and industry to forge long lasting relationships to find solutions to challenges confronting the nation.
