The Provost of the College of Education Studies, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, has welcomed a delegation of faculty members from York University, USA. The delegation was led by an Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing, Faculty of Health-York University, Prof. Catriona Buick.
A total of two hundred and seventy-nine (279) students have been honoured at the 2022 Dean’s Awards ceremony of the School of Business of University of Cape Coast (UCC).
The Ceremony, held annually to celebrate and motivate high performing students who have obtained a CGPA of 3.6 and above at levels 200 to 400, was on the theme, “Academic Excellence and Skills Demand.”
Aside regular classroom activities, the University of Cape Coast (UCC) gives avenue for students to also discover and learn about Ghana, especially the various tourist destinations in the country.
Against this backdrop, the Geographical Society (GESOC) at the Department of Geography and Regional Planning-UCC seized the chance to offer its members the golden opportunity to experience the beauty of Ghana’s natural and unique wildlife.
The Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has advised midwives to see the midwifery profession as a calling to save lives of expectant mothers and newborn babies.
"Being a midwife is not just a job. It is a calling. A calling dedicated to caring for and empowering women and ensuring the wellbeing of both mothers and babies during and after childbirth," he remarked.
Prof. Boampong was addressing graduands who pursued top up in diploma in midwifery propramme offered by the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in 27 Nursing and Midwifery
The University of Cape Coast, UCC, has signed a Memoranda of Understanding with several universities in Africa aimed at delivering quality distance education beyond the shores of Ghana to other African nationals.
In that regard, the College of Distance Education (CoDE)-UCC is in the process of establishing a world-class e-learning studio to engage in technology-driven education for both local and international students.
Mr. Richard Adade, an Assistant Research Fellow at the Centre for Coastal Management, Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR), has embarked on a one-month internship programme with the Environmental Data Centre (EDC) at the Coastal Institute of the University of Rhode Island (URI) in the United States.
The University of Cape Coast, UCC, has honoured the immediate past Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (N&MC), Mr. Felix Nyante, with a citation for his exceptional and sterling leadership in the health sector.
He was recognised at the 8th Session of the 55th Congregation held for graduands who pursued top up Diploma in Midwifery programme offered by UCC.
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sanford World Clinics-Ghana (Sanford) to establish cooperative relations.
The MoU focuses on development of academic and cultural interchange in education, exchange of staff and other areas of interest between UCC School of Nursing and Sanford.
Other areas covered by the MoU include seminars and academic meetings; exchange of academic materials and information; special short-term academic programmes such as training and workshops and academic and staff development projects.
A Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow and Clinical Psychologist from Syracuse University, USA, Prof. Ignatius N. Ijere, has explained that there is no research to prove that addiction can be cured.
According to him, however, addiction can be managed and treated successfully.
The Ghana Association of University Women (GAUW) has engaged basic school girls to enlighten them on menstrual hygiene to mark the 2023 World Menstrual Hygiene Day.
Over 200 adolescents drawn from basic schools within Cape Coast Metropolis participated in the Seminar, which was held at the Main Auditorium at the University of Cape Coast (UCC).
The Menstrual Hygiene Day is commemorated worldwide on May 28 with the aim of breaking taboos surrounding menstruation and raising awareness on the significance of good menstrual hygiene management worldwide.
