The University of Cape Coast, UCC, has been ranked first university in Ghana, and West Africa, and fourth in Africa, according to the 2023 Times Higher Education Rankings.
The 2023 Times Higher ranking also placed UCC 24th on universities globally for research influence, as well as amongst top 400 globally.
In 2022 ranking, UCC was adjudged the best university in Ghana, in West Africa, the 4th best university in Africa and the best university globally for research influence.
Researchers, academia and practitioners from fifteen (15) sub-Saharan countries have met and discussed interdisciplinary and collaborative learning on sustainable mobility at the University of Cape Coast, UCC.
The programme, jointly organized by the University of Kassel, Germany and UCC, aimed at building the capacities of participants in order to help transform mobility in their respective countries.
Prudential Bank Ghana Limited has donated a cheque for GH¢500, 000.00 to
support the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to establish a Biomedical and Clinical Research Center.
Presenting the cheque on behalf of Management and Staff, the Managing Director of the Bank , Mr. John K. Addo,noted that the gesture was to express the Bank’s appreciation to the University and said the Bank was pleased to be associated with UCC.
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In line with the strategic objective of the University to enhance ICT knowledge management and services among staff of the University, the Students Record Section of the Directorate of Academic Affairs of the University of Cape Coast has organised a three-day refresher training for all School/Faculty and Departmental Registration and Examination Officers (FREOs/SREOs and DREOs).
The University of Cape Coast has set the pace by becoming the first higher education institution in the country to establish an Ambulance Service Centre.
The establishment of the Centre is in partnership with the National Ambulance Service.
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) Chapter of the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) has held a dialogue to discuss the contribution of the administrative and professional cadres towards expanding the frontiers of higher education in Ghana.
The event was on the theme: “UCC@60: Expanding the Frontiers of Higher Education: The Contribution of Administrative and Professional Cadres."
The programme formed part of activities marking the 60th anniversary of UCC.
The School of Business has awarded two hundred and nine (299) students at its Dean’s awards ceremony held at the University of Cape Coast.
Instituted in the 2008/2009 academic year, the ceremony is aimed at recognising students at levels 200, 300 and 400 for obtaining Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.6 and above per academic year.
A level 400 Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) student, Atitso Emmanuel Mawuli, with a CGPA of 4.0, was the toast of the occasion.
The awardees received certificates for their outstanding performances.
The Directorate of Information and Communication Technology Services, the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR), and the Directorate of Procurement, have held a training for a cross section of staff of the University of Cape Coast to equip them in the use of the Electronic Procurement (e-procurement) Management System.
The training targeted improving procurement activities in the University and help eradicate all forms of inefficiencies and malpractices associated with the manual system of public procurement.
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, ACCA, has handed over a state-of-the-art Resource Centre to the School of Business, University of Cape Coast.
The Centre will help students prepare adequately towards the professional examination of ACCA.
At the inauguration, the Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies, Prof. Kwame Osei Kwarteng, expressed gratitude to ACCA for the gesture and noted that the facility would enhance research, teaching and learning.
