The Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation, CEGRAD, University of Cape Coast has held a stakeholder workshop for Girls’ Education Officers of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in the Central region.
The workshop was aimed at equipping officers with the required knowledge and skills to effectively handle defilement cases.
Held at the University of Cape Coast, it was on the theme: “Defilement, the Law and the Role of Girls Education Officers.”
The Central Regional Director of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent George Appiah-Sakyi, has explained that men cannot be raped under the laws of Ghana.
"In matters of rape, only girls and women can be raped in Ghana. No man can be raped in Ghana. That is the law- section 97," he pointed out.
The Central Regional Director of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent George Appiah-Sakyi, has explained that men cannot be raped under the laws of Ghana.
"In matters of rape, only girls and women can be raped in Ghana. No man can be raped in Ghana. That is the law- section 97," he pointed out.
The Office of the Dean of Students’ Affairs, University of Cape Coast (UCC) has held a day's orientation for fresh sandwich students.
The programme aimed at orienting students on course registration, regulations for junior members, campus security services, the programme duration, Academic programmes, policies and regulations, as well as Library Services for students.
A two-day project meeting on Building Vegetable farmers' Resilience to Climate Change (FruitBunch) has been held at the University of Cape Coast (UCC). The meeting was held from June 9 to 10, 2022.
The University of Cape Coast, UCC, will plant a total of 60,000 trees seedlings this year to mark its 60th anniversary celebration.
This was revealed by the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, when he led a tree planting exercise -Green UCC- which formed part of the Green Ghana Project.
The Green Ghana Project is aimed at speedily retrieving and revamping degraded lands and restore the country's lost green environment.
The University of Cape Coast has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the sixteen (16) Colleges of Education affiliated to the University on the use of UCC’s E-Library Resources.
The E-library is a storehouse that archives and disseminates digital copies of intellectual output of an institution.
The agreement allows the Colleges to access the intellectual repository of the University, through the Sam Jonah Library, to enhance teaching and learning at the Colleges.
The Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has inaugurated a Simulations and Clinical Skill Laboratory to enable students from the Department of Physician Assistant Studies acquire clinical skills and training.
The Department of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Cape Coast has procured a 30-seater Toyota Coaster Bus to aid effective running of the Department.
The bus, valued at GHS 524,514.00, would also facilitate the transportation of students for their clinical sessions at health facilities in the Cape Coast Metropolis.
The University of Cape Coast, UCC, has inaugurated a five-member Audit Committee to oversee activities of the University’s governance and internal control system for proper fund management.
Speaking at the inaugural event, the Chairman of the UCC Governing Council, Prof. Obeng Mireku, who swore in the committee members, congratulated the members on their nominations.
