The University of Cape Coast has organised an orientation programme for the first cohort of Police Cadet Officers admitted to pursue a Postgraduate Diploma in Security Studies in the 2020/2021 Academic Year.
The programme, which was held at Auditorium 900 in the C. A. Ackah Lecture Complex, was to expose the students to academic work and the University community in general.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has inaugurated 4 University Council approved Committees, and a Team that have been tasked to perform various functions for the University. Members of the Committees were drawn from diverse backgrounds, with varied experiences and expertise which are relevant to the corporate agenda of the University of Cape Coast.
The Committees/Team are:
Members of the Association of African Universities (AAU), International Scientific Advisory
Board (ISAB), and Sectoral Advisory Board (SAB), have paid a courtesy call on Management of
the University of Cape Coast.
Introducing the delegation was the Director of the Centre for Coastal Management and Africa
Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (CCM-ACECOR), Prof. Dennis Aheto. He explained
The University of Cape Coast in partnership with the Judicial Training School has organised a two-day workshop for judges in the Central Region on management of public lands at the Ridge Royal Hotel in Cape Coast.
The University of Cape Coast has held a virtual matriculation ceremony for fresh students of the
College of Distance Education for the 2020/2021 Academic Year.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, congratulated
matriculants and assured them of Management’s commitment to provide a conducive academic
environment for their studies. He said, "The commitment you make to your studies from today
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has held a ceremony to launch the Institute
for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) as a UNESCO Category II
Centre of Excellence for West Africa.
Present to launch the IEPA as a UNESCO Category II Centre of Excellence was
the Minister of Education and Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe, Hon. Dr. Yaw
Osei Adutwum.
The University of Cape Coast has held a matriculation ceremony for fresh students of the 2020/2021 Sandwich academic year. The ceremony saw a total of 559 undergraduates and 1019 postgraduate matriculants presented by Provosts of Colleges to be matriculated.
Management, staff and students of the University of Cape Coast in collaboration with the Forestry Commission have embarked on a tree planting exercise on the University campus. Dubbed “Green Ghana = Green UCC”, the exercise is part of the Vice-Chancellor’s vision and falls in line with the Government’s Green Ghana Project. In all, fifty thousand (50,000) trees were earmarked for planting.
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has conferred an honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership degree on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at a special congregation held in his honour.
The honorary degree, which is the highest honour given by the University, is in recognition of the President’s immense contribution to education in the country.
The School of Nursing and Midwifery (SNM), in collaboration with the Directorate of Research,
Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC), has held its maiden Research Support Grants Award
Ceremony.
The Dean of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Dr Nancy Innocentia Ebu Enyan, explained
that the principal goal of the ceremony was to work towards achieving the current Research
Agenda of the University of Cape Coast which focused on “Education and Environment for
