A lecturer at the School of Agriculture, Dr. Frank Kwekucher Ackah, has inspired some students of the University to enter into gardening in their halls of residence.
Through Dr. Ackah’s guidance, 40 students have cultivated cabbage, lettuce, cucumber, spring onions, and garden eggs. The students have cultivated the vegetables mainly in waste plastic buckets/containers and sacks in Adehye, Casely Hayford, Ogua, Valco, Kwame Nkrumah, and SRC Halls.
The Sam Jonah Library of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has inaugurated a new
Knowledge Commons and Scholarly Communication Unit to enhance collaborative learning and
research amongst students, faculty, and the broader university community.
Speaking at the inauguration, the Chancellor of UCC, Dr. Sir Sam Esson Jonah, explained that a
library was an important organ of the university system that provided a lifeline for the academic
The University of Cape Coast has held a three-day University Management and Unions
Consultative Retreat with a purpose to create an avenue to build a continual and harmonious
relationship between Management and the Unions for the well-being of the University.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, who chaired the meeting in his opening
remarks, expressed gratitude to the delegates present at the retreat for their hard work and
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG-UCC), in collaboration with the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA-UCC), and the University of Cape Coast Health Services, has organized a week-long health screening programme for all Senior Members in the University. The programme was intended to form a medical opinion of the health status of UTAG and GAUA members.
The Dean of Graduate Studies, Prof. Sarah Darkwah, has inducted into Office, a new Chief Justice for the Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG), UCC Chapter into the Office of the Judicial Board for the 2020/2021 Academic Year. In an interview with Prof. Darkwah, she advised the inductee saying, “I look forward to him reflecting on and abiding by the words of the oath he swore to make GRASAG great.”
The College of Education Studies has handed over fifteen books donated by the Technical Education Development to Modernise Agriculture in Ghana - University of Missouri Assistance Programme (TEDMAG-UMAP), to the Sam Jonah Library.
The Faculty of Law of the University of Cape Coast, has held a Roll Call ceremony for newly admitted students of the Faculty. The roll call is an annual event held to induct new junior members into the Faculty.
The University of Cape Coast has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Primesec Limited to construct a hostel facility for students on campus.
In his remarks, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, said he was grateful to Primesec Limited for collaborating with the University to construct a hostel facility for students. He indicated that accommodation for students was a priority to the University adding “because of the increasing number of students, we only accommodate students in our halls of residence” he explained.
The Department of Vocational and Technical Education (VOTEC) has organised a four-day training workshop for instructors of National Vocational Training Institutes (NVTI) in Ghana to strengthen the capacity of teachers in the use of technology-supported teaching and learning strategies.
