Technical Universities in Ghana have been urged to be more innovative and go beyond publishing academic papers for promotion by focusing on commercialising research output.
This is the only way they can remain relevant and be more agile and responsive to the challenges in 21st-century universities.
The School of Physical Sciences in collaboration with the Department of Chemistry has held a ceremony to honour three retired Professors of the Department for their years of remarkable service and contributions to the University. The retirees are Prof. Francis Tayman, Professor of Organic Chemistry; Prof. Victor Yao Gadzekpo, Professor of Analytical Chemistry; and Rev. Prof.
The Mobile Library project under the “Boa Daakye Foundation”, has donated a mobile library, digital television, and stationery to the Paediatric Unit of the University of Cape Coast Hospital to mark World Book and Copyright Day.
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has held a matriculation ceremony for 129 students from the Ghana Police Service at the Ghana Police Academy in Accra. The students, comprising 99 males and 30 females, who form the Course 50 Cadet Corps of the Ghana Police Academy, are pursuing the Postgraduate Diploma in Security Studies programme which is a collaboration between UCC and the Ghana Police Service.
The Office of the Dean of Students (ODS), in collaboration with the National Service Secretariat (NSS), has held a two-day orientation programme for all final year students of the University of Cape Coast, to prepare them for the 2021/2022 National Service Year.
The Office of the Dean of Students has organised a workshop for newly elected leaders
of the Students Representative Council (SRC-UCC), Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG-UCC), and the Junior Common Room Committee (JCRC-UCC) of the various Halls of Residence.
The Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD-UCC), has held a workshop for stakeholders of the University on the theme, “Sexual Harassment Stakeholders’ Awareness Creation and Reporting Structures”.
The IEPA Governing Board was inaugurated on 13th April 2021, in line with Statute 68 of the University of Cape Coast Governing Act of 1992 which establishes IEPA as a UNESCO Category II Centre in Ghana and for the West African sub-region.
The School of Physical Sciences of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has presented certificates to 101 students who have obtained a CGPA of 3.6 and above in the various Departments of the School.
The Dean of the School of Physical Sciences, Prof. Emmanuel K. Essel, mentioned that the ceremony had been organised to reward and appreciate students who had excelled in their academic work during the academic year. The ceremony was also expected to serve as motivation to other students to put more effort into their academic work.
