A team of assessors from the University of Cape Coast has visited and conducted assessment at Entrance University College (EUCHS) in Accra.
The assessment is in respect of Entrance University College of Health Sciences application to seek programme affiliation from the University of Cape Coast (UCC).
At a meeting with management of EUCHS, the Chairman of the UCC Assessment Team, Dr. Anthony MacCobblah, indicated that the mandate of the team was to ensure that EUCHS had met the requirements for affiliation as required by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission.
“We are not here to find fault with you but to provide the support system to strengthen your institution in the area of governance, quality assurance, and robust structures to develop EUCHS as one of the leading tertiary education institutions in Ghana and beyond”, he added.
On his part, the Head of Institutional Affiliation, Dr. Justice K. G. A. Boateng, said the University cherished its relationship with its affiliate institutions and was committed to mentoring them to become autonomous institutions.
“We provide the best of service to our affiliate institutions and once you join the UCC fraternity, you will also benefit from quality mentorship services from us”, he added.
He commended Management of EUCHS for choosing UCC as its mentor.
The Chancellor of EUCHS, Dr. Amo Tobbin, speaking at the meeting
Responding, the Chancellor of EUCHS, Dr. Samuel Amo Tobbin, was grateful to the team for the visit. He noted that the EUCHS was ready to be mentored by UCC.
“We know of the high academic standards of UCC that is why we took a firm decision to affiliate our BSc. Nursing programme to UCC”., he said.
Dr. Tobbin noted that his institution would comply with the standards and follow due processes and procedures for a successful affiliation relation.
The President of EUCHS, Dr. Joseph Adotey said all the necessary documents had been assembled for the exercise. He indicated that his outfit would work towards meeting the affiliation requirements of UCC and that of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC).
As part of the exercise, the UCC team assessed programme and administrative documents of EUCHS. The team also inspected the facilities including lecture rooms, laboratories, library, skills/demonstration laboratories, offices and washrooms.
Inspection of facilities at the Skills lab
The UCC team were the Librarian, Dr. Anthony MacCobblah, leader of delegation; Dr. Justice K.G.A Boateng, Head, Institutional Affiliations Office; Dr. Christian M. Boso, School of Nursing & Midwifery; Dr. Isaac Tabiri Henneh, School of Pharmacy; Dr. Justice Mensah, Directorate of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance; Surv Philip K. A. Segbedzie, Directorate of Physical Development and Estate Management and Mr. Charles Alex Cosmos, Institutional Affiliation Office.
Representing EUCHS at the meeting were Dr. Joseph Adotey, President; Dr. Barimah Afrane, Dean, School of Pharmacy; Dr. Emmanuel Osie-Twum, Head, Department of Chemistry; Samuel Apeawin, Registrar; Daniel Sereboo, Head of Pharmaceutics; Anita Kwarteng,Senior Administrative Assistant and Millicent Afua Dzato, Senior Administrative Assistant.