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Minister of Education swears in New Council Members

Aug 20, 2021

The Minister of Education, Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum. has sworn in new members of the Governing Council

of the University of Cape Coast. The nominees are:

Prof. Obeng Mireku - President’s Nominee - Chairman

Most Rev. Titus Awotwe Pratt - President’s Nominee, - Member

Dr Samuel Awuku - President’s Nominee, - Member

Maame Adjoa Gyeke -Jandoh - President’s Nominee, - Member

Prof. Eric Anane - Representative of Convocation (Professorial), - Member

Dr Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai - Education Commission. - Member

 

College of Education Studies launches Adopt a School Project

Aug 20, 2021

The College of Education Studies (CoES) has launched an Adoption of Schools Project

themed “Community collaboration for improving the performance of schools: Our

corporate social responsibility”.

 

Speaking on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, the Provost of the College of Humanities and

Legal Studies (CHLS), Professor Francis Eric Amuquandoh, expressed worry over the

decline in the performance of schools in the Central Region. He said it has therefore

become necessary for the University step in to help resolve whatever issues that are

AAU appoints UCC Vice-Chancellor as New Governing Board Member

Aug 20, 2021

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong has been appointed as a Governing Board Member (West Africa Region) of the Association of African Universities (AAU). The 17-Member Governing Board of the AAU was inaugurated during the extra-ordinary General Conference which was hosted virtually.

As per its constitution, the AAU concluded a process of nominations and election for the new Governing Board after the expiration of the tenure of the old Board.

Prof. Isaac Luginaah

DRIC holds Public Lecture on Research

Aug 20, 2021

 

The Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) of the University of Cape Coast, has held a Public Lecture under the theme, “UCC@60 in the Horizon: Where is our Research headed?”

 

UCC hosts 2021 PANAFEST Colloquium

Aug 06, 2021

UCC hosts 2021 PANAFEST Colloquium

The PANAFEST Foundation in collaboration with the University of Cape Coast, and the African Heritage Studies Association (AHSA) has held a three-day PANAFEST Colloquium. The Colloquium was based on the themes, “Securing the African Family: Our Soul, Our Health, Our Wealth'', and “The Future of AHSA and The Youth in The African Liberation Movement”

TWAS donates Research Equipment to Laser and Fibre Optics Centre (Lafoc)

Jul 29, 2021

The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS),under the auspices of The United Nations

Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) programme, via its

Research Grants Scheme (RGS), has donated laboratory research equipment and

chemical worth 8,000 USD to Laser and Fibre Optics Centre (LAFOC), Department

of Physics, School of Physical Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural

Vice-Chancellor visits COCOBOD

Jul 08, 2021

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong paid a working visit to the Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD and his management team on Wednesday, 7th July 2021.

UCC Matriculates Nursing and Midwifery Council PDGE Students

Jul 06, 2021

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has matriculated 29 Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Post Diploma Graduate in Education (PDGE) students for the 2020/2021 Academic Year.

Addressing the gathering on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh, explained that the ceremony had been organised to receive and matriculate the students who had been admitted into the Post-Diploma in Education programme of the Centre for Teacher Professional Development of the University of Cape Coast. 

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