Management of universities have been urged to put in place strategies to enrol more fresh students in the 2020/2021 academic year.
This has become necessary as a result of the expected increase in the number of qualified candidates from the Senior High Schools. It is anticipated that the number of qualified students will double as a result of the huge increase in the enrolment figures of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy introduced by the government in 2017.
Management of universities has been urged to put in place strategies to enrol more fresh students in the 2020/2021 academic year.
This has become necessary as a result of the expected increase in the number of qualified candidates from the Senior High Schools. It is anticipated that the number of qualified students will double as a result of the huge increase in the enrollment figures of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy introduced by the government in 2017.
The University of Cape Coast has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Final Vision (FvTech), a technology solutions company based in Canada, to provide lecturers and students access to educational materials from Database for Development & Excellence (AIDDE) e-library.
The Vice-Chancellor Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, signed on behalf of the University whiles the Chief Executive Officer of FvTech, Dr. Bazir Serushago, signed for his organisation.
The University of Cape Coast has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Final Vision (FvTech), a technology solutions company based in Canada, to provide lecturers and students access to educational materials from Database for Development & Excellence (AIDDE) e-library.
The Vice-Chancellor Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, signed on behalf of the University whiles the Chief Executive Officer of FvTech, Dr. Bazir Serushago, signed for his organisation.
The School of Nursing and Midwifery has held a consultative forum to discuss pertinent issues relating to academics and students’ welfare.
Addressing the students, the Dean, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Dr. Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, urged the students to report issues concerning their academics on campus and clinicals in various health facilities for redress. She urged them to comport themselves and reminded them that their ultimate goal in the University was to excel and impact positively on the lives of people after their studies.
The Department of Labour and Human Resource Studies (DOLAHRS) of the School for Development Studies, has hosted an International Writers’ Workshop.
The workshop which formed part of the International Centre for Development and Decent Work (ICDD) programme was on the theme “Gender Equality & Rural Women’s Livelihoods in Ghana, Pakistan and Kenya.” Participants of the workshop were from the University of Cape Coast, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan and Egerton University, Kenya.
The Department of Labour and Human Resource Studies (DOLAHRS) of the School for Development Studies, has hosted an International Writers’ Workshop.
The workshop which formed part of the International Centre for Development and Decent Work (ICDD) programme was on the theme “Gender Equality & Rural Women’s Livelihoods in Ghana, Pakistan and Kenya.” Participants of the workshop were from the University of Cape Coast, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan and Egerton University, Kenya.
The Department of Laboratory Technology has held stakeholders meeting to solicit views on its proposed Master’s programme in Safety and Emergency Response.
The consultative meeting, held at the Department of Physics Seminar Room served as a platform for stakeholders to present their inputs, contributions and concerns in order to shape the programme to achieve its objective of training competent individuals to handle emergencies.
The Ghana Association of University Women Association (GAUW), UCC chapter, has organised a Science Clinic for girls in some basic schools in Cape Coast. The programme was aimed at helping the girls to develop interest in Science and to overcome the fear of studying the subject and its related courses.
The Vice Dean of the School of Graduate Studies(SGS), Prof. Kankam Boadu, has called on reviewers of the current basic school curriculum to retain Social Studies considering its relevance in solving problems of the society.
Prof. Boadu said, “maintaining Social Studies education will help to solve societal problems because of its integrated nature”.
The professor of Social Studies made the call when he delivered his inaugural lecture on the topic “Teach the Untaught: Perspectives of Social Studies Education in Ghana”.
