The Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) held a Colloquium on the theme, 21st Century Skills for Educational Administrators at the University of Cape Coast Auditorium on Wednesday, 6th June, 2018. The Colloquium came out with a Communique as follows:
The Confucius Institute at the University of Cape Coast has inaugurated a Chinese Language Laboratory to promote the teaching and learning of Chinese language and culture.
The Laboratory, also called HSK Centre, will also afford the Institute the opportunity to organise HSK Tests for students who hitherto write the test at the University of Ghana, Legon.
The Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Basic and Secondary Education, Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has called on educational administrators to make decisions that are data driven to promote academic excellence.
Dr. Adutwum underscored the need for educational administrators to make use of technology to collect data and analyse them to make informed decisions concerning their schools.
He expressed worry about the rising rate at which some heads of educational institutions were not abreast of the statistical performances of their schools to make cogent decisions.
The Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Basic and Secondary Education, Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has called on educational administrators to make decisions that are data driven to promote academic excellence.
Dr. Adutwum underscored the need for educational administrators to make use of technology to collect data and analyse them to make informed decisions concerning their schools.
Discussants at a colloquium on modern skills for educational administrators have called for the involvement of all major stakeholders in the educational value chain in the implementation of government policies.
A team of Assessors from UCC has visited the Institute of Business Management and Journalism (IBM&J), Kumasi, to discuss the affiliation of the Institute’s Diploma in Basic Education.
The team from UCC, led by the Director of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance, Prof. J. V. Mensah comprised Prof. Clement Agezo of the Department of Basic Education, Prof. Kofi Tsivanyo Yiboe-representative of the College of Education; Ing Reginald A. Ankrah, representative of the Directorate of Physical Development and Estate Management (DPDEM).
Kessben College (KC), Kumasi, has expressed interest to seek affiliation from UCC for its Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communications programme.
In view of this, a team of Assessors from UCC visited the College to review its documents for affiliation and also inspect infrastructural facilities.
The Minister for Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, has encouraged graduates of the School of Graduate Studies to serve humanity with the knowledge acquired through their studies wherever they find themselves.
“I urge you to make optimum use of the knowledge you have acquired from the university, and make a difference whatever you are,” he said.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has commended the Distance Education Students Association of Ghana (DESAG-UCC) as the most vibrant student association in the University.
According to Prof. Ampiah, the achievement chalked up by the current and past executives of DESAG was remarkable. The Vice-Chancellor mentioned the construction of a three-storey Multi-Purpose Building by the association at the Cape Coast Study Centre to be used as a Child Relaxation Centre for nursing mothers and baby-sitters.
Bright Asare, an alumnus of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, has received the prestigious Dean’s Award of Excellence. Bright graduated with a Master of Philosophy in Aquaculture during the 50th Congregation of the University of Cape Coast.
