A two-week International PhD Summer School has been opened at the Institute for Development Studies (IDS).

The Summer School which is a collaboration between IDS and the International Centre for Development and Decent Work (ICDD) at the University of Kassel, Germany has the theme “Constructing Research Frameworks on the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa’s Policy Environment”.

A Professor of Tourism at the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Prof. Francis Eric Amuquandoh, has recommended that leisure should be integrated into the development plans of Ghana to improve the quality of life of citizens.

According to him, leisure was one of the essential requirements for excellence, creativity, innovation and invention, and, therefore, urged government to provide the means to enable citizens to participate in it.

The National Teaching Council (NTC) has held a two-day workshop to discuss and review deliverables on Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Licensing, Registration and Examination Procedures to improve on the professional competencies of teachers nationwide.

A team of faculty and Nursing students from Auburn University (AU) in the United States of America, has presented some health items valued at thousands of United States dollars to the Directorate of University Health Services(DUHS).

The items included drugs, bandages, gloves, sanitizers, breathing care kits, surgical scissors, first aid kits and assorted surgical instruments.

The team from AU was in Ghana for the maiden edition of Ghana Education and Health Care Programme which was jointly organised AU and UCC.

A team of faculty and Nursing students from Auburn University (AU) in the United States of America, has presented some health items valued at thousands of United States dollars to the Directorate of University Health Services(DUHS).

The items included drugs, bandages, gloves, sanitizers, breathing care kits, surgical scissors, first aid kits and assorted surgical instruments.

The team from AU was in Ghana for the maiden edition of Ghana Education and Health Care Programme which was jointly organised AU and UCC.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has launched the Industry and Innovation Unit (IIU) of the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) at a ceremony on campus

The occasion was also used to inaugurate the maiden Innovation Fair and Engagement with Industry Players.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has launched the Industry and Innovation Unit (IIU) of the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) at a ceremony on campus

The occasion was also used to inaugurate the maiden Innovation Fair and Engagement with Industry Players.

The Graduate Students Association (GRASAG-UCC) has climaxed its 25th anniversary celebrations with a call on postgraduate students to acquire transferrable skills to enable them to get immediate employment after school.