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.
A colourful graduation ceremony has been held for 14,812 Distance Education graduates as part of the 50th Congregation of the University.
The ceremony covers the 7th to 16 sessions of the 50th Congregation.
Out of the aforesaid number, 9, 361 will be awarded diplomas, while 5, 451 will be awarded degrees in the various disciplines.
The University has introduced nine Bachelor of Education programmes at the undergraduate level through the sandwich mode to promote academic excellence.
The programmes include Bachelor of Education (Social Sciences), Bachelor of Education (Arts), Bachelor of Education (Mathematics), Bachelor of Education (Science) and Bachelor of Education (Social Studies).
A five- year Strategic Plan for the University of Cape Coast,UCC, has been launched at a ceremony at the School of Medical Sciences (SMS) Auditorium.
The current Strategic Plan, also called Third Plan, builds on the two previous Strategic Plans ( 2003-2008, 2012- 2017) and seeks to continue with aspects of the previous plan which could not be achieved but were still relevant and the introduction of new initiatives. It also takes cognizance of the experiences and developments in the University, in the country and in the world over the last decade.
