The University of Cape Coast, UCC, has held a long service awards ceremony for 73 retirees for their dedicated services to the University, whilst they were in active service. The retirees, comprising 15 Senior Members, 31 Senior Staff and 27 Junior Staff Members, were presented with awards based on their length of service. They had served the University in different capacities for between 15 and 41 years.

Twelve dedicated members of staff of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) have been rewarded for their significant contributions towards the growth of the institution. The awards ceremony, dubbed, “2nd Staff Awards and Recognition" witnessed awards given to members in the Senior Members, Senior Staff and Junior Staff categorised. Each awardee received a shield, certificate and a cash prize of GH¢3,000 Ghana Cedis. The Director of Human Resources, Rev.

The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has inaugurated Governing Councils for the University of Cape Coast, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and the University for Development Studies at a ceremony in Accra. Members of the UCC Governing Council include: Mrs Nancy Thompson - Government Nominee (Chairperson) Prof. Joseph Ampiah Ghartey - Vice-Chancellor Dr.

A two-week summer school on the theme " Land Use And Mobile Livelihood: Intersectional Perspectives on Pastoralism, Migration and Displacement" has been opened at UCC . The Summer school is jointly organised by the Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD), and the Theologische Hochschule Friednsau, Germany. Addressing the participants at the official opening ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, commended CEGRAD for organising the Summer school to enhance the image of the University internationally.

The National Investment Bank (NIB) has donated a cheque for 15, 000 to support the Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) Alumni Homecoming. Presenting the cheque to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, the Cape Coast Branch Manager of NIB, Mr.

The Department of Environmental Science has received donation of educational materials from two alumni of the University of Cape Coast. Dr. Charles Odame-Ankrah, an Atmospheric and Air Pollution Scientist, and Mrs. Odame-Ankrah who are currently domiciled in Calgary, Canada presented books, laboratory manuals and other teaching resources worth several thousands of US dollars from their partners in Canada. Dr.

The University Junior High School (JHS) has celebrated its 30th anniversary and 17th Speech and Prize- Giving Day with a call on teachers and parents to help train children to perfectly fit into society in the face of technology advancement. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof.

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) Kindergarten (KG) School has graduated a total of 222 pupils at the 2017 End of Year Activity and Graduation Ceremony. The graduating pupils received certificates of promotion to class one in the next academic year.