The Vice-Chancellor has underscored the crucial role the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has played in transforming his life.
He noted that the University has contributed to his success story in life adding that "It is this University that has made me what I am and who I am today".
Prof. Kuupole said this at the Choralfest organised by the Voices of Accountability in his honour and the 2016 retirees of the University.
A state-of-the-art Language Centre has been inaugurated at the University of Cape Coast to train students and people from neighbouring countries in both local and international languages.
The two-storey Amissah-Arthur Language Centre, which was sponsored by the Bank of Ghana, has facilities such as language laboratories, computer laboratories, a library, offices, museums/archives, conference room and multi purpose studio. He said it was with much admiration that the building has been completed to help in the training and learning of languages.
Prof. Domwini Dabire Kuupole, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast has advised Alumni of the University to work hard to build the image of the University wherever they find themselves because they are worthy ambassadors of the University.
A three-day workshop was held in Takoradi at Ray Bow Hotel from 8th September to 10th September, 2016 to discuss and finalize the third year work plan and also review the second year annual report of the USAID/UCC Fisheries and Coastal Management Capacity Building Support Project. Major highlights of the workshop was to account and report on progress of the Project at the end of Year 2 and also discuss and plan several activities for Year 3. The Project Manager, Dr.
Background of the dialogue
The 4th International U6 Conference has been held at the University of Cape Coast with a call on Higher Education Institutions in Africa to play active and meaningful roles in the development of their respective countries while contributing towards the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).
U6 Conference
A ceremony has been held to formally sign Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) and Affiliation Agreement (AA) between the University of Cape Coast (UCC) on one hand and nine affiliated institutions on the other.
The Affiliation Agreement formally places these institutions directly under the supervision and mentorship of the UCC as required by the National Accreditation Board.
Affiliated Institutions
A Satellite Study Centre of the College of Distance Education (CoDE) has been inaugurated at Dominase in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region..
The Provost of the College, Prof. Isaac Galyuon said the Centre would help a lot in the spreading of tertiary education in the country. “It will help to spread and bring education to the doorstep of the people’, he declared.
A staff at the Institute for Development Studies, Dr. Shaibu Bukari, has donated 10 reflective vests to the University Security Section.
Dr. Bukari, who pursued his Ph. D. at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom, said he has observed that most campus security officers have been operating without reflective vests which according to him was dangerous as they needed to be visible at night.
A newly completed sports facility comprising a gymnasium and a sports hall has been inaugurated at the University.
The facility which was constructed by Paa Badu Construction Limited took three years to be completed with a loan from Prudential Bank.
Facility First of its Kind
The Chairman of the Sports and Recreation Committee, Dr. Charles Domfeh in a remark described the facility as “dream come true” saying “it has taken a lot of strenuous efforts to get the project done”.
