The Managing Director of the Sasakawa Africa Fund for Extension Education (SAFE), Dr. Deola Naibakelo, has called on Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah to congratulate him on his appointment as Vice-Chancellor.

Dr. Naibakelao, who is currently based in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, was on a routine visit to the Sasakawa Centre to assess their progress of work.

A delegation from the University of Electronic Science and Technology (UESTC), China, led by Prof. Zhao Shurong, has called on the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, at the University.

The Chinese University,which has an existing collaboration with the University of Cape Coast (UCC), is looking at the possibility of establishing a Centre of Excellence for West Africa in Ghana. Currently, two masters and one Ph.D student from UCC are studying in China with sponsorship from the UESTC. Efforts are now being made to expand the collaboration to include other areas.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has inaugurated a 15-member committee to organise the upcoming Mini-Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) Games, which will take place at the University of Cape Coast (UCC).

The Sam Jonah Library (formerly called Main Library) has organised a Spelling Bee Competition for basic schools in some communities surrounding the University. The competition was aimed at encouraging school children to cultivate the habit of reading and building upon their vocabulary.The participating schools were the Imam Khomeni Basic School, Archbishop Amissah Catholic School, Towohofo Basic School, Kwaprow M.A Basic School, Amamoma Presbyterian Model School and St. Anthony Anglican School.

A magnificent edifice for the Campus Broadcasting Services (CBS) has been officially opened for commencement of operations at a ceremony on campus.

A five-day course on Coastal Adaption to Climate Change has been opened at the Pempamsie Hotel in Cape Coast.

The course which is being held under the auspices of the Centre for Coastal Management, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences of the School of Biological Sciences of the University of Cape Coast in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) would draw the attention of implementing agencies to the urgency of addressing climate change issues especially pertaining to the country.

Dr. Ralph Gardner III has made donation of books and journals worth thousands of Ghana Cedis to the Department of Education and Psychology of the Faculty of Educational Foundations, UCC.

Dr. Gardner was a Fulbright Scholar from the Ohio State University, USA, who visited the Department during the 2014/2015 academic year. He taught courses in Special Education at the Ph. D level during his visit.

The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Her Excellency Sun Bao Hong, has presented cash awards totaling $2,000 to 20 winners of the 2016 Chinese Ambassador’s Award at the University.

The winners were part of students who participated in a semester’s Chinese Language Proficiency course. Benjamin Nketiah Agyemang emerged the best student and received $200 as his prize.