A third year law student, Mr. Latif Lawrence Jorhowie, has been sworn in as the 60th President of the Student Representative Council (SRC) of University of Cape Coast (UCC).

The Vice-Dean of the School of Agriculture, Prof. Julius Hagan, has dismissed long-held views of some business owners that universities were not training students to fit the job market.

He said the core mandates of the university were teaching, research and extension, and also to open the minds of students to fit into every sector of the economy.

The Damang Mine of Gold Fields Ghana (GFG) has, through the Gold Fields Ghana
Foundation (GFGF), offered twenty-five (25) students from the Company’s operational
areas full scholarships.

The students, all from University of Cape Coast, received GH¢6,000 annually, for the payment of school fees, hostel bills and other academic materials.

The beneficiaries also received laptop computers and textbooks.

Subject to their academic performances, the scholarships cover the entire years of the beneficiaries’ tertiary education.

The Cape Coast branch of Zenith Bank, has presented a cheque for GHS 50,000 to the
University of Cape Coast (UCC).

The gesture was to support activities earmarked for the 60th anniversary of the
University.

Presenting the Cheque to the Chairman of the UCC at 60 Planning Committee, Prof.
Livingstone K. Sam Amoah, the UCC Branch Manager of the Bank, Mr. Ernest Mintah,
said the Bank was justly proud to be associated with UCC for the past thirteen (13)
years.

The Co-operative Credit Union Limited of University of Cape Coast (UCC) has
presented a cheque for sixty thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS 60,000) to support the 60th
anniversary of the University.

Making the donation on behalf of the Union, the Board Chairperson, Mrs CharityAbraham, indicated that the presentation was also part of the Union's Corporate Social
Responsibility to support the anniversary.

She expressed worry at the delay in returns received from the University which was the
seed revenue used in running the Credit Union.

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has held an International Symposium as part of
activities heralding the peak of the 60 th anniversary celebration of the University.

On the theme, “60 Years of Quality Education, Expanding the Frontiers: Experiences
and Lessons from International Partners”, the event was organized by the Office of the
International Relations of UCC.