The Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation, CEGRAD, has redoubled its efforts to fight the scourge of child marriage in the country.
According to CEGRAD, the negative impacts of child marriage, particularly on the girl-child, were serious and, therefore, needed to be treated as an emergency.
The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has organised a two-day leadership training for the executives of the Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG).
The capacity-building workshop sensitised participants on the importance of effective communication, stakeholder management, office administration and service quality.
The Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. (Mrs.) Rosemond Boohene, has reiterated the commitment of UCC to deepen academic ties with the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC).
She said UCC had enjoyed longstanding collaboration with UESTC since 2016.
The Pro Vice-Chancellor said this when a high-level delegation, led by the Director of the Centre for West African Studies (CWAS) of UESTC, Prof. Shurong Zhao, visited her on campus.
A group of University of Cape Coast (UCC) alumni, known as “Brethren”, has donated and installed 10 solar street lights on the campus of the University.
The lighting system, which has been installed on the Technology Village and Superannuation Hall stretch, will illuminate the area and ensure security.
The School of Medical Sciences (SMS),University of Cape Coast (UCC), has inducted 169 medical students into the clinical phase of their training at its 15th White Coat ceremony.
The ceremony, held at the New Examination Centre, was a rite of passage for students to pass through in obtaining practical learning experience and subsequently becoming medical doctors.
A sculpture depicting a person weighed down by a heavy load while embarking on an academic journey has been unveiled the Science Shuttle Station at North Campus.
The monument was made by a sculptor, Ms. Christabel Ama Asmah, a national service person at the Department of Vocational and Technical Education (VoTEC).
It is made of resin, sack, rope, paint, metal and cement.
The Students’ Financial Support Office (StuFSO), under the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, has offered scholarships to brilliant but needy students pursuing postgraduate and undergraduate programmes at different levels for the 2024/2025 academic year.
This scheme is dedicated to supporting students financially to provide them with the sound environment needed to pursue their respective programmes.
The Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD) at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has marked the International Men’s Day.
The celebration, themed “Men’s Health Champions,” was in line with the global observance of International Men’s Day, established in 1999 by Dr. Jerome Teelucksingh from Trinidad and Tobago.
A research project has been launched to revitalise taro production in Ghana.
Taro, locally known as ‘brobe, or ‘kooko’, is a traditionally underutilised but highly promising crop widely cultivated in Ghana. In 2022, its annual production was more than 1.7 million tons.
Ten student entrepreneurial groups have been honoured at a Business Ideas Competition awards ceremony organised by the Design Thinking and Innovation Hub (D-HUB) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC).
The winning teams included Tuber Flakes, The 3R’s, Moland Technology, Just Pop, Feli’s Pop Food and FDM FDM Green Innovations. The others were Biowax Ghana, Amazol Innovations, AgricFlex Mechanics and Agricband Solutions.
