The Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics has organised its second annual nutrition lecture series on the theme, “National Food and Nutrition Policy: Current State and Relevance for Public Health and Socioeconomic Development”.
The Board of University of Cape Coast Affiliated Colleges of Education has been inaugurated at a ceremony on campus.
Members of the Board include the Vice-Chancellor, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Provost of the five Colleges in UCC, Director of Academic Affairs, Director, Institute of Education, UCC; Executive Secretary/Representative of the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE), Director of Academic Affairs, UCC and Director of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance (DAPQA).
The University of Cape Coast is set to play a key role in a £20 million UKRI-GCRF One Ocean Hub research project led by the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law & Governance, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom.
The University of Cape Coast is the first University in West Africa to host the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) Annual General Meeting (AGM), the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh has stated.
This follows RUFORUM’s strategic geographical expansion in 2014 to include Universities in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Togo, Sierra Leone and Senegal.
The Counselling Centre has organised an academic workshop for students on the topic: "Start Your Semester Right: Strategising Your Semester for Academic Success and Balance."
The Director, Counselling Centre, Rev. Fr. Dr. Anthony K. Nkyi, in his welcome address noted that the workshop was to introduce and enhance students with the skills and strategies they could adopt or adapt to successfully finish their programme of study at UCC.
The British High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency, Iain Walker, has indicated that the United Kingdom (UK) will continue to partner the government of Ghana and tertiary institutions to enhance quality education in the country.
Commissioner Walker gave the assurance when he delivered a lecture on the topic “Ghana “UK Relations” on campus.
The Sam Jonah Library has launched the 2019 Library week celebration on the theme “The 21st Century Library Services for Higher Education: Redefining University of Cape Coast Library Services”.
The Faculty of Law has held the Seventh Roll Call Ceremony to induct students admitted to pursue Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree programme at the University for the 2019/2020 academic year.
In all, 126 students were inducted at the ceremony.
The immediate past Director, Directorate of Legal, Consular and General Services (DLCGS), UCC, Mr. Moses Abnory has officially assumed office as the Registrar of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU) at an investiture ceremony held in Takoradi.
The same ceremony saw the investiture and induction of Rev. Prof. John Frank Eshun as the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Victor Kweku Bondzie Micah, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dr. Gabriel Sam Arhinful as the Director of Finance.
The University of Cape Coast under the auspices of the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration has hosted the Second International Seminar of the future of the Teaching Profession in Africa.
The two-day seminar which was held at Elmina Beach Resort was on the theme “Teacher Professionalism and Curriculum in Africa” was convened by African Union Commission; Education International and Open Society Foundations. It brought together representatives of teacher unions and other stakeholders of education in Africa.