The University Community and the general public are invited to an Inaugural Lecture to be delivered by Prof. L. K. Sam-Amoah on the topic "Ensuring Food Security: Damming the Waters or Damning our Future"
Date: Thursday, 22nd February, 2018
Time: 3:00pm
Venue: School of Medical Sciences Auditorium
Chairman: Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah (Vice-Chancellor)
The Head of Institutional Affiliation (IAO), Mr. Justice Agyenim Boateng, has underscored UCC’s commitment to assist its affiliate institutions to offer quality academic services.
He noted that in order to ensure quality service delivery, management of UCC through the Institutional Affiliation and Centre for Teaching Support (CTS) has organised a training programme for all UCC affiliate institutions.
Mr. Boateng was speaking at the opening ceremony of a four-day workshop for lecturers of College of Health, Yamfo (CHY) in the Brong Ahafo Region. Also participating in the workshop were two lecturers from S S Peter and Paul Pastoral and Social Institute, Wa (SSPPPSI). He called for the active participation of the lecturers adding that “You will need to be abreast of these current trends as an academic to be able to make an impact in your students”
The Director of CHY, Mr. Evans K. Danso expressed gratitude to UCC for the numerous assistance to the College since the inception of the institution three years ago. “We appreciate what UCC is doing for this young College to become a formidable institution in this country,” he added. He was optimistic that the training would help the lecturers to build on their competence in terms of adopting best practices in their teaching, assessment and research work.
The Representative of the Director of CTS, Dr. Isaac Buabeng, said the workshop was intended to help streamline moderation activities in affiliate institutions adding that “a similar workshop has been held for lecturers of UCC so that there will be collective understanding between moderators and lecturers or tutors from affiliate institutions during moderation exercises.” Other resource persons for the workshop were Dr. Christopher Y. Kwaah and Dr. Kofi Acheaw Owusu.
Like the previous workshops, lecturers of CHY and SSPPPSI were taken through “Types of Assessment and Assessment Criteria (Feedback Mechanisms)”, “Learning Outcomes/Blooms Taxonomy of Cognitive Learning”, “Table of Specification”. Others included “Types of Multiple Test Items”; “Essay Type Questions”; “Preparation of Course Outline” and “Effective Project Work Supervision.
In a related development, Mr. Boateng interacted with first year students of the College and advised them to be serious with their studies and other practical sessions of their academic programme. He urged the students to be motivated by the fact that the College started as a degree awarding institution. He noted that most of the Ministry of Health training institutions run diploma or certificate programmes but students of this College were privileged to pursue a four-year degree programmes.
Prof. Denis Worlanyo Aheto, the Director of the Centre for Coastal Management of the University of Cape Coast has been invited by USAID/Ghana Mission Director Ms. Sharon Cromer, on behalf of the US Government to serve as a member of the Advisory Group to guide the planning and follow up for the U.S Government’s led Global Food Security Strategy for Ghana. A key part of the assignment relates to his involvement in critical stakeholder engagements or events including workshops to advance the United States and Ghana Governments’ shared goals to sustainably reduce poverty, hunger and malnutrition in Ghana. The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, in a letter to congratulate Prof Aheto noted “I take this opportunity to congratulate you on your appointment to the US Government Advisory Group. It deserved considering the fact that you have involved in the fisheries project and have contributed immensely to its success so far. This is indeed a recognition of your efforts. By extension, it shows there is something good happening in UCC and that we need to be involved in the development of our country and contribute our quota in our own small way” In his congratulatory remarks, the Provost of the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Prof. Livingstone Sam-Amoah expressed his delight at the news. “On behalf of CANS and on my own behalf, I congratulate you on this achievement. We hope you'll bring your vast experience and admirable sense of dedication to work to the Advisory Committee's work as it plans to tackle the challenges of food insecurity in Ghana is developed”.
It is announced for the information of the University Community and the general public that application deadline for Ghanaian applicants for the International Summer School on CONSTRUCTING RESEARCH FRAMEWORKS ON THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN AFRICA'S POLICY ENVIRONMENT has been extended to 20th February, 2018 (12:00pm GMT+1)
The Conference will be held from 2-14 April 2018 at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Please note that the new deadline applies to:
- Doctoral candidates with a social science background enrolled at Ghanaian universities
- Postdocs with a social science background at Ghanaian universities, who have completed a doctoral programme within the last 5 years
For more information regarding the summer school as well as the application process please consult the Call for Applications in attachment.
Twenty-Six (26) pupils from Cours Lumière, Republic of Togo, have arrived at the University Primary School for a two-week exchange programme.
The pupils were welcomed by some officials of UCC, headteachers of the four Basic Schools, host parents and pupils of the Primary School.
The exchange programme forms part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between UCC and Cours Lumière in 2017 that allows both institutions among other activities of mutual interest, to promote the learning and use of English and French through the “Family and School Immersion Programme”. T
Speaking at an orientation ceremony, the headteacher of the University Primary School, Mrs. Georgina Aglobitse, said the School was privileged to host the second batch of pupils from Cours Lumière. She explained that the University Primary School and some selected parents hosted the first batch of pupils from Cours Lumiere on a pilot bases from Thursday, 26th October to Thursday, 2nd November, 2017. “This first visit turned out to be very beneficial to pupils and host families in terms of language proficiency in French and English, “she indicated.
Mrs. Aglobitse entreated host parents to treat the pupils who would be staying with them for the two-week period as their own children adding that “Host families have to create a conducive environment for the visiting pupils to interact with their children so that they will be proficient in English and French languages and also share experiences.”
Mrs. Aglobitse said that during their two week stay, they would be engaged in academic and social activities such as special classes in English, sport and games, creative arts workshops and excursions. She indicated that 30 pupils from UCC Basic School would also visit their counterparts in Togo from 3rd to 17th March, 2018.
The Junior Assistant Registrar at the Centre for International Education (CIE), Mr. Alfred Ghartey, who represented the Director of CIE, said the Centre coordinated the collaboration between UCC Basic School and Cours Lumière. “It is our expectation that this project would help our children to be multilingual to boost their future career prospects and also improve the international cooperation between Ghana and that of other African countries especially, Francophone countries”, he stated.
Present at the opening reception were the Director of Academic Affairs, Mr. Jeff Onyame, Senior Lecturer, Dr. Anthony De-Souza of the Department of French (Coordinator of the Project), headteachers of UCC Junior High School, Basic School Annex and Kindergarten; host parents and pupils of UCC Primary School.
The book, titled: ”Crossing the Divide: Precarious Work and the Future of Labour ” was edited by Prof. Emeritus Edward Webster, University of Witwatersrand in South Africa; Prof. Akua Opokua Britwum, UCC; Sharit Bhowmik, Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai, compares precarious work in India, Ghana and South Africa.
The 280-page book shows how innovative organisational strategies are emerging in the Global South to bridge the widening divide between the formal and informal economy.
Additionally, It reveals among other things that in India, Ghana, and South Africa, workers in domestic service, unregulated factories, and home-based work face difficult conditions with little or no union representation. The book also points out how these vulnerable workers are engaging in a range of creative strategies to fight for decent work and living conditions.
The University Librarian, Dr. Anthony Cobblah, who launched the book, commended the authors for coming up with the book.
He said African scholars lacked visibility globally as a result of their failure to digitize their intellectual materials for members of the global academic community to easily access them.
In view of this, he advised the editors as a matter of urgency to produce the electronic version of the book to enhance their visibility worldwide.
According to him, statistics from the Web of Science show that about 10,000 scholarly works were produced in Ghana annually.
The Librarian announced that plans were far advanced to establish a section on research support in the Sam Jonah Library to support researchers in the University.
The move, according to him, would help researchers to identify collaborators in their area of research and also the provision of sources of funding to assist them in research data management.
The Library would also provide free consultancy on scholarship application and assist researchers on the issues of intellectual property, among others, he added.
That, he maintained, would enable researchers to produce quality research output, thereby enhancing the visibility of the University worldwide.
He called for serious attention to the management of knowledge and knowledge resource in the University and, therefore, enjoined stakeholders to get involved in the management of knowledge resources.
The Sam Jonah Library, through Dr. Cobblah, bought 10 copies of the book.
For his part, Prof. Emeritus Edward Webster, said around 1980, Ghana and some African countries opened their markets to international competition, increasing the number of industries in the countries.
He described the situation as premature de industrilisation, explaining that those countries “de industrilised” before developing their industries.
He encouraged the reading public to look at the South-South collaboration, productive activities between domestic work and homework, and the different kind of organisations in Mumbai, when reading.
On her part, Prof. Akua Opokua Britwum, urged the readers to look out for stereotypes of precarious informal market, disposition amongst India, South Africa and Ghana, trade unions responses in the various countries when reading the book.
She again encouraged the reading public to look out for the labour institutions and legislations, the political systems and the religious roles and the areas of municipal spaces and rural spaces like lands captured in the book.
Taking her turn, the Copy Editor, Karin Pampalis, said it took four years to complete the book.
She commended the untiring cooperation of authors, editors, reviewers and proofreaders for the immense roles they played in the production of the book.
In his address, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, called for the promotion of ethnography in the University, bemoaning the increasing spate of quantitative research among colleagues to the disadvantage of qualitative research.
He advised researchers in the University to remain focus and find collaborators to extensively research in their fields.
The Vice-Chancellor urged members of the public to read the book and also advised the editors to make available the electronic version of the book for easy accessibility by the global academic community.
He bought two copies of the book.
The book launch was sponsored by Friedrich Evert Stiftung, the International Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD) and UCC.
Some notable personalities present at the launch included the Pro- Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George Oduro; the Registrar, Mr. John Kofi Nyan and the Director of Public Affairs, Major (rtd) Kofi Baah-Bentum.
The Centre for International Education held a Study Abroad fair at the ground floor of the C. A. Ackah Lecture Theater Complex on the 8th of February, 2018.
The Fair is a biannual event to reach out to students of the University of Cape Coast about the opportuntites that exist for them to study abroad in some of our partner institutions around the world on the Exchange Programme. Staff of the Centre were at the grounds to talk to interested students. Many exchange alumni (UCC students who have returned from studying abroad) as well as current exchange students from our partner institutions were there to assist.
Click here to view some of the pictures from the event.
The Dominion University College (DUC), has hosted the fourth series of workshop for institutions affiliated to the University of Cape Coast in Accra.
Other institutions that participated in the three-day workshop were Academic City College and Baldwin College.
Opening the workshop, the President of DUC, Prof. Wisdom Gagkuma, said his institution was honoured to host the workshop which would help build the capacities of lecturers to deliver quality educational services. He noted that faculty was key towards realising the vision of any academic institution, stressing that “without the lecturers it will be impossible to admit students to pursue any programme of study in an academic institution”.
Prof. Gagkuma noted that the competence of faculty formed a strong marketing tool for any university, adding that “the survival of the university largely depend on the competence of the lecturers”. He, therefore, expressed gratitude to UCC for organising the training programme, which according to him, would contribute to quality education delivery in the respective institutions.
The Director of the Centre for Teaching Support, Prof. Douglas D. Agyei, said UCC was highly committed towards strengthening the relationship with its affiliate institutions. “UCC has the responsibility to provide good mentorship and the relationship should be a better one,” he indicated.
Prof. Agyei said the objective of the workshop was not to mark or correct the lecturers, but to work with them to give directions. He said the workshop also serve as a learning platform for the resource persons, since they also gain experience through the contribution of participants. He called on the participants to feel comfortable to cooperate with the resource persons to enable them build on their expertise.
Explaining the rationale for the workshop, the Head of the Institutional Affiliation Office, Mr. Justice Agyenim Boateng, said the training programme was to set standards for moderation exercise so that the moderators from UCC and affiliate institutions would work on the same wavelength. He added that the workshop would help them gain more experience in constructing of test items, designing of course outline and supervision of students research work.
Mr. Boateng stated that UCC was poised to provide the best mentoring services in the country, hence, the need for organisation of these workshops and also sharing experience and best practice with its affiliate institutions. “UCC is doing a lot and there is no doubt that UCC is the best mentoring institution” he emphasized.
Presentations for the workshop focused on “Types of Assessment and Assessment Criteria (Feedback Mechanisms)”, “Learning Outcomes/Blooms Taxonomy of Cognitive Learning”, “Table of Specification”. Others included “Types of Multiple Test Items”; “Essay Type Questions”; “Preparation of Course Outline” and “Effective Project Work Supervision.
Resource persons for the workshop were Dr. Eric Anane and Dr. Christopher Y. Kwaah.
At the end of the workshop, some participants, who took turns to comment about the training, commended the team for adding unto their knowledge and urged UCC to organise regular training programmes to build their capacities.
Present at the workshop were the Vice President of DUC, Mrs. Alice Sena Lamptey; Registrar of DUC, Mr. Rexford Atunway; Dean of Academic Affairs ACC, Dr. Abhishek Tyagi and Registrar of BUC, Mr. Ohene K. Abbu-Bonsra.
A similar workshop was also held at Ankaful Psychiatric Nursing Training College, which brought together lecturers from St. Nicholas Seminary, Mfantseman Institute of Technology and Institute for Development and Technology Management within the same period. Resource persons for the workshop were Dr. Samuel Essien-Baidoo, Dr. Godwin Aboagye and Dr. Kofi Acheaw Owusu.
The Dominion University College (DUC), has hosted the fourth series of workshop for institutions affiliated to the University of Cape Coast in Accra.
Other institutions that participated in the three-day workshop were Academic City College and Baldwin College.
Opening the workshop, the President of DUC, Prof. Wisdom Gagkuma, said his institution was honoured to host the workshop which would help build the capacities of lecturers to deliver quality educational services. He noted that faculty was key towards realising the vision of any academic institution, stressing that “without the lecturers it will be impossible to admit students to pursue any programme of study in an academic institution”.
Prof. Gagkuma noted that the competence of faculty formed a strong marketing tool for any university, adding that “the survival of the university largely depend on the competence of the lecturers”. He, therefore, expressed gratitude to UCC for organising the training programme, which according to him, would contribute to quality education delivery in the respective institutions.
The Director of the Centre for Teaching Support, Prof. Douglas D. Agyei, said UCC was highly committed towards strengthening the relationship with its affiliate institutions. “UCC has the responsibility to provide good mentorship and the relationship should be a better one,” he indicated.
Prof. Agyei said the objective of the workshop was not to mark or correct the lecturers, but to work with them to give directions. He said the workshop also serve as a learning platform for the resource persons, since they also gain experience through the contribution of participants. He called on the participants to feel comfortable to cooperate with the resource persons to enable them build on their expertise.
Explaining the rationale for the workshop, the Head of the Institutional Affiliation Office, Mr. Justice Agyenim Boateng, said the training programme was to set standards for moderation exercise so that the moderators from UCC and affiliate institutions would work on the same wavelength. He added that the workshop would help them gain more experience in constructing of test items, designing of course outline and supervision of students research work.
Mr. Boateng stated that UCC was poised to provide the best mentoring services in the country, hence, the need for organisation of these workshops and also sharing experience and best practice with its affiliate institutions. “UCC is doing a lot and there is no doubt that UCC is the best mentoring institution” he emphasized.
Presentations for the workshop focused on “Types of Assessment and Assessment Criteria (Feedback Mechanisms)”, “Learning Outcomes/Blooms Taxonomy of Cognitive Learning”, “Table of Specification”. Others included “Types of Multiple Test Items”; “Essay Type Questions”; “Preparation of Course Outline” and “Effective Project Work Supervision.
Resource persons for the workshop were Dr. Eric Anane and Dr. Christopher Y. Kwaah.
At the end of the workshop, some participants, who took turns to comment about the training, commended the team for adding unto their knowledge and urged UCC to organise regular training programmes to build their capacities.
Present at the workshop were the Vice President of DUC, Mrs. Alice Sena Lamptey; Registrar of DUC, Mr. Rexford Atunway; Dean of Academic Affairs ACC, Dr. Abhishek Tyagi and Registrar of BUC, Mr. Ohene K. Abbu-Bonsra.
A similar workshop was also held at Ankaful Psychiatric Nursing Training College, which brought together lecturers from St. Nicholas Seminary, Mfantseman Institute of Technology and Institute for Development and Technology Management within the same period. Resource persons for the workshop were Dr. Samuel Essien-Baidoo, Dr. Godwin Aboagye and Dr. Kofi Acheaw Owusu.
A visiting lecturer from Midland State University (MSU), Gweru, Zimbabwe, Dr. Ennie Manyumwa, has urged management and staff of the College of Distance Education (CoDE) to develop strategies to promote collaborative research in the College.
She noted that promoting collaborative research would create opportunities for the College and for that matter UCC to win both local and international research grants and also help lecturers to progress through the academic ladder.
Dr. Manyumwa gave the advice when she delivered a lecture on “Sharing University Teaching Experience” at CoDE Conference Room.
Sharing the experience of her University, Dr. Manyumwa said they had made a conscious effort to develop strategies for collaborative research by identifying themes out of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “We form research clusters with team leaders and hold retreats for the lecturers where we invite renowned publishers to make presentations on the expectation of their journals,” she explained.
According to her, MSU had made a strenuous effort to help lecturers to publish, indicating that “there is a Research Board that support lecturers to conduct research and also publish their papers in renowned journals”. She noted that it was a strict requirement for lecturers to publish a minimum of one research paper every year, stressing that “we firmly hold unto the saying, publish or perish in our university”.
Dr. Manyumwa also shared a number of activities her university undertakes, including community engagement and collaboration with local and international universities
The Provost of CoDE, Prof. Isaac Galyuon, who chaired the lecture, said he was fascinated by the work of the Research Board of MSU and noted that UCC also has a Directorate of Research Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) that performs similar roles. “The lecture has helped us to learn best practices and benchmarks which are noteworthy,” he noted.
On the issue of collaboration, he assured the visiting lecturer that the College would liaise with the Centre for International Education to work out the partnership arrangement between UCC and MSU so that a memorandum of understanding could be signed between the two institutions to formalise the relationship. “We need to have more collaboration with many African universities to project the capabilities of the African researcher,” he stressed.
Present at the lecture were Registrar of CoDE, Mr. Opoku Oku-Afari, heads of department, and staff of CoDE.