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Dr. Mike Boakye-Yiadom Urges Ghanaian Men to Fight Against Sexual Abuse of Women

23 Apr, 2018 By louis Mensah

A research fellow at the University of Cape Coast, Dr. Mike Boakye-Yiadom has urged Ghanaian men to join in the fight against the sexual abuse of women across the world.

According to him, the issue of sexual harassment is on the rise and the agenda to kick against it must not be left for women only.

Speaking at a public lecture at Webster University on the #MeToo movement, Dr. Boakye Yiadom said sexual harassment policies within institutions must be implemented.

“Some men have sisters, some have spouses so if it’s about women, it’s also about men. Most victims are hesitant to report and many who report, prefer to speak with family and friends instead of law enforcement agencies. After almost twenty decades this hasn’t changed. There are some aspects of Ghanaian culture that make it difficult for victims to report. Almost every university and all the colleges of education in Ghana have sexual harassment policies which must be implemented,” he noted.

A psychologist, Dr. Funke Baffour, bemoaned the culture in Africa which prevents the voices of women from being heard.

According to her, statistics have shown that every twenty-six seconds a woman in Africa is sexually abused.

“These statistics are only ten years old. How many people have the voice? We are living on a continent where your voices are not allowed to be heard. The voices of women are not heard because if you talk you won’t get married, be a good wife, be good women and you will be accused of bringing shame on to the family.”

Chair of African Diplomacy at the University of Johannesburg, Dr. Yolanda Spies says the Africans continent must embrace the fight which has been tag METOO campaign.

Dr. Spies believes the campaign must involve people from all walks of life, hence it must evolve from #METOO to #USTOO.

“My plea is that the #METOO movement which has gone such a long to inspire women not just in the United States but across the globe should be embraced. Also the #USTOO movement must be embraced. We must make this our problem and not a man versus woman problem. Its problem of humanity, we must teach our children, girls or boys to respect themselves and treat others with the same respect.”

A radio host, Esther Armah, blamed the media for the increasing cases of sexual abuse. According to her, a notion has created that females are responsible for the sexual arousal of men.

“What manifests in the media is the notion women and girls are responsible for the sexual feelings of men so if a man is arouse meaning a woman caused it and that it the narrative that permeates by which these stories are treated by radio hosts, producers, camera crews and writers. The challenge is the places of authority also dominates the way in which these stories are told and we know because of these high profile stories that do come to us, the issue at Ejisuman SHS is one where teachers sexually harass female students,” she said.

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UCC and University of Plymouth Hold Conference on Entrepreneurship

20 Apr, 2018 By louis Mensah

The first Joint University of Cape Coast and the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, Conference has been held on the theme “University’s Leadership Role in Promoting Entrepreneurship Education and Training in Africa”.

Graduate unemployment has become a global issue especially for Africa where due to the non-existing job opportunities and the mismatch between the quality of products from universities and the skill requirements from the world of work. Most educational institutions also do not consciously help develop the entrepreneurial and technology innovative skills of their students whilst they are in the university.

Moreover, majority of the courses on African entrepreneurs lack progression arrangements that would enable the student and the tutor to have opportunities to develop further and acquire higher level of leadership and business skills.

It is in this light that the University of Cape Coast in collaboration with the University of Plymouth, United Kingdom, and their associates, namely Mahatma Gandhi University, Kigali, Rwanda; Botho University, Gaborone, Botswana; and Crawford University, Lagos, Nigeria, organised the conference to discuss practical ideas and guidance needed to reduce unemployment and employability of graduates, and transform the prospects of current and potential entrepreneurs by equipping them with world-class skills, knowledge and drive to develop further into robust entrepreneurs, who will establish sustainable businesses.

The conference equipped participants with skills and tools needed to create viable jobs as well as deepened the entrepreneurial mind-set in Africa through the establishment of business incubation units in universities. It further provided the platform to promote entrepreneurship culture, share best practices and build stronger links between academia and private sector organisations in the United Kingdom and Africa.

The Conference which was held at the Institute of Education Conference Room discussed “The role of Entrepreneurship in Employment Creation”; The Role of Action-Based Entrepreneurship Research. The conference equipped participants with world-class tools for further development using business incubators and hubs as well as creating network opportunities among themselves.

Speakers for the Conference were Mr. Ato Van-Ess, of the Sekondi Chamber from Commerce, Western Region who spoke on the topic “Economic Policies, the Private Sector and Job Creation Strategies; Dr. Rumbi Mukonoweshuro from the University of Plymouth also made a presentation on “The Entrepreneur’s Mind-Set: Be a Problem Solver, Experiences of Creating the Cost Carbon Calculating Tool”.

Others were Prof. Hay Al-Dajani from the University of Plymouth who gave a video presentation on “Enterprise in Displacement: Refugee Women in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey”; Prof. Rosemond Boohene & Prof. Daniel Agyapong from UCC presented on the topic “Role of Entrepreneurship in an Economy: An Emerging Country Context” whilst Prof. Victoria Hurth from University of Plymouth spoke about “Entrepreneurship is an Act of Leadership”.

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Department of Optometry,Vision Aid Overseas Screen Residents in four Communities in Central Region

18 Apr, 2018 By louis Mensah

The Department of Optometry in collaboration with Vision Aid Overseas(VAO) has organised an eye screening exercise for four communities in the Central Region.

Residents of Abakrampa, Komenda, Jukwa and Esuekyir benefitted from the screening exercises. The team screened more than 2, 000 residents from these communities for various eye diseases. Some were presented with spectacles whilst those with serious eye defects such as cataract and glaucoma were referred to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital for further examinations and treatment.

In an interview with the Head of Department of Optometry, Dr. Emmanuel Kwasi Abu, said the outreach programme formed part of the collaboration between UCC and VAO. He said the University through the Department signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) three years ago to work with VAO through outreach programmes, training and exchange of both staff and students.

Dr. Abu said for the past two years, the organisation had been sending volunteers from the United Kingdom to join faculty and students of the Department to conduct outreach programmes in some communities in the Central Region. “These volunteers are specialists in the field of Optometry and Ophthalmology who come to UCC to share their expertise with us and also join our team for the outreach programmes” he explained.

Dr. Abu noted that VAO was a Non-Governmental Organisation based in the United Kingdom with the mission of eradicating poverty through providing access to eye care services in developing countries. He explained that the organisation had been training health professionals in Ghana and countries where they operate.

On her part, the Leader of the VAO team, Dr. Ruth Davies, said they were pleased to be working with faculty and students of UCC. “We have come to offer our services and experiences but we have also learnt some techniques from our UCC partners,” she said. She noted that the practice of Optometry in Ghana was similar to the UK. She called on people to visit the hospital regularly to examine their eyes since cataract and glaucoma were the dominant eye diseases they detected through the screening.

The Assembly member for the Esuekyir Electoral Area, Mr. Vincent Woode, was elated for the professional manner in which they were offering the free eye screening. “A woman who was just screened told me that she has been referred to Cape Coast Teaching Hospital for treatment and this shows that they are professionals”, he added.

Mr. Woode appealed to the University and VAO to make the screening exercise a yearly affair since residents and traditional leaders were appreciative of the services rendered to them.

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SMS Commemorates 2018 Brain Awareness Week

17 Apr, 2018 By louis Mensah

The Dean of the School of Medical Sciences (SMS), Prof. Francis Ofei, has launched the 2018 Brain Awareness week celebrations at the University.

Lunching the week-long celebrations, Prof. Ofei called for the introduction of screening new-born babies for Thyroid deficiencies as done elsewhere to prevent brain complications in children.

To this end, he said: “It is done in the Western world, we have not found remedies to these and need to embrace this by looking out for the causes in autism for example”.

Prof. Ofei said the time has come for Ghana to have a brain awareness month or year to highlight the importance of the organ in order to take good care of it for the benefit of the individual.

The theme for the 2018 celebrations is “Know your Brain and Protect it”.

The Dean commended the organisers for reviving the annual event and hoped that, it would not suffer similar fate as the first celebrations which endured a seven -year break.

Prof. Ofei said “We abuse all manner of drugs, we are taking these common drugs which affect our brains, the central nervous system and other organs but we take them for granted”. He regretted that the audience was mainly people with some medical training and urged the organisers to invite more lay people next time to listen and become aware of the important role the brain plays in the body.  “This I believe will help create the needed awareness among the general public about the dangers of some of the bad practices that cause damage to the brain”, she said.

The Head of Department Physiology of SMS, Dr. Alice Brako, said the celebrations formed part of the global campaign to increase awareness of the brain. Dr. Brako was elated that the annual event has been revived and assured that it would not witness any break henceforth.

Dr. Brako said the brain could be compared and contrasted to the computer but it could perform more tasks that the computer could not do like having emotions. “The brain does multitask, it does so many things at a time, computers may not do same. Our brains can suffer damages and can’t be replaced as computer memories”.

She called for the prevention of falling, striking the head by people and assault in general that could cause damages to the brain. For that reason, she advised caregivers and parents to protect children from such acts to safeguard their brains as they grew.

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IDS Collaborates with YIEDIE to Hold Training of Trainers Programme

17 Apr, 2018 By louis Mensah

The Institute for Development Studies (IDS) in collaboration with the Youth Inclusive Entrepreneurial Development Initiative for Employment (YIEDIE) is organising a five-day training for trainers course on campus.

The programme which is aimed at providing participants with skills to train the youth and service providers across the value chain. It will equip them to also train young women and men in the technical construction skills and how to start and grow small businesses.

Opening the programme, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro, said the programme was particularly important in the context of the many unemployed, underemployed, out of school and people living on the minimal expected standard of Two Dollars per day in Ghana. He said a key contribution to impacting the development of Ghana was through such initiatives as YIEDIE that is estimating to reach about 24, 000 youth with training in technical, life and entrepreneurial skills leading to employment.

Prof. Oduro said there were numerous examples of nations that had achieved outstanding improvements in living standards and quality of life for their citizens through securing an appropriate educational atmosphere in order to provide high quality education in different technical and professional fields. He mentioned Bangladesh, South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia as examples of such nations and added that “Indeed one of the attributes that led to Japan’s industrial success is vocational training”.

The Pro-Vice-Chancellor said Technical and Vocational education as part of the total educational process was a right described in Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  He noted that the project was one of the non-formal system approach which provides opportunities for out of school youth to acquire vocational technical skills, which may be used either to obtain employment in the formal sector or for promotion of self-employment and development in the informal sector.

The Pro-Vice-Chancellor commended YIEDIE for choosing IDS as its collaborator for the project. He said IDS as a development research and training institute was endowed with Research Fellows who have a depth of experience in development management research and training. “The multidisciplinary expertise of IDS for collaborative and individual work is a distinctive feature, having been involved in a myriad of studies such as evaluation, baseline, monitoring and evaluation, impact assessments, needs assessments, training, and facilitation” he noted.

The Director of YIEDIE, Mrs. Kafui Mills-Odoi, said her outfit envisaged producing world changers who would contribute to the development of the nation.  She said YIEDIE’s collaboration with UCC was the starting point of a paradigm of interaction to train the next generation of development focused leaders capable of creating employment.

Mrs. Odoi said the collaboration was a synergy between academia and industry to enhance the knowledge base of the youth in the application of entrepreneurial skills so that they do not focus only on the formal sector which was already choked. She said through this project several youth would be empowered to engage in meaningful ventures to reduce the alarming rate of unemployment in Ghana.

The Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Prof. Eric Amuquandoh, said the programme would help participants to put theory into practice. He was optimistic that the programme would equip the participants to make impact on the lives of the youth to be able to stand on their own as great entrepreneurs in Ghana adding that “entrepreneurship is a solid block for nation building”. 

The Director of IDS, Dr. Emmanuel Y. Tinkorang, said employment was gradually shifting from the formal to the informal sector stressing that “statistics indicates that 80% of Ghanaian workers are in the informal sector”.  He noted that the informal sector was driven by people with entrepreneurial skills and therefore, it was important to train them to develop their businesses.

News
17 Apr, 2018

COMMEMORATION OF WORLD MALARIA DAY, 2018

The Department of Conservation Biology and Entomology in collaboration with

Ghana Science Association (GSA)

Theme:

Living with mosquitoes in Cape Coast: the threats, mitigation and the role of science

Venue: University of Cape Coast Main Auditorium

Time: Friday 20th April 2018

ACTIVITIES

  1. Exhibition: display of live specimen of different mosquito species Posters on mosquito breeding habitats in Cape Coast and Elmina
  2. Main Talk: “Living with mosquitoes in Cape Coast: the threats, mitigation and the role of science”

Speaker: Dr. Andreas A. Kudom, Department of Conservation Biology and Entomology

Chairman: Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, Vice Chancellor, University of Cape Coast.

All are cordially invited

African Researchers Must Be at the Forefront of Research on the Continent

17 Apr, 2018 By louis Mensah

Researchers in Africa have been urged to collaborate and lead research into issues that affect the lives of people on the continent.

This call was made at a roundtable discussion during the closing ceremony of the two-week International PhD Summer School which was hosted by the Institute for Development Studies.

Making a presentation at the function, a former Director of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Prof. Akosua Adomako Ampofo, said the goal of research was to make a difference in the society so African Researchers should be bold and open minded to new ideas that would enhance their research capabilities on issues affecting the continent. “Somebody should not be telling us the problems we are going through. We should lead and engage in dialogue and collaborative research about issues that affect our lives as Africans.” She noted.

Prof. Ampofo said African Researchers should recognise and make reference to African knowledge producers whether music, poetry, folktales from the elderly in the society. “We cannot privilege other people’s knowledge about ourselves more than our own” she said.  She urged participants to contextualise concepts and terminologies to fit their environment.

The Director of International Centre for Development and Decent Work of the University of Kassel, Prof. Dr. Christoph Scherrer, implored participants to question the status quo to make it better by mastering their research methods. “Forces of the status quo are highly organised at the global level who are wealthy and very influential and have built strong networks”, he said. He noted that there were powerful forces that determine the status quo and therefore, African Researchers needed to network to come out with objective research findings.

Prof. Scherrer advised participants of the Summer School to take advantage of the network that had been created to broaden their horizon about what was happening at other places to help them to be critical of their own environment and also learn from different perspectives. “The issue of collective forces connects with social forces to make your research valuable. If your research is not valuable, then nothing can be made out of it” he noted.

In his presentation, Dr. Kwabena Nyarko Otoo, of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), said though Ghanaian academics have undertaken several research activities however, the concentration had been at micro level.  He urged academics to interrogate issues at the macro level by focusing on all aspects that contribute to the problems identified.  

 “Academics in Ghana are silent about key issues affecting the country” he said.

Dr. Otoo said academics should be advocates of their research work so that people would be aware of the issues and join forces to ensure that the appropriate recommendations were implemented to solve them. He was worried that academics were not interrogating national policies that various governments had introduced in the country. “Academics in Ghana are silent about key issues affecting the country” he noted.

The roundtable discussion was chaired by Prof. Akua Opokua Britwum.

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Barclays Bank Presents Scholarships to UCC Students

17 Apr, 2018 By louis Mensah

Barclays Bank Ghana Limited has launched its Barclays Tertiary Awards at a ceremony held at the University.   The award seeks to provide financial support in the form of scholarships to deserving students to go through their tertiary education without any financial difficulty. It was for this reason that Barclays after a thorough selection procedure selected 20 students based on their academic performances. They were given a laptop computer each to facilitate their academic work.   Explaining the rationale behind the awards, the Head of Communications of the Bank, Mr. Cyril Nai said time was changing very fast, therefore, there was the need for students to get training that would help them to achieve their aims in order to help in nation building.   “The growth of young people who are our stakeholders is dear to our heart. Due to this we will use our resources to support them to become better, because when they improve we also improve”, he said.   According to Mr. Nai, as per their shared growth strategy, “we use our resources to help solve problems so in doing this we are trying to help solve the unemployment problems in our society. “In view of this, we look at education and skills development, enterprise development and financial inclusion as some of the solutions to these problems”.   Mr. Nai said education and skills without good talent would not inure to the benefit of students. “Education and skills without any relevant talent will not help you to achieve anything. Most often, we hear industry people say graduates do not have the requisite training to perform. That is why we have set up an online platform, that is “Ready to work” to help train you for the world of work”, he stressed.  “We have gone into scholarships to help students get the right training and skills to be useful in the society”.   He said the Bank would not want graduates to join the bandwagon of unemployed graduates so the awardees would be mentored at the work place and also training programmes would be organized for them even after their education. “You need all these soft skills to be ahead of your peers, you need this added advantage”, he noted.   Addressing the gathering the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro, said funding had become a huge challenge all over the world, so the developed world was using alternative means to help train people. On the contrary, in the developing world and especially in Africa, he said brilliant people fail to get good education due to financial difficulties. It was for that matter that the effort by the Bank to help in the training of such people was commendable and must be supported for it to grow to benefit many others.   “Barclays has paid for your tuition fees and added some extra for your stipend so they need to be appreciated”, he said.   Prof. Oduro said though government continue to subsidize the tuition fees of students, there were other commitments to cater for. For this reason, he said there was the need for others to intervene and provide the needed support by emulating Barclays Bank. He told the beneficiaries that the sustenance of the programme depended only on their efforts and therefore called on them to be good ambassadors of the Bank.   “Barclays will be happy if you become successful in your endeavours by setting up your own businesses”.   Prof. Oduro urged the beneficiaries to put the laptop computers given to them to good use and also take good care of the devices.   Concluding his remarks, he appealed to the Bank to consider providing financial support to a female student who thought of quitting her education at the university and also contemplated committing suicide.    

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University of Kassel Commends UCC for Fruitful Collaboration

13 Apr, 2018 By louis Mensah

The Executive Director of International Centre for Development and Decent Work (ICDD), University of Kassel, Prof. Dr. Christoph Scherrer, has said his University appreciates its collaboration with the University of Cape Coast.

Prof. Dr. Scherrer made this statement when he paid a courtesy call on the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro, in his office. It would be recalled that UCC and University of Kassel signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2016 to run a joint summer PhD School. The 2018 edition of the Summer School is currently underway on campus.

Prof. Scherrer described the collaboration which started in 2016 as a positive experience.  He said University of Kassel was satisfied with the context in which the two Universities were working together.

He commended UCC for producing quality PhD graduate. “I am impressed about the quality of teaching and the maturity of students trained in this University” he said.

Responding, Prof. Oduro said the University was determined to become visible through such collaborations. He assured that management would continue to create the enabling environment to sustain the relationship.

Prof. Oduro commended the Institute for Development Studies and particularly expressed gratitude to Prof. Akua O. Britwum, for her efforts in making the collaboration a reality.

The visit was also used to sign an agreement for the organisation of joint conferences which forms an integral part of the MoU signed in 2016.

 Prof. Scherrer was accompanied by the Ag. Director of the Institute for Development Studies, Dr. Emmanuel Y. Tinkorang; former Director of CEGRAD, Prof. Akua O. Britwum and Coordinator of the Project, Dr. Angela Akorsu.

Administration
12 Apr, 2018

Animal Care and Use in Research, Education and Testing (ACURET) in collaboration with the University of Cape Coast presents 2nd Acuret Independent Training Workshop on Laboratory Animal Welfare in Developing Countries.

The Workshop is on the theme “Advancing Science, Assuring Responsible Use in Animal Based Experimentation in Developing Countries".

Date: July 16th -18th, 2018
Venue: University of Cape Coast Main Auditorium

 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

VISION AND OBJECTIVES | OUTCOME | TOPICS TO COVER | SPEAKERS | HOST | ORGANISATION | LOC | REGISTRATION FEE | REGISTRATION CANCELLATION POLICY | ABOUT GHANA & CAPE COAST | ACCOMMODATION | PROGRAM ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to participate in the 2ndACURET Independent Training Program on Laboratory Animal Welfare in developing Countries. The theme is “Advancing Science: Assuring Responsible Animal Based Experimentation in developing Countries” which will hold from July16th – 18th 2018, at the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.

 

VISION

ACURET-ITP intends to be a global forum to build capacity for Institutional Animal care and use programs in developing countries, raising effective and efficient animal ethical committees (AEC) and Institutional animal care and use committees (IACUC) that will function competently for their respective institutions.

 

OBJECTIVES:

The program focuses on topics relevant to IACUC functions and provides opportunities for small discussion groups and sharing of information among participants. It offers an avenue for networking, exchange of ideas, innovations and new technologies from across the diverse regions of Africa. In addition to the scientific seminars, ample opportunities for group interactions, group work and small group discussions and visitation to an animal facility are available.

 

Didactic sessions will address institutional responsibilities; IACUC charges; relevant informational resources; animal welfare laws, regulations and policies, and best standards. Participants will also be challenged to consider, deliberate, and develop action plans for a variety of potential IACUC scenarios. The Training program will also present a variety of scenarios by topic during the convergence sessions utilizing Audio Response System to capture participant’s responses, followed by an expert panel discussion after the polling.

 

“This workshop will help meet the requirement stated in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals 8th edition, 2011 that states “All personnel involved with the care and use of animals must be adequately educated, trained, and/or qualified in basic principles of laboratory animal science to help ensure high-quality science and animal well-being”.

 

OUTCOME:

At the close of the Training Program, participants will appreciate the relationship between good animal welfare and good science; become aware of guides, regulations and policies in animal care and use suggestible to their respective institutions for consideration for adoption, apply safety practices in animal handling and be able to advice/promote the establishment a well constituted Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)/Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) for their institution and function efficiently where appointed.

 

The topics covered will include:

  • Regulations, Legislations and Operative guidelines in resource poor economies
  • The IACUC/AEC: Composition, functions and powers
  • Responsibilities of the PI in ABE
  • Institutional responsibilities in ABE
  • What does IACUC/AEC approval mean?
  • Obtaining a valid Assurance
  • Scientific communications in ABE

 

 

CONFIRMED WORKSHOP SPEAKERS

Prof Felix Dapare Dakora   - Keynote Address                                                     

President, African Academy of Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

 

Dr. Cynthia Pekow,

Secretary General, International Council for laboratory Animal Science (ICLAS), Seattle, USA

 

Prof. Phyllis Addo,

University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana

 

Dr. Nathalie Percie du Sert

NC3Rs, London, UK

 

Prof. Francis A. Fakoya,

ACURET Principal, KBTGSP, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

 

HOST:

Prof. Joseph G. Ampiah, Vice Chancellor, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.

 

ORGANIZATION

Prof. LK Sam-Amoah                                              Prof. Francis A. Fakoya,

Chair, Local Organizing Committee                           Director, Training Program

 

Mildred Asmah +233 244 404605                            Raymond Bentil +233 205 909 000

Conference Secretariat                                                            Conference Secretariat

cans@ucc.edu.gh

 

 

Local Organizing Committee

L K Sam- Amoah; College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, UCC, Ghana (Chairman);

Oluwole Olowoyo –University of Limpopo, Pretoria, South Africa

Julius Hagan, Department of Animal Science; UCC, Ghana

Rofela Combey, Dept of Conservation, Biology and Entomology; UCC, Ghana

Moses Teye, Dept of Animal Science. UCC, Ghana

Mildred Asmah, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Administration, UCC, Ghana

Kwabena Owusu, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciencs, Finance, UCC, Ghana

Oluwatosin Kennedy-Oko - University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

Kemi Okosun – ACURET Administration, Nigeria

Francis Fakoya – KBTGSP, Northumbria University, UK

 

REGISTRATION EARLY BIRD AFTER JUNE 15th    ON SITE
ACURET MEMBERS $80  $100     $120   
NON ACURET MEMBERS $100   $120    $150
VENDORS $150 $200 $250
       
LOCAL REGISTRATION      
STAFF  GHC 200  GHC 250 GHC 250
POSTGRADUATE   GHC 100  GHC 100  GHC 100
UNDERGRADUATE  GHC 50 GHC 50 GHC 50

 

The participation fee includes:

• Certificate for Participation

• Admission into every Training Session

• Training package

• Lunch for three days

• Tea/Coffee breaks

* LOCAL PARTICIPANTS WILL PAY AN EXTRA GHC 100.00 FOR LUNCH

 

REGISTRATION CANCELLATION POLICY

For registration cancellation notice, please contact the Local Organising Committee via the channels provided on the footer of this portal.

Cancellation of Registration

1. Cancellation of registration must be submitted in writing or via email and is valid only with acknowledgement of receipt by the Conference Planning Secretariat.

2. Cancellation fees will be charged, depending on the notice given:

   1. If cancellation occurs less than 15 days prior to the Program; the cancellation fee is 100% of the registration fee.

   2. If cancellation occurs between 14 days and 1 month prior to the close of registration the cancellation fee is 50% of the registration fee.

   3. Earlier than 1 month, a cancellation fee of $50.00 will be charged or 50% of the registration fee, whichever is the lower.

   4. If payment has been made by the payment deadline of the event and a visa is not awarded in time to travel to the event, the full registration fee will be reimbursed.  

 

ABOUT GHANA & CAPE COAST

Ghana, with capital Accra, has been one of the most stable countries in West Africa since its transition to multi-party democracy in 1992.

Formerly known as the Gold Coast, Ghana gained independence from Britain in 1957, becoming the first sub-Saharan nation to break the chains of colonialism. Ghana is the second-largest producer of cocoa beans, with a hot tropical climate.

During the day, temperatures average between 26 to 29°C (often exceeding 30°C) and humidity can be high.

During the winter months (from late November to early March), winds from the northeast bring dust from the Sahara. Known as the Harmattan, these can reduce visibility to just one kilometer.

The venue, University of Cape Coast, set in the coastal line of the Atlantic in the South West region of Ghana, set in a serene environment with a beautiful Seaview, a lush green landscape in the legendary tourist destination in Ghana.

The campus provides a serene atmosphere for serious scientific networking and lovely social ambience. The City exhibits many historical sites which the social program incorporates for this event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HNpiKkiYSE

 

Travel to Ghana.

The Kotoka International Airport, Accra, is about 9.656 kilometers north of Accra and served by several local, regional and international airlines.

Some of the International Airlines that come to Accra are Delta Airline, British Airways, Lufthansa, Air Morroc, Turkish Airways, Ethiopian, Rwandan Airways, Kenya Airways, South African Airways, Emirate and others.

You can fly in to Accra direct or transit through any of the African Countries.

 

Accommodation

Participants are responsible for their accommodation, this event being a non-residential program. However, special concession is offered for program participants who wish to lodge at University of Cape Coast Guest House.

Please indicate to the Secretariat if you wish to lodge at  UCC-GH.

You may however prefer to make your own arrangement.

A list of comfortable hotels is provided below. Please contact the hotel directly for booking and please inform us if you are going to organize your stay individually.

 

Hotel Location Contacts
Pempamsie Cape Coast 00233 56 151 2407
Ridge Royal  Cape Coast 00233 31 200 3222
Sasakawa Guest House UCC, Cape Coast 00233 20 586 6305
Institute of Education Chalets UCC, Cape Coast 00233 54 201 3369

PROGRAM ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

Language

The official language of the Training is English. No translations will be offered.

 

Certificate of Attendance

Certificate of Attendance will be awarded at the close of the Program.

 

Time Zone

Ghana Standard Time is GMT +0.00

 

Currency and Taxes

The Ghanaian Cedi (GHc) is the official national currency. The exchange rate is 1 US$ = Ghana Cedi 4.40.

 

Visa Requirements

Various processes are available depending on your nationality, purpose of travel and eligibility.
All Nationals of Countries that are signatories to the ECOWAS treaty of May 1975 have Free Entry within 90 days and should have valid travel documents e.g. Country’s Passport or ECOWAS Travel Certificate. Admission into the country is through approved port of entry.

Make any enquiry pertaining to Travelling to Ghana on the Website of the Ghana Immigration Service: http://www.ghanaimmigration.org/

 

Letter of Invitation

Upon request, the Secretariat will send a personal invitation to registered participants. This invitation is meant only to help visitors to obtain a Visa, and is not a commitment on the part of the organizers to provide any financial support.

 

Liability and Insurance

The Training Program Organizers cannot accept responsibility whatsoever for injury or damage involving persons and property during the meeting. Participants are advised to make their own arrangements with respect to health and travel insurance. You may be required by Ghana immigration to present a valid Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate before being allowed to board flights and upon arrival. Please update your vaccination records.

 

Safety and Security

Please note that even though it is very safe to move around even at night in Cape Coast and Accra, participants are advised to take good care of themselves. ACURET/UCC will not be responsible for any unfortunate incidents due to neglect or transgression on your part.

 We advise you to exercise proper caution. Participants should not walk on the street at night or take public transport at night alone. It is wise to make photocopies of valuables such as your passport, tickets and any travellers’ checks. Keep one copy with you in a separate place. As a sensible precaution against luggage tampering, including theft, lock your luggage before departing for Accra and while leaving your rooms for training sessions.

 

Other information

Weather & Clothing: The Climate in Ghana is Tropical, but temperatures vary with seasons and elevations. In most areas, the highest temperatures occur in March and the lowest in August. July would be the middle of the rainy season in the coastal regions of Ghana, the weather is generally warm in Cape Coast during the day.

 

Voltage: Ghana uses 220-240 volts AC. The plug in use throughout the country is of the three square pin, 13-amp type (UK system).

 

Water: It is advisable to always drink bottled water. 

 

For further information or need for support on logistics, please contact

 

Mildred Asmah +233 244 404605                            Raymond Bentil +233 205 909 000

Conference Secretariat                                                            Conference Secretariat

cans@ucc.edu.gh

 

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N.B: There is a pre-workshop event open to participants, in particular students, on Scientific Writing Skills in Animal Experimentation.

Students who desire the event manual should indicate during registration. A fee of GHC 20.00 would be applicable on-site. 

 
All are cordially invited.
RSVP: LOC: 233 244 404 605/233 205 909 000
 

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