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UCC retains positions as 1st in Ghana, in West Africa and 4th in Africa

24 Oct, 2022 By DIS

The University of Cape Coast, UCC, has been ranked first university in Ghana, and West Africa, and fourth in Africa, according to the 2023 Times Higher Education Rankings.

The 2023 Times Higher ranking also placed UCC 24th on universities globally for research influence, as well as amongst top 400 globally. 

In 2022 ranking, UCC was adjudged the best university in Ghana, in West Africa, the 4th best university in Africa and the best university globally for research influence. 

The annual Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings (WUR) is the most prestigious global ranking. It aims to provide the definitive list of the best universities evaluated across five (5) key areas of Teaching, Research, Citations, International Outlook and Industry Income. 

It is also the only global university rankings league table to judge research intensive universities across each one of their core missions: Teaching (the learning environment), Research (volume, income, and reputation) International outlook (staff, students and research) Citations (research influence) and Industry Income (knowledge transfer). 

Times Higher Education (THE) uses carefully calibrated performance indicators to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons, and all data are independently audited by professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoppers (PwC), making the Times Higher Education World University Rankings the only Global university rankings, which is subject to full independent scrutiny.

Source: Documentation and Information Section - UCC

MoveOn International Summer School Opens in UCC

23 Oct, 2022 By DIS

Researchers, academia and practitioners from fifteen (15) sub-Saharan countries have met and discussed interdisciplinary and collaborative learning on sustainable mobility at the University of Cape Coast, UCC. 

The programme, jointly organized by the University of Kassel, Germany and UCC, aimed at building the capacities of participants in order to help transform mobility in their respective countries. 

It provided an opportunity for young researchers from sub-Saharan Africa to discuss their research areas, challenges and ideas as well as to strengthen their methodological and practical skills. 

The MoveOn Summer School is funded by the Volkswagen Foundation, Germany. 

Addressing the gathering, a Senior Lecturer and Transport Geographer at the Department of Geography and Regional Planning, UCC, Dr. Regina Amoako-Sakyi, said there were numerous laws governing mobility issues in the country.

However, institutions, according to her, had failed to comply with the laws which mandate public buildings to be fitted with disability-friendly facilities to make them easily accessible.

Dr. Regina Amoako-Sakyi, senior Lecturer and Transport Geographer at the Department of Geography and Regional Planning, UCC.

“Policy is good but we need force. Another thing we also want to do is to have the education reach the drivers and pedestrians on safety precautions on the road… even the design of our road only makes room for vehicles and vehicle drivers. But we know that we have multi-users. So how are we actually making our roads friendlier?” she added. 

Dr. Amoako-Sakyi mentioned environmental impacts, human safety, accessibility and affordability as some of the problems with global mobility. She called for effective measures to help mitigate global warming with issues that come with transportation. 

“We all know what we are facing with the current global warming and transportation has a lot to do with it. And so our effort is to bring up people ready with a solution” said the Senior Lecturer. 

A professor of Sustainable Mobility at the University of Kassel, Germany, Angela Francke, called for effective collaborations amongst universities to find solutions to mobility challenges. She urged participants to develop sustainable mobility options, including walking and cycling.

The Summer School started on October 9 and ended on October 15.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

Prudential Bank supports UCC@60 with GHS 500, 000. 00

22 Oct, 2022 By DIS

Prudential Bank Ghana Limited has donated a cheque for GH¢500, 000.00 to

support the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to establish a Biomedical and Clinical Research Center.

Presenting the cheque on behalf of Management and Staff, the Managing Director of the Bank , Mr. John K. Addo,noted that the gesture was to express the Bank’s appreciation to the University and  said the Bank was pleased to be associated with UCC. 

He was optimistic that the amount would go a long way to assist the UCC to establish a Research Center to complement the efforts of other similar research centers in the country. 

The Managing Director stated that  the Bank’s commitment to giving back to their partners formed  part of the core principles of the Bank's Corporate Social Responsibility.

For his part, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, who received the donation on behalf of the UCC, expressed gratitude to Prudential Bank for the nice gesture.

He said Prudential Bank’s support towards the proposed Biomedical and Clinical Research Center would provide the same services that Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) and the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) were providing.  

He added that the Center would also be of immense help to both staff and students to produce  quality research. 

Prof Boampong noted that the Bank’s assistance was a further testament that the Bank was truly committed to the general well-being of staff and students of the University.

Accompanying the Managing Director of Prudential Bank to the UCC@60 Alumni Dinner Fundraising and Awards Night were the 

Head of Marketing and Corporate Affairs- Mrs Akosua A. Boahen, the Cape Coast Branch 

Manager of the Bank,  Mr. Eric Sarpong Appau as well as the UCC Branch Manager, Mr. Benjamin Darko. 

The Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof Rosemond Boohene, and the Registrar, Mr. Jeff Teye E. Onyame, were present at the event.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

17 Oct, 2022

ANNOUNCEMENT

UCC Registration and Examination Officers Undergo Refresher Training

13 Oct, 2022 By DIS

In line with the strategic objective of the University to enhance ICT knowledge management and services among staff of the University, the Students Record Section of the Directorate of Academic Affairs of the University of Cape Coast has organised a three-day refresher training for all School/Faculty and Departmental Registration and Examination Officers (FREOs/SREOs and DREOs).

The objective of the refresher training was to review user requirements and enhance the implementation of the University of Cape Coast Online Student Information System (UCCOSIS), in line with the academic programme policies and regulations of the University.

The training covered the academic programme policies and regulations for undergraduate studies, modules on the UCCOSIS, and responsibilities of FREOs/SREOs, DREOs, and that of members of SRS and MIS section. It was held at the training and support centre of the Directorate of ICT Services.

Facilitators for the training included the Registrar of the University, Mr. Jeff Teye Emmanuel Onyame; Director of Academic Affairs, Gideon Enoch Abbeyqauye Esq.; Head of Department of Classics and Philosophy, Prof. Peter K.T Grant; Head of Department and Chairman of Time Table Committee, Prof. Nathaniel Howard; Head of Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Prof. Issahaku Adam; Head of the Management Information Section, Mr. Ernest Kojo Bentum; and the Head of Students Records Section, Mr. Mohammed Najimudeen Abdulai.

The Director of Academic Affairs, Gideon Enoch Abbeyqauye Esq. took participants through the academic programme policies and regulations for students of the University. He admonished FREOs/SREOs and DREOs to diligently work with students and support their academic needs in line with the available policies of the University.

Prof. Peter K.T Grant and Prof. Issahaku Adam shared relevant experiences with participants on the responsibilities of FREOs/SREOs and DREOs in the implementation of policies and the UCCOSIS. Participants were taken through practical sessions on UCCOSIS by Mr. Ernest Kojo Bentum and Mr. Andrews Kwabena Owusu.

The training also provided an opportunity for all stakeholders to share valuable experiences and essential feedback on the implementation of policies and the UCCOSIS.

The Registrar of the University, Mr. Jeff Teye Onyame, climaxed the training with a brief lecture on the roles of staff of the Students Records and the MIS Sections in delivering services to students and the University community.

He admonished all stakeholders to work together to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the UCCOSIS and the University’s academic programme policies and regulations for students. The participants expressed satisfaction with the refresher training, and called for more of such programmes to enhance the collective implementation of policies and the systems in the University.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

UCC Becomes First Tertiary Institution to Inaugurate Ambulance Service Centre

12 Oct, 2022 By DIS

The University of Cape Coast has set the pace by becoming the first higher education institution in the country to establish an Ambulance Service Centre.

The establishment of the Centre is in partnership with the National Ambulance Service.

At a ceremony to inaugurate the facility, the Director of the University Health Services (UHS), Dr. Evans Ekanem, indicated that the University of Cape Coast Hospital stands as the only tertiary health facility with a sub-metro status in Ghana. This translates into the UHS being given the responsibility of overseeing the activities of National Community Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds and zones.

Director of the University Health Services (UHS), Dr. Evans Ekanem

Dr. Ekanem further said that the UHS in conjunction with various faculties was currently involved in the training of some cadre of health workers - doctors, physician assistants, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, radiographers, sonographers, dieticians, optometrists and laboratory assistants.

He described as exciting the partnership with the National Ambulance Service leading to the establishment of the Ambulance Centre at the University which will enhance the transportation of patients to other health facilities for treatment.

“The hospital must rely on other facilities such as the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital and the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital for referral cases and this requires the availability and the use of ambulances and we are therefore excited … launching this partnership with the National Ambulance Service” Dr. Ekanem noted.

UHS Now Preferred Health Facility in Cape Coast

Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong

In his address, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Johnson Nyarko-Boampong, mentioned that from humble beginnings, the UHS had chalked an imposing feat as the preferred health facility within the Cape Coast Metropolis and beyond.

He noted the hospital had the vision of expanding its range of services by providing an enabling environment to attract and maintain specialists in other points of healthcare leading to an upgrade of the UHS to a secondary healthcare facility.

Prof. Nyarko Boampong reiterated the benefit the Ambulance Centre presents to UHS considering the poor state of the two ambulances the University owns.

He took advantage of the platform to extend an invitation to the persons present to participate in the grand durbar of the University’s 60th anniversary.

Basic Life Support Training for UCC Students

The CEO of the National Ambulance Service, Prof. Ahmed Zackaria, has recommended to the University of Cape Coast the introduction of a Basic Life Support Training course for students of the University.

Speaking as the guest speaker at the inauguration of the Ambulance Service Centre, he said with UCC making its mark as an institution setting the pace as the pioneer in several fields, inculcating a Life Support Training course into the programmes of all students will ensure these students graduating with the requisite knowledge in life support.

Prof. Zackaria added that the establishment of the Ambulance Centre at UCC was an addition to the general emergency response system in the metropolis and its surrounding districts to reduce the spate of human lives lost in times of emergencies.

The ceremony also saw the inauguration of an ambulance by the CEO of the National Ambulance Service and the Vice- Chancellor of UCC.

Present at the commissioning were the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rosemond Boohene who also is the board chairperson of UHS; Registrar, Mr. Jeff Teye Emmanuel Onyame; Central Regional Director of Health Services, Dr. Akosua Owusu-Sarpong as well as Provosts, Deans, Directors and the representatives of labour unions at UCC.

Directorate of University Health Services-DUHS

University of Cape Coast Hospital

The Directorate of University Health Services (DUHS) began as a clinic in 1963, attached to the Adehye Hall to cater for the health needs of students, staff and their dependents. It is now one of the Directorates of the University of Cape Coast and consists of the University Health Services (UHS) and the Environmental Health Services (EHS).

The Directorate is governed and regulated by the University Health Services Committee (UHSC) under the chairmanship of the Pro- Vice-Chancellor of the University with representatives from Academic Board, Convocation, Central Regional Health Directorate, Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), Tertiary Education Workers’ Union (TEWU), Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASSAG), the Student Representative Council (SRC) and DUHS.

It is licensed as a primary healthcare facility by the Health Facility Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) of Ghana. The facility is a member of the Ghana Association of Quasi-Government Health Institutions (GAQHI).

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

STAFF REWARD AND RECOGNITION NOMINATION FORM

The UCC Outstanding Staff Reward and Recognition Award is presented this year 2022 to recognize individual staff who demonstrate outstanding service and who make significant contributions to the university and the community.
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