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UCC Statutes Review C’ttee Submits Draft Report

UCC Statutes Review C’ttee Submits Draft Report

12 Sep, 2022 By DIS

The Committee tasked with the responsibility to review the 2016 Statutes of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has submitted its draft report to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong.

Chaired by the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, the Committee was to, among other things, critically study the 2016 Statutes to improve the provisions and arrangements to ensure consistency and also identify grey areas contained in it.

Presenting the report on behalf of the twelve-member committee, Prof. Ampiah explained the rigorous processes the Committee went through before producing what he described as "a comprehensive draft report on the 2016 Statutes".

According to him, the Committee engaged all the relevant stakeholders in the University in pursuance of its mandate.

Highlights of the Draft Report

The Committee, Prof Ampiah noted, recommended for the appointment of Deputy Provosts for the Colleges and the appointment of Deans and Vice-Deans for Schools and Faculties.

The Committee further proposed that the term of office for provosts should be "a non-renewable four (4) year term and the tenure of the Registrar should be five (5) years renewable up to three (3) years”.

Additionally, the Committee underscored the need for the following directors’ tenure to be reduced to four (4) years, renewable up to three (3) years.

·         Director, Directorate of Finance

·         Director, Directorate of Internal Audit

·         Director, University Health Services

·         Director, Directorate of Physical Development

However, the Committee indicated that the following directors’ tenure be limited to four (4) years, renewable two (2) years.

·         Directors, Directorates of Academic Affairs, Information    Communication and Technology (ICT)

·         Directors, Directorates of Human Resource, Procurement

·         Directors, Directorates of Public Affairs, Consular and General Services

The Committee proposed that the Head of Legal Affairs’ tenure be six (6) years, renewable up to four (4) years only.

The Committee asked for the appointment of a Director of Basic Schools to ensure uniformity of the two (2) basic schools in the University.

 

Chairman of the Committee, Prof. Ghartey Ampiah (left)

presenting the Committee’s report to the VC, Prof. Nyarko Boampong

 

The Committee indicated that Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) be "equivalent or equated to a college".

To ensure consistency, the minimum number of years required for promotion in the University was proposed to be reduced to four (4) years.

The Committee noted that the interview requirement for promotion from Senior Assistant Registrar and analogous rank to Deputy Registrar and analogous rank should be abolished.

The Committee observed that the Chairmanship of the College of Professors should be limited to professors in active service who had delivered their inaugural lecture.

The Committee proposed that July 31 and December 31 be the scheduled dates for staff retirement in the fiscal year, depending on the dates of birth of staff.

Responding, Prof. Boampong congratulated the Committee on completing its work and submitting the draft report.

He stated that the draft report would be forwarded to the Academic Board, adding, “I know most of the things that you have proposed will be accepted...”

The Committee, which was inaugurated in 2021 by the Vice-Chancellor, comprised: Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah (Chairman), Prof. Peter K.T Grant (member), Prof. Augustine Tanle (Member), Dr. Theresa Patrine Ennin (Member), Dr. Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi (Member) and Mr. Constantine Kudzedzi (Member).

 The rest include: Mr. Benjamin Andoh (Member), Mr. Solomon Faakye (Member),  Mr. Kwabena Antwi-Konadu (Member) Mr. Emmanuel Aidoo (Secretary) Mr. Sandy Kumi-Sinatra (Member) and Mr. Benjamin Mensah-Gorman (Member).

The Registrar, Mr. Jeff Teye E. Onyame, was present at the meeting.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

alumni

UCC inaugurates two Regional Alumni Chapters

12 Sep, 2022 By DIS

The National Alumni Association of University of Cape Coast (UCC) under the auspices of the Institutional Advancement Office-UCC has successfully inaugurated the Ahafo and Western North Regional UCC Alumni Chapters.

The events, held at Goaso and Sefwi Wiawso respectively, were in collaboration with the UCC@60 Planning Committee. The inaugurations formed part of activities marking the 60th anniversary commemorations of the University.

The Chairman of the UCC@60 Planning Committee, Prof. L. K. Sam-Amoah highlighting the activities for the celebrations urged the alumni to embrace the celebration and participate in the anniversary activities. He rallied the alumni to come together as a formidable fraternity and own the 60th anniversary by fully participating and supporting the University Management in their quest to developing the University.

Prof. Sam-Amoah appealed to the alumni to constantly exhibit the high tenets of UCC in their respective endeavours and present themselves worthy ambassadors of the University. He further touted the successes chalked by the University in recent years including the prestigious Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

 

Interim executives of UCC Alumni Association, Ahafo Region

 

The National President of the Association, Mr. Sammy Akoto, charged his noble constituents to be determined to rise to the call in providing support to their alma mater. “This will deliberately augment the efforts of Management in its developmental drive for their beloved University of Competitive Choice” he said.

He mentioned that the mother association was instituting an Alumni Students’ Support Fund to assist students of the University who may genuinely need financial support to pursue their respective courses of studies. "This, we believe, will offer some respite for affected students in the University".

Mr. Godwin Asante Forkuo, Head of the Institutional Advancement Office-UCC also underscored the essence of becoming part of a formidable alumni association. He outlined some benefits recognized members stand to access through the Institutional Advancement Office of the University as well as the opportunities the association affords through networking and socialization.

At a fundraising session at Goaso, Mr. Emmanuel Abugbila, an alumnus and a philanthropist pledged to sponsor ten (10) students each academic year for three (3) conservative years under the Alumni Students’ Support Fund.

Several of the dignitaries present supported through cash donations and pledges.

Interim Executives of UCC Alumni Association, Western North Region

 

In the Ahafo Region, some of the alumni present included the Regional Minister, Regional Coordinating Director, Regional Police Commander, Regional Fire Officer, Regional Economic Planning Officer, Municipal Chief Executive, Philanthropists, private business personalities among many.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

 

 

The honourees

Dept. of English Honours Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, 2 Others

12 Sep, 2022 By DIS

The Department of English, University of Cape Coast (UCC) has held a conference to honour three (3) distinguished scholars for their dedication and commitment to the teaching, research and dissemination of knowledge in language and literary studies.

 

The honourees were Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the first female Vice-Chancellor of UCC and former Minister of Education; Prof. Lawrence K. Owusu-Ansah and Prof. Kwadwo Opoku-Agyemang.

 

The honour was also in recognition of their exemplary leadership and unbridled contributions to the Department, Faculty of Arts and the College of Humanities and Legal Studies.

 

Held at the Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang auditorium, the conference was on the theme: “Language and Literature: Tradition and Transformation.”

 

Remarks by Honourees

 

Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, in her remarks, expressed gratitude to the Department for the honour.

 

She recounted how her students were afraid to choose her course because she was not magnanimous with marks, saying she wanted "the best in her students to come out ".

 

Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang speaking at the conference

 

 

"...As I kept telling them at the end of the class, if you can make an A, I think you should make it. You shouldn’t be happy with the B+. And it is those students who I thought were just happy with the middle grades that were always my target. If students are not stretching themselves as much as I know they are capable of...That's where sometimes the disagreement comes" she explained.

 

Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang paid glowing tribute to Prof. Atta Britwum for his mentorship.

 

"If there is ever anything I have written whether it is an article, a review, a book, he has always been part of this journey" she said.

 

She reminded faculty in active service of the needs of students and the need to exercise restraints in helping to unearth their potentials.

 

 

Prof. Lawrence Owusu Ansah, one of the honourees, making his submission

 

 

Prof. Lawrence Owusu Ansah, in his submission, indicated he had not regretted joining the University of Cape Coast. He thanked the Department for the recognition and promised to continue to impact positively on the younger generation. 

 

Prof. Owusu Ansah, who served the University for thirty-eight (38) years, added that education was still the best legacy both parents and teachers could help imbibe in the Ghanaian child, particularly, in sharpening their skills and analytical abilities.

 

For his part, Prof. Kwadwo Opoku-Agyemang, in a brief remark, expressed gratitude to the Department of English for the honour done the honourees.

 

 

He entreated faculty to treat students with love and care, saying the University exists because of the students.

 

Prof. Opoku-Agyemang speaking at the Conference

 

Prof. Opoku-Agyemang, who first piloted the Communication Skills course in UCC, used the occasion to eulogise Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang for her motherly care towards her children, describing her as "an ideal woman".

 

The Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies, Professor Kwame Osei Kwarteng, who chaired the occasion, hailed the honourees for their outstanding contributions to the Department.

 

He underlined the need for teachers to be rewarded on earth and not in heaven while thanking the Department for the honour done the three (3) revered scholars.

 

 

The conference also saw goodwill messages from past students of the scholars.

 

Management of OUE wit the Management of UCC

Management of OUE call on Vice-Chancellor of UCC

12 Sep, 2022 By DIS

Management of Obokese University of Excellence (OUE), Ghana has paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong.

The call, according to the Rector of the University, Nana Kwamena Krah, was to show appreciation to management of UCC for the relationship being built between the two universities and the mentoring OUE would enjoy through its affiliation to UCC.

He was equally appreciative of the support UCC had rendered OUE in preparation towards its All Africa Education Summit scheduled for September 19 to 24, 2022.

On his part, Omanhen of Abeadze Dominase, Dasebre Kwebu Ewusi (VII), who is the Board Chair for OUE, reiterated the University’s appreciation for the immense assistance UCC had so far extended to them. He indicated that the call on the Vice-Chancellor was to formally introduce some members of Management of the OUE and further solidify the relationship between the two universities.

Omamhen of Abeadze Dominase, Dasebre Kwebu Ewusi VII

 

He also took advantage of the opportunity to congratulate UCC on its sixtieth (60th) anniversary celebration.

The Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Johnson Nyarko-Boampong, in his remarks, said UCC was well prepared to mentor OUE and assured of its continued support.

Present at the meeting were the Registrar of UCC, Mr. Jeff Teye Emmanuel Onyame, Head of Institutional Affiliations-UCC, Dr. Justice Agyenim Boateng, some members of the Asebu Traditional Council and staff of OUE.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

Registration and Examination Officers Undergo Refresher Training

06 Sep, 2022 By DIS

The Students Record Section under the Directorate of Academic Affairs has begun a round of refresher training for Registration and Examination Officers from the various Departments, Faculties and Schools of the University of Cape Coast (UCC). 

 

The three-day training, held at the Training and Support Centre, was to review user requirements and enhance the implementation of the UCC Online Student Information System (UCCOSIS) in line with the academic programme policies and regulations of the University.

 

The participants were taken through topics such as Academic Policies and Regulations, Modules on UCCOSIS, Teaching Time Table, as well as Responsibilities of Faculty Registration and Examination Officers (FREOs) and the Departmental Registration and Examination Officers (DREOs).

 

The Chairman of the Time Table Committee, Prof. Nathaniel Howard, took participants through the Teaching Time Table. Amongst facilitators who spoke at the training were the Head of the Department of Classics and Philosophy, Prof. Peter K.T Grant; the Head of the Students’ Record Section, Mr. Abdulai Mohammed Najimudeen and the Head of the Management and Information Section, Mr. Ernest Kojo Bentum.

 

The participants expressed satisfaction with the refresher training.

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

05 Sep, 2022

INVITATION TO TENDER

NATIONAL COMPETITIVE TENDERING

  1. The University of Cape Coast intends to apply part of its Budgetary Allocation of Funds for payments under the following contracts.

IFT No.

DESCRIPTION

QUANTITY

   

CR/UCC/WK/0033/2022

Renovation of Faculty of Arts Building

1

CR/UCC/WK/0034/2022

Renovation of Faculty of Social Sciences Block

1

CR/UCC/WK/0036/2022

Renovation of Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Laboratory

1

CR/UCC/WK/0037/2022

Renovation of School of Business Office Block

1

CR/UCC/GD/0332/2022

Supply of

Lot 1: Galvanized pipe and other materials for repair of tables and chairs

Lot 2: Assorted wood for repair of tables and chairs

various

CR/UCC/GD/0307/2022

Supply of Desktop Computers for Primary School (Confucius)

18

 

  1. The University of Cape Coast invites sealed Tenders from eligible contractors for the above works. Tendering will be conducted through the National Competitive Tendering (NCT) procedures specified in the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) as Amended and the Guidelines of the Public Procurement Authority of the Republic of Ghana.

 

  1. Interested eligible Tenderers may obtain further information from The Procurement Office, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, and inspect the bidding document at the address and location given from Monday-Friday, 9.00 am to 4.00 pm local time each day.

 

  1. A complete set of Tender documents in English may be purchased by interested Tenderers on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon the payment of a non-refundable fee of GH¢300.00 for each document. Tenderers who purchased similar documents earlier may present their old receipt for the new document. The method of payment will be by cash, or bank draft to University of Cape Coast. The document will be obtained personally.

 

  1. Tenders must be deposited in the Tender Box located at the Procurement Office, New Central Administration Building, New Site, at or before 11:00 am, on Monday, 19th September, 2022.

 

  1. Tenders shall be valid for a period of 90 days after the deadline for Tender submission. All tenders must be accompanied by a Tender Security of not less than two percent (2%) of the Tender Price from a reputable Bank or Insurance Company. Late Tenders will be rejected. Tenders will be opened in the presence of Tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend in nose masks at the Academic Board Chamber located at the Top Floor of the New Administration Building, University of Cape Coast and at the time specified above.

 

    7. All tenders must be accompanied by: Valid Business Registration Certificate, VAT Certificate, Valid Tax Clearance Certificate, Valid SSNIT Clearance Certificate, Manufacturers Authorization (where applicable), PPA Registration Certificate, Valid Works and Housing Certificate, Valid Labour  Certificate, Power of Attorney etc.

 

    8. Address for inspection and Purchase of Tender Documents:

Procurement Office

New Central Administration Block- New Site

University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

Telephone: 0243422871/0243579933

Email: procurement@ucc.edu.gh/nampofo@ucc.edu.gh

Weaning Public Universities off Government Payroll- Experts divided over issue

05 Sep, 2022 By DIS

Participants in an Experts’ Forum have expressed divergent views on the decision by government to wean public universities off its payroll.

 

While some held the view that the move by government was a step in the right direction, others said the measure would have dire consequences on public universities in the country.

 

Organised by the University of Cape Coast branch of the Universities   Teachers' Association of Ghana (UTAG-UCC), the Expert Forum was on the theme: “Weaning Public Universities from Government of Ghana Payroll: Implications for Tertiary Education Landscape."

 

The event, attended by students and academia, sought to promote knowledge sharing in the academic community and provide evidence based-independent and non-partisan policy alternatives for consideration by government.

 

A participant, Dr. Addae Boateng Adu-Gyamfi, from Faculty of Social Sciences-UCC, making a strong case in favour of government's decision, contended that universities could support themselves if they cut down on expenditure.

 

"Public universities can support themselves with the amount of money generated, if they cut waste within the system. If all these things are looked at, public universities can sustain themselves- pay staff, development could go on and there will be excess money" he stressed.

A section of UTAG Members at the Forum

 

Another participant, Dr. Kwadwo Addo Tuffour, in his submission, noted that weaning public universities off the payroll of government would be inimical, saying that public universities would find it difficult to execute infrastructural projects.

 

"Globally, the partners of financing education are parents, business and government. So we cannot wean ourselves from government payroll because education is key to national development" he argued.

  

A lecturer at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Dr. Saibu Mutaru, opined that the move by government would make students pay realistic fees, arguing that the claims students could access loans from the Students' Loan Trust or seek scholarship from the Scholarship Secretariat were untenable.

 

Prof. Ransford Gyampo, from the University of Ghana, backed government to wean public universities off its payroll. According to him, students must pay realistic fees so lecturers could be paid well.

 

The honourable Member of Parliament for Cape Coast North, Dr. Kwamena Minta Nyarku, with the UCC School of Business, noted that the cost burden on public universities would be enormous, calling on government to reconsider its decision. He added that the enrolment of students would dwindle and accessibility to quality tertiary education would be gravely affected.

Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong

 

In his closing statements, the Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, who chaired the event, noted that Ghana's high importation rate was the leading cause of the depreciation of the Cedi against the Dollar.

 

 He added, "So if we want the government to fund university education, we should be prepared to decrease our demand for salary increment because it is all for public good."

 

The event attracted dignitaries such as the Pro Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Rosemond Boohene and the Registrar, Mr. Jeff Teye Emmanuel Onyame.

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

Perish the Thought of Weaning Public Universities off Gov’t Payroll-Gov’t Urged

05 Sep, 2022 By DIS

Panelists at an Expert Forum have advised government to reconsider its decision to wean public universities off its payroll since such a move would take a toll on tertiary education in the country.

 

The  Panelists included the Founding and immediate past Dean of the Faculty of Law at University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Philip Ebow Bondzi-Simpson; a former Pro Vice- Chancellor of UCC, Prof. George K. T. Oduro, and the Director-General of IEPA-UNESCO Category II Centre, UCC, Dr. Michael Boakye-Yiadom.

 

They expressed the views at an Expert Forum organised by the UCC branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG-UCC) on the theme: “Weaning Public Universities from Government of Ghana Payroll: Implications for Tertiary Education”.

 

The event formed part of activities heralding the grand durbar of UCC’s sixtieth (60th) anniversary celebration.

 

In March, this year, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, disclosed that public tertiary institutions in the country would be weaned-off government’s payroll. The move, according to the minister, formed part of government’s medium-term measures to address the challenges confronting the economy.

 

However, according to the experts, the transitioning of public universities on to government’s payroll could come with some untoward challenges to tertiary education in Ghana.

 

Reduce the Tertiary Intake

Founding and immediate past Dean of the Faculty of Law-UCC, Prof. Philip Ebow Bondzi-Simpson

 

Prof. Bondzi-Simpson, who treated the topic: "Preparedness of Universities in Ghana" posited that such a measure by government would drastically affect enrolment rate of students in higher education, as students who were covered by government's subvention would pay realistic fees.

 

According to him, the wean-off would make students patronise only required driven academic programmes to the detriment of "useful but not necessary demand driven programmes."

 

"Philosophy, Ghanaian language, Classics, Linguistics and the likes, you will get few people doing it and therefore, if education is to be treated for public good it will result in different imperatives” Prof. Bondzi-Simpson said in his remarks.

 

He noted that the move would also affect capital projects of universities and there would be untold pressure on the internally generated funds of public universities.

 

The former Dean was of the view that government should provide stakeholders with the road map of how it was weaning public universities off the payroll before carrying out the policy implementation.

 

"If public universities are to be weaned off the payroll, what are the processes and procedures in place? What are the action points, and what are the timelines. Unless and until a roadmap is put in place that we can all see and interrogate, no one can say we are prepared” he concluded.

 

Limit Access to Higher Education

Former Pro Vice- Chancellor of UCC, Prof. George K. T. Oduro

 

Taking his turn to address the forum on the topic: "Accessibility Impact Assessment," Prof. Oduro stated that the wean off would have ripple effects on students' access to acquire quality tertiary education.

 

Currently, he said, universities were facing daunting challenges regarding self-funded projects despite benefiting from government's subvention, saying weaning them off completely would be counter-productive.

 

"...But if there is weaning off, it means that the universities will have to rethink how the money will be used. That will affect investment in infrastructure" he added.

 

While calling on it to adopt targeted poor-people focus approach to policy implementations, Prof. Oduro told government to recognise "Public university education as public good and prioritise its budgetary support to payment of salaries. Shifting the universities from the payroll, monies could be saved to sustain government payroll responsibilities towards teaching and non- teaching staff."

 

Funding Gap

Director-General of IEPA-UNESCO Category II Centre, UCC, Dr. Michael Boakye-Yiadom (speaking)

 

For his part, Dr. Michael Boakye-Yiadom, speaking on the topic: "Alternative Policy and Lessons from Peer Institutions Globally" admitted that stakeholders should come together to brainstorm on filling the funding gap that the policy would create before government rushes to implement it.

 

"If we are successful in filling this funding gap, then we can say confidently…we want to begin to look at gradually weaning ourselves off government payroll" he noted.

 

Globally, he stressed, government funding of public universities was reducing and called on public universities to enhance their internally revenue mobilisation drive with innovative ways to rake in from alumni contributions, tuition and endowment funds to support their activities.

 

Dr. Boakye-Yiadom was quick to add that if public universities would take advantage of alumni contributions and endowment funds to generate domestic revenue then "I believe that weaning public universities off government payroll is possible only if we commit to making it happen".

 

The Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, chaired the forum, which was held at the School of Medical Sciences of University of Cape Coast.

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

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