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School of Economics Launches GHS 20 million Development Fund

05 May, 2022 By DIS

The School of Economics of University of Cape Coast (UCC) has launched a development fund to raise GHS 20 million to support the setting up of a state-of-the-art Economics Research Centre.

 

The fund, to be known as School of Economics Development Fund (SoEDfund), is equally aimed at providing scholarships, bursaries and grants to support needy but brilliant students seeking to build careers in Economics. 

 

The fund will also be used to enhance capacity of staff and students to undertake innovative teaching, cutting-edge research and support the dissemination of high- quality economic policy relevant research results to the needs of national, regional and global economy.

 

The launch, on the theme; “Towards Building a World-Class Research-Intensive and Entrepreneurial School - The Role of Stakeholders” brought together politicians, clergy, traditional leaders, business executives, academics, students amongst others.

 

The guest of honour for the launch, a former Minister of Finance, Prof. Kwesi Botchwey, applauded the leadership of the School of Economics for the initiative. He urged alumni of the School of Economics to give back to the School as part of their contribution to the growth of the University.

 

The former Finance Minister was of the view that for Ghana to compete in the fourth industrial revolution, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education was not negotiable. Hence, he challenged tertiary institutions in the country to attach importance to the teaching of STEM to create and produce a lot of engineers and problem solvers.

 

According to Prof Botchwey, in order not to be left behind by the fast spate of globalization, faculty and students must show strong interest in the acquisition of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) skills.

 

During the launch, several individuals and institutions contributed to the Fund which would be managed by a 13-member board of trustees, chaired by Prof. Kwesi Botchwey.

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

Inaugural Lecture
Date/Time/Duration
Friday, May 20, 2022 - 2:00pm
Venue/Location
School of Medical Sciences ( SMS) Auditorium
Chairperson
Prof. Obeng Mireku (Chairman of Council)
Speaker
Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong (Vice-Chancellor)

As part of activities marking the 60th Anniversary of the University of Cape Coast, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong will deliver his Inaugural Lecture on the topic "Malaria Treatment Failures: What can we do?"

The Abstract of the Lecture and Biodata of the Vice-Chancellor will be updated soon.

All are cordially invited.

Inaugural Lecture

UCC Pro Vice-Chancellor Launches GB-PIE Project

29 Apr, 2022 By DIS

The commitment of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, to transform UCC into a world-class entrepreneurial university has received a major boost following the launch of the Ghana Britain Partnership for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (GB-PIE) project.

 

The GB-PIE project is aimed at promoting innovation and entrepreneurship amongst the youth through knowledge transfer programmes.

 

It also seeks to provide a platform for increasing the visibility of other Innovation for African Universities (IAU) projects running in Ghana.

 

Launching the Project, the Pro Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Mrs. Rosemond Boohene, encouraged students to be innovative and create their own jobs after school. She further urged them to take advantage of all the entrepreneurship programmes on campus. While expressing regret over complaints by graduates due to the unavailability of jobs, Prof Boohene challenged them to start their own businesses after completing tertiary institution. The Pro Vice-Chancellor also entreated faculty members to modernize their teachings to develop the mindset of their students to "encourage empowerment, experiential learning, cooperation and reflective learning.”

 

Speaking further, she called for sustainable entrepreneurship, where young people would not enter into business and afterwards their business activities would impact negatively on the socio-economic development of the country.

 

"While we are encouraging our young people to go into entrepreneurship, we will give them the idea of impact investment, where when you invest, you will get your financial returns and also take care of the environment,” she added.

 

She also encouraged white-collar workers to also enter into entrepreneurship, stressing that entrepreneurship was not reserved for the unemployed.

 

“When we say entrepreneurship, we are not looking at people starting their own business but even when you are employed within an organization you could still engage in entrepreneurial activities and that is intra-entrepreneurship,” Prof. Boohene stated.

 

The GB-PIE Project Lead, Prof. Desmond Omane Acheampong, in his opening remarks, noted that the African youth population was rapidly growing with a projection of the number doubling to over 830 million by 2050.

 

“Hence,” Prof. Acheampong added “if properly harnessed, this increase in the working age population could promote high productivity with a more robust economic growth across our continent.”

 

Prof. Acheampong explained it was against that backdrop the British Council designed and introduced the Innovation for African Universities (IAU) programme, which aims at strengthening the capacity of universities to participate and provide meaningful contributions as key players within the entrepreneurship ecosystem in their respective regions.

Prof. Acheampong, who is also the Dean of the School of Allied Health Sciences, noted that the project was “timely as it is in sync with the vision of the leadership of UCC which seeks to make the UCC an entrepreneurial university.”

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

ADB supports UCC@60 Celebrations with GHS 30,000

29 Apr, 2022 By DIS

The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has presented a cheque for an amount of GHS30, 000 to the University of Cape Coast in support of activities commemorating the 60th anniversary celebrations of the University.

Area Manager of ADB for Central, Western and Western North, Mr. Emmanuel Akanko, presenting the cheque on behalf of management of the bank said the donation was in response to a request from the University early this year for support in the celebration of its 60th anniversary.

He further indicated that ADB over the years had established a very cordial relationship with the University hence, the bank found it extremely necessary to show its respect and contribute to the successful commemoration of the 60th anniversary. He also assured the University of further support to deepen the ties between the two institutions.

Receiving the cheque on behalf of the University, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, was elated for the support. He also called on the bank to actively participate in activities scheduled to mark the 60th anniversary of UCC.

 

The brief presentation ceremony had in attendance, the Pro Vice-Chancellor, UCC, Prof. Mrs. Rosemond Boohene and Registrar, Mr. Jeff Teye Onyame. Also present were the ADB Branch Manager for Cape Coast, Mr. Stephen Adjei Brewu and Branch Manager UCC, Mr. Joshua Ntow Dade.

UCC supports physically challenged alumnus with a scooter

28 Apr, 2022 By DIS

The University of Cape Coast, UCC, has donated a four-wheel scooter to a physically challenged alumnus to aid his movement. The beneficiary, Mr. Paul Biney, graduated UCC in 2021.

 

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Johnson Nyarko Boampong, handing over the mobility aid to Mr. Biney at the recently held UCC at 60 Celebration launch, said the donation was part of the University’s corporate social responsibility.

 

According to him, while on a visit at CoDE on campus, he was saddened by the mobility difficulties Mr. Biney was confronted with while he made his way to attend a lecture. This prompted the move for the support.

 

To further demonstrate the commitment of UCC to the welfare of its students with disabilities, Prof. Boampong announced that the University would offer Mr. Biney temporary employment, whilst waiting for financial clearance from government to offer him permanent employment in the University.

 

For his part, Provost of the College of Distance Education (CoDE), Prof Isaac Galyuon, said the donation was a dream-come-true and indicated that his College would continue to work towards creating equal opportunities for Persons Living with Disabilities at the various CoDE centres.

 

In this light, he announced that constructors working on CoDE infrastructural projects across the country have been instructed to make them disability friendly.

 

Prof. Galyuon added that CoDE would cover the cost of maintenance of the scooter for one year.

 

Receiving the mobility aid, Mr. Biney was grateful to the University for the support.

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

5-SEMESTER BACHELOR OF EDUCATION SANDWICH PROGRAMMES 2022/2023 ACADEMIC YEAR

Academic Year: 
2022 to 2023

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STUDIES

SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH

INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION 

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION INTO THE 5-SEMESTER BACHELOR OF EDUCATION SANDWICH PROGRAMMES 2022/2023 ACADEMIC YEAR

 

The Institute of Education, University of Cape Coast wishes to inform the public that application forms for admission into the 5-Semester Bachelor of Education Programmes (Sandwich) for the 2022/2023 academic year are on sale and will continue until 10th June, 2022.  This programme has been designed for persons interested in teaching Senior High School subjects.

PROGRAMMES ON OFFER

·         Bachelor of Education (Science)

·         Bachelor of Education (Mathematics)

·         Bachelor of Education (Arts)

·         Bachelor of Education (Social Sciences)

·         Bachelor of Education (Social Studies)

·         Bachelor of Education (Home Economics)

·         Bachelor of Education (Management)

·         Bachelor of Education (Accounting)

·         Bachelor of Education (Information Technology)

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1.      Bachelor of Education (Science)

Applicants seeking admission into the above programme must have: Diploma in Basic Education (Science and Mathematics Option) with Credit in any two of the following: Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Elective Mathematics in SSSCE/WASSCE.

2.      Bachelor of Education (Mathematics)

Applicants seeking admission into the above programme must have: Diploma in Basic Education (Science and Mathematics Option) with Credit in Elective Mathematics, and any one of the following subjects in SSSCE/WASSCE: Chemistry or Physics, Economics.

3.      Bachelor of Education (Arts)

Applicants seeking admission into the above programme must have: Diploma in Basic Education with Credit in any two of the following subjects in SSSCE/WASSCE: History, Christian/Islamic Religious Studies, French, Literature in English, Ghanaian Language.

4.      Bachelor of Education (Social Sciences)

Applicants seeking admission into the above programme must have: Diploma in Basic Education with Credit in any two of the following subjects in SSSCE/WASSCE: Economics, Geography, Elective Mathematics.

5.      Bachelor of Education (Social Studies)

Applicants seeking admission into the above programme must have: Diploma in Basic Education with Credit in Geography and any one of the following subjects in SSSCE/WASSCE: Economics, History and Government.

6.      Bachelor of Education (Home Economics)

Applicants seeking admission into the above programme must have: Diploma in Basic Education with Credit in any two of the following subjects in SSSCE/WASSCE: Food and Nutrition, Clothing and textiles, Management in living or General Knowledge in Arts, Biology and Chemistry.

7.      Bachelor of Education (Management)

Applicants seeking admission into the above programme must have: Diploma in Basic Education with Credit in Business Management and any two of the following subjects in SSSCE/WASSCE: Accounting, Costing, Economics, Elective Mathematics.

8.      Bachelor of Education (Accounting)

Applicants seeking admission into the above programme must have: Diploma in Basic Education with Credit in Accounting and any two of the following subjects in SSSCE/WASSCE: Business Management, Costing, Economics, Elective Mathematics.

9.      Bachelor of Education (Information Technology)

Applicants seeking admission into the above programme must have: Diploma in Basic Education with Credit in any two of the following subjects in SSSCE/WASSCE: Economics, Business Management, Accounting and Elective Mathematics.

Applicants who are interested in studying the under-listed programmes are to note the proposed study centres.

Programmes Proposed Study Centres

B.Ed. (Mathematics)                        

B.Ed. (Science)

B.Ed. (Information Technology) 

Kibi College of Education

Wesley College of Education
B.Ed. (Arts)St. Louis College of Education

B.Ed. (Social Sciences)                   

B.Ed. (Social Studies)

B.Ed. (Home Economics)          

Tamale College of Education

St. Monica’s College of Education

B.Ed. (Accounting)

B.Ed. (Management)                       

B.Ed. (Information Technology)		OLA College of Education

B.Ed. (Social Sciences)

B.Ed. (Social Studies)                       

B.Ed. (Home Economics)		Foso College of Education

Applicants should note that online teaching and learning will be adopted to support the traditional face-to-face approach.

SALE CENTRES

Applicants are to buy e-vouchers which will enable them to apply online. The e-vouchers are up for sale at the Centres listed below:

● Ghana Post Office

● University of Cape Coast Cash Office

● University of Cape Coast, Accra Office

● Institute of Education Accounts Office

● GCB Bank

● Agriculture Development Bank

● Consolidated Bank of Ghana

● Republic Bank

● Prudential Bank

● Zenith Bank

 

Please Note:

The Admission Fees will include Tuition, Residential Accommodation and Feeding.   

COST OF E-VOUCHER

Purchase e-voucher at a cost of Two Hundred and Twenty Ghana Cedis (GH¢220.00) from the sale centres.

ONLINE APPLICATIONS/SUBMISSION OF COMPLETED FORMS

 Applicants are advised to read application instructions very carefully before completing the online application form. 

Applicants should visit:   https://apply.ucc.edu.gh/auth/verify

- Select Entry Level: Undergraduate Entry 

- Enter Serial Number and Pin 

- Select Study Mode: Sandwich (Institute of Education) 

- Select Entry Type: WASSCE with Diploma - DEGREE 

All applicants are required to print out the completed application form and provide the following information at the back of the large EMS envelope: (a) application reference number (b) full name (c) postal address (d) first choice programme and (e) application category which should be: INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION POST WASSCE WITH DIPLOMA - SANDWICH (DEGREE) programme 

NB: Applications on which APPLICATION REFERENCE NUMBERS are not indicated will not be processed

IMPORTANT

a.  APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO SEND THE COMPLETED FORM BY EMS TO: THE DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST, UNIVERSITY POST OFFICE, CAPE COAST BY 10th June, 2022. 

b. THE FOLLOWING ENCLOSURES SHOULD ACCOMPANY APPLICANTS’ COMPLETE APPLICATION FORM: 

i.For applicants who were certified by the Institute of Education of the University of Cape Coast, photocopies of Certificates authenticated by the Director of Institute of Education/Principal of a College of Education are acceptable. Applicants should obtain their transcripts and forward them to: The Director, Institute of Education, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast. 

ii.For all other applicants, transcripts of the academic records should be sent to The Director, Institute of Education, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast.

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3-SEMESTER BACHELOR OF EDUCATION SANDWICH PROGRAMMES 2022/2023 ACADEMIC YEAR (COHORT 3)

Academic Year: 
2022 to 2023

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STUDIES

SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH

INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION INTO THE 3-SEMESTER BACHELOR OF EDUCATION SANDWICH PROGRAMMES 2022/2023 ACADEMIC YEAR (COHORT 3)

The Institute of Education, University of Cape Coast, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) runs 3-Semester Bachelor of Education (Post-Diploma in Basic Education) Programmes in the sandwich mode. This is to enable holders of Diploma in Basic Education (DBE) to be upgraded to a Bachelor's Degree. The third cohort commences on July/August 2022. Interested applicants should apply at topup.ucc.edu.gh.

The deadline for application to the programme is 10th June, 2022.

Qualified applicants will be enrolled automatically onto their choice of programme. Online teaching and learning will be adopted to support the traditional face-to-face approach. Eligible students would be required to have a smartphone, tablet or any device that would allow them to connect to the internet.

NOTE THAT ONLY those who have passed the Diploma in Basic Education Examinations or have the DBE Certificate will be required to fill the form online. NO fee is required before filling the application form online.

Applicants will be required to indicate the programme of their choice and the Study Centre, in line with their elective subject areas.

PROGRAMMES ON OFFER

·         B.ED. (Post-Diploma) Early Childhood Education

·         B.ED. (Post-Diploma) Primary Education

·         B.ED. (Post-Diploma) Junior High School (JHS) Education

STUDY CENTRES

Apart from the Early Childhood Education programme, applicants for Primary and JHS programmes should choose centres that offer their corresponding elective subjects.

Applicants who are interested in studying the under-listed programmes are to note the proposed study centres.

S/NPROGRAMMESPROPOSED STUDY CENTRES
1Early Childhood Education

St. Monica’s CoE, Mampong

Tumu CoE, Tumu

OLA CoE, Cape Coast

Holy Child CoE, Takoradi
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (JHS) ONLY
2Technical SkillsAda CoE, Ada
3Home Economics

Wiawso CoE, Wiawso

Tamale CoE, Tamale

SDA CoE, Asokore
4French

Tamale CoE, Tamale

OLA CoE, Cape Coast
5

Science

Mathematics

OLA CoE, Cape Coast

Wiawso CoE, Wiawso
PRIMARY ONLY
6Mathematics

OLA CoE, Cape Coast

Wiawso CoE, Wiawso
7Science

OLA CoE, Cape Coast

Wiawso CoE, Wiawso
PRIMARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (JHS)
8English Language

Tamale CoE, Tamale

OLA CoE, Cape Coast

Ada CoE, Ada

St. Teresa’s CoE, Hohoe Presbyterian CoE, Akropong Berekum CoE, Berekum

9Social Studies

Tamale CoE, Tamale

OLA CoE, Cape Coast

Ada CoE, Ada

St. Teresa’s CoE, Hohoe Presbyterian CoE, Akropong Berekum CoE, Berekum

10ICT

OLA CoE, Cape Coast

Berekum CoE, Berekum

St. Teresa’s CoE, Hohoe

11Religious and Moral Education

Tamale CoE, Tamale

OLA CoE, Cape Coast

Ada CoE, Ada

St. Teresa’s CoE, Hohoe Presbyterian CoE, Akropong Berekum CoE, Berekum

12Agricultural Science

Wiawso CoE, Wiawso

13Visual Arts

Offinso CoE, Offinso

14Performing Arts

Offinso CoE, Offinso

15Physical Education

Offinso CoE, Offinso

16

Ghanaian Language - (Dagbani and Gonja)

Ghanaian Language - (Dagaare, Kasem and Gurene)

Tamale CoE, Tamale

17Ghanaian Language (Twi)

OLA, CoE, Cape Coast

Presbyterian CoE, Akropong

18Ghanaian Language (Mfantse)

OLA, CoE, Cape Coast

19Ghanaian Language (Ewe)

St. Teresa’s CoE, Hohoe

20Ghanaian Language (Ga and Dangme)

Ada CoE, Ada

NB:

  1. Applicants are to access the online admission form through topup.ucc.edu.gh
  2. Fees will include Tuition, Residential Accommodation and Feeding.
  3. Applicants who are visually impaired or have hearing difficulty can only select Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong, as their Study Centre.

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    Workshop on Online Journal System underway in UCC

    27 Apr, 2022 By DIS

    A two-day workshop with the objective of making journals of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) visible, accessible, vibrant and recognized has opened at the Scholarly Communication Unit of the Sam Jonah Library.

    The workshop, being attended by editors and administrators of university journals, will end on Thursday, April 28, 2022.

    Organized by the Sam Jonah Library, it is being sponsored by the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Ghana (CARLIGH) and the Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL), with participants drawn from other sister universities.

    Participants are expected to share experiences and brainstorm on online journal services management.

    The workshop is being facilitated by Prof. Anokye Mohammed Adam of the Department of Finance as well as Messrs. Theophilus Ocran, Isaac Nii Noi Nortey and Pius Gamette, who are staff members at the Library.

    The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, opening the workshop, said scientific publishing was an integral part of research and university business.

    However, he pointed out that, African universities had not paid rapt attention to scholarly communication, a situation that had affected visibility of research outputs of universities.

    He expressed worry that faculty members overly focused on foreign journals at the detriment of local journals when seeking promotions.

    Prof. Boampong indicated that African scholars were publishing in droves, but was quick to add that their research outputs remained invisible and inaccessible online, adding that "because we (African scholars) have not adopted enough technology in scientific publication."

    The Vice-Chancellor announced the hosting of twenty (20) UCC journals online and remarked that about 80% of previously published journals had been digitally archived online.

    He told participants at the workshop that "henceforth, all journals that will be published by our University will be online to increase the visibility of our research outputs."

    The University Librarian, Dr. Mac-Anthony Cobblah, in a brief remark, expressed gratitude to the Vice-Chancellor for his relentless efforts to make  research outputs of the University visible and accessible online.

     

    Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

    UCC is the Forefront of Education Transformation in Ghana - Education Minister

    25 Apr, 2022 By DIS

    The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has described the University of Cape Coast (UCC) as the forefront of education transformation in the country.

    He has, therefore, called on the University to come up with educational ideas to expand the frontiers of quality education in the country.

     

    Dr. Osei Adutwum made these remarks when he launched the 60th anniversary celebration of the University. The celebration is on the theme "60 years of Quality Higher Education: "Expanding the Frontiers".

     

    According to him, educational ideas should not be left in the hands of politicians. He therefore urged UCC to come up with innovative ideas to transform the education sector. He expressed disquiet that with the advent of technology, some faculty members of tertiary institutions still insist their students learn by rote.

     

    "…For your nation to be competitive, we need to change how to teach and how students learn. Our nation will not become competitive unless we stop rote memorization in our classrooms" the minister stressed.

     

    Dr. Adutwum, who is also the Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe Constituency in the Ashanti Region, noted that Ghana was in lack of teachers for children with special needs, especially speech therapists. Consequently, he appealed to UCC management to consider the training of speech therapists to facilitate the teaching and learning of children with special needs.

     

    As regards Ghana's quest to transform and improve education with the Introduction of Science, technology, Engineering and technology, (STEM), the minister appealed to UCC to lead the way in STEM education and to train teachers to handle STEM subjects at the Senior high schools.

     

    At the basic level in Cape Coast, Dr. Adutwum pointed out that learning outcomes were extremely low as basic school children were unable to read basic words.

     

    "Cape Coast is the citadel of learning and it must not be the place where they have poor learning outcomes. Cape Coast students get to Primary six (6) and they cannot read. Let us change Cape Coast and that will be the lasting legacy of UCC", he observed.

     

    Dr. Adutwum also tasked faculty to volunteer and visit basic schools in Cape Coast to encourage pupils to take their studies seriously. Such visitations by faculty, he underscored, would imprint on the minds of the school children, who would strive hard to become like them in future. In realising this, the minister appealed to UCC management to set up a "Neighbourhood Academic Initiative" aimed at mentoring and guiding basic school children in Cape Coast to achieve their academic dreams. Dr. Adutwum promised to donate a vehicle emblazoned with "UCC Neighbourhood Academic Initiative" to facilitate the transportation of the volunteers.

     

    He said the academic results of the Free Senior High School graduates lent credence to quality education in the country and announced that the transition of all SHS from double track system to single track. Dr. Adutwum added that next year, a huge number of schools would move to the single track system. He disagreed with persons who criticised his Ministry for posting students with abysmal grades to first class Senior High schools such as Wesley Girls, Adisadel College among others.

     

    To him, the first class schools had the best teachers to transform such students with poor grades. He noted such transformations would justify the reputations of such schools as the best in the country.

     

    Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

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