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School of Economics Holds Public Lecture

09 Sep, 2021 By DIS

The School of Economics, College of Humanities And Legal Studies has held a Public Lecture – in  the words of the Dean of School of Economics: in order to blend theory and practical knowledge about tax administration and domestic revenue mobilization in Ghana.

 

With the aim of breaching the gap between academia and the industry, the School of Economics invited the Commissioner-General from Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to speak on the topic “Tax Administration And Domestic Revenue Mobilization In Ghana”. The Assistant Commissioner from GRA, Mr. Dominic Naab represented the Commissioner-General and shared vital information from the field. He talked about the various types of taxes and tax refunding processes, what GRA is doing to help the tax payers through the covid-19 crisis, and reforms that have taken place, among others. He also elaborated on the importance of paying taxes and how it contributes to the building of the society.

 

The speaker touched on number of reforms in the sector; de-centralization of the tax payers, internal sanitization of the system. He also spoke about the available structures to make the tax payment less tasking for the task payer like the digital payment system and online tax engagement of tax payers. He also touched on tax education, the transparent audit system, the tax amnesty, private sector recovery levies,  electric sector recovery levies,  the oil industry and the mining sector. 

 

Mr. Dominic responded to the questions of enthusiastic students and lecturers who had come in their numbers. Ms Nana Bireige Owusu Ansah, Head of Communication and Public Affairs, GRA, and Ms Sophia Bandful Godwyll, Chief Revenue Officer, Communication and Public Affairs, GRA, were also present to answer questions about taxation of allowances, taxation of the informal sector and online companies, among others.

 

Prof. Siaw Frimpong from Department of Finance chaired the function.

 

Research & Activities

The Centre’s research focuses on:

  • ·         Teaching staff in Higher Education
  • ·         Teaching staff requiring professional training on 21st century teaching pedagogies
  • ·         Staff without appropriate teaching qualifications

Facilities

The Centre uses facilities in the University for running workshop.

  • ·         Web conferring tools
  • ·         Auditorium; Large / Medium / Small rooms for face-to-face interactions
  • ·         Public Address systems
  • ·         Projectors and other digital tools

Programmes

CTS runs workshops in the following areas:

  • ·         Understanding the Higher Education Learner
  • ·         Teaching and Learning Methods in Higher Education
  • ·         Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
  • ·         Teaching and Learning with Technology in Higher Education
  • ·         Reflective Teaching in Higher Education
  • ·         Open and Distance Learning Methodologies in Higher Education
  • ·         Course Design , Management and Technology
  • ·         Experiential Learning
  • ·         Exploring Key themes in Academic Practice
  • ·         Improving Teaching and Learning Together

The Centre will be offering a programme Master of Education in Teaching in Higher Education Institution by the end of 2021.

DAPQA Trains Faculty and Departmental Examination Officers

07 Sep, 2021 By DIS

The Directorate of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance (DAPQA) has organised a two-day training workshop on the theme: “Training stakeholders involved in the conduct of examinations” for Faculty Registration and Examination Officers (FREOs) and Departmental Registration and Examination Officers (DREOs). The main objective of the workshop was to train the various stakeholders involved in the conduct of examinations in the University, to play their respective roles diligently and appropriately. The workshop was expected to serve as a platform for all the stakeholders to present their challenges and to stimulate ideas, and strategies to support the work of the Examination Unit, the Directorate of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance and the Directorate of Public Affairs of the University of Cape Coast.

In his welcome remarks, Prof. Emmanuel Kofi Gyimah, the Director of DAPQA, briefed the audience about the activities of DAPQA. According to him, DAPQA’s major mandate is to conduct academic researches to support quality improvement in all aspects of the University. Importantly, Prof. Gyimah disclosed the purpose of the workshop which was to share the observations, challenges and the way forward as far as the conduct of examinations in UCC is concerned.

The main speakers of the workshop were: Prof. Emmanuel Gyimah, the Acting Director of DAPQA who presented on “General observations by DAPQA on conduct of Examinations in the University of Cape Coast”; Mr. Gideon Abbequaye, the Director of Directorate of Academic Affairs who presented on “Responsibility of examination officers in the conduct of examinations”; and Prof. Eric Anane, the Programmes Coordinator for College of Education Studies, who presented on “Moderation of examination questions”.

The presentations were followed by discussion of key issues that emerged in the presentations and a question and answer session.

 It is expected that the outcome of the training workshop will lead to the generation of ideas and key inputs to shape the conduct of future examinations in the University. 

 

CEGRAD Holds Retreat

06 Sep, 2021 By DIS

The Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD) has held a Retreat for it’s staff to reflect on the Centre’s mandate and progress.

 

The Director of the Centre, Dr. Georgina Yaa Oduro, reminded the participants that as a group CEGRAD has to unite with other departments and faculties. She took pride in the fact that although the Centre is quite small, it has become very visible. She expressed her gratitude to the staff for their contribution.

 

The participants were led through a reflection practice which yielded fruitful conversation about the present state and future aspirations of the Centre. The participants contributed with many innovative ideas to improve upon the services that CEGRAD provides.

 

Prof. Francis Eric Amuquandoh, Provost, of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies, addressed the participants about the College expectations on CEGRAD. He reminded participants that the success of the Centre is the success of the College, which leads to the success of the University and finally the country and the world at large. He underlined the need to pause and take stock of what has been done, to know whether the Centre, the University and the nation is deteriorating, standing still or moving forward.

 

Dr. Dickson Okoree Mireku of the Directorate of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance (DAPQA) addressed Quality Assurance in CEGRAD’s operations. He stated that “DAPQA recognizes the role of gender mainstreaming in inclusive quality education and is prepared to work with CEGRAD to ensure gender inclusive quality education in UCC.”

 

Other speakers covered various topics during the retreat namely: Faculty Expectations by Prof. Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, the Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences; Integrating CEGRAD’s role and responsibilities into HR Practice, the role of Research Fellows, by Rev. Isaac Baafi Sarbeng, Director of Human Resource; The Place of CEGRAD in DRIC’s Agenda by Prof. Frederick Ato Armah, Director of Directorate of Research Innovation and Consultancy; Winning Research Grants/Managing Research Projects in the 21st century: Role of Research Fellows, by Dr. Might Kojo Abreh of IEPA; and Orientation on UCC Finance System, by Mrs. Elizabeth Obese, Director of Finance.  

Candidates reading their manifesto

SRC AND LOCAL NUGS ASPIRANTS PRESENT THEIR MANIFESTOS

06 Sep, 2021 By DIS

The Office of the Dean of Students has held a Face-to-Face Manifesto Reading for the 2021/2022 Student Representative Council (SRC) and Local National Union of Ghanian Students (NUGS) Candidates.

 

The Candidates will compete for the positions of SRC President and Vice-President, Secretary, Public Relations Officer, General Sports Secretary, and Treasurer. The Local NUGS positions include President, Secretary, and Womens’ Commissioner.

 

Members on the panel during the presentation were Dr. Edem Amenumey, Vice Dean of Students; Ms. Millan Ahema Tawiah, Chair of Electoral Commission; and Mrs. Afua Anima Ntow, Assistant Registrar, Office of the Dean of Students.

 

The event was streamed live by TV UCC. The proceedings can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5q8W0oJIzY

UCC Receives Publicity

06 Sep, 2021 By DIS

Ghanaian Times has reported favourably about UCC's achievement in THE World University Rankings 2022 report.

Three UCC Faculty members ranked in the top 50 Scholars in Ghana

Three UCC Faculty members ranked among the top 50 Scholars in Ghana

03 Sep, 2021 By ernest Agorde

Three UCC faculty members, namely Prof. David Teye Doku, Prof. Frederick Ato Armah, and Prof. Kofi Awusabo-Asare have been ranked among the top 50 scholars in Ghana in the first ever release of the AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) - https://bit.ly/3n3psXx

Professor Doku, Professor Armah, and Professor Awusabo-Asare were ranked 11th, 25th and 28th in Ghana respectively.

Prof. Doku is a Public Health Scientist; Prof. Armah is an Environmental and Sustainability Scientist and Prof. Awusabo-Asare is a Population Studies and Adolescent Reproductive Health Scientist.

The institution-specific ranking for UCC scholars can be found here: https://bit.ly/38A6v6e

The AD Scientific Index, unlike other systems that provide evaluations of journals and universities, is a ranking and analysis system based on the scientific performance and the added value of the scientific productivity of individual scientists. Furthermore, it provides rankings of institutions based on the scientific characteristics of affiliated scientists.  

This new index has been developed by using the total and last 5 years’ values of the i10 index, h-index, and citation scores in Google Scholar.  In addition, the ratio of the last 5 years’ value to the total value of the above mentioned indexes is used. Using a total of nine parameters, the “AD Scientific Index” shows the ranking of an individual scientist by 12 subjects (Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law / Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Others), 256 branches, 11,700 institutions of employment, 186 countries, 11 regions (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, EECA, BRICS, USAN and COMESA) and in the world. The “AD Scientific Index” is the first and only study that shows the total and the last five-year productivity coefficients of scientists based on the h-index and i10 index scores and citations in Google Scholar. In other words, the “AD Scientific Index” provides both the academic ranking and analysis results.

One of the major differences of the AD Scientific Index is the provision of the last five years’ scores and the total scores of the h-index and the i10 index, and the total and last five years’ number of citations. Other unique differences of the AD Scientific Index include rankings in all fields and subjects of scientific interest and the emphasis on the scientific productivity of the scientist. Thus, scientists and universities can obtain their academic rankings and monitor developments in the ranking over time.

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