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New UTAG-UCC executives take office

03 Oct, 2023 By DIS

Four newly elected executives of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana-University of Cape Coast Chapter (UTAG-UCC) have been sworn into office at a brief handover ceremony.

 Dr. Jerry Opoku Ansah was sworn in as the President, Dr. (Mrs) Joana Eva Doodoo, Vice-President, Prof. Isaac Buabeng, Secretary and Dr. Beatrice Asante Somuah, Treasurer.

 A Lecturer at the Faculty of Law-UCC, Mr. Constantine K. M. Kudzedzi, administered the oath of office to the executives to steer the affairs of the association for the next two years.

 In his inaugural address as the president of UTAG-UCC, Dr. Jerry Opoku Ansah, expressed gratitude to members of UTAG-UCC for the confidence and trust reposed in the executives, while pledging to maintain the high standards set by his predecessors.

 President of UTAG-UCC, Dr. Jerry Opoku Ansah, with his executives delivering his inaugural address

 

He catalogued some of the challenges facing members of UTAG-UCC, including promotion, and called on management to expedite the promotion of its members.

 He lauded management of the University for putting up an office complex for faculty and promised to partner with management to improve the lot of members of UTAG-UCC.

 Dr. Ansah noted that his administration would put premium on research and collaborate with the Directorate of Research Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) to enable members come up with cutting-edge research materials.

 He promised to sustain the UTAG Expert Forum and other programmes initiated by his predecessor. He also pledged to work with diligence with his colleagues for the general good of all.

Immediate past President of UTAG-UCC, Prof. Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi with his executives delivering his handover address

The immediate past President of UTAG-UCC, Prof. Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi, expressed appreciation to members of UTAG-UCC for the enormous support his administration enjoyed and urged the new executives to remain principled and objective in the execution of their duties.

He lauded management for the support and catalogued the successes chalked up by his administration.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, who chaired the event, congratulated the new executives on their election and inauguration.

He asked them to remain united, stressing that unity on campus was the driving force of the success story of UCC as regards the University’s global ranking.

 Group photo of participants in the handover ceremony including the VC, Prof. Nyarko Boampong (in grey) with the Pro VC, Prof. Rosemond Boohene (6th from right) and Registrar, Mr. Jeff Onyame (next to Pro VC)

 Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

UCC admits 1, 415 fresh Sandwich Students

03 Oct, 2023 By DIS

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has matriculated 1,415 fresh sandwich students to pursue various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes for the 2022/23 Academic Year.

The number, according to records from the Management Information Section of the Directorate of Academic Affairs, is made up of 489 undergraduates and 926 postgraduates. 

The students took the Matriculation Oath administered by Mr. Jeff Teye Onyame, Registrar of the University.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, in his address, congratulated the newly admitted students for meeting the requirements to be part of the University of Cape Coast community and urged them to participate in all campus activities to enable them build the necessary credentials to succeed after school.

He noted that being bonafide junior members of UCC, the students were guaranteed the rights and privileges of studentship, having subscribed to the oath of allegiance of the University.

Prof. Boampong urged the students to tolerate one another and live peacefully among themselves, reminding them not to infringe on the rights and privileges of others.

Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, Vice-Chancellor of UCC delivering his address at the matriculation ceremony

He urged the students to read the students' handbook to be abreast of the code of conduct.

 " I wish to emphasize that these rules and regulations are not for the purposes of punishing you. They are meant to bring order and harmony in the University and make your life and stay here enjoyable" he added.

The Vice-Chancellor advised the students to desist from anti-social behaviours such as occultism, hooliganism, prostitution and use of narcotic drugs.

While entreating them to take their studies seriously, Prof. Boampong appealed to the students to observe road traffic regulations on campus and asked them to be security conscious in the discharge of their academic responsibilities.

The Vice-Chancellor seized the opportunity to announce to the students the latest world university rankings by the Times Higher Education that put UCC as the first university in Ghana and West Africa for the third consecutive time.

A section of post graduate fresh students at the matriculation ceremony

About Matriculation

Matriculation ceremonies are statutory processes that confer membership of the University on fresh students after they have fulfilled the academic requirements for admission by taking the matriculation oath.

The Oath binds the fresh students to abide by all the rules and regulations of the University as enshrined in the students’ handbook and other authorized documents of the University and require them to be of good behaviour while pursuing their studies at the University.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Workshop on Data Sharing and Meta Data held at UCC

03 Oct, 2023 By DIS

The Centre for Data Archiving, Analysis and Advocacy (C-DAMAA) in collaboration with the One Ocean Hub Project has organised a day's workshop on " Data Sharing and Meta Data" for Graduate Students of the University of Cape Coast (UCC).

The workshop was aimed at creating a crop of students whose activities could easily fit into the open science initiative.

Participants were drawn from various departments in the University of Cape Coast.

Dr. William Godfred Cantah speaking at the workshop

Taking participants through the topic; "Data Sharing", the Coordinator of the Centre, Dr. William Godfred Cantah, explained that the digital environment was placing data at the centre of research.

According to him, the paradigm of data-intensive scientific discovery was built on three pillars, pointing out data capture, data sharing and data analysis.

"With data becoming a centrepiece of research," he added, "data sharing and re-use is now a crucial element of scientific progress," he continued.

Dr. Cantah stated that data sharing encompassed technologies, practices, legal frameworks and cultural elements that facilitate secure data access for multiple entities without compromising data privacy and integrity.

A participant in the workshop

He noted that a number of research funding agencies and top academic publishing agencies expect researchers to share data used for their study. Dr. Cantah added that data sharing encouraged more connection and collaboration between researchers, which could result in important new findings within the field.

"Sharing your research data to a large extent immunises the researcher from accusations of bad science and fraud," he said.

Dr. Cantah admonished the researchers not to violate ethical guidance, copyright and desist from unverified data.

A  Lecturer of the Department of Comupter Science, Dr. Charles Haruna, who discussed the topic; "Meta Data", recommended maintenance practices such as documentation and regular audits to sustain meta data of researchers.

He called on researchers to capitalise on meta data in the discharge of their research works.

Dr. Charles Haruna

The Head of the Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Prof. Benjamin Kofi Nyarko, in his welcome address, entreated students to always collect accurate data to conduct cutting-edge research.

According to him, many students misinterpret data and information, insisting that "there are differences between data and information."

He urged participants to take the workshop seriously to come out with quality research works.

The workshop was chaired by Prof. Ferdinand Ahiakpor, the Vice-Dean of the School of Economics.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

 

Fresh Sandwich students receive orientation

02 Oct, 2023 By DIS

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has organised a day's orientation for fresh sandwich students.

The initiative was to make the students aware of the University’s rules and regulations as well as provide the platform for the new students to interact with the University authorities.

Speakers took the students through course registration, regulations for junior members, campus security services, graduate studies, the programme duration,academic programmes, policies and regulations, as well as UCC Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures, among others.

Prof. Eugene Maafo Darteh

Speaking at the orientation, the Dean of Students, Prof. Eugene Maafo Darteh, congratulated the students on their admission and urged them to pay particular attention to their studies, be disciplined, law abiding and not allow the negative influence of others affect them.

He cautioned the students against sexual harassment, unsanctioned demonstrations, stealing and fighting since those acts could lead to their dismissal from the school.

The Dean of Students told the students that UCC would not compromise on quality as it would continue to uphold standards and warned that cheating and other forms of malpractices would not be tolerated.

Also in attendance during the orientation were the Registrar, Mr. Jeff Teye Onyame; Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Prof. Sarah Darkwa and Dr. Theresah Patrine Ennin amongst others.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

Vice-Chancellor visits former VC, Prof. S.K Adjepong

02 Oct, 2023 By DIS

The Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong,has paid a surprise visit to Prof. S. K. Adjepong, a former Vice-Chancellor of the University.

The visit was part of the agenda of the Vice-Chancellor, who took office in 2020, to visit his predecessors.

Prof. Boampong, who was in final year at UCC during the tenure of Prof. Adjepong, used the occasion to present an undisclosed amount of money and assorted food items to the former Vice-Chancellor.

He was happy that Prof. Adjepong was in good health and wished him well.

Prof. Boampong presenting a cash donation to Prof. Adjepong

In receiving the gifts, Prof. Adjepong, who served UCC from 1990 to 2000, was grateful to Prof. Boampong for the visit and donation. He further recounted some key activities and successes chalked up during his tenure to Prof. Boampong.

He advised Prof. Boampong to work diligently to advance the gains of UCC and show love and compassion as service to humanity as service to God.

 

The delegation that accompanied the Vice-Chancellor included Prof. Rosemond Boohene, the Pro Vice- Chancellor; Mr. Jeff Onyame, Registrar and Head of Welfare Section, Mrs. Gifty Kodzi.

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

 

UCC, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences discuss enhancing academic cooperation

29 Sep, 2023 By DIS

The academic relationship between the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and the Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Germany, has received further boost following the exploration of opportunities for further collaboration to serve the interests of both institutions.

Since 2011, the School of Business of University of Cape Coast has benefited from the collaboration with Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences through staff and students’ exchange programmes, amongst others.

To bolster the collaboration, a high-ranking delegation from the Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, led by the Vice President for International Affairs and Diversity, Prof. Dr. Jurgen Bode, met with the Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong. Their discussion focused on ways to deepen the academic ties to include other departments of the UCC.

During the meeting, Prof. Bode said his institution would like to collaborate with UCC on sustainability, research, career development, among others.

Unlike Germany with highly developed industries, he also touched on entrepreneurship where students of UCC would be entrepreneurially minded to start their own business after school in Ghana.

Delegations from UCC and Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences at the meeting

Prof. Bode underscored the importance of working together to achieve the objectives of the meeting with right people from both institutions.

For his part, Prof Boampong expressed excitement that the Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences would like to collaborate with other faculties, schools and departments of UCC.

He told the delegation about his vision of making UCC an entrepreneurial university and welcomed the idea of Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences to expand the collaboration.

The meeting was attended by the Registrar of UCC, Mr. Jeff Teye Onyame, and other UCC officials.

A team of academics from Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences accompanying Prof. Bode was also present.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

UCC tops universities in West Africa for three consecutive times

28 Sep, 2023 By DIS

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has been ranked as the topmost university in Ghana and West Africa for the third time, according to Times Higher Education (THE).

The annual THE world universities ranking is the only global university rankings league table to judge research-intensive universities based on their five core missions.

Despite the introduction of a stringent methodology by THE, UCC proved its mettle to emerge as a strong institution of higher learning in the 2024 rankings.

In 2022, UCC was ranked as the best in Ghana, West Africa and fourth in Africa, and maintained its position in 2023 World university rankings.

Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, Vice-Chancellor, addressing the press conference

Announcing the enviable feat at a press conference, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, said: “UCC has retained its position as the topmost ranked university in Ghana and West Africa, and among the top 10 (No.7) in Africa. UCC is also the only university in Ghana and West Africa that is in the top 10 ranked Universities in Africa. UCC has also maintained its position as one of the leading research-intensive universities globally.”

“UCC,” he added, “has thus exhibited a trend of sterling performance as a research-intensive university not only in Ghana and Africa but also globally.”

According to him, the feat chalked up by UCC was still unprecedented in the history of any university in Ghana, stressing that: “with this exceptional performance, UCC still remains the only university in Ghana which has achieved this position in West Africa.”

Prof. Boampong maintained that the achievement demonstrated the reputation of the scholarly research outputs of UCC, particularly over the past decade.

 “By this feat, UCC has also demonstrated its contribution to higher education and the impact of its scholarly outputs in Ghana, Africa and globally. This highlights the hard work and commitment of our faculty towards engaging in impactful research.” the Vice-Chancellor intimated.

Prof. David Teye Doku, Director of the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy

He praised the University Council, management, staff, students and stakeholders for their invaluable contributions towards maintaining the enviable position for the third consecutive time.

Prof. Boampong gave the assurance that the University would continue to forge strategic partnerships in the areas of its core mandate to advance the course of its mission and vision.

The Vice-Chancellor enjoined faculty and staff to leave no stone unturned to conduct cutting-edge research that would lead to innovative output which could be commercialised and patented for societal benefits.

“it is also imperative that we improve in other areas where the university ranked low. In particular, we will work to increase the proportion of graduate students, and attract more research grants to increase the research income to make resources available for the provision of the state-of-the-art facilities for teaching and research,” he continued.

Prof. Boampong urged all stakeholders to continue to work hard to ensure that UCC maintained its vision of being a global University that was strongly positioned for innovative teaching, research, outreach and professional development.

Source:Documentation and Information Section

 

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