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UCC to Participate in £20 Million Research Hub to Tackle Threats to the World's Oceans

09 Nov, 2019 By louis Mensah

The University of Cape Coast is set to play a key role in a £20 million UKRI-GCRF One Ocean Hub research project led by the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law & Governance, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom.  

Aims of the Project


The overall aim of the project is to transform global responses to the challenges currently facing the world’s oceans. The five-year project is being funded by the UK Research and Innovation’s Global Challenges Research Fund and will involve more than 50 partners, including world-leading research centres, development organisations, community representatives, governments and multiple UN agencies. The UCC team comprises researchers from the Faculty of Law, the Departments of Geography and Regional Planning, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Sociology and Anthropology. The UCC team will also collaborate with researchers from the CSIR-Food Research Institute and the Centre for Conflicts, Human Rights and Peace Studies, University of Education, Winneba.

Stakeholders


The Hub will bring together the competing interests and agenda of individuals, communities and organisations that rely on our oceans to realise a vision of an integrated and sustainable approach to conservation and sustainable use of ocean resources. A key priority will be to ensure that the beliefs, knowledge, experiences, and rights of those who are most reliant upon the oceans and disproportionately affected by our failure to protect them, are recognised. The Hub will set out to uncover the less tangible values of the ocean, and the hidden ‘trade-offs’ in ocean decision-making. The goal is to ensure that decision-making at multiple levels (local to international) is based on evidence of risks and opportunities among competing ocean uses. The Hub specifically addresses the challenges and opportunities of South Africa, Namibia, Ghana, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands, and will share knowledge at regional (South Pacific, Africa, and Caribbean) and international levels.


The One Ocean Hub will help to support the Ghana and UK’s international commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular, SDG 14 on the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans.

Prof. Douglas Darko Agyei

Current Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology Education

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08 Nov, 2019

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
In support of the Government of Ghana’s (GoG) initiatives on food security, the United States Government (USG) through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is supporting a five-year capacity building program for fisheries and coastal management in Ghana. The project contributes to GoG’s overall grand fisheries and coastal development objectives and USAID’s Feed the Future (FtF) Initiative, the USG led global hunger and food security project designed to enhance economic growth in beneficiary countries. In this context, the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (DFAS) at the University of Cape Coast is leading the USAID Capacity Building Support Program for the Fisheries and Coastal Development sub-component. The extension activities under the project are earmarked towards operationalising the Centre for Coastal Management at the University of Cape Coast. 
The University of Cape Coast intends to apply part of the USAID Funds to payment under the contract for the consultancy services.

IFT No. CR/UCC/CS/0009/2019

DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT


Short-Term Technical Facilitation Services under the USAID/UCC Fisheries and Coastal Management Capacity Building Support Project to enhance the visibility of the Journal of Fisheries and Coastal Management and promote the activities of the Centre for Coastal Management with relevant stakeholders.


Specific Objectives of the Assignment  
•    Facilitate the publication of key project outputs towards close-out through write-shops 
•    Put together documentation towards the renewal of various licenses of the Centre
•    Facilitate strategic linkages for Centre for Coastal Management through workshop events and meetings with various local organizations and platforms

Expected outputs
•    Publication (print, electronic and video) of key project outputs towards close-out completed   
•    Documentation towards the renewal of various licenses of the Centre done
•    Strategic linkages with various local organizations and platforms for CCM established.  

The University of Cape Coast invites eligible consultants registered in Ghana, having relevant professional backgrounds with proven track records, to express their interest in providing the above service. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services. Information provided by consultants must include brochures, business registration documents, description of similar assignments undertaken by the consultant and clients for whom those assignments were provided, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. that will enable the University to shortlist suitable consultants.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the Public.


Procurement Act, 2003(Act 663) as amended of the Republic of Ghana. Shortlisted consultants shall be invited to submit technical and financial proposals for consideration. 


Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below from Friday 8th November, 2019 between 8:00am and 4:30pm. Expressions of interest, comprising one original and two copies, sealed in an envelope clearly marked with the IFT No. and Name of Consultancy service, must be delivered to the address below on or before 4:00pm, Friday 22nd November, 2019. Expression of interest received after the deadline for submission shall be rejected. 
 

Procurement Office
Central Administration Block- Old Site
University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

Telephone: 233-3321-32480 ext 280, 153
Email: procurement@ucc.edu.gh
 

Degree Type: 
Master of ScienceDepartment of Adult Nursing
Programme Duration: 
2 years (Mature Entry)2 years (Standard Entry)
About Programme: 

The Master of Science Nursing programme seeks to prepare practising nurses academically to function as advanced practitioners in the organisation and delivery of nursing care, nursing education and nursing research at the local, national and international levels.

Goal / Objectives: 

  1. Produce nurses who are well-equipped to take up leadership roles in Nursing and Health care delivery services.

  2. Prepare nurses with high levels of intellectual and analytical competencies to function effectively in the various nursing specialty areas.

  3. Develop advanced clinical nurse practitioners who will be able to deliver evidence based  nursing care

  4. Provide nurses with the requisite foundation to undertake doctoral degree programmes.  

  5. Train nurses to work within complex organisational and political systems at local, national and international levels.

Career Opportunities: 

The demand for nursing services is ever increasing in Ghana and other parts of the world. Our students are employed in public and private health facilities like hospitals, clinics, home health care services, schools, military and police health facilities in Ghana and other countries.

Other employment avenues include Nursing and other health training institutions, health research centres, public/community health delivery services and workplace health care systems.

Entry Requirements: 

To qualify for admission an applicant:

  1. Must have obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing OR its equivalent in a related field (e.g. B. ED Health Sciences Education) with at least Second Class Lower Division from a recognised institution.

  2. Should be a registered nurse.  

  3. Must pass a selection interview. 

  4. Advance Diploma / Post-Basic Nursing certificate with 5 years post-basic working experience in the specialty area, may be considered.

About Faculty of Science and Technology Education

Vision statement: 
To strive to be recognized as the best in the country for the training of teachers and other professionals in the area of Science, Mathematics, Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Vocational and Technical Education, and Information and Communication Technology.
Mission statement: 
The mission of the Faculty of Science and Technology Education is to prepare teachers and other professionals in the area of Science, Mathematics, Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Vocational and Technical Education, and Information and Communication Technology whose content background is rich and deep and are proficient in teaching, research and practice in their specialty areas using available contemporary technology. Using research and active learning experiences within a supportive community, the Faculty of Science and Technology Education will train graduates to also be research oriented, responsive citizens, and effective leaders in science, mathematics, health, physical education, vocational and technical education, and information and communication technology education. Objectives The objectives of the Faculty of Science and Technology Education are to: train high quality teaching professionals in Science, Mathematics, Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Vocational and Technical Education, and Information and Communication Technology to meet the increasing demands in our educational set up and society; equip professionals with Science, Mathematics, Health, Physical Education, Vocational and Technical Education, and Information and Communication skills to solve the needs of society; prepare leaders in the field of science and technology education to effect changes in education and society.
History: 
The Faculty of Science and Technology Education (FSTE) is one of the newly created Faculties that emerged after the re-organization of the two-tier College of Education Studies into three-tier Collegiate System in August 2016. The restructuring allowed for some larger departments to be broken down into smaller ones and also to bring departments running similar programmes together. The objective was to improve the effective running of the academic programmes as well as effective management of the departments. Among others, the then Department of Mathematics and Science Education was splitted into two separate departments namely: Department of Science Education and the Department of Mathematics and Information, Communication and Technology Education. These two departments together with the departments of Vocational and Technical Education, and Health, Physical Education and Recreation now constitute the Faculty of Science and Technology Education.
Core Values: 
Not Published
College/Faculty/School/Department: 
Faculty of Science and Technology Education
About College/Faculty/Department: 
The Faculty of Science and Technology Education has the mandate of preparing professional teachers in the areas of Science, Mathematics, Physical Education, Vocational and Technical Education and Information and Communication Technology. The Faculty envisions to be recognized as the best in Ghana for the training of Professional Teachers in these areas. Through effective combination of theoretical and practical orientations, with contemporary technology, it produces Professionals whose content background is rich and deep and are proficient in the teaching, research and practice in their areas of specialization.

Top-Up Master of Commerce Programmes by Distance Learning for the 2019/2020 Academic Year

CoDE
Academic Year: 
2019 to 2020

 The School of Graduate Studies and the College of Distance Education of the University of Cape Coast, invite applications from qualified persons for admission into Top-Up Master of Commerce Programmes by Distance Learning for the 2019/2020 Academic Year.

A.         PROGRAMMES

The programmes are in the following areas of specialization:

  1. MCom (Accounting)
  2. MCom (Finance)
  3. MCom (Human Resource Management)
  4. MCom (Marketing)
  5. MCom (Management)

B.         DURATION OF PROGRAMMES/FEES

Each programme will be run for twelve (12) months at a cost of Twelve Thousand, Five Hundred Ghana Cedis (GH¢ 12,500.00).

C.         SALES CENTRES/ MODE OF PAYMENT/COST OF E-VOUCHERS

                Application forms/ E-vouchers can be obtained from the following locations:

  1. All Regional and District Study Centres of CoDE (Bank Draft)
  2. University of Cape Coast Accra Office, Tesano (Bank Draft)
  3. CoDE Graduate Studies Unit, University of Cape Coast (Bank Draft)

Applicants can purchase a voucher at any of the designated centres at a cost of Three Hundred and twenty Ghana Cedis (GH¢ 320.00).

D.         ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

            1. Applicants seeking admission into the Master of Commerce (Top-Up) programmes must have a taught Masters qualification (such as MBA) from a recognized university or equivalent institution in the intended field of specialization with a minimum grade point of 2.5 or its equivalent.

            2. Applicants must also attach a proposal of not more than 5 pages.

            3. Pass a selection interview.

E.         LEARNING CENTRES

The Master of Commerce programmes will be mounted in four (4) of our Regional Learning Centres namely:

  1. Accra (Accra Learning Centre, Adjiringano)
  2. Cape Coast (College of Distance Education Building, UCC)
  3. Kumasi
  4. Tamale

F.         SPECIAL ORIENTATION PROGRAMME

All successful applicants will be invited to a special orientation programme to be held at their study centres in the various regions. Applicants will be briefed on the mode of delivery and other requirements they will need for completion of the programme within the stipulated period.

G.         CLOSING DATE

Closing date for sale of Vouchers (i.e Application Forms) is Monday, 25th November, 2019 and submission pf application forms to the Deputy Registrar, School of Graduate Studies, University of Cape Coast is Friday, 29th November, 2019.

H.         CONTACT NUMBERS

            For further information, please contact us by the following numbers:

  1. 0332091217/0209900939 – CoDE – UCC, Cape Coast
  2. 0332091125/0502110007 - CoDE – UCC, Cape Coast
  3. 0322041040/0265122212 – Kumasi
  4. 0200235985 – Tamale
  5. 0262313448 – Accra
  6. 0240077208 – Sunyani
  7. 0244576932 – Takoradi
  8. 0243035781 - Ho
  9. 0243333798 – Bolgatanga
  10. 0244701591 – Wa
  11. 0242290800 – Koforidua

CoDE-UCC Graduate Studies Office Landline – 0332091217

Whatsapp & Text Messages Only - 0507219519

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Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh addressing the media

UCC Holds Press Conference on RUFORUM 15th AGM

06 Nov, 2019 By louis Mensah

The University of Cape Coast is the first University in West Africa to host the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) Annual General Meeting (AGM), the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh has stated.
    
This follows RUFORUM’s strategic geographical expansion in 2014 to include Universities in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Togo, Sierra Leone and Senegal.

The 15th AGM to be hosted by UCC from December 2-6, 2019 is on the theme “Delivering on Africa’s Universities Agenda for Higher Agricultural Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (AHESTI): What will it take?

Addressing the media at a Press Conference at the International Press Conference in Accra, the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh, announced that the AGM would bring  an assembly of about 400 delegates including Ministers of Agriculture and Education and their respective Permanent Secretaries, Vice-Chancellors, Principals and Deans, partners and Heads of development institutions, private sector leaders, farmers and farmer representatives, emerging and early career researchers and young entrepreneurs from especially Ghana and other West African countries. She noted that universities, private sector actors and young entrepreneurs shall have the opportunity to showcase their innovations, products and services, network and broker partnerships with one another. 

Prof. Edu-Buandoh said the 15th AGM would coincide with RUFORUM’s 15th-anniversary celebration, a year after the ratification of RUFORUM Vision 2030 Strategy and its Five-year Operational Plan (2018-2022). “During this AGM, RUFORUM will reflect and learn from its programme implementation, and concretise on the directions and strategies for the realisation of RUFORUM Vision 2030 Strategy” she explained.

Relevance of RUFORUM AGM

  Explaining the relevance of the AGM, the Pro Vice-Chancellor indicated that Africa’s efforts to attain sustainable and inclusive economic growth and development as enshrined in the Agenda 2063 and the global Agenda 2063 was at heightened levels. Accordingly, she said Universities in Africa have an immense responsibility to translate these aspirations into products, services and competitive innovations adding that “Higher education institutions are therefore at the centre of these processes in science, technology and innovation”.  She further stated that “Africa’s Universities Agenda for Higher Agricultural Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (AHESTI) provides an operational framework for delivering espoused contributions of higher education to Africa’s transformation. Universities in Africa that will convene in Ghana will have the opportunity to deliberate on what it will take to translate the AHESTI framework into reality as part of unlocking the innate potential of Africa’s higher education institutions”. 

Activities 

As part of activities for the AGM, she indicated that RUFORUM would recognise farmers that have made significant contributions to agricultural transformation in Ghana as part of supporting national efforts for the advancement and transformation of agriculture. “RUFORUM shall also recognise scientists and other actors that have made significant contributions and supported the advancement of excellence in research and higher education for the development of Africa” she added. Also, she said Young Innovators and Entrepreneurs from West Africa would be recognised as part of promoting the contribution of the youth to economic growth and development of Africa and the need to provide youth with a platform to demonstrate their potential.  

According to her, a number of Pre-AGM side events including Post-Doctoral fellows training, targeted skill enhancement training for University Principals and Deans, would feature as part of the event. In addition to these,     there would be Leadership and Management training for the Forum for Women Vice-Chancellors in Africa (40 Vice-Chancellors), Social media training for students from RUFORUM member universities in Ghana, a learning event on indigenous chicken production in Africa and a business and entrepreneurship training by the UCC School of Business for Young Innovators and Entrepreneurs.     

Opening of the AGM

The Local Organising Chairman, Prof. Livingstone Sam-Amoah, said the AGM would officially be opened by the President of Ghana, His Excellency, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. He noted that UCC was the first University in Ghana to join RUFORUM adding that the University of Ghana and the University for Development Studies were also members, however, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and the University of Education Winneba, were in the process of becoming members of RUFORUM. “UCC is, therefore, hosting the 15th AGM in collaboration with these Universities as well as the Centre for Scientific into Research” he noted.

Prof Sam-Amoah who is also the immediate past Provost of the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences said some of the keynote speakers for the AGM are the Minister of Education, Hon. Dr. Mathew Prempeh; Commissioner, AUC, H.E. Josefa Leonel; PLO Lumumba, Minister of Higher Education, Namibia, Dr Itah Kandjii-Murangi; Minister of Education, Liberia, Hon. Prof. Ansu Dao Sonii among others.

About RUFORUM

RUFORUM was established by 10 African university Vice-Chancellors in 2004. The organisation is a consortium of 105 African universities operating in 37 countries on the continent with a vision to create “vibrant transformative universities to catalyse sustainable inclusive agricultural development to feed and create prosperity for Africa”. RUFORUM Secretariat is hosted by the Ministry of Education and Sports in Uganda with Secretariat at Makerere University in Kampala. In 2014, RUFORUM signed an MoU with the African Union Commission to support the implementation of the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA 2024) Priority One on reducing poverty and ensuring food and nutrition security. As of August 2017, RUFORUM has supported the training of 60 undergraduates, 1,883 MSc and 503 PhD graduates of whom, 94% work in their home countries or region, generated over 300 agricultural technologies and mobilized over US$201 million for strengthening postgraduate education in Africa.

    
 

Some dignitaries and participants at the workshop

Counselling Centre Holds Academic Success Workshop

05 Nov, 2019 By louis Mensah

The Counselling Centre has organised an academic workshop for students on the topic: "Start Your Semester Right: Strategising Your Semester for Academic Success and Balance." 
The Director, Counselling Centre, Rev. Fr. Dr. Anthony K. Nkyi, in his welcome address noted that the workshop was to introduce and enhance students with the skills and strategies they could adopt or adapt to successfully finish their programme of study at UCC. 

The Director indicated that it was the mandate of the Centre to provide the necessary atmosphere and requisite skills to students in the areas of person-social, academic, mental and emotional areas of their lives. He further noted that it was the Centre's mission to assist students to excel in the area of academic excellence among other needs because academic failure was painful and could crush self-confidence and self-esteem. 

Learning Styles


Speaking on learning styles, Dr. Stephen Doh Fia, encouraged students to adopt the right learning techniques to suit their learning abilities and capabilities. He indicated that learning could be auditory, manipulative and visual; however, each student should determine the suitable style of learning that would help him/her to study successfully. Dr. Doh Fia stated that having enough rest, self-motivation, planning, drawing professional timetable, and developing a daily schedule would always help students to study effectively. 

Life on Campus

Talking about life on campus, Dr. Sylvia Ocansey explained to students on the need to realize the independent nature of university life, where one has to plan and manage time and activities judiciously so as to affect their academic lives positively and effectively. She urged them to be self-disciplined through efficient planning, determination and resilience, hard work, keeping focused, collaboration and networking. Stressing on organisaton and preparation for learning, Dr. Ocansey advised them to always read over topics to be taught, leave their residences early enough for lecture and build constructive ICT skills. She counselled the students, "Never miss any lecture; to take brief and meaningful lecture notes, adopt early and consistent revision of lecture notes and use the library meaningfully and consistently." Dr. Ocansey encouraged them to keep their focus and work hard and be confident in themselves. 

Procrastination

 
The Director, Counselling Centre, Rev. Dr. Anthony K. Nkyi, noted that procrastination was one of the major factors that could hugely affect learning negatively and cause academic failure. He indicated that "lack of motivation, trouble in concentrating, perfectionism and perfect time, low energy levels, and poor organisation skills are some of the causes of the procrastination." However, he admonished that they could be fixed by breaking projects into smaller tasks, setting clear goals or making a project plan and sticking to it, eating healthy and getting enough rest. The Director for the added that building up self-confidence and developing good study skills could also help curtail procrastination.
Counselling Centre Open to Students


The Dean, Faculty of Educational Foundations, Prof. Eric Nyarko Simpson, commended the Centre for its effort to introduce and enhance students with all the necessary learning skills, strategies and academic self-discipline. He said, "The Counselling Centre has this exercise at heart to help students achieve their maximum academic potential and excellence on campus, therefore, take advantage and participate. The Dean also encouraged students to visit the Centre for all planned and tailored programmes as well as services that would help them. 

   

 

   
    
 

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