The book, titled: ”Crossing the Divide: Precarious Work and the Future of Labour ” was edited by Prof. Emeritus Edward Webster, University of Witwatersrand in South Africa; Prof. Akua Opokua Britwum, UCC; Sharit Bhowmik, Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai, compares precarious work in India, Ghana and South Africa.
The 280-page book shows how innovative organisational strategies are emerging in the Global South to bridge the widening divide between the formal and informal economy.
The Centre for International Education held a Study Abroad fair at the ground floor of the C. A. Ackah Lecture Theater Complex on the 8th of February, 2018.
A visiting lecturer from Midland State University (MSU), Gweru, Zimbabwe, Dr. Ennie Manyumwa, has urged management and staff of the College of Distance Education (CoDE) to develop strategies to promote collaborative research in the College.
She noted that promoting collaborative research would create opportunities for the College and for that matter UCC to win both local and international research grants and also help lecturers to progress through the academic ladder.
A training workshop has been organised by the Institute of Education (IoE) for management of the various Colleges of Education (CoE) to build their capacities in managing tertiary institution.
The workshop, which was held in Kumasi, Tamale, Koforidua, Hohoe, Accra and Cape Coast, was participated by Principals, Secretaries and Finance Officers of the 43 public CoE in Ghana.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has congratulated sports men, women and officials of the University of Cape Coast Sports Team on winning the 25th Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) Games held at Tamale. The Vice- Chancellor, therefore, promised that the gallant men and women would be rewarded appropriately for projecting the image of the University through sports.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has congratulated sports men, women and officials of the University of Cape Coast Sports Team on winning the 25th Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) Games held at Tamale.
The Vice- Chancellor, therefore, promised that the gallant men and women would be rewarded appropriately for projecting the image of the University through sports.
Fresh students of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Nursing School at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, have been urged to stand out as specialised nurses with the requisite knowledge and skills to contribute towards enhancing quality health care delivery in the country.
A former Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Cape Coast, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has donated assorted books to the University Primary School.
The Project Manager of the USAID/UCC Fisheries and Coastal Management Capacity Building Support Project, Prof. Denis W. Aheto, has said fish is the most widely traded agricultural commodity in the world as compared to other products in the agricultural value chain. “It is extremely important to put on record that fish, over the last couple of years, is the most heavily traded agricultural commodity compared to meat sources, tobacco, tea, cocoa, banana, sugar, among others”, he said.
The Provost of the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Prof. L.K Sam-Amoah, has received the newly-appointed Mission Director of USAID/Ghana, Ms. Sharon Cromer, at his office.
