In pursuance of its mandate of improving teaching and learning in higher education, the Centre for Teaching Support (CTS) of the College of Education Studies of UCC has extended its services to the National Ambulance Services (NAS). The training targeted 43 Doctors and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) who are tutors at the National Ambulance Service Training School.
Newly-admitted students of the University of Cape Coast for the 2017/2018 academic year have been advised to be cautious and conscious in the management of their time while on campus to enable them achieve their educational goals. The Dean of the Faculty of Educational Foundations, Prof. Eric Nyarko-Sampson, who gave the advice in a statement, cautioned the fresh students: “{You} need to manage your time well in order to draw a balance among your competing needs.
A lecturer at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Dr. Martin Anokye, has been adjudged as the Best Research Presenter at the International Conference on Applied Physics and Mathematics (ICAPM) held in Frankfurt, Germany. The Conference, held on 4th-5th August 2017, was aimed at presenting novel and fundamental advances in the fields of Applied Physics and Mathematics.
The Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Prof. J.K Mintah, has charged participants of the skill training programme organised by the Department of Vocational and Technical Education (VOTEC), to put the knowledge they had acquired to good use to enhance their businesses. Prof.
A two-week International PhD Summer School on the theme " Land Use and Mobile Livelihood: Intersectional Perspectives on Pastoralism, Migration and Displacement" has ended at the University of Cape Coast, UCC. It was organized by the Centre for Gender, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD). Participants, from 16 countries, were engaged with series of academic activities such as Gender methodology and intersectionality, co-operative learning and land tenure, land rights and mobile livelihoods.
A Lecturer at the University of Basel, Switzerland, Dr. Christa Wichterich, has noted that “gender equality effect” is key to the advancement of any economy. She said women were very efficient and drive the growth of any country’s economy. Dr. Wichterich made these statements when she presented a paper on the topic “Womenomics and Commodification of Nature”.
The Provost of the College of Education Studies, Prof. Eric Magnus Wilmot, has stated that quality education can be achieved if educational administrators and management play their roles effectively and efficiently. He, however, noted that low quality of education in Ghana could not be attributed solely to poor teaching and learning. “Sometimes when you talk about low quality education, many people are looking at teaching and learning. The reality is that, it starts from the administrators and management of schools,” he opined. Prof.
The University of Cape Coast, UCC, has held a long service awards ceremony for 73 retirees for their dedicated services to the University, whilst they were in active service. The retirees, comprising 15 Senior Members, 31 Senior Staff and 27 Junior Staff Members, were presented with awards based on their length of service. They had served the University in different capacities for between 15 and 41 years.
Twelve dedicated members of staff of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) have been rewarded for their significant contributions towards the growth of the institution. The awards ceremony, dubbed, “2nd Staff Awards and Recognition" witnessed awards given to members in the Senior Members, Senior Staff and Junior Staff categorised. Each awardee received a shield, certificate and a cash prize of GH¢3,000 Ghana Cedis. The Director of Human Resources, Rev.
A two-week summer school on the theme " Land Use And Mobile Livelihood: Intersectional Perspectives on Pastoralism, Migration and Displacement" has been opened at UCC . The Summer school is jointly organised by the Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD), and the Theologische Hochschule Friednsau, Germany. Addressing the participants at the official opening ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, commended CEGRAD for organising the Summer school to enhance the image of the University internationally.
