The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has held a virtual matriculation ceremony for fresh students admitted to pursue various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes for the 2023/2024 academic year.
A total of 9,828 students made up of 9,059 undergraduates and 769 postgraduates were matriculated at the ceremony.
The undergraduates comprised 4920 males, and 4,139 females whilst the postgraduates were made up of 439 males and 330 females.
The matriculation ceremony marks the formal admission of fresh students into the University and also provides students the opportunity to pledge their absolute allegiance to the University authorities.
In his address, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Johnson Nyarko Boampong, congratulated the fresh students on their admission and assured them of the University’s unflinching commitment to provide a serene academic environment that would expose them to a wide range of learning experiences.
He reminded them that the University had a team of dedicated lecturers, scholars and researchers who would assist them to realise their academic objectives and goals so as to become useful global citizens.
Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong speaking at the ceremony
Prof. Boampong, therefore, implored the students to take their studies seriously and participate actively in all learning activities in the University.
Professor Nyarko Boampong pointed out that the University was facing myriad of challenges as regards students’ residential facilities, pledging the University management’s commitment to provide adequate facilities to enable students carry out their academics in a congenial atmosphere.
He advised the students to conduct themselves well and strived not to fall foul of the rules and regulations of the University.
A section of fresh students at the matriculation.
“Our rules and regulations have been codified in the following books, student’s handbook, academic programmes, policies and regulations for undergraduate studies and, academic policies and regulations for graduate studies.
The Vice-Chancellor urged the students to read the rules and regulations carefully, digest their contents and abide by them.
Source: Documentation and Information Section