The University of Cape Coast has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) with 16 Colleges of Education as part of reforms in teacher education in the country.
The Department of Agricultural Engineering, UCC in collaboration with the Institute for Global Food Security, Queens University Belfast through the support from Agilent Foundation and MARS technologies has organised an international workshop on the topic: “Improving Rice Integrity and Managing Food,” as part of efforts geared towards sensitizing the public and monitoring food fraud and authenticity.
Management Committee of the University has held a four-day retreat to strategise for the 2019/2020 academic year at Senkyi Hotel, in the Eastern Region. The essence of the retreat was to provide an avenue for members, especially the newly appointed provosts to understand fully the duties and responsibilities of their positions and the associated challenges as well as the solutions they can offer, to enable the teamwork together for effective management of the University.
The University has graduated 790 students from the College of Health and Allied Sciences who successfully completed their programmes of study in the 2018/2019 academic year.
These graduates constitute the first session of the 52nd Congregation dedicated to the College of Health and Allied Sciences.
Mary Mcbride, Director, Applied Segment Markets, Sponsored A Request For The Agilent Foundation To Fund This Initiative. A Grant Was Awarded.
Half of the world’s population depends upon rice as their premium staple food. In recent history, rice consumption has travelled far beyond Asian countries to become the fastestgrowing food staple in Africa – and unscrupulous people are taking advantage of this massive business opportunity.
The University has honoured lecturers who have distinguished themselves through research at the fourth Research Awards and Grants Ceremony held under the auspices of the Directorate of Research Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC).
Three officials from the University of Rhode Island (URI), United States of America (USA) have paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah.
The officials were the Senior Manager at the Coastal Resources Center, URI, Dr. Brian Crawford, Prof. Brietta Oaks from the College of Health Sciences, and the Vice Provost for Global Initiatives, Dr. Gifty Ako-Adounvo. They were accompanied by the Chief-of-Party of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Sustainable Fisheries Management Project, Dr. Raymond Babanawo.
The Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD), has organised a two-day workshop (orientation) for freshmen and women for the 2019/2020 academic year. This was also to mark the 2nd Camp Life Tidbits Workshop.
The Centre for Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprise Development (CESED), UCC, has organised a training workshop for facilitators on the University-wide Entrepreneurship Course.