The worldwide attitude of ambivalence towards the creation and usage of insult is not double standards but rather a delicate balancing act for the attainment of psyco-social goals such as catharsis and entertainment on one hand and the moderation of the social conflicts caused by verbal and non-verbal insults.

The newly-appointed Executive Director of Sasakawa Africa Foundation (SAF), Ms. Fumiko Iseki, had paid a courtesy call on the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro as part of her working visit to familiarise herself with the operations of the Sasakawa B.Sc. Agricultural Extension Programme at University of Cape Coast.

The two officials were accompanied by The Nippon Foundation Advisor, Mr. Yoshiro Toriumi, and the Deputy Regional Director of SAF, Dr. Deola Naibakelao.

Level 400 students of the School of Medical Sciences have provided various services to some communities in the Assin Owirenkyiman Traditional Area during the 2018 Community-Based Experience and Service (COBES) Postings.

The UCC Business Incubator (UCCBI)has opened a series of workshop for applicants of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP) on campus.

The UCCBI has been selected as one the hubs to train businesses in the Central Region for the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP).

Lecturers of Zenith University College (ZUC) have participated in a four-day workshop organised by the Institutional Affiliation Office in collaboration (IAO) with the Centre for Teaching Support (CTS).

The workshop which was the seventh in a series for all affiliate institutions of the University of Cape Coast was aimed at building the capacity of the lecturers in areas of assessment and supervision of students’ research work.

The University of Cape Coast has designed a programme to upgrade Professional Nursing Assistant Clinical (NAC) and Nurse Assistant Preventive (NAP) certificate programmes into Diploma in Midwifery. 

This arrangement was made possible through the collaborative efforts of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), UCC and the various Health Training Institutions. The programme would be implemented through a sandwich period of eight weeks as a bridge course for the award of Diploma.

The University of Cape Coast has designed a programme to upgrade Professional Nursing Assistant Clinical (NAC) and Nurse Assistant Preventive (NAP) certificate programmes into Diploma in Midwifery. 

This arrangement was made possible through the collaborative efforts of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), UCC and the various Health Training Institutions. The programme would be implemented through a sandwich period of eight weeks as a bridge course for the award of Diploma.

The Chairman of the Governing Council of the University, Mrs. Nancy Thompson, has said the problems of the nation must be solved by our universities and not depend on the outside world for solutions.

“Our universities should be at the forefront of solving our numerous challenges and not remain in their Ivory Towers. What we do should affect our people, we need not depend on outside world, when we do that we are selling our sovereignty”.