A call has been made for the conservation of the coastline to enable it play its ecological role for the marine and coastal environment. The Director of the Centre for Coastal Management (CCM), University of Cape Coast, Dr. Denis Aheto made the call at the opening of a five-day course on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Coastal Areas, at Anomabo. The course was designed to meet individual learning needs as well as providing valuable and constructive feedback for both participants and trainers alike.

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) and the University of New England (UNE), United States of America, have resolved to renew the collaboration between the two institutions. The earlier Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was signed between the two institutions in 2008, centered in the areas of public health practice, research interests and collaborative clinical care since 2008. In a bid to reactivate the MoU between the two institutions, two officials from UNE led by Dr. Jennifer Morton paid a courtesy call on the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro.

The immediate past President of the Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG), UCC Chapter, Mr. Seth Odame-Mensah, has called on the new executives of the association to be united and focused in their quest to serve their members. Mr. Odame-Mensah said this when he handed over the leadership mantle of GRASAG to Mr. Benjamin Sundeme, at a ceremony held at the Main Auditorium.

A PhD candidate at Abo Akademi University in Finland, Mr. Kofi J. Brobbey, has called for a multidisciplinary research in the printing industry to find ways of using environmentally friendly materials for printing. For instance, he noted that researchers in the sciences could find possible ways of using conductive inks instead of the traditional ones used for the printing industry. Mr. Brobbey observed that many of the innovations of the world were recombination of existing ideas. Mr.

The Provost of the College of Education Studies, Prof. Eric Magnus Wilmot, has handed over three Toyota Hilux Pickup vehicles valued at GH ¢450, 000 to faculties within the College. The beneficiary faculties are, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Educational Foundations and Faculty of Science and Technology Education. Presenting keys of the vehicles to Deans of the three Faculties at a short ceremony, Prof.

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar India. The agreement would, among other provisions, strengthen the capacity of faculty members in UCC’s Department of Forensic Sciences and offer advanced training opportunities for Ghanaian students in the field of forensics. A key feature of the agreement is the establishment of an Institute of Forensic Sciences at UCC.

Two officials from Coastal Carolina University (CCU) in the United States of America (USA) have called on the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah as part of their visit to the University. The two officials, Prof. Daniel Ennis (Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts and Vice President of CCU), and Prof. Richard Aidoo (Assistant Dean and Professor of Politics) were in UCC to discuss the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between UCC and CCU which was signed in March 2017.

Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro, has stressed the need to encourage the study and speaking of French in Ghana to enhance the country’s international image.  He noted that “It is unfortunate that Ghana is surrounded by Francophone countries, but most Ghanaians have not taken advantage of the French language”