The Chairperson of the University Council, Mrs. Nancy Olufola Campbell Thompson, has expressed her willingness to work with management of the UCC to put the University on a higher pedestal. Mrs. Thompson gave this assurance when she interacted with management of the University as part of her familiarisation tour on campus.
On April 15-18, 2018, Auburn University (AU) Outreach Global hosted the Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, Prof. Rosemond Boohene, Dean of Centre for International Education, UCC, and Prof. Johnson Nyarko-Boampong Provost of College of Health and Allied Sciences, UCC, at AU campus as part of the two institutions collaborative engagements.
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”.
Two officials from Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) have paid a courtesy call on the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro, as part of their working visit to the University. The two officials were Prof. Godfrey Muguti, a Professor of Surgery, and Mrs. Sinikwe Gwatidzo, Registrar of GZU. Briefing the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof.
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.
The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has inaugurated Governing Councils for the University of Cape Coast, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and the University for Development Studies at a ceremony in Accra. Members of the UCC Governing Council include: Mrs Nancy Thompson - Government Nominee (Chairperson) Prof. Joseph Ampiah Ghartey - Vice-Chancellor Dr.
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.
The National Investment Bank (NIB) has donated a cheque for 15, 000 to support the Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) Alumni Homecoming. Presenting the cheque to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, the Cape Coast Branch Manager of NIB, Mr.
