The Director of the Centre for Gender Advocacy Research and Documentation (CEGRAD), Prof. Akua Britwum has led a delegation from Germany to pay courtesy call on the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro. The three visitors, Prof. Dr. White Schultz, Jill Philine Blau and Kwaku Arhin.
Northern Consortium, United Kingdom (NCUK), has expressed interest to partner the University of Cape Coast to facilitate training and admission of students to universities in the United Kingdom. This came to light when the Marketing Development Executive of NCUK, Mr. Andrew Straughan interacted with management and some heads of Department on the activities of NCUK at the Academic Board Chamber, North Campus.
As a way of reviewing and evaluating the School’s and Departmental Strategic Plans, a team of fifteen (15) consisting some members of the School of Business and the College Finance Officer of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies have participated in a two-day retreat at BIRDROCK Hotel, Anomabo from 21st- 23rd February, 2016. Members also discussed among other things issues on curricula, establishment of a business village, research agenda, creation of new departments, workshops and conferences for faculty and staff, and requirements for programme accreditation
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro has called for a concerted effort to control post-harvest losses in Ghana in particular and Africa in general.
This according the Pro-Vice-Chancellor was very critical in addressing matters concerning food security in our society.
Adehye Hall has climaxed its 53rd week celebration with a grand durbar at the hall’s forecourt last Saturday.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) parliamentary candidate for the Cape Coast North Constituency, Madam Sarah Mary Bucknor challenged women not to renege in their quest to take up leadership roles in society. She described, women as agents of change and therefore called on students of the hall to put in more effort to take up leadership responsibilities as a way of contributing their quota to national development.
A team from the Department of Optometry has conducted eye screening exercise for teachers and pupils of the Salvation Army School for the deaf at Swedru in the Central Region, as part of their outreach programme.
The team also presented spectacles to those whose eyes were examined during the exercise. The team which was led by Head of Department, Prof. (Mrs.) Nathalie G. Mensah included Dr. Emmanuel Kwasi Abu, Dr. Samuel Kyei and Dr. Samuel Abokyi as well as some final year Optometry students.
The Junior Common Room Council (JCRC) in collaboration with the Management of the Kwame Nkrumah Hall has inaugurated a new fitness centre for all affiliates and non-affiliates of the University of Cape Coast. The occasion was graced by the presence of the first hall master (Prof. Atta Britwum), hall tutors, former JCRC executives, executives from sister halls and members of the hall as well.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. D. D. Kuupole has called for the abolition of the Power ministry and advocated the setting up of a technical committee to solve the recurring energy crisis in the country. “If we do away with the Ministry of Power and rely on the technical people, we can solve the problem”.
The Faculty of Social Sciences has unveiled a new coaster bus valued at GH¢ 357, 000 to assist faculty and students carry out field work at a ceremony on campus.
The University of Cape Coast has entered into official relationship with Christ The Teacher College of Education (CTTCoE), Kumasi through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU). With the signing of the MoU, UCC becomes a mentor institution to CTTCoE, a private College of Education. Speaking at the signing ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. D. D. Kuupole, said it was an honour on the part of UCC to be working with CTTCoE as a mentee institution. “We need to step back and relook at how things can be done right since we cannot live in the past”, he noted.
