The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has challenged graduates of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to explore and use the knowledge acquired to create innovations to benefit society.

“You are the hope of this nation. Do not allow circumstances to limit your potential. With determination, you can achieve more than you imagine,” he counseled.

The Vice-Chancellor advised the graduands not to succumb to circumstances to cut short their dreams but encouraged them to be determined in life.

The newly-appointed Managing Director of Prudential Bank, Mr. Bernard Appiah Gyebi, has paid a courtesy visit to the Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong.

Explaining the purpose of the visit, Mr. Gyebi, noted that upon his assumption as the new MD of Prudential Bank, he had begun interacting with notable customers and organisations that transact business with the Bank.

The Dora Edu-Buandoh (DEB) Foundation has held a capacity building seminar for levels 300 and 400 students of University of Cape Coast (UCC) to equip them to make the right career choice.

Dubbed: "2023 Young People's Seminar, the event was on the theme, “Build Your Today for Your Future.”

A Senior Lecturer at GIMPA, Ms. Grace Abban-Ampiah, who spoke on the topic, "Building Ourselves to Volunteer: Giving Back to Society" encouraged students to embrace volunteerism as a way of contributing to national development. 

To complement government’s efforts at finding lasting solutions to youth unemployment, the Confucius Institute (CI), University of Cape Coast (UCC) has held the 2023 Job Fair aimed at linking graduates of UCC to Chinese enterprises for possible employment. 

At a symposium to herald the Job Fair, the Chinese Director of CI-UCC, Prof. Ou Yamei, told students and jobseekers to take advantage of the opportunity provided by the Job Fair to land gainful jobs. 

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with COA Research and Manufacturing Company to support students’ entrepreneurial skills development through internship and practical attachment opportunities.

Both institutions under the partnership would promote research and innovations into traditional herbal medicines and organic production and processing of raw materials for chronic diseases, including cancer, HIV/AIDS, kidney diseases, and diabetes among others.

The Department of Water and Sanitation, University of Cape Coast has celebrated this year’s World Water Day with a call on Ghanaians to protect and conserve water. 

The Founder and CEO of the Centre of Awareness (COA) Research and Manufacturing Company Limited, Professor Samuel Ato Duncan, who made the call, added that activities of illegal miners posed a major threat to the future water supply to  communities in particular and the nation as a whole.

Beneficiary students of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) Students’ Financial Support Office (StuFSO) Scholarship have been challenged to take their academic work seriously to justify the investment made in them.

The Chairman of the UCC Scholarship Committee, Prof. Samuel Acquah , who threw the challenge, told the beneficiary students, aptly called scholars, that their academic performance was precondition to enable them enjoy the Scholarship package.

The Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has met with Dr. Darryll J. Pines, the President of University of Maryland (UM), College Park, USA to discuss areas of collaboration between the two institutions.

During the meeting, Dr. Pines expressed the University of Maryland’s interest in  collaborating with UCC on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programme.