The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has conferred an honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership degree on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at a special congregation held in his honour.
The honorary degree, which is the highest honour given by the University, is in recognition of the President’s immense contribution to education in the country.
The School of Nursing and Midwifery (SNM), in collaboration with the Directorate of Research,
Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC), has held its maiden Research Support Grants Award
Ceremony.
The Dean of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Dr Nancy Innocentia Ebu Enyan, explained
that the principal goal of the ceremony was to work towards achieving the current Research
Agenda of the University of Cape Coast which focused on “Education and Environment for
The School of Nursing and Midwifery (SNM) has held a stakeholder’s
meeting on the theme, “The role of Nurses in managing students on the
ward.”
Presenting on the theme was Dr Christian Makafui Boso, a Lecturer at
the School of Nursing and Midwifery. He expressed that the purpose of
the meeting was to analyze the roles of clinical nurses in managing
students’ behaviour, and also outline strategies to help manage students'
Technical Universities in Ghana have been urged to be more innovative and go beyond publishing academic papers for promotion by focusing on commercialising research output.
This is the only way they can remain relevant and be more agile and responsive to the challenges in 21st-century universities.
The School of Physical Sciences in collaboration with the Department of Chemistry has held a ceremony to honour three retired Professors of the Department for their years of remarkable service and contributions to the University. The retirees are Prof. Francis Tayman, Professor of Organic Chemistry; Prof. Victor Yao Gadzekpo, Professor of Analytical Chemistry; and Rev. Prof.
The Mobile Library project under the “Boa Daakye Foundation”, has donated a mobile library, digital television, and stationery to the Paediatric Unit of the University of Cape Coast Hospital to mark World Book and Copyright Day.
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has held a matriculation ceremony for 129 students from the Ghana Police Service at the Ghana Police Academy in Accra. The students, comprising 99 males and 30 females, who form the Course 50 Cadet Corps of the Ghana Police Academy, are pursuing the Postgraduate Diploma in Security Studies programme which is a collaboration between UCC and the Ghana Police Service.
The Office of the Dean of Students (ODS), in collaboration with the National Service Secretariat (NSS), has held a two-day orientation programme for all final year students of the University of Cape Coast, to prepare them for the 2021/2022 National Service Year.
The Office of the Dean of Students has organised a workshop for newly elected leaders
of the Students Representative Council (SRC-UCC), Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG-UCC), and the Junior Common Room Committee (JCRC-UCC) of the various Halls of Residence.
