A group of students and faculty from the Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University (GVSU), USA, have visited the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to seek practical exposure on the Ghanaian healthcare system.

The School of Sustainable Engineering (SSE) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has held a day’s entrepreneurial engineering workshop for faculty and students of the school.

Themed, “Fostering an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Engineering Classrooms”, the workshop had two resource persons from the University of Bucknell in the United States of America; Prof Joseph Tranquillo and Prof. Brad Putman facilitating.

As part of efforts to improve teaching and learning in their alma mater, the Bachelor of Science (BSc) Chemistry 2000 Year Group has donated five desktop computers and accessories to the Department of Chemistry.

The items were presented on behalf of the Group by Dr. Isaac Asiamah, who is also a Senior Lecturer in the Department, along with Pastor Amos Amoh, a member of the Group.

Rationale

The Institute of Education of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), through its Adoption of Schools Project, has presented stationery and learning materials to two public basic schools within the Cape Coast Metropolis.

The educational items, meant to improve teaching and learning outcomes, included 100 copies of exercise books, 450 boxes of pens, 500 packets of erasers, 500 boxes of pencils, 350 packets of sharpeners and 100 boxes of crayons.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has met with a five-member group from the University of The Bahamas (UB), to discuss issues of mutual academic interest.

During the meeting, the Dean of Faculty for Academic Affairs at UB, Dr. Andrew Moxey, said the purpose of the visit was to discuss areas of cooperation such as student and faculty exchange with UCC.

The Agona Royal Family of Akim Adjobue in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region has leased a seven-acre stretch of land to the University of Cape Coast (UCC) for academic purposes.

The land, leased for 99 years, would be used by the School of Medical Sciences  and other schools within the College of Health and Allied Sciences at the UCC.

Presentation of the cheque

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has received a cheque for GH¢ 40,000 from GCB Bank PLC to support preparations for the upcoming Ghana Universities Sports Association Games (GUSA).

UCC will be hosting the 2024 GUSA Games from 28th December, 2024 to 15th January, 2025.

The College of Humanities and Legal Studies (CHLS) emerged winners of the University Teachers' Association of Ghana-University of Cape Coast Chapter (UTAG-UCC) 7- aside football tournament played at the park of the Senior Common Room (Club House).

 They defeated the College of Education Studies (CoES) on 4-3 penalties after an electrifying grand finale that ended 0-0 after regulation time.

The Department of Vocational and Technical Education (VoTEC), has presented a desktop computer, a printer and other accessories to Oguaa Senior High Technical School (Oguaa Sec. Tech.)

The items are to help enhance the teaching and learning of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) in the School.

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