The Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD) in collaboration with the School of Graduate Studies, UCC and the University of Birmingham (UK) has organised a gender-related research capacity strengthening workshop and a public lecture on ‘Gender Issues and Feminists Research Methodology’ for graduate students and lecturers.
The University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Affiliation Agreement with 10 tertiary institutions at a ceremony on campus.
The institutions are Regent University College of Science and Technology, Methodist University College, School of Anaesthesia-37 Military Hospital, College of Health-Sefwi Asafo and Flosam Institute of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Sciences. The others are Palm Institute, Potters College, Rans-Elliot School of Nursing, Redeemer College of Health, and Thrivus Institue for Biomedical Science and Technology.
The Faculty of Social Sciences has presented awards to 81 students who distinguished themselves academically during the 2018/2019 academic year at its Dean’s Awards ceremony.
The function was on the theme “Academic Excellence and Innovation: Key to National Development”.
The Department of Labour and Human Resource Studies (DOLAHRS), of the School for Development Studies, has held a three-day curriculum development workshop.
The workshop held with sponsorship from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) was aimed at developing Masters and Doctor of Philosophy Degrees as well as short courses for the Department.
The Ghana Science Association (GSA), UCC Branch, has held a handing-over ceremony to usher in new Executives.
In his acceptance speech, the new President, GSA, Prof. Michael Buenor Adinortey, expressed profound gratitude to the former executives and the entire membership of the association for the opportunity and confidence reposed in the new executives to serve the Branch. He indicated he believed that the entire membership would continue to support the smooth running of the association’s affairs.
The School of Business has presented awards to 308 students who excelled in their academic work for the 2017/2018 academic year at the 2019 Deans Awards Ceremony.
Each of the awardees obtained a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.6 and above at the end of the academic year.
The reconstituted Governing Council of the University of Cape Coast has been inaugurated at a ceremony at the Ministry of Education in Accra.
The inauguration became necessary following the end of the term of the previous Council on July 2019.
The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Her Excellency, Stephanie S. Sullivan, has paid a working visit to the University to strengthen the relationship between the Embassy and UCC.
Receiving the Ambassador, the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof Dora F. Edu-Buandoh, noted that the University over the years has had a cordial relationship with the Government of the US and other academic institutions through the Embassy.
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), UCC Chapter has held a handing-over and swearing-in ceremony for newly-elected executives.
A five-member delegation from the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR) of the University of Cape Coast participated in the second ACE Impact Workshop in Dakar, Senegal from September 24 -27, 2019.
The workshop, organised by the World Bank and coordinated by the Association of African Universities (AAU), saw the participation of forty-six (46) Centres of Excellence from across Africa involving twelve (12) countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea, Cote D’Ivoire, Togo, Cameroon, Djibouti, Senegal, and Niger.
