Fresh students admitted to pursue various programmes at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels for the 2019/2020 academic year have been taken through a one-week orientation programme.
The orientation programme was to introduce the fresh students to rules, regulations and policies Colleges, Faculties/Schools and Departments as well as managing their expectations as they begin their academic journey at UCC.
The Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD), UCC, has organised a four-day training workshop to train and equip new facilitators to help educate freshmen on university campus life. It was also to mark its’ 2nd Campus Life (Camp life) Tidbit Peer Facilitators initiative programme.
As part of the 10th-anniversary celebrations, the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, UCC, has held its maiden National Tourism Dialogue and Conference under the theme: “Tourism and Hospitality in Ghana: Past Experiences, Present State and Future Outlook.”
The School for Development Studies (SDS) has held a Public Lecture under the theme, “Ghana Beyond Aid (GBA) and Sustainable National Development.”
The University of Cape Coast Business Incubator (UCCBI) has hosted an entrepreneurship training programme organised by the Ghana Hubs Network under the title “25 Days of Wow; A Regional Ecosystem Tour.”
The University Management has held a three-day retreat with the 2019/2020 student leadership in Takoradi.
The annual retreat creates the platform for Management and Student Leadership to discuss issues aimed at creating a conducive academic environment to promote teaching, learning, and research.
The School of Medical Sciences (UCCSMS) has held the 10th White Coat Ceremony with a call on medical students to be humble and compassionate whiles they enter into the clinical stages of their studies.
The White Coat Ceremony is a rite of passage event which is organised as a transition for medical students from the theory component to the practical phase of their training
The ceremony symbolises the medical profession and forms an integral part of the UCCSMS calendar.
The Pan African Festival (PANAFEST) Secretariat in collaboration with the Centre for African and International Studies (CAIS), has held a three-day PANAFEST Colloquium, under the theme, “Beyond 400 years: Reaching Across Continents into the Future.”
The Ghana Science Association (GSA) has organised a three-day programme to mark the 31st Biennial Conference and 60th Anniversary under the theme, “Promoting Science, Technology, and Innovation for Sustainable Growth and Development.”
The University of Cape Coast in collaboration with the University of Alabama, United States of America (UA) and Central University (CU), has held the first Joint Symposium on the theme “Social Determinants of Health” on campus.
The one-day Symposium which is the first of a series of symposia by the three institutions was intended to foster international partnerships for research and policy formulation in the area of health.
