The University of Cape Coast (UCC) Students’ House of Parliament has been inaugurated with a call on Members of Parliament (MPs) to eschew absenteeism. The new Speaker, Rt. Hon. Awotunde Awosika, who said this during a handover and dinner ceremony, indicated that he would strictly enforce the Standing Orders of the House and advised members to acquit themselves honourably in order not to fall foul of the parliamentary rules.
A Visiting Professor of Guidance and Counselling at the Department of Guidance and Counselling, Prof. Joshua Adebisi Omotosho, has advised Postgraduate students to be mindful of American Psychological Association (APA) style and its usage to avoid goofing during their dissertations. “If you trivialize APA, you worsen your goofing or ‘fooging’ “, he said. Prof. Joshua Adebisi Omotosho was speaking at the First Faculty Lecture organised by the Faculty of Educational Foundations at the C.A Ackah Auditorium 900.
The University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) has partnered five Ghanaian Universities including the University of Cape Coast, University of Ghana, University of Education, Winneba, University of Development Studies and Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration to establish a joint Centre for West African Studies.
The Centre for International Education (CIE), has participated in the 1st International Educational Fair organised by Elom and Kekeli, a private organisation based in Lome, Togo. The fair attracted over 70 exhibitors and 25,000 visitors. The University of Cape Coast's participation in the fair by was in fulfilment of the University’s internationalisation strategy to increase the number of international students. The fair also provided the platform to explore collaboration opportunities with other educational institutions in Togo for a possible students and faculty exchange.
Quality Legal education is the bedrock for an effective and efficient judiciary, Chief Justice Mrs. Georgina Theodora Wood has declared. “Senior Ghanaian judges complain that the quality of legal education is suffering a nose-dive. Especially judges in the senior judiciary are not quite happy with the standards in our courts”. The Chief Justice was speaking at the 2017 African Law Schools Forum at the Coconut Grove Hotel, Elmina. The theme for the forum is “Decolonizing Legal Education In Africa”.
The Directorate of Research Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) has organised a seminar on grant proposal writing.
It was on the theme " Structure and essentials of a winnable grant proposal ".
Speaking at the programme, Director of DRIC, Prof. Frederick Ato Armah, said good proposal was a precondition to attract grant.
A former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, has advocated for the training of more graduate students not only to feed the job market but also to generate new ideas. “All top Universities are to train people for the job market, but it is also their duty to come out with new ideas by engaging in research”, he stressed. Prof. Aryeetey made the statement at the 2nd Research Awards and Grants ceremony organised by the Directorate of Research Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC).
A Workshop on the theme “The Clergy and Biopsychosocial –Spiritual Treatments of Mental Illness” organised by the Department of Psychological Medicine and Mental Health has been held to bridge the gap between Faith-based organisations and Mental Health practitioners. The issue of mental health has come to the fore for discussions in the country since the rate of suicide has gained prominence in the media. People with stress and anxiety who mostly do not know where to go for the right solutions rather resort to prayer camps and other unorthodox means for treatment albeit without success.
The Account Manager of Elsevier, Mr. Sherif Ghazy, has advised researchers to make their publications known to the world. According to him, research plays an important role in influencing the visibility of academic institutions and researchers across the globe. Mr. Ghazy said this when he took Senior Members of the University through Research Output of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) from 2011 to 2016. Giving the breakdown of UCC’s research performance from 2011 to 2016, he lauded the University for the sustainability of its international collaborations, both locally and globally.
International students have been called upon to contest for leadership positions in the University. The Dean of Students Affairs, Prof. Koawo Edjah, who made the call, said there was no law in the University that prevented international students from contesting for electable positions. "...Many a time, I say that the grounds are open for our international students to even contest leadership positions in the University, especially those who come for 8/8," he said, referring to international students who pursue a four-year academic programme in the University." Prof.
