EU-CONEXUS is proud to announce its new partnership with the Africa Center of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR) of University of Cape Coast (Ghana, Africa). Together, both universities hope to combine resources to pursue and strengthen global research and innovation on smart urban coastal sustainability.
In line with a political vision of constructive EU-AU cooperation
The Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, with staff and students, has planted seedlings of different species of trees at various places on the University’s campus. The activity formed part of a national tree planting exercise.
Dubbed ‘Green Ghana Day’, the exercise is part of aggressive measures to preserve the country’s forest cover and the environment as well as control climate change and its debilitating impact.
The planted species included timber, wawa, mango, rosewood, militia, memosa, royal palm dwarf amongst others.
The Department of Soil Science has opened a new Soil Museum in honour of late Prof. Daniel Okae-Anti at a ceremony held at the A. G. Carson Technology Village.
The museum which has a collection of soil and rock samples from all regions across Ghana and some West African countries was sponsored by Mrs. Christie Okae-Anti, wife of late Prof. Daniel Okae-Anti
A Post-doctoral Fellow at the Africa Centre of Excellence on Coastal Resilience (ACECoR), Dr. Edéya Orobiyi Rodrigue Pelebe, is undertaking a one-month professional internship at ECO-BENIN "Benin Ecotourism Concern" in Benin.
This initiative is a component of the ACECoR staff capacity development programme.
Young people have been cautioned against Risky Sexual Behaviours (RSBs) that may expose them to contracting Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and other adverse outcomes, including HIV&AIDS, unintended pregnancies and psychological distress.
A Professor of Social Dimensions of Sexual and Reproductive Health, Prof. Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, who sounded the caution, also catalogued some RSBs he described as "forbidden fruits", as unprotected sex, multiple sexual partners, early marriage, sex under the influence of alcohol and drugs among others.
The Ghana Association of University Women (GAUW), University of Cape Coast (UCC) chapter has held a handover ceremony to formally i
The Provost of the College of Education Studies, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, has welcomed a delegation of faculty members from York University, USA. The delegation was led by an Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing, Faculty of Health-York University, Prof. Catriona Buick.
A total of two hundred and seventy-nine (279) students have been honoured at the 2022 Dean’s Awards ceremony of the School of Business of University of Cape Coast (UCC).
The Ceremony, held annually to celebrate and motivate high performing students who have obtained a CGPA of 3.6 and above at levels 200 to 400, was on the theme, “Academic Excellence and Skills Demand.”
Aside regular classroom activities, the University of Cape Coast (UCC) gives avenue for students to also discover and learn about Ghana, especially the various tourist destinations in the country.
Against this backdrop, the Geographical Society (GESOC) at the Department of Geography and Regional Planning-UCC seized the chance to offer its members the golden opportunity to experience the beauty of Ghana’s natural and unique wildlife.
