The University of Cape Coast in collaboration with the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), has held a sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of a Law and Governance building complex for the University of Cape Coast. The building complex, worth five million US Dollars ($5,000,000), will be financed by the GNPC as part of its corporate social responsibility.
The Minister of Education, Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum. has sworn in new members of the Governing Council
of the University of Cape Coast. The nominees are:
Prof. Obeng Mireku - President’s Nominee - Chairman
Most Rev. Titus Awotwe Pratt - President’s Nominee, - Member
Dr Samuel Awuku - President’s Nominee, - Member
Maame Adjoa Gyeke -Jandoh - President’s Nominee, - Member
Prof. Eric Anane - Representative of Convocation (Professorial), - Member
Dr Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai - Education Commission. - Member
The College of Education Studies (CoES) has launched an Adoption of Schools Project
themed “Community collaboration for improving the performance of schools: Our
corporate social responsibility”.
Speaking on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, the Provost of the College of Humanities and
Legal Studies (CHLS), Professor Francis Eric Amuquandoh, expressed worry over the
decline in the performance of schools in the Central Region. He said it has therefore
become necessary for the University step in to help resolve whatever issues that are
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong has been appointed as a Governing Board Member (West Africa Region) of the Association of African Universities (AAU). The 17-Member Governing Board of the AAU was inaugurated during the extra-ordinary General Conference which was hosted virtually.
As per its constitution, the AAU concluded a process of nominations and election for the new Governing Board after the expiration of the tenure of the old Board.
The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) at the University of Cape Coast, in collaboration with the Sam Jonah Library has held a workshop on electronic submission of theses/dissertations for Post Graduate Students.
The week-long training took place at the Sam Jonah Library Knowledge Commons.
The Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) of the University of Cape Coast, has held a Public Lecture under the theme, “UCC@60 in the Horizon: Where is our Research headed?”
The Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) is welcoming three international Professors – one on Sabbatical Leave from Nigeria and two Fulbright Scholars from the United States - to join its dynamic team to drive the UNESCO SDG 4 Agenda.
UCC hosts 2021 PANAFEST Colloquium
The PANAFEST Foundation in collaboration with the University of Cape Coast, and the African Heritage Studies Association (AHSA) has held a three-day PANAFEST Colloquium. The Colloquium was based on the themes, “Securing the African Family: Our Soul, Our Health, Our Wealth'', and “The Future of AHSA and The Youth in The African Liberation Movement”
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS),under the auspices of The United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) programme, via its
Research Grants Scheme (RGS), has donated laboratory research equipment and
chemical worth 8,000 USD to Laser and Fibre Optics Centre (LAFOC), Department
of Physics, School of Physical Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong paid a working visit to the Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD and his management team on Wednesday, 7th July 2021.
