The Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has kick-started the training and retraining component of the National Unemployment Insurance Scheme (NUIS) for 1000 workers in the tourism and hospitality sector of the country.

The training and retraining programme, fully funded by the Government of Ghana, focuses on preserving and upgrading the human capital and skills of beneficiaries who lost their employment or are under-employed as a result of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic.

The Ghana Geographers Association annual conference has been held at the  University  of Cape Coast with a call on geographers to adopt  multi-disciplinary approaches to help the country achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This year’s event   was on the theme, “Ghana's Journey towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Perspective of Geographers."

The keynoter for the grand opening of the conference, the Head of the Ghana Statistical Service, Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim, called for workable strategies in order to achieve the SDGs in Ghana.

In line with a request by the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA) wing of the Ghana National Service Personnel Association (NASPA), the University of Cape Coast has released, on special leave, all of its National Service Personnel preparing for the Teacher Licensure Examinations.

The special leave commences from September 1 to September 15, 2023.

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has presented 50 cartons of Usplash, UCC’s branded mineral water, and a cheque for GHS 10,000 to the Oguaa Traditional Council.

The Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies (CHLS) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Kwame Osei Kwarteng, has expressed delight at the appointment of Prof. Kwaku Adutwum Ayim Boakye, as the Vice-Chancellor of Cape Coast Technical University (CCTU).

Prof. Kwarteng said until Prof. Boakye’s appointment as Vice-Chancellor of CCTU, he had distinguished himself in his service to the prestigious University of Cape Coast over the years hence, his leadership skills were not in doubt.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has presented ultra modern multi-purpose microscope to the Department of Medical Laboratory Science.
 
The Ministry, through the Ghana Health Services and the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), presented the equipment to the Department to train students in malaria diagnosis.
 
The Head of the Department of Human Resource Management at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Yaw Oppong, has charged distance education students  to pursue soft skills to prepare them adequately for the job market.
 
According to him, academic qualification was important, but he was quick to add that the acquisition of soft skills would help increase their chances of employment ahead of their colleagues.

The Vice-Chancellor,Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has showered encomium on students of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) for acquitting themselves admirably on campus devoid of agitations.

According to him, the exemplary behaviour by the students lent credence to the feat chalked up by the university as the topmost ranked in Ghana and West Africa.

The 1979/82 Year Group of the University Primary School has made a historic visit to interact with management, teachers and learners of the School.

The home coming event afforded the Year Group the chance to join the learners who were clad in their neatly pressed uniforms at the morning parade to march with precision and pride, amidst patriotic songs.

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