The Chairman of the International Youth Fellowship (IYF) in charge of West Africa, Rev. Hee Jin Park, has advised lecturers and members of the teaching fraternity to refrain from the usage of negative words on their students. According to him, negative words lower the spirit of students and prevent them from taking bold steps in their lives. Rev. Park gave the advice at a presentation organised by IYF Chapter of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) at the Institute of Education Conference Room on the theme “Power of Words in Mindset Education”. Rev.

The University of Cape Coast Confucius Institute has inaugurated a Chinese Club to promote the learning of Chinese culture. The Club, among other things, would offer members the opportunity to learn about Chinese history and how to cook Chinese food. Speaking at the Inauguration, the Chinese Director at the Confucius Institute-UCC, Prof. Hu Liangcai, called on interested students to take advantage of the Club to learn more about Chinese Culture. He said, “even if the only word a person knows in Chinese is 你好 (nǐhǎo), meaning Hello! / Hi!

The Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) has organised a fair for its students to share their research findings, innovation and creativity with members of the University Community at the third Expo 2017. The annual event, held at the ground floor of CELT, was on the theme “Promoting Students’ Creativity and Innovation”.

The Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K.T. Oduro, has advised sportsmen and women to let discipline, hard work and time consciousness guide them in all their endeavours. According to him, sports required discipline and good conduct, stressing that discipline and time consciousness in sports were crucial in shaping individual sports personalities. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor made these statements during a dinner ceremony organised by the Sports Section to honour well-deserving sports men and women.

The Department of Vocational and Technical Education (VOTEC) has organised a fashion show for final year students reading Clothing and Textiles. It was on the theme “Unison of Western and African Prints in our Daily Lives”. The event, which is held every academic year for final year students as part of their academic work, was designed to promote made in Ghana goods and also to showcase the African culture through fashion.

The Department of Finance and the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprise Development (CESED) both of the School of Business have organised a day’s interaction with over 80 traders drawn from the Abura, Cape Coast and Elmina markets on possible ways of improving upon their businesses. Opening the programme, the Head of Department of Finance, Dr. John Gatsi said the intention of the organisers was not only to listen but also to share experience with them. Dr.

An urgent call has been advocated for a rethink of how teachers are trained in both universities and colleges of education in the country. “In making teaching in our institutions of higher education meaningful to students and our nation, we need to rethink how teachers are prepared in our universities and colleges of education”. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T.

The Department of Biomedical Sciences has organised an exhibition to showcase products and activities of the students. The exhibition attracted a large number of patrons, including students and staff of the University to the forecourt of the Sam Jonah Library, to see at first hand the products displayed by exhibitors, who are students from the Department. Some of the products displayed by the students were medicated hair shampoos, medicated soaps, herbal bitters, medicated body lotion, hair creams, anti-malaria and immune system syrups, among others.