The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Auburn University (AU), USA, to deepen the collaboration between the two institutions. By the MoU, the two institutions will encourage and support faculty and student exchanges; training of faculty and students through outreach and in conjunction with UCC; teaching and research through Educational Foundations.

The College of Distance Education will commence a top up in M. Phil and M. Com programmes from October 2017. This will therefore present opportunity to those who have obtained M. Ed and MBA degrees to enroll. Meanwhile, accreditation is also being sought to enable the College introduce M. Phil in IT Education to upgrade the existing M.Ed. IT programme. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof.

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Johann Wolfgang (JW) Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main in Germany. The MoU is to facilitate students and faculty exchange, as well as collaborative research projects and curriculum development between the Department of Ghanaian Languages and Linguistics, UCC and the Institute of African Languages of Goethe University.

The Western Regional Fire Commander, ACFO Obeng Dankwa Dwamena, has advised students of Valco Hall to contribute positively towards society even in the face of constraints. ACFO Dwamena noted that the important role of alumni of the hall in national development could not be overemphasized. He therefore urged the students to balance their academic work with voluntary community service. The Western Regional Fire Commander gave the advice at a grand durbar to climax the 25th Hall Week celebration.

The Dean of the School of Biological Sciences, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong has opened a five-day short course on Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Training at the Samrit Hotel, Cape Coast. The programme which is being organised by the Centre for Coastal Management seeks to provide practical experience to participants which include Ph. D students from the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences of the University of Cape Coast, District Assemblies and the Fisheries Commission. Welcoming participants to the workshop, Prof.

The Nursing Students Association (NUSA) of UCC as part of their week celebration has embarked on a health outreach to the Bronyibima community near Elmina. The Bronyibima community was selected by the association to ascertain whether diseases and disease-causing agents there were similar to conditions in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The management of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has interacted with students to acquaint themselves with their challenges on campus. Dubbed " Management and Students Consultative Meeting," the forum was also to solicit views from the students to enhance the operations of the University. Student Leaders, from the Students Representative Council (SRC), the Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG) and the Distance Students Association of Ghana (DESAG), read their constituency reports at the meeting.

The University Hospital has hosted some faculty and nursing students from the Grand Valley State University (GVSU), United States of America. The faculty and students from GVSU are currently embarking on Community Health Nursing in Ghana as part of their collaboration with the UCC School of Nursing and Midwifery. Interacting with the team from GVSU, the Administrator of the Hospital, Mr.