The Centre for Teaching Support of the University of Cape Coast has organised a training workshop for the College of Health, Yamfo (CoHY). The training programme which was facilitated by the Institutional Affiliation Office forms part of UCC’s responsibility to build the staff capacity of institutions being mentored by the University.
A two-day retreat has been held for both management and students of the University to find solutions to some challenges affecting the welfare of students on campus. The event was also to serve as a wake-up call on the various departments of the University to be proactive in the discharge of their duties. Opening the retreat, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, said the retreat was not to find fault but to bring to bear situations on the ground and brainstorm the way forward.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has inaugurated a fully furnished office complex for the School of Allied Health Sciences under the College of Health and Allied Sciences (CoHAS). The offices, numbering 24, situated at the down floor of the C. A. Ackah Theatre Complex, were furnished by the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB). The equipment, which comprises brand new desktop computers and its accessories, office furniture, photocopier machine, cabinets, stationaries, amongst others, worth GH 140, 000. Speaking at the inauguration,Prof.
A student at the Faculty of Law of the University of Cape Coast, Mr. Francis Korankye-Sakyi, has presented a set of Jerseys and one football to the University Basic School Annex. Presenting the items, Mr. Korankye-Sakyi said the donation formed part of his commitment towards the promotion of sports in the new school. He stressed the need for school children to be given the opportunity to develop their talents through exposure to every available sporting discipline. Mr. Korankye-Sakyi appealed to the pupils to learn hard to justify the huge parental investments being made in them.
A student at the Faculty of Law of the University of Cape Coast, Mr. Francis Korankye-Sakyi, has presented a set of Jerseys and one football to the University Basic School Annex. Presenting the items, Mr. Korankye-Sakyi said the donation formed part of his commitment towards the promotion of sports in the new school. He stressed the need for school children to be given the opportunity to develop their talents through exposure to every available sporting discipline. Mr.
First year students of the School of Graduate Studies have received intensive training in e-resources and Mendeley at a seminar on campus. The seminar, held in collaboration with the Sam Jonah Library, was aimed at building the capacity of the students to be abreast of e-resources and Mendeley during their academic research. A senior Assistant Librarian, Ms.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has inaugurated a 24-member Strategic Plan Review Committee, which is chaired by Prof. Kofi Awusabo-Asare. The Committee is expected to review the old Corporate Strategic Plan, which will end in 2017, and develop a new plan, spanning from 2018 to 2022. Speaking at the inauguration, Prof.
A former Director of the Counselling Centre, Rev. Prof. J. K. Essumang, has underscored the need for first year students to make good use of their time in order to achieve their academic goals in the University. "At the University, you cannot afford to waste time. If you mean to achieve your academic goals of study (and) to pass your exams with good grades, you need to make good use of your time. This means that you'll need to learn how to manage your time, " he advised. Rev. Prof.
A delegation from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has paid a courtesy call on the management of the University. The visit was also to renew the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between University of Cape Coast and the University of Hildesheim, Germany.
Adehye Hall, affectionately called Royals, has climaxed its 54th Hall Week with a colorful grand durbar. The week-long celebration was on the theme " Women in Enterprise Development: The Role of Tertiary Education." Speaking at the grand durbar, a Banker and a Retired Army Officer, Nana Kwesi Amoako, advised students to be creative and innovative in creating jobs for themselves so as to reduce unemployment in the country. He urged students to come out with creative and innovative skills to make themselves self-reliant.
