The School of Economics has awarded forty-six (46) students at its 2025 Dean’s Awards ceremony.
In all, fifteen (15) Level 200 students, eight (8) Level 300, and nine (9) Level 400 students were awarded at the event held by the School to recognise and motivate high-performing students who obtained first-class results at the end of each academic year.
A delegation from the University of Cape Coast (UCC) School of Business has paid a courtesy call to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, to officially inform him of the launch of the School’s 50th Anniversary celebration. The golden jubilee celebration is themed “University of Cape Coast School of Business @50: Expanding the Frontiers of Business Excellence.”
The School of Medical Sciences (SMS), University of Cape Coast (UCC), has held a three-day Problem-Based Learning (PBL) training for faculty of the University of Ghana Medical School (UGMS).
The programme, which sought to strengthen learner-centered teaching methods, opened with a call to embrace innovative educational strategies tailored for 21st-century medical education.
The Women’s Commission of the Senior Staff Association - Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), University of Cape Coast (UCC) chapter, has held a Mental Health Awareness Forum to highlight men’s mental health challenges. The event was themed, “Silent Battles: Creating Safe Spaces for Men’s Health Wellness.”
The Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has honoured 122 students for their outstanding performance across various levels of study at the 2025 Dean’s Awards Ceremony.
The colourful ceremony was graced by the Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies (CHLS), Prof. Kwame Osei Kwarteng; the Acting Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Augustine Tanle, and Mr. Isaac Augustus Ogoe, the Human Resource and Administrative Manager of PEPL.
The School of Graduate Studies (SGS), University of Cape Coast (UCC), in collaboration with the Sam Jonah Library, has organised a training workshop to equip new graduate students with skills to maximize the use of electronic resources available to them for research.
The workshop was also designed to help graduate students leverage these resources to enhance their research output and academic performance.
The Department of Geography and Regional Planning at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), in collaboration with the Ghana Association of Student Planners (GASP), has held a lecture on “The Carbon Market and Its Operations in the Ghanaian Context”. The event formed part of efforts to deepen awareness and participation in climate change solutions among students and the academic community.
The Directorate of Research Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) has organised a grantsmanship workshop to equip faculty with the requisite grant proposal writing skills.
The two-day workshop, which was held in collaboration with the Training and Development Section of the Directorate of Human Resource, was aimed at guiding participants through the process of writing effective grant proposals.
The Governing Council of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), acting on the recommendations of the Appointments and Promotions Board, has approved a number of key appointments to leadership positions within the University.
In a letter signed by the Registrar, Gideon Enoch Abbeyquaye (Esq.), the appointments take effect from August 1, 2025.
The newly appointed officials are:
The Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has tasked women leaders to spearhead the campaign against child marriage, sexual and gender-based violence, and other harmful cultural practices that impede the development of their communities.
According to CEGRAD, the attitude of shielding offenders and allowing innocent girls to be married off to men old enough to be their fathers was detrimental to the well-being and development of girls.
