- Administration /tags/administration en Outgoing and Elected Executives of SSA-UoG Interact with Vice-Chancellor /news/outgoing-and-elected-executives-ssa-uog-interact-vice-chancellor <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The outgoing executives of the Senior Staff Association, Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), Branch, has introduced newly elected executives to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong.</p><h2>Peaceful Co-Existence</h2><p>The Vice-Chancellor thanked the outgoing Chairman, Mr. Charles Amos Odoom, and his team of executives for contributing to the peaceful co-existence on campus during their tenure of office. He explained that the Senior Staff Association was one of the most progressive union on campus. He welcomed the new executives and promised to have a good working relationship with them to help develop and contribute to the progress of both the union and the university. </p><p>Prof. Boampong assured the new executives of Management’s support to enable them to do their work. He urged them to contribute their quota to help build the University to make it better.</p><p><img src="https://www.ucc.edu.gh/sites/default/files/a30i6330.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="667" /></p><h3>Gratitude</h3><p>On his part, Mr. Charles Amos Odoom expressed his gratitude to Management of the University for the support provided the association over the years.</p><p><img src="https://www.ucc.edu.gh/sites/default/files/a30i6322.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="667" /></p><h3>Collective Interest of Staff</h3><p>The newly elected Chairman, Mr. Sandy Kumi Sinatra, said that the Senior Staff Association was a major manpower in the University. “We are the conduit between management and the junior staff and we know there is a lot that Management expects from us”, he noted. </p><p>Mr. Sinatra called on Management to grant them audience in the future whenever there were issues concerning staff of the University. “The collective interest of the people should prevail over our individual interest, so that going forward, when there are issues, we can solve them amicably”, he appealed.<br />Present at the meeting were the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh and Registrar, Mr. Jeff Teye Onyame.</p><p> </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-term field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/administration" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Administration</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-format field-type-list-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Standard (Image)</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/news-images/ssa_uog_web.jpg" width="1000" height="720" alt="Outgoing and elected executives of SSA-UoG" title="Outgoing and elected executives of SSA-UoG" /></div></div></div> Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:11:50 +0000 louis.mensah 14875 at /news/outgoing-and-elected-executives-ssa-uog-interact-vice-chancellor#comments Donates Computers and Accessories to Central Regional Police Command /news/ucc-donates-computers-and-accessories-central-regional-police-command <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> The University has donated five sets of computers and accessories to the Central Regional Police Command.<br />     <br /> The accessories were five sets of Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) and a Coloured Printer.</p> <h2> Presentation</h2> <p> Presenting the items, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, noted that the donation was to support the Police to enhance their work. Prof. Ampiah said the items were being presented in response to a request made during a previous visit to the Central Regional Police Command. </p> <p> Prof. Ampiah indicated that the University had enjoyed a cordial relationship with the Police over the years. “Our relationship has been a symbiotic experience. Whenever we need your support, you have always responded positively,” he stressed. He said the University would continue to work closely with the Central Regional Police Command in the interest of humanity.</p> <h3> Timely Donation</h3> <p> Responding, the Central Regional Police Commander, Commissioner of Police, Mr.  Paul Manley Awini, who received the items, thanked the University for the donation. Mr. Awini noted that the work of the Police involved a lot of paper work. “We do a lot of investigations, prosecutions, and administrative work which involve paper work but the logistics we have are inadequate,” he noted. He added that “For security reasons, we cannot send documents outside to type and print, so this donation is timely”.</p> <p> Present at the ceremony were the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh; Registrar, Mr. John Kofi Nyan; Ag. Director of Legal, Consular and General Service (DLCGS), Mr. Alberta Yaa Graham; Ag. Director of Public Affairs, Major Kofi Baah-Bentum(rtd); Senior Assistant Registrar at the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, Dr. (Mrs.) Georgina Asi Owusu; Head of Security, DCOP, Mr. Patrick Adusei Sarpong (rtd); and Assistant Registrar, DLCGS, Mr. Ignatius Peter Otsibu, and some senior officers of the Central Regional Police Command.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-term field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/administration" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Administration</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-format field-type-list-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Standard (Image)</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/news-images/police_donation_crco.jpg" width="1000" height="720" alt="Donation of computers" title="Donation of computers" /></div></div></div> Mon, 22 Jun 2020 17:01:58 +0000 louis.mensah 5690 at /news/ucc-donates-computers-and-accessories-central-regional-police-command#comments Presents Shopping Vouchers to International Students on Campus /news/ucc-presents-shopping-vouchers-international-students-campus <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> The Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh has presented shopping vouchers and other items to international students of the University who are still staying on campus as a result of the closure of Ghana’s borders.</p> <p> In addition, each student received a bottle of hand sanitizer, facemasks, and bags of sachet water.<br />     <br /> In her remarks at the short presentation, Prof. Edu-Buandoh said the donation was to support the students to live a comfortable life whilst they stay on campus during the COVID-19 period. She explained that most of the international students could not go back to their respective countries following the closure of the University and the ban on travelling outside Ghana.</p> <p>  “Our international students have been on campus since the President announced the closure of educational institutions in the country and we are aware things have not been easy for you. That is why we have taken steps to support you with the shopping voucher to purchase some things you may need and other protective items to ensure your health and safety,” she noted.</p> <p> The Pro Vice-Chancellor advised the students to observe all the precautionary measures to contain the spread of COVID-19.  “You need to wash your hands with soap under running water frequently, use hand sanitizer when there is no water; maintain social distancing, and wear face masks” she added.</p> <p> On their academic work, Prof. Edu-Buandoh urged them to actively participate in lectures on the e-learning platform and also study the materials provided for their various courses.</p> <p> Present were the Dean of the Centre for International Education (CIE), Prof. Kwaku Boakye, Senior Assistant Registrar, Mrs. Juliana Audria Dankwa and some staff of CIE.</p> <p> <br />  </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-term field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/administration" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Administration</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-format field-type-list-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Standard (Image)</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/news-images/cie_covid_presentation-1.jpg" width="1000" height="720" alt="Presentation to an international student" title="Presentation to an international student" /></div></div></div> Tue, 05 May 2020 07:31:45 +0000 louis.mensah 5554 at /news/ucc-presents-shopping-vouchers-international-students-campus#comments BASIC SCHOOL HOSTS PUPILS FROM COURS LUMIERE AND CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF LOME /news/ucc-basic-school-hosts-pupils-cours-lumiere-and-canadian-international-school-lome <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> The Basic School has hosted 26 pupils and 4 staff of Cours Lumière and Canadian International School of Lomé from Saturday, 16th February 2019 to Saturday, 2nd March 2019. The visit of students of the two schools forms part of the exchange programme for Bilingual immersion (English and French) the three institutions have started since November 2017. The two-week immersion program was preceded by a visit to Lomé by 30 pupils of the Basic School from Saturday, 2nd February 2019 to Saturday, 16th February 2019.</p> <p> The exchange programme between the three institutions is characterized by a two-way immersion type: a home immersion where pupils of the visiting school are hosted by families of the host school for an intensive impersonal and informal immersion in the foreign language; and a school immersion where visiting pupils are integrated into classrooms of their counterparts so as to receive formal instruction in the foreign language, irrespective of the subject area. Thus, pupils who took part in the trips both in Togo and Ghana benefitted immensely from a complete French language immersion (for Ghanaian students) and English language immersion (for Togolese students) for a full month. This exposure has had a tremendous impact on their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills of both languages.</p> <p style="text-align:center"> <img alt="" height="719" src="/ckfinder/userfiles/images/exchange_primary_school.jpeg" width="960" /></p> <p> <br /> <strong>ACTIVITIES OF THE 2019 EDITION</strong></p> <p> Special classes for language proficiency in French and English were organized for visiting pupils in Lomé and Cape Coast. The French classes in Lomé were handled by Institut Français of Lomé while the English classes were taught by Alliance Française of Cape Coast who respectively dispatched their personnel to the schools for the lessons. Beside the special classes, pupils were integrated into various classes to study various subjects in the foreign language. Pupils took part in subjects such as French, English, Mathematics, Science, Creative Arts, Home economics, ICT, Chinese and Physical Education. They also participated in Club activities such as Singing and Dancing, Reading, Drama, Orregami and Swimming.</p> <p> During the period, teachers who accompanied the pupils had the opportunity to observe lessons as well as teach some of the lessons in English language, French, and Mathematics at different levels. Through the experiences, teachers acquired new pedagogical strategies used in teaching and learning and this impacted them positively.<br /> Other extra-curricular activities of the 2019 edition of the exchange programme include: visits to museums and historical monuments such as the Slave House of Agbodrafor and the Cape Coast Castle, swimming and funfair at O’Lodge and Elmina Beach Resort, and visits to places such as the zoo of Lomé, the University Water Bottling Company, the University Printing Press and the University Farms. A courtesy call was paid to the Ghana Ambassador to Togo by pupils of Basic School whilst their counterparts from Togo made a similar visit to the Central Regional Minister on their arrival to Cape Coast.</p> <p> <br /> <strong>BACKGROUND TO THE EXCHANGE PROGRAMME</strong></p> <p> This novelty of exchanging pupils to learn French and English by our pupils all started with an initiative by the Departments of English and French of the .<br /> In June 2017, the founders of Cours Lumière visited Ghana. During their visit, the idea of establishing an exchange programme for the basic schools (Basic Schools and Cours Lumière) were discussed. The visit was followed by the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) by and Cours Lumière.<br /> In November 2017, the first batch of 8 pupils from Cours Lumière visited Ghana for one week. During their visit, they were hosted by Ghanaian parents who took them into their home and treated them like their biological children. After the successful pilot hosting of the first batch of pupils, both schools agreed to allow the first batch of 30 pupils from Ghana to travel to Togo in March 2018 and vice versa.<br /> Around the same period, Canadian International School of Lomé had sent a two-person delegation to to establish a partnership. The meeting of the delegation with stakeholders of the exchange programme and personnel of the Centre for International Education (CIE) resulted in the signing of a second MoU with the University. This gave Canadian International School of Lomé the chance to participate in this current 2019 Exchange Programme.<br /> <br /> <strong>CLOSING CEREMONY AND APPRECIATION</strong></p> <p> The 2019 edition of the exchange programme was climaxed by colorful and grand closing ceremonies, which provided pupils of partner institutions the opportunity to exhibit their skills in both languages through a variety of performances such as drama, choreography, music and traditional dance, among others. The ceremonies were also used to bring together host families and other stakeholders who played very important roles in the organization of this year’s exchange programme.</p> <p style="text-align:center"> <img alt="" height="500" src="/ckfinder/userfiles/images/primary_exchange_web1(1).jpg" width="960" /></p> <p> <br /> We would like to extend our profound gratitude to all stakeholders, especially the Host families in Togo and Ghana who sacrificed a lot for the safe upkeep of the visiting pupils; the Management of Cours Lumière and Canadian International School of Lomé; the Directorate of Academic Affairs of the for their sponsorship; the Division of Legal Consular and General Services, the Centre for International Education, the Department of English, the Department of French, the Campus Broadcasting Services (ATL FM), the Transport Section, the Printing Press, Mineral Water (U-SPLASH), the Parents and Teachers’ Associations, School Management Committee and finally Staff and Teachers of Basic School.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-term field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/administration" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Administration</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-format field-type-list-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Standard (Image)</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/default_images/primary_exchange_web.jpg" width="960" height="720" alt="The exchange pupils and headteachers of the University Basic Schools with the Central Regional Minister, Mr. Kwamina Duncan" title="The exchange pupils and headteachers of the University Basic Schools with the Central Regional Minister, Mr. Kwamina Duncan" /></div></div></div> Mon, 18 Mar 2019 15:57:31 +0000 louis.mensah 1667 at /news/ucc-basic-school-hosts-pupils-cours-lumiere-and-canadian-international-school-lome#comments Sports Team Presents Trophies to the Vice-Chancellor /news/ucc-sports-team-presents-trophies-vice-chancellor <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Sports Team has presented trophies won at the 8th Mini GUSA Games which was hosted by to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah.</p> <p>The Chairperson of the Local Organising Committee of the 8th Mini GUSA Games, Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh, who led the team said by dint of hard work won the competition with 20 gold 12 silver and 6 bronze medals. She noted that the team achieved the feat through the support of Management of the University, Sports and Recreation Committee and the Sports Coaches. She, therefore, expressed gratitude for the role they played to make them emerge champions of the competition.</p> <p><strong>Vice-Chancellor's Congratulatory Message</strong></p> <p>The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, congratulated the Sports Team on its dedication and hard work. Applauding the LOC, he said “you had little time to plan and organise this competition, but you delivered your tasks immensely to achieve the success of the tournament”. Prof. Ampiah commended the sports men and women for their commitment and resilient performance, adding that “I believe we have supported sports development in but we need to step up. We also need to boost the morale of our sports men and women and motivate them in so that they become interested in sports activities.”</p> <p>The Vice-Chancellor expressed gratitude to the team for maintaining  its sterling performance and also securing a slot to represent the country in Egypt. This, he said, “it is about internationalization – selling and making the University across the world.” He wished them well in all their upcoming tournaments and said “Ayekoo.”</p> <p> </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-term field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/administration" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Administration</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-format field-type-list-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Standard (Image)</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/news-images/trophy-2.jpg" width="760" height="760" alt="Sports Team Presents trophies to Vice-Chancellor" title="Presentation of the Totem GUSA trophy to the Vice-Chancellor" /></div></div></div> Sat, 09 Feb 2019 17:34:59 +0000 louis.mensah 1564 at /news/ucc-sports-team-presents-trophies-vice-chancellor#comments World Bank to support UCC-CCM as Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience /news/world-bank-support-ucc-ccm-africa-centre-excellence-coastal-resilience-0 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> The ’s Centre for Coastal Management has been conditionally selected as one of the five new Centres of Excellence in Ghana under the World Bank’s African Centre of Excellence (ACE) IMPACT III Project. The upgrade of the Centre to the status of Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR) will receive a proposed funding amount of US$5,861,700.00 from the World Bank and Government of Ghana to scale up and expand on its present focus on applied research, technical professional training and policy engagement to include short courses and postgraduate (PhD and Masters) education of Ghanaian and regional students in key new areas to address coastal degradation issues that are fundamental to economic growth of the sub-region.<br /> <br /> The call for proposal, which  was opened to all universities in West and Central African countries, was rolled out by the Association of African Universities (AAU) and the Regional Facilitation Unit (RFU) of the Africa Centres of Excellence (ACE) Project, with support from the World Bank, under the ACE for Development Impact (ACE Impact) Project. Funding for the ACE Impact project is from the World Bank and Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD).<br /> <br /> ACECoR will give impetus for to embrace more multidisciplinary approach to address the issues of coastal resources degradation by strengthening the resilience of coastal areas particularly in Western and Central Africa both biologically and economically. Attention will be given to enhancing research and training of young scientists and the next generation of African professionals to be supported through scholarships, exposure to industry experiences based on internships and conference participation. The Project will introduce institutional Post Doc opportunities and will attract Post Doc’s from within the region especially from Francophone Countries with priority on female candidates.<br /> <br /> The research and academic programs will focus on Coastal engineering (design of adaptation solutions for coastal risk reduction); Forestry engineering for nature-based solutions; Maritime Meteorology and Ocean Hydrology Modeling; Natural Capital Accounting; Coastal Zone Land-use Planning; including issues related to Blue Economy and Social Resilience.<br /> <br /> ACECoR was selected after an independent team of evaluators, consisting of members from in-country panel of reviewers at the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) and other African educational and scientific community supported by diaspora and global technical experts, reviewed 105 proposals that were submitted to the RFU by higher education institutions from the participating countries. Proposals were subjected to several stages of evaluation, including (i) desk reviews; (ii) external evaluation by a subject matter specialist; and (iii) a site and leadership evaluation of shortlisted proposal sites to ascertain the readiness of the institutions in terms of governance, leadership and infrastructure.<br />  <br />  </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-term field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/administration" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Administration</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-format field-type-list-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Standard (Image)</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/default_images/news.jpg" width="1170" height="658" alt="" /></div></div></div> Mon, 26 Nov 2018 07:11:02 +0000 louis.mensah 2099 at /news/world-bank-support-ucc-ccm-africa-centre-excellence-coastal-resilience-0#comments Must Strengthen its Community Engagement-Prof. Kuupole /news/ucc-must-strengthen-its-community-engagement-prof-kuupole-0 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The immediate former Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. D. D. Kuupole, has called on the University to enhance its engagement with communities to address challenges affecting them.</p> <p>Prof. Kuupole said it was important for the University to strengthen its engagement with communities within and beyond the institution’s geographical boundaries in all aspects of their livelihood for optimum satisfaction.</p> <p>The former Vice-Chancellor was speaking at the Faculty of Arts Lecture Series on the topic “University-Community Engagement: the Case of ”.</p> <p>Prof. Kuupole commended some Faculties/Schools which were vigorously engaging in community services with the aim of mobilising research capacity to address community problems and aspirations. He mentioned the Community Based Experience and Service programme (CoBES) of the School of Medical Sciences, the Department of Population and Health Community Project at Yamoransa, Theatre for Development Outreach project by the Department of Theatre and Film Studies among others.</p> <p>The former Vice-Chancellor said though has been engaging the communities surrounding the University, efforts must be made to find ways of making a significant impact on the lives of people living in these communities. “Have we been able to effectively engage them to know their needs so that we can empower them to solve their problems?” he asked.</p> <p>Prof. Kuupole recommended a comprehensive policy on community engagement to be implemented by Colleges, Faculties/Schools/Departments to develop, transmit and apply knowledge for the public good in some identified communities. He noted that one of the action plans of key thrust 5 of the 2018-2022 Corporate Strategic Plan, was to develop one Community-based Social Laboratory by the end of 2021.</p> <p>In his explanation, Prof. Kuupole said “Community-engagement is an umbrella term that describes the many ways in which members of a university-community use their skills, talent, and energy to benefit a wide array of communities within and beyond the university, while at the same time providing students of the university with rich, real-world learning experiences”. He said University-community engagement was a necessary practice; that should not be ignored.</p> <p>Through university-community engagement, Prof. Kuupole noted that the human resource of the community could be harnessed to achieve the goals of the community as well as enhancing the relations between the University and the Community. He further noted that “Its importance for staff and students of the University include improved institutional commitment to the curriculum, improved student retention, enhanced uptake and use of research and knowledge products, employability of graduates, and use of services and increased material and financial support.</p> <p>The lecture was chaired by a former Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies, Prof. Stephen B. Kendie.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-term field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/administration" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Administration</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-format field-type-list-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Standard (Image)</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/default_images/news.jpg" width="1170" height="658" alt="" /></div></div></div> Mon, 05 Nov 2018 00:21:19 +0000 louis.mensah 2185 at /news/ucc-must-strengthen-its-community-engagement-prof-kuupole-0#comments Retain Social Studies in the Basic School Curriculum-Prof. Kankam calls on Curriculum Reviewers /news/retain-social-studies-basic-school-curriculum-prof-kankam-calls-curriculum-reviewers <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Vice Dean of the School of Graduate Studies(SGS), Prof. Kankam Boadu, has called on reviewers of the current basic school curriculum to retain Social Studies considering its relevance in solving problems of the society.</p> <p>Prof. Boadu said, “maintaining Social Studies education will help to solve societal problems because of its integrated nature”.</p> <p>The professor of Social Studies made the call when he delivered his inaugural lecture on the topic “Teach the Untaught:  Perspectives of Social Studies Education in Ghana”.  </p> <p> </p> <p> Prof. Boadu said Social Studies as Citizenship Education provided a platform in nurturing young people of their civic responsibilities towards society and nation. “Social Studies is the most appropriate tool for promoting national integration and nation building” he posited.</p> <p> </p> <p>Explaining further, Prof. Boadu said Social Studies was very cost effective to the employer. “Instead of separating the various disciplines and getting them different teachers with their respective remunerations, if these disciplines are integrated, the number of teachers to be employed can be reduced and revenue could be saved for other equally important national issues or activities” he justified.</p> <p>According to him Social Studies has its prime focus of nurturing the learner to become a good citizen through the teaching of the right ways of life necessary for sustainable national development. He said scholars from both natural and Social Sciences have found it necessary to combine their knowledge and methods to make progress in their areas. “Social Studies cannot afford to be cut off from these promising lines of intellectual activity because the research of scholars’ lies near the core of Social Studies” he argued.</p> <p>He said the scope of Social Studies was very vast and wide adding, “the nature of Social Studies demands that knowledge be looked at in a holistic manner and that all disciplines must promote man’s understanding of issues and solutions to problems”.  He said that, due to the integrated nature of Social Studies its content was derived from Sociology, Anthropology, History, Government, Political Science, Economics, Geography and Psychology.</p> <p>Prof. Boadu said Social Studies education and instruction have gone through various changes from 1940 to the present era in Ghana. According to him, “Throughout these years in Ghana, multiple influences which have characterised the fluctuations of the subject have brought different perspectives in its historical context.”</p> <p>He said the introduction of the New Educational Reform Programme (NERP) in 1987 stabilised Social Studies education in Ghana.   He noted that, "The stabilisation of Social Studies in the current era of Ghana’s educational dispensation presents new challenges and opportunities for effective Social Studies education in today’s classroom environment and serves as the wake-up call of how Social Studies education continues to respond to the current trends, issues and instructional objectives.”</p> <p> </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-term field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/administration" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Administration</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-format field-type-list-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Standard (Image)</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/default_images/news.jpg" width="1170" height="658" alt="" /></div></div></div> Fri, 12 Oct 2018 19:58:05 +0000 louis.mensah 2260 at /news/retain-social-studies-basic-school-curriculum-prof-kankam-calls-curriculum-reviewers#comments Academic Excellence in Requires Hard Work, Commitment and Sacrifice-Vice-Chancellor tells Freshers /news/academic-excellence-ucc-requires-hard-work-commitment-and-sacrifice-vice-chancellor-tells-0 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has advised the 2018/2019 fresh students that the achievement of academic excellence in requires hard work, commitment and sacrifice.</p> <p>Prof. Joseph Ampiah, told the fresh students to be mindful that they have entered another phase in life where there would be no control and guidance, therefore, their stay in the University would depend on the choices they make.</p> <p>The Vice-Chancellor gave the advice at the Matriculation Ceremony to formally receive fresh students admitted to the 2018/2019 academic year.</p> <p><strong>Statistics</strong></p> <p>A total of 5,962 students were admitted to pursue various programmes in the University comprising 5, 266 undergraduates and 696 postgraduates. The number is made up of 3,076 male and 2,190 female for undergraduates and 447 male and 249 female for postgraduates respectively. In terms of colleges, the Vice-Chancellor said the admission figures were as follow; College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences1, 187, College of Humanities and Legal Studies 1,922, College of Health and Allied Sciences 838, College of Education Studies 1, 319.</p> <p>The Vice-Chancellor said the number admitted for the 2018/2019 academic year was 14 per cent higher than that of the previous year.</p> <p><strong>Provides Conducive Academic Environment</strong></p> <p>Prof. Ampiah congratulated the matriculants and assured them that they have chosen a very respected and noble institution. He informed them that would continue to provide an environment that exposes students to an entertaining and a wide-range of learning experiences. “Our lecturers, scholars, and researchers are here not only to help you obtain that prestigious and enviable degree, but also to help expand your understanding of society and the world at large, he further assured.</p> <p>Prof. Ampiah indicated that “in we pride ourselves in not only training students in academic work, but also in character, so that upon graduation the student is fully ready to be a responsible citizen who will contribute to national development, in a patriotic and result-oriented manner”. He called on the matriculants to imbibe the virtues of self-discipline, self-care, good mode of dressing, fidelity to their studies and work, and general comportment, before they graduate from the University.</p> <p><strong>Rights and Responsibilities</strong></p> <p>On students’ rights and responsibilities, the Vice-Chancellor, told them that the University was a place where they would enjoy a lot of freedom, stressing that “but that freedom often comes with some corresponding obligations. Here your freedom ends where another person’s freedom begins. So, you must not only protect your rights privileges and freedom, you must also ensure that you do not trample on the rights, privileges, and freedom of others”.</p> <p><strong>Rules and Regulations of UCC</strong></p> <p>The Vice-Chancellor admonished the matriculants to observe the rules and regulations of the University which have been collated in the Students Handbook, Academic Programmes, Policies and Regulations and Brochure on Graduate Studies to make their stay on campus enjoyable.  “The has maintained and will continue to maintain a zero tolerance for all anti-social behaviours such as cultism, examination malpractice, hooliganism, and such other vices,” Prof. Ampiah warned. </p> <p>Prof. Ampiah added that, “The University has enjoyed relative peace over the years, and you are, therefore, advised to keep to the matriculation oath and stay away from activities that will constitute a threat to the peace of this noble institution of learning, as any manifestation of such ills shall be dealt with in accordance with the University rules and regulations”. He reaffirmed UCC’s commitment to helping the fresh students to achieve their dreams saying “Do your part by studying hard and adhering to the rules and regulations outlined in these books as well as other rules in the University”.</p> <p>The Vice-Chancellor implored the matriculants to attend lectures regularly to and take their quizzes seriously as well as completing their take-home assignments on time. He advised them to form effective study groups and participate actively in classroom activities. “All of these contribute to your overall performance and if done well, the main end-of-semester examinations will be less strenuous and the urge to engage in examination malpractice will not be there,” he explained</p> <p>On matters of security, the Vice-Chancellor entreated the students to be security conscious and adhere to traffic regulations on campus. He used the opportunity to appeal to the entire University Community to adhere to the new traffic regulations on campus stating “It is for the good of all of us”.</p> <p> </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-term field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/administration" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Administration</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-format field-type-list-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Standard (Image)</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/default_images/news.jpg" width="1170" height="658" alt="" /></div></div></div> Tue, 02 Oct 2018 09:25:38 +0000 louis.mensah 2282 at /news/academic-excellence-ucc-requires-hard-work-commitment-and-sacrifice-vice-chancellor-tells-0#comments Institute of Education Presents Vehicle to DPDEM /news/institute-education-presents-vehicle-dpdem-0 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Institute of Education has presented a Toyota Hilux vehicle to the Directorate of Physical Development and Estate Management (DPDEM) at a short ceremony on campus.</p> <p>The vehicle is to facilitate the movement of staff of DPDEM to monitor the Institute of Education Guest House project on campus as well as other projects within and outside campus.</p> <p>Speaking at the ceremony, the Director of the Institute of Education, Prof. Frederick Ocansey, explained that provision was made for a vehicle in the total contract sum for the Guest House Project. He indicated that the project was initially to be constructed in Accra but later moved to campus adding that “Once there’s provision for a vehicle, we had no option than to buy it for DPDEM to carry on its duties to ensure that the contractors do the right thing on site”.                                    </p> <p>On his part, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, said it was a step in the right direction for the Institute of Education to have purchase the vehicle instead of the contractor. “In the past, the contractor of such projects will buy the vehicle from the University’s own money then later donate it to us as if the contractor was doing us good,” he indicated. He commended the Director of DPDEM for ensuring that this practice has been curtailed.</p> <p>Prof. Ampiah entreated DPDEM to use the vehicles for its intended purpose saying “though the Institute of Education project is almost complete but this vehicle can be used to monitor the progress of work of other projects of the University that are ongoing”. The Vice-Chancellor later presented the keys to the Toyota Hilux to the Director of DPDEM on behalf of the Institute of Education.</p> <p>The Director of DPDEM, Mr. Philip Ntim, thanked the Institute of Education and the Vice-Chancellor for the vehicle and gave the assurance that it would be used for its intended purpose. He said the Directorate was in dire need of vehicle especially for staff of the Maintenance Section who were always on the ground working. “There are times that because of unavailability of vehicle, work comes to a halt just because a staff has to pick a tool or a material from the office,” he said.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-term field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/administration" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Administration</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-format field-type-list-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Standard (Image)</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-post-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/default_images/news.jpg" width="1170" height="658" alt="" /></div></div></div> Mon, 01 Oct 2018 19:48:25 +0000 louis.mensah 2165 at /news/institute-education-presents-vehicle-dpdem-0#comments