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David Nii Commey Ankrah

DIS — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:55:24 +0000

A level 100 student of the �� (UCC) School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, David Nii Commey Ankrah has been adjudged the Best Performing Candidate in West Africa for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates.

David Nii Commey Ankrah, a past student of Hope College, Gomoa Fetteh, emerged as the overall top performer for the West African Examination Council (WAEC) organised examination in the sub-region.

At the WASSCE Distinction Awards ceremony held in Monrovia, Liberia, from 16th to 19th March 2025, he was presented with the prestigious First Prize for International Excellence for his exceptional results.

In further recognition of his academic excellence, David was honoured by the Minister of Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, during a meeting with members of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) on 9th April 2025 at the Sunyani Technical University.

This remarkable achievement is a reflection of David’s dedication and academic excellence. The ��, together with the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, is proud to be associated with him and commend him for the outstanding performance.

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Abanga Abdul-Karim Ibrahim

DIS — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 22:32:24 +0000

��Non-Residential Student wins Maiden Idea Challenge

Mr. Abanga Abdul-Karim Ibrahim, a level 200 non- residential Bachelor of Commerce in Finance, of the College of Distance Education (CoDE) has won the maiden Student Idea Business Challenge.

Organised by the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) and Design Thinking and Innovation Hub (D-HUB), the competition was a platform for industry players to scout innovative ideas among students.

Mr. Ibrahim, who presented on the topic: " Low-cost wind turbine technology for households," received a GH¢ 2,000 cash prize for picking up the first position.

Cash prizes of GH ₵1, 500 and GH ₵1, 000 were awarded to the second and third contestants.

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A total number of forty-three (43) students from various colleges within the University competed in the challenge, which was held at the New Examination Centre.

For his part, Abanga thanked management and staff of CoDE for the confidence reposed in him and praised DRIC and DHUB for the initiative to train students to become entrepreneurs.

The Director of DRIC, Prof. David Teye Doku, expressed joy in seeing a student from CoDE winning the competition and encouraged him to strive and attain higher heights.

He commended all stakeholders who helped to make the Academia-Industry Research and Innovation Fair a success.

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Ms. Selasi Domi-Kuwornu

louis.mensah — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 18:04:59 +0000

��Student wins 2019 Miss Geek Ghana Competition

An 18-year-old Level 100 Student of the �� (UCC), has been crowned the 2019 Miss Geek Ghana in a keenly contested competition in Accra. Selasi Domi-Kuwornu beat nine other contestants with her presentation dubbed; "Kasa-Cash System", an innovation that seeks to address electronic pilfering in Mobile Money transactions.

She received ¢10,000, a laptop, internet connection for one year, assistance to develop her Concept into prototype, as well as represent Ghana at the Miss Geek Africa Competition, which will be held in Guinea Conakry.

Miss Geek Africa is an entrepreneurship competition that originated from Rwanda in 2014, which has expanded to 22 countries in Africa. Girls and women between ages 13 and 25 submit apps that solve problems through technological innovations.

A former student of NAFTI, Atta Abdul Karim Najilau Dramundu who placed second, had her presentation on ‘Cineflex’, an application that addresses real concerns of the movie industry as it deals with providing value for talent and intellectual property.

She received ¢7,500, a laptop and will be given assistance to develop the concept into a prototype.

Molly Esi Sutherland, from the College of Health, Kintampo, placed third with her presentation on ‘Pregta Application (Pregnancy App),’ which seeks to improve maternal health particularly in the rural areas and improve health education in general, by disseminating information through the use of technology.

She received ¢5,000, a laptop, and assistance to develop her Concept into a prototype.

The seven other finalists got ¢2,000 and a laptop each.

The Contest, one of the many highlights of the Ninth Annual Innovation Africa Summit 2019, is an initiative being spearheaded by the Ministry of Communications to create platforms to encourage and empower girls to take interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and grow into subject matter experts.

Among the objectives is to inspire two percent of girls/women across Ghana, every year, to solve challenges in the country using technology.

It also encourages 15 per cent of girls/women in Ghana to pursue careers in technology, science, mathematics, and engineering within five years.

It also aims at promoting innovation among 20 per cent of Ghanaian Girls in STEM annually, and to contribute to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals; ‘Goal 1 - No Poverty, Goal 2 - Zero Hunger, Goal 5 - Gender Equality, Goal 8 - Decent Work and Economic, and Goal 10 - Reduced Inequalities’.

Source: GNA

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Spencer Kwabena Boateng Mensah

louis.mensah — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 19:43:02 +0000

A final year student of the Faculty of Law, Spencer Kwabena Boateng Mensah, won two awards at the maiden Central Regional Ghana Journalists (GJA) Awards held recently in Cape Coast.

Spencer was adjudged the Best News Reporting-electronic category, and Tourism & Culture Award. Spencer’s reportage on Journey to the West; Disability Life vrs Disability Act (Episode 1&2) and Honouring our Heroes; Spotlight on Dr. Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana and Chairman Mao of China earned him the two awards.

Central Regional GJA Awards

The Central Regional GJA Awards was on the theme “The Economic Transformation of the Central Region: Media’s Stake in Attracting Investors.” Journalists in the Region who produced exceptional works in 2018 were awarded during the ceremony.

Advocacy

Spencer who also works with TV3 has over the years advocated for accessibility, social inclusion, education and employment for persons with disability. In 2018, he was honoured by ��Students' Representative Council with an Award alongside some national figures including Samira Bawumia, 2nd Lady of the Republic of Ghana for their contributions to building the nation.

Education

In terms of his educational qualification, Spencer holds a Master of Arts in Communication Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Religion from UCC. He also has a Diploma in Journalism and Media Studies from the Institute of Commercial Management – UK.

Experience

His rich experience in reporting on Disability, Education, Sports, Entertainment, Tourism etc from Ghana, Europe and Asia plus his academic exposure makes the University and Media General proud of him.

At the awards ceremony, UCC’s ATL FM also won the Community Development Media Organisation and host of the station’s morning show Mary Ama Bawa won the Fisheries Reporting Award.

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9 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze Medals

sudo — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 17:57:30 +0000

��wins 9 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze Medals at 14th West Africa Universities Games

The ��, won nine gold, three silver and four bronze at the 14th West Africa Universities Games (WAUG) held at the University of Port Harcourt in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

��placed 3rd with only 12 athletes for the 13-day sporting event making the University the best among Ghanaian universities that participated in the competition.

The University of Port Harcourt emerged the overall best university in the competition; with 67 gold medals whiles the University of Lagos took the second position with 16 gold medals.

The University of Ghana (UG) won 5 gold medals placing 6th position in the competition whiles the University for Development Studies (UDS) also picked five gold medals and placed 7th position.

About 5,000 athletes from universities in 16 West African countries competed in 16 sports in the tournament. They competed in athletics, swimming, judo, tennis, badminton, table tennis, squash, chess, football, javelin, volleyball, handball, basketball, hockey, taekwondo and cricket.

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Ms. Regina Ahunu-Armah and Ms Nana Amma Kwansa

sudo — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 01:40:16 +0000

UCCSMS Wins 2018 Inter-Medical Schools Public Speaking Competition for the 5th Time

The �� School of Medical Sciences (UCCSMS) has hosted and won the Eighth Inter-Medical Schools Public Speaking Competition.

This is the fifth time UCCSMS is winning the competition since its inception eight years ago.

The theme for the Eighth Competition was “Child Sexual Abuse in Ghana: The Extent of the Problem, Consequence and Proposed Solutions”.

Participating Universities

Medical Schools from UCC, University of Ghana (UG), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and University for Development Studies (UDS participated in the competition which was held at Auditorium 900, C. A. Ackah Lecture Theatre (CALT).

UCCSMS was represented by Ms. Regina Ahunu-Armah and Ms Nana Amma Kwansa whiles Mr. De-Graft Kwaku Ofosu Boateng and Ms. Olivia Esinam Kushitor competed for KNUST. Ms. Tawiah Danquah Ewurama and Mr. Louis Banahene Owusu represented UG. The competitors for UDS were Rashida Gomda and Kipo Mantu Norbert.

UCCSMS emerged winners of the competition with 86 points, with KNUST placing second with 82.5 points whiles UG was third with 82 points and UDS was fourth with 72.5 points.For their prize, the winners would spend four weeks at the St Patrick’s University Hospital in Ireland for an exchange programme in Psychiatry.

Presentation by UCCSM Representatives

The ��representatives in their presentation said cases of children sexual abuse could be minimised with the setting up of an integrated system to provide services to victims at one place. According to them, most victims of sexual abuse had to go through cumbersome process before receiving the needed services from institutions of state like health facilities, Police and the law courts.

They therefore, proposed to the Mental Health Authority to establish what they termed as “Obaatanpa Integrated Care Centre” to provide multidisciplinary approach towards the rehabilitation and seeking justice for the victim. According to them, the proposed centre should be established in all existing health facilities, including the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Compound to the Teaching Hospitals in the country to seek services

They explained that “The Centre will have a Medical Department to examine and attend to the health needs of the victim; a Psychosocial Department to offer counselling services; Legal and Police component to handle prosecution of perpetrators and Media office to educate people to refrain from the act.

UCCSMS Stands Tall among Competing Medical Schools

The Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, commended the competitors for their wonderful presentations. “I saw the deployment of rationale reasoning and compelling evidence in action” he noted. Prof Ampiah however, indicated that among the competitors, UCCSMS stood tall adding that “I agree with the judges that the group that exhibited the best skill of research into organising and presenting information in a compelling fashion is truly the �� School of Medical Sciences”

Prof. Ampiah said he was touched by UCCSMS contestants’ solution to address child sexual abuse, indicating that “Their solution of care at one place really touched my heart so I think we need to think carefully about the Obaatanpa Integrated Integrated Care”

The Vice-Chancellor urged the medical students to take interest in building a career in Psychiatry. He said that ��through the School of Medical Sciences would continue to champion Mental Health by putting on a blue ribbon as proposed by the debate team.

Ghana needs more Psychiatrists

A representative of the Mental Health Authority, Ghana, Dr. Kojo Obeng, said the authority has an obligation under law to attract people into the field of Mental Health but added that the challenge was the interest of the medical doctors into mental health. “We have a large number of nurses into mental health but it’s difficult to get people who spend six to seven years of their lives with the passion of their entire family backing them to ignore other fields of Medicine to study Psychiatry.”

Dr. Obeng however, noted that for the past eight years, since this programme has been running there has been a reverse in this trend. “Year after year you see young Medical students come to this programme and speak passionately about mental health issues” he noted. He was hopeful that most of the medical students who have been attending the programme have made a decision to be Psychiatrists. “The number of Psychiatrists in this country is abysmal and most of you are going to fill this void and this will make a dramatic difference in the quality of care given to the most vulnerable in our society,” he added.

Present at the function was the Vice Dean, UCCSMS, Dr. Samuel Acquah, Coordinator of UCCSMS Public Speaking Competition, Mr. Christian Ackom and some heads of department of UCCSMS and lecturers and students from the competing Universities.

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David Nii Commey Ankrah

Abanga Abdul-Karim Ibrahim

������Non-Residential Student wins Maiden Idea Challenge

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Ms. Selasi Domi-Kuwornu

������Student wins 2019 Miss Geek Ghana Competition

Spencer Kwabena Boateng Mensah

Central Regional GJA Awards

Advocacy

Education

Experience

9 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze Medals

������wins 9 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze Medals at 14th West Africa Universities Games

Ms. Regina Ahunu-Armah and Ms Nana Amma Kwansa

UCCSMS Wins 2018 Inter-Medical Schools Public Speaking Competition for the 5th Time

Participating Universities

Sponsors

Presentation by UCCSM Representatives

UCCSMS Stands Tall among Competing Medical Schools

Ghana needs more Psychiatrists

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��Non-Residential Student wins Maiden Idea Challenge

��Student wins 2019 Miss Geek Ghana Competition

��wins 9 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze Medals at 14th West Africa Universities Games