Tag Archives: University Of Ghana News

  A group photograph taken during the workshop The Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) of the University of Ghana has held a district-level stakeholder workshop as part of activities by the “DEltas, vulnerability and Climate Change: Migration and Adaptation” (DECCMA) Project. The event was attended by Municipal and District Chief Executives, traditional rulers, the… Read More: RIPS Holds District-Level Stakeholder DECCMA Workshop »

  Dr. Joseph Osafo (centre) holding his award.With him are Prof. Diego De Leo (left), De Leo Fund Award Chairperson and Prof. Ella Arensman (right), President of IASP Dr. Joseph Osafo, a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Psychology of the University of Ghana and the National Secretary of the Ghana Psychological Association has received… Read More: Dr. Joseph Osafo Receives Prestigious De Leo Fund Award »

Hon. Justice Dr. Samuel Kofi Date-Bah, Chairman of the University Council cutting a tape to launch the Readers 13 new University of Ghana Readers have been launched by the Chairman of the University Council, Hon. Justice Dr. Samuel Kofi Date-Bah at a ceremony held at the Great Hall of the University of Ghana. The Readers… Read More: University of Ghana Launches 13 New Readers »

Chancellor, H.E. Mr. Kofi Annan congratulating a PhD graduand The University of Ghana has held the 2015 July Congregation ceremonies for students who recently completed various programmes of study at the University. The graduates are made up of 960 from the College of Basic and Applied Science (CBAS), 1402 from the College of Education (CoE),… Read More: UG Holds July 2015 Congregation Ceremonies »

Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Aryeetey being shown the Climate Change building plan The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ernest Aryeetey, has visited the construction sites for the Climate Change Centre and a PhD building to check on progress of the two building projects. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor in charge of Research, Innovation and Development, Prof. John Owusu Gyapong and the Director of… Read More: VC Tours Climate Change Centre and PhD Building Sites »

The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana has held a three-day workshop from July 14 -16, 2015 at the Volta Hotel, Akosombo on the theme “Transforming WACCI into a sustainable Centre of Excellence for Training Plant Breeders and Seed Scientists for the future of food security in Africa”.  The workshop brought… Read More: WACCI Vision 2028 Workshop Ends »

Participants at the workshop in a group photograph The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) in collaboration with the Alliance for Agricultural RD for Food Security have organized a two-day workshop on the Tomato Value Chain in Ghana. The Alliance for Agricultural RD for Food Securityis made up of the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable… Read More: WACCI launches Vegetable Innovation Lab to Boost Tomato Production in… »

The University of Ghana Readers, the single largest publishing initiative of an African University, are meant to highlight the University of Ghana’s significant contributions to the development of thought and to the analysis of critical issues for Ghanaian and African societies over the last 65 years.  The Readers are collections of essays reflecting developments in… Read More: University Of Ghana Readers Series »

Professor Dzodzi Tsikata has been elected President of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA).  The election took place at the recent 14th General Assembly of CODESRIA held in Senegal from 8-12 June 2015.  Professor Tsikata, who will serve a three-year term, is a Professor at the Institute of Statistical… Read More: Prof. Dzodzi Tsikata Elected President Of CODESRIA »

The University of Ghana today signed a landmark agreement with Africa Integras at a ceremony at the Great Hall.  The $64MM USD project, which was structured as a 25-year Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT), is the first of its kind with a public university in Africa. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Aryeetey confirmed at the ceremony… Read More: University of Ghana Signs Landmark $64MM USD PPP Investment Contract… »