UCC GOVERNING COUNCIL INAUGURATED (PAGE 11)

THE Minister of Education, Mr Alex Tettey-Enyo, has inaugurated the Governing Council of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) with a call on the council to ensure that the vision, mission and the management of the university to produce quality teachers for quality education is achieved.
The 13-member council has Mr Justice A.K.B. Ampiah as its Chairman. Other members are the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, Nana Sam Brew Butler, Ms Araba Bentsil-Enchill, Dr Mawuli Adjei, Professor D.D Kuupole and Dr E. A. Obodai.
The rest are Reverend Paa Solomon Grant Essilfie, Mr E.A. Abole, Nana Kusi-Appiah, Mr Peter Aboadwe, Mr George Maxwell Essel and Mr Richard Asumah Kyere.
Mr Tettey-Enyo reminded them of their role in the effective management of the university, which was initially established to train the core of teachers required for all levels of educational system, particularly the pre-tertiary levels.
He commended the UCC for expanding its mandate in response to the diverse manpower needs of the economy and for the international frontiers, and cited the establishment of the School of Medicine at the university as an example of its response to the manpower needs of the health sector.
The minister called on the university to mentor colleges of education in order to meet tertiary status, whilst upgrading the staff, improving educational management of the colleges and continuously reviewing the curriculum to meet challenges of tertiary education.
Mr Tettey-Enyo advised the university to ensure that its primary focus was not compromised within the diversification of its programmes.
He pledged the ministry’s continued support for the university to meet its mandate to the education sector and other manpower needs of the economy.
Earlier in her welcoming address, Professor Opoku-Agyemang had commended the Government for the support it continued to give to the university in enhancing its growth.
On behalf of his colleagues, the Chairman of the Council, Mr Justice Ampiah promised to uphold the confidence reposed in them by working assiduously towards the achievement of the vision and mission of the university.
He called for the co-operation and support of all stakeholders to move the university to greater heights.