The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has led a delegation to the Jubilee House to pay a courtesy call to the Vice President, Her Excellency Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang.
The visit was to formally congratulate the Vice President on her historic appointment as Ghana's first female Vice President. Prof. Opoku-Agyemang, herself a trailblazer in academia, was the first female Vice-Chancellor of a public university in Ghana, having served at UCC from 2008 to 2012.
Speaking during the meeting, Prof. Boampong expressed the University community's pride in seeing one of their own ascend to such a high national office. "The entire UCC family is delighted that our former Vice-Chancellor has made us proud once again. Her Excellency, your achievement inspires not just women but all Ghanaians," he stated.
Her Excellency Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang in a discussion with the Vice-Chancellor and UCC delegation
During the meeting, Prof. Boampong extended special congratulations to two members of staff of UCC, Prof. Theresah Patrine Ennin and Mrs. Alberta Yaa Graham for their recent appointments to the Office of the Vice President. "Your appointment to serve the nation at the seat of government brings great pride to our University Community," he remarked.
The Vice-Chancellor reaffirmed UCC's commitment to supporting national development under the leadership of Ghana's first female Vice President. "Your Excellency can always count on UCC's expertise and commitment to execute any task for national progress."
Prof. Boampong mentioned that UCC had increased admissions of students to its main campus in Cape Coast and satellite campuses in Accra, Agona Nyakrom and Dominase.
"While we celebrate increasing enrollment as a mark of confidence in our institution, we urgently need expanded facilities to maintain quality teaching and learning standards," Prof. Boampong noted.
The Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Denis Worlanyo Aheto, recounted UCC’s remarkable achievements during Prof. Opoku-Agyemang's tenure as Vice-Chancellor.
"The foundations you laid during your administration continue to bear fruit in UCC's current global recognition as a leading institution," Prof. Aheto remarked.
Presentation of an art portrait to H.E. Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang
In her response, the Vice President expressed gratitude for the visit, noting UCC's pivotal role in Ghana's educational landscape. "UCC has consistently been at the forefront of higher education in Ghana. I'm fully aware of the challenges facing the University and public tertiary education in general," she stated.
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang assured that steps would be taken to address these challenges, noting that "Education remains central to the government's reset agenda for national development." She commended UCC's contributions to human capital development and pledged her support for the University's growth.
H. E. Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang with the UCC delegation after the meeting
The Vice-Chancellor’s delegation included the Registrar, Gideon Enoch Abbeyquaye (Esq); Chairman of the College of Professors, Prof. Samuel Yeboah Mensah; Head, Department of Sociology and Anthropology and a former Director of the Centre for Gender, Research and Advocacy (CEGRAD), Prof. Georgina Yaa Oduro; Women Executive Officer of University Teachers Association of Ghana, (UTAG), UCC, Dr. Martha Osei-Marfo and a representative of the Department of English, Dr. Samuel Kwesi Nkansah. Also present was the Director, Directorate of Public Affairs, Major (rtd). Kofi Baah-Bentum.
Source: Documentation and Information Section