The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) on Friday, 11th September, 2020, held a virtual matriculation ceremony for 2,611 sandwich students for the 2019/2020 academic year.
The virtual matriculation, which took place at the Jophus Anamuah-Mensah Conference Centre, North Campus, Winneba, was as a result of restrictions imposed to mitigate the debilitating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Vice-Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Prof. Anthony Afful-Broni has revealed that his administration is making all efforts to bridge the physical infrastructural gap at the Asante-Mampong and Kumasi campuses of the University to ease the burden of inadequate lecture rooms.
According to the Vice-chancellor, the two campuses are on the verge of introducing new market-driven academic programmes to meet the changing needs of prospective students and the labour market; hence, the construction of various projects across the two Colleges.
The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has today, Thursday, 10th September, 2020, successfully held its maiden first session of the 25th Congregation by virtual mode.
The ceremony being the first of its kind blew people’s mind with a colourful stage setup, powerful lighting systems, innovative artworks and excellent deployment of technology under the direction of the planning committee.
Vice-Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Prof. Anthony Afful-Broni has assured the nation that the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has expanded and improved its infrastructure to admit as many qualified Ghanaians as possible from the free Senior High School (SHS) graduates into the University.
He indicated that the University was extremely happy and proud of its ability to be associated with the excellent project of His Excellency the President and his government with regard to the free SHS policy.
The Management of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), has officially affirmed its decision to honour the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Prof. Aaron Michael Oquaye with an offer of an award of honorary Doctorate Degree. This took place at a visit to the Parliament House, Accra on Friday, 4th September, 2020.
The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) on Wednesday, 2nd September, 2020, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), donated assorted consumable drug products to inmates of the Ghana Prisons Service, Winneba Branch.
The Deputy Registrar, Division of Operations and Chairman of the 2020 Retirees’ Send-Off Planning Committee, Mr. Alexander W. Essah has disclosed Management’s readiness to support the Committee bid farewell to 2020 retirees.
He expressed his candid contentment of Management’s approval regarding expenses for the event and thanked them for the support provided.
Management of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has approved Thursday, 10th and Friday, 11th September, 2020 as dates for the virtual 25th Congregation.
The University of Education Winneba (UEW) is poised to generate even more employment opportunities for members of its local community in Winneba and surrounding areas as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) framework with the construction of an additional 5,000 birds’ capacity poultry house.
The Office for Institutional Advancement (OIA) has successfully drawn down the curtain on the first episode of webinar series initiated to engage the University community on the impact of COVID-19 on education and other social issues.
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