The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has sworn in a 17-member Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW).
The Minister of Education, in a pose with the Governing Council members
The Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba on 4th July 2019 appointed Mr. Francis Obeng as the Finance Officer. Mr. Obeng officially assumed duty on 17th July, 2019, subsequently took permission, and fully assumed duty on Monday 2nd September, 2019.
He was conducted round some offices of the University by the Registrar, Surv. Paul Osei-Barima, Esq. He also took part in a training workshop on the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System currently ongoing at the University.
The Coordinator for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes at the College of Technology Education, Kumasi (COLTEK) of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Dr. Humphrey Danso has assured the public of the high quality of programmes that UEW offers via its Sandwich and Distance Modes.
He reiterated that the quality of UEW’s Sandwich and Distance programmes were same as its highly competitive regular programmes.
The Department of Human Resource (DHR) at the College of Technology Education, Kumasi (COLTEK) of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has organised a two-day workshop on current trends in University Administration for all senior staff of the College.
Participants were also exposed to various working Policy Documents of the UEW in a bid to refresh their memories in respect of their duties and responsibilities to the University as well as their rights and benefits.
The Faculty of Education and Communication Sciences (FECS) of the College of Technology Education, Kumasi (COLTEK) has organised a three-day workshop for its staff to prepare for the start of the 2019/2020 academic year and strategise towards the future growth of the Faculty.
The workshop, held at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region, offered the opportunity for long-drawn-out sessions for in-depth discussions into key issues, in addition to presentations on various strategic topics.
From October 2019, forty-six public Colleges of Education will collaborate with five public universities in the country to roll out the new B. Ed programme which was approved by the National Accreditation Board in July 2018. This was disclosed at a two day orientation workshop organized by T-Tel for communicators from the five participating public universities to explore ways to support the roadmap for the delivery of the B.Ed programme and to address emerging communication issues.
Construction works on a two-storey classroom block has begun at the College of Technology Education, Kumasi (COLTEK) of University of Education, Winneba (UEW) as a further effort towards creating space to accommodate the increasing number of students to the University.
The over GHC1.7 million project is scheduled for completion within eight months and would have capacity for 500 students at a seating with washrooms. The facility would be accessible to all persons with disability.
The Management Committee of the Senior Staff Association, University of Education, Winneba (Winneba, Kumasi, Mampong and Ajumako campuses) has distanced itself from their impeached Chairman, Mr. Kingsley Amoakwah, whose actions and comments they claim are not sanctioned by the Association. This was contained in a Press Release dated today, 26th July, 2019.
The Statement also revealed that the Chairman was impeached as a result of embezzlement of an amount of Thirty Four Thousand Eight Hundred Ghana Cedis (GH₵34,800.00).
Two Professors on a Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Programme with the College of Technology Education, Kumasi (COLTEK) of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) have donated boxes of business books to the College as a contribution to promote teaching and learning, particularly, in the Business Faculty of COLTEK.
Representatives of the College of Technology Education, Kumasi (COLTEK) and other relevant institutions including a Technical University and some Colleges of Education in Ghana have ended a two-week intensive trainer of trainers`workshop on School Management at COLTEK of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW).
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