Arts & Culture

The echoes of linguistic prowess and cultural celebration resounded through the halls of the Goethe-Institut, Accra, as the 12th National German Cultural Festival unfolded on Friday, 8th December, 2023.

The event, a triumphant return after a COVID-19-induced hiatus, showcased the diverse linguistic talents and cultural richness of participants from various schools across Ghana.

The Management of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), led by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Jobson Mitchual, in a display of goodwill and commitment to community engagement, has paid a courtesy call on the Paramount Chief of the Ajumako Traditional Council, Okukudurfo Ogyeabour Kwamena Hammah Ababio II, and his sub-chiefs.  

The courtesy call aimed to officially introduce Prof. Mitchual as the new Vice-Chancellor of UEW and foster stronger ties with the Ajumako community.

The Department of History Education, University of Education, Winneba (UEW), has organised a symposium to mark the 2023 Ghana National History Day celebration.              

The symposium, held at the Jophus Anamuah-Mensah Conference Centre, North Campus, UEW, was on the theme “Memorialising the Past: Reconciling the Nation”.

A music theorist, Emeritus Prof. Kofi Agawu has urged lecturers and students of music to prioritise developing their skills as musicians to increase their reputation in the musical arts.

Emer. Prof. Agawu said this at a day’s seminar organised by the Department of Music Education, University of Education, Winneba at the School of Creative Arts (SCA) Conference Room, Central Campus. The seminar was held under the theme “Creating Dynamic Intellectual Connections Towards Collaborative Research in the Musical Arts”.

A virtual matriculation ceremony for 924 sandwich students for the 2021/2022 academic year was hosted by the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) on Friday, 9th December, 2022, at the Jophus Anamuah-Mensah Conference Centre, North Campus, Winneba. The 924 students are categorised into 410 undergraduate and 514 graduate students.

The innovative artworks of 15 students from the School of Creative Arts (SCA), University of Education, Winneba (UEW), have been recognised by a reputable international art exhibition entity, Exploring Visual Cultures (EVC), during a virtual exhibition.

The exhibition, titled Collective Memory, is a collaborative project amongst partners in Cameroon, Germany, Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa. It was done under various thematic areas in the creative arts industry.

The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has hosted the Annual Youth in Tourism Festival (YOTOFEST). The event was under the theme “The youth, Tourism, and Sanitation”. 

The festival, which was held at the Jophus Anamuah Conference Centre on the North Campus of Winneba, aimed to enhance the problem-solving abilities of the youth to ensure their active involvement in the achievement of sustainable development targets by the year 2030 as well as empower younger generations to initiate more sustainable tourism opportunities.

The Director of Quality Assurance, University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Prof. Emmanuel Obed Acquah, has challenged creative arts academics to produce insightful indigenous research to advance the country's development efforts through the creative arts sector.  

As part of the requirements of the end-of-semester examinations for the course, HEC351: Recipe Development and Food Preservation, level 300 students in the Department of Integrated Home Economics Education (DIHEE) have exhibited indigenous food preservation techniques for assessment.

Every year, the College of Languages Education (CoLANG), University of Education, Winneba (UEW), dedicates a week to showcasing Ghanaian culture to the rest of the world to highlight Ghana’s unity in cultural diversity.

This year’s ceremony took place at the Ajumako Campus of the University from Wednesday, May 4, through Saturday, May 7, 2022. It was under the theme “Living in a multilingual setting: the role of the Ghanaian Language teacher”.