The Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has met with Dr. Darryll J. Pines, the President of University of Maryland (UM), College Park, USA to discuss areas of collaboration between the two institutions.

During the meeting, Dr. Pines expressed the University of Maryland’s interest in  collaborating with UCC on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programme.

Dr. Pines, who is also an American aerospace engineer, disclosed that UM had been whipping up the interest of high school students in the US to take STEM courses offered by the University.

Against this backdrop, his university was working closely with Ghana's Ministry of Education to produce teachers equipped with practical skills to handle STEM classes and whip the interest of students in STEM education.

In view of that, he said, UM would like to collaborate with UCC through the School of Sustainable Engineering to train engineering teachers.

Prof. Boampong warmly welcomed Dr. Pines and appreciated his visit, while expressing the desire of UCC to collaborate with University of Maryland. 

Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong and Dr. Darryll J. Pines also exchanged views on a number of issues of mutual concern and discussed staff-students exchange programme.

The meeting was attended by the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mrs. Rosemond Boohene; the Registrar, Mr Jeff Onyame; Provost of College of Education Studies, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis; Provost of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Prof Joojo Eghan and the Dean of the School of Sustainable Engineering, Prof. Robert Sarpong Amoah. Also present were the Dean of Office of International Relations, Prof. Kwaku Boakye; the Director of Consular and General Services, Mrs Alberta Yaa Grahama and the Director of Public Affairs, Major Kofi Baah Bentum (rtd).

Accompanying Dr. Pines to the meeting were Dr. Marion W. Brown, CEO Clarendon Global Partners, University of Maryland, and Mr. Aaron Twum Akwaboah, the Strategy and Innovation Director at the Ministry of Education.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC