President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has, through the Minister of Education Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, congratulated the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) on the institute’s attainment of a UNESCO Category II status for the West African sub-region.
A Signing Ceremony took place at the UNESCO office in Paris on Thursday, 12th November 2020 to formally complete the process to establish the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA), located at the University of Cape Coast Ghana, as a UNESCO Category II Centre of Excellence for West Africa.
Dr. Michael Boakye-Yiadom, has been appointed as the Director General of the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) which is now a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Category II Institute.
The appointment of Dr. Boakye-Yiadom who is the first Director General of IEPA UNESCO Category II is for a four-year term renewable subject to satisfactory performance as determined by the Governing Board of the Institute.
An 11-member committee has been inaugurated at a ceremony on campus to oversee the transition of the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) Committee as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Category II Institute.
The inauguration of the committee was as a result of the upgrade of IEPA to UNESCO Category II Institute for the West Africa Sub-region in the areas of Educational Planning, Management and Leadership.
The immediate past Pro Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. George K. T. Oduro, has been presented the “Award of Excellence” by the Global Education Network (GEN) for his contributions to educational leadership in sub-Sahara Africa.
Prof Oduro was among 13 academics from Africa who received the awards at the 8th International Multi-Disciplinary Conference of GEN at the University of Sierra Leone. The Conference was on the theme “Research, Innovation, Peace and Development in the sub-Sahara Africa”. Prof . Oduro was also a lead presenter at the Conference.
A team from the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) led by the Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, attended the 40th Session of the General Conference of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
The General Conference of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), has approved the elevation of the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) to UNESCO Centre of Excellence Category II.
The approval was granted after a resolution by the UNESCO General Conference on Friday, 15th November, 2019 as part of meetings for the 40th Session in Paris, France.
A delegation from Ghana led by the Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, including a team from UCC is participating in the Conference.
