The University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) celebrated World Environment Day on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in collaboration with the Church of Pentecost, Ghana, and Sustainable Development Alliance (SusDA), an environmental NGO. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Land Restoration, Desertification, and Drought Resilience.” The event took place at the Multi-Purpose Auditorium and...Read More
By: Professor Edward Wiafe Debrah, an Environmentalist and acting Pro Vice-chancellor UESD. As we celebrate World Environment Day 2024, our focus turns to one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time: land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience. These interconnected issues lie at the heart of sustainable development and environmental stewardship, calling for urgent,...Read More
The Director General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Prof. Ahmed Jinapor led a four-member team to visit the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) as part of his engagement tour of tertiary institutions in Ghana. Prof. Jinapor was received by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Eric Nyarko Sampson. They held a meeting in the...Read More
Some officials of the Sustainable Development Alliance (SUsDA) and Jain University, an accredited grade A++ University in India, paid a visit to UESD to acquaint themselves with the activities of the University. They were received by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Eric Nyarko-Sampson, in the company of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Edward Wiafe-Debrah, the Registrar, Mrs. Mary Abena...Read More
The University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) in the area of research, education, staff learning exchanges, joint conferences, and dialogue to sustainability and the environment. This occurred during a brief ceremony at NDPC’s mini conference room in Accra. The Director-General...Read More
The University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) participated in the 2024 FIG week-long conference held in Accra from May 19–24, 2024. The conference, on the theme Your World, Our World: Resilient Environment and Sustainable Resource Management for All, was officially opened by President Akuffo Addo. The conference which hosted surveyors from across the world,...Read More
Some faculty members and administrators of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD have attended phase II of a Policy Development Workshop on Open and Distance Learning (ODL) held in partnership with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada. The three-day workshop which was to draft a UESD ODL policy was held at Ensign Global...Read More
By: Prof. Edward Wiafe Debrah, an Environmentalist and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) World Bee Day is celebrated annually on May 20 every year to raise awareness about the importance of bees and other pollinators for the ecosystems, food production, and biodiversity. The United Nations designated this day to highlight...Read More
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), Prof. Eric Nyarko-Sampson, on 3rd May, 2024 joined Journalists across Ghana to mark World Press Freedom Day at the Koforidua Technical University, in the Eastern Region. The national theme was: “Leveraging Journalism for a Sustainable Environment and Future,” while the Global theme was: “A...Read More
The University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), received the Catholic Bishop of the Koforidua Diocese, Most Rev. Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum and his entourage to campus on 26th April, 2024, as part of his pastoral visit to St. Peter’s Parish, Somanya. Among the welcoming party were the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Eric Nyarko-Sampson, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Prof. Edward...Read More