Two senior officials from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) paid a working visit to the University of Cape Coast (UCC) as part of an assessment of the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA). 

The delegation comprised Therrezinha Fernandes Kinkin, Head of Africa Office at the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)–UNESCO, and Emeritus Professor Jean-Jacques Paul, an independent expert.

The mission focused on evaluating the performance and progress of the IEPA since its elevation to a UNESCO Category II Centre in 2019. The assessment forms part of UNESCO’s periodic review of its Centres to ensure alignment with global standards and strategic objectives.

The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Denis Worlanyo Aheto, expressed appreciation to UNESCO for its continued collaboration and support when the team paid a courtesy call on him. He noted that IEPA, as a leading institute in educational planning and leadership training, has made significant contributions to Ghana’s education sector and is ready to expand its impact across the African continent.

The UNESCO officials interacting with the Ag. Vice-Chancellor and Registrar of UCC

“The footprint of IEPA can be found in Ghana and other African countries where our alumni are contributing to improving education,” Prof. Aheto stated. He further called for increased support to enhance the Institute’s reach, especially within Ghana and the West African sub-region.

Prof. Paul commended UCC for its commitment to sustaining the high standards required of a UNESCO Category II Centre. He encouraged the University’s management to strengthen the Institute by recruiting additional experts to bolster its consultancy and professional services. He noted that findings from the assessment would be submitted to UNESCO for further action.

Present at the meeting were the Reegistrar, Gideon Enoch Abbeyquaye, Esq., Director of Finance, Mrs. Elizabeth Obese. Also present were senior management members of IEPA, including the Director-General, Prof. Michael Boakye-Yiadom; Deputy Director-General for Academic Programmes and Professional Development, Prof. Alfred Ampah-Mensah; and Deputy Director-General for Administration and General Services, Mrs. Ama Serwah Nerquaye-Tetteh.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC