UCOMS

THREE Hundred and Ninety- Four fresh students of the University College of Management Studies (UCOMS) at New Aplaku in the Greater Accra Region were officially admitted into the university last Saturday to pursue various degree programmes.
The ceremony was the second for the university which used to be the Institue of Management Studies (IMS).
Speaking at the ceremony, the Vice Chancellor of University of Education, Winneba, Prof Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw, urged students to exhibit good behavioural patterns and be obedient to authorities.
"As you go through the nurturing period, you need to maintain standards to retain your affiliation and maintain the present faculty," Mr Asabere-Ameyaw advised.
He added that university’s education was to enable them to acquire relevant knowledge in certain fields of study and develop analytical minds which will be important to them and the society.
Mr Asabere-Ameyaw advised those matriculating to live above reproach and to be good examples of the good moral training that the university inculcates in them.
"Always follow laid down channels of communication in resolving differences and misunderstandings that may arise between you and others, avoid taking notes from your colleagues because they may have introduced errors", he urged.
The Principal of the university, Prof Nathaniel Kofi Pecku, said the UCOMS was one of the few tertiary institutions with degree programme in procurement and supply chain management.
"Our programmes continue to provide a broad background and solid foundation during the first two years before specialisation begins in the third year. The various programmes either individually or in combination provide adequate, sound and preferred competencies needed in business organisations and industry," he said.
The staffing position of the college, he said, was satisfactory and of high quality.
Its management, Prof Pecku said, always strived to appoint qualified staff so as to raise the standard of teaching and learning, and that the feed back from the staff suggested that many students were serious with their studies.
"The administration will continue to encourage staff to operate at their maximum. The university will promote in-service programmes which could improve delivery in the lecture room," he said.