The University of Education (UEW) Holds Matriculation For 2017/2018 Distance Education Students [Winneba Campus]
The Winneba Campus of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) on Tuesday 16th January, 2018 held a matriculation ceremony for the 2017/2018 Distance Education students at the Jophus Anamuah-Mensah Conference Centre, North Campus.
The ceremony saw a total of 3,062 students in a zone, comprising 13 Study Centres who were matriculated. The Study Centres were: Accra Academy, Accra (ATTRACO), Accra High, Asamankese, Assin Foso, Axim, Cape Coast, Kasoa, Koforidua, Sekondi, Tarkwa, Tema and Winneba.
The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Prof. Anthony Afful-Broni, on behalf of the University’s Governing Council and the Academic Board, welcomed the Fresh Distance Education students to the occasion. He also commended and thanked them for their decision to acquire higher academic credentials through the Distance Education mode at the UEW.
“You have been on our Campuses as well as at our various Study Centres for a while and have indeed gone through Orientation, Registration, attended tutorials and even written quizzes; a clear indication that you are duly qualified for the programmes you applied for.” He said.
The Acting Vice-Chancellor hinted that in an attempt to reduce travelling difficulties and make it easier for them to fully participate in important activities of the University such as Orientation and Matriculation with as little stress as possible; two venues had been added to the initial venues.
The four venues would matriculate a total of 7,051 Fresh Undergraduate Students who had registered for the various Distance Education Programmes comprising 3,014 males representing 43% and 4,037 females representing 57%. For the Postgraduate Distance Education Programmes, a total of 391 admitted applicants comprising 240 males representing 61% and 151 females representing 39% would matriculate.
As indicated in the Acting Vice-Chancellor’s speech, the Institute for Distance and e-Learning (IDeL) had introduced an online information system to manage Distance Education students’ records. As a result, commencing from the second semester of this year, students would be required to register their courses online.
“With this system, students can check their quiz and examination results as soon as they are uploaded; verify their transcripts and attestation letters in the course of their study. We therefore urge all students to make it a point to register their courses online. Study Centre Coordinators and Administrators will be available to assist students who may experience difficulties.” The speech noted.
Rev. Fr. Prof. Afful-Broni urged the Fresh Distance Education students to make every effort to join the Distance Education Students Association (DESA) for the purposes for which it was created. The association was formed and inaugurated on 19th August, 2017.
