The Nkabom Collaborative-UESD is shifting its focus from training young people to ensuring that they transition into employment, self-employment and sustainable enterprises, with a Year Three target of training 500 young people and supporting at least 200 into work. The Project Investigator (PI) and Vice-Chancellor of UESD, Prof. Nyarko-Sampson, said the target should serve as...Read More

Agricultural waste is often treated as something to be cleared from farms, discarded or burned. But for participants in the Cohort 2 Practical Compost Production Training organised by the Nkabom Collaborative-UESD, agro-waste is taking on a new meaning-as a resource with the potential to produce useful agricultural inputs, support new businesses and create additional income...Read More

The Nkabom Collaborative-UESD is shifting its focus in Year 3 from programme development and training participation to measurable youth employment, enterprise development and livelihood outcomes. The Project Investigator(PI) and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), Prof. Eric Nyarko-Sampson, announced this on Day Two of the three-day Year 2 Performance Evaluation and...Read More

The University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), Somanya, Eastern Region is set to send its first cohort of 12 MPhil and MSc students in Environmental Restoration Studies to the Technical University of Freiberg (TUBAF), Germany, for a six-month student exchange programme. The students, from the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, are expected to...Read More

The University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), Somanya, Eastern Region, has partnered with Maleka Farms Limited, based at Kadjena, Akuse, to establish a scholarship scheme to support the education and professional development of aquaculture students. Known as the Maleka Excellence Scholarship for Aquaculture Students (MESAS), the initiative is the result of collaboration between UESD’s...Read More

For young entrepreneurs who participated in the Nkabom Agro-Food Systems Business Fair at the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), Somanya, Eastern Region, the exhibition was more than an opportunity to display products. It provided a platform to meet customers, explore business partnerships, engage regulators, and connect with potential investors and other support institutions....Read More

The University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), Somanya, Eastern Region, has inaugurated a five-member Audit Committee to strengthen institutional governance, financial discipline, risk management, transparency and accountability. The Committee, which will serve a two-year term, was inaugurated at the University’s Council Chamber in the presence of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Eric Nyarko-Sampson; members of Management;...Read More

A good idea can start with one person, but turning that idea into a successful enterprise often requires a network of people, knowledge, skills and opportunities. This was the central message of the second Nkabom Student Networking Day, held at the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), Somanya, Eastern Region. The event brought together...Read More

The need for urgent, coordinated, and sustained action to protect Ghana’s water resources, strengthen food safety, and create new economic opportunities for young people took centre stage as experts, researchers, regulators, and development practitioners engaged in critical discussions at the 6th Sustainable Development Conference of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), Somanya, Eastern...Read More

The University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), Somanya, is spearheading national conversations on environmental contamination and sustainable agri-food systems as it hosts its 6th Sustainable Development Conference, which focuses on: “Environmental Contamination and Agri-Food Systems in Ghana: Threats and Opportunities from a Multi-Stakeholder Perspective.” The three-day conference, which is being held alongside the maiden...Read More