By: Prof. Edward Wiafe Debrah, Environmentalist and Pro. Vice-Chancellor, University of Environment and sustainable Development (UESD), Somanya, Eastern Region Every year on June 5, World Environment Day brings nations and communities together to reflect, evaluate, and act on the most pressing environmental issues of our time. For 2025, the global theme “Beat Plastic Pollution” resonates...Read More

By: Dr. CEnv. Rosemary Anderson Akolaa (Lecturer, UESD) World Environment Day 2025 focuses on the global theme “Beat Plastic Pollution.” At the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), we have a special responsibility to lead by example and champion the movement toward a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable future environment for all. Plastic has...Read More

The University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), Somanya, Eastern Region and Thinking Minds Ghana (TMG), a social innovation and enterprise hub, have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainable development. The agreement was formally signed at a brief ceremony held at the Council Chamber of UESD. Signing on behalf...Read More

Participating teams pose with the Vice Chancellor of UG, Prof. Nana Aba Ampiah-Amfo, Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Hon. Samuel Nartey George, mentors and partners. Photo credit: University of Ghana Team Kasa Noma, from the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), Somanya, Eastern Region emerged champions at the Tɛkyerɛma Pa Hackathon 2025,...Read More

The University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), Somanya, E/R has hosted an Associate Professor of Chemistry from Tabor College, USA, Prof. James Titah, in his office. Prof. Titah is in Ghana on an eight-week exchange programme under the prestigious Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Programme. He will be supporting the Department of Physical and Mathematical...Read More

As part of activities to commemorate Internal Audit Week, the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) organized an intensive Risk Management (RM) training session for its Management Members. Held under the theme “Elevating Professionalism, Promoting UESD,” the session aimed to enhance institutional awareness and capacity in managing risks aligned with the University’s strategic objectives....Read More

The 54th Quadrennial Municipal Delegates Conference of the Ghana National Association of Teachers of the Yilo Krobo Municipality was held on Tuesday, 20th May at the Auditorium, Multipurpose Building of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), Somanya, with Professor Eric Nyarko-Sampson, the Vice-Chancellor serving as the guest speaker. In his address, Professor Nyarko-Sampson...Read More

The University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), Somanya, Eastern Region, has successfully concluded the final phase of a capacity-building workshop on Learner Support Processes in Open and Distance Learning (ODL), held in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada. The three-day workshop marked the culmination of a comprehensive series of training sessions designed...Read More

By: Prof. Edward Wiafe Debrah Environmentalist and Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Environment and Sustainable Development Each year on May 22, the world comes together to celebrate the International Day of Biological Diversity, a moment that underscores the vital role that biodiversity plays in sustaining life on Earth. The 2025 theme, “Harmony with Nature and Sustainable...Read More

The University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) has admitted its first cohort of postgraduate students to pursue a Master of Science (MSc) in Environmental Restoration Studies and Master of Philosophy (MPhil) programmes in Sustainable Aquaculture and Biotechnology, as well as Environmental Restoration Studies. This marks a significant milestone in the University’s academic development. Among...Read More