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The Department of Comm. Studies UG hosted the Chairman of The APO Group Group Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard to discussions about collaborations. The APO is a leading pan-African communication consultancy servicing top global brands.

The Department of Communication Studies, University of Ghana has received a book donation from the library of the late Professor Janet Kwami. Prof Kwami, an alumna of the Department and, until her death, a professor of communication at Furman University (USA), pledged her library to the Department before her passing. The academic books and scholarly publications were presented by members of her family.

In a momentous academic event, the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Ghana held a three-day virtual conference from 1-3 November 2023, dubbed "TiMC 2023".

The conference theme, "The African Youth and Communicative Behaviors in Digital Spaces," served as the thread for scholars, students of media and communication and practitioners from around the world, uniting them in the exploration of contemporary issues in media and digital communication.

The educational space in Ghana, particularly the humanities and social sciences at the tertiary level, has been labeled as theory based. This is because students do not often get to put into practice what they have been taught in the classroom. The University of Ghana’s Department of Communication Studies, however, is changing this narrative.  As part of their course requirements for Journalism and Media and Information Literacy, MA Communication Studies students stepped out of the classroom and paid a visit to two media houses: Media General and Business and Financial Times.

The Youth Church of the Keeper’s House Chapel International have been urged to be conscious users of the internet to avoid being victims of blackmail and cyber fraud. A team from the University of Ghana’s Department of Communication Studies visited the church as part of the Department’s media and information literacy intervention for religious organizations dubbed “Youth & Cyber Security”.

Newmont Ghana, a mining company in Ghana has donated ten laptops to the Department of Communication at the University of Ghana.

In a short presentation ceremony, the Director of Communications at Newmont Ghana, Mr. David Johnson said that considering the role that the Department plays, it was proper to support the training of its students with some Information Communication Technology (ICT) equipment.

Stakeholders at the DCS@50 public lecture have encouraged the use of strategic communication as the foundation for nation building. The public lecture is the first in a series of lectures and forums being organized by the Department of Communication Studies (DCS), University of Ghana, to mark its year-long golden jubilee celebrations.

The Department of Communication Studies has received 20 computers from Stanbic Bank to support teaching,

The Department of Communication Studies of the University of Ghana in collaboration with the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has launched a State of the Ghanaian Media Project (SGMP) scheduled for completion by the end of 2022.