The School for Development Studies of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies (CHLS), University of Cape Coast (UCC) has held a three-day non-residential retreat for its members of staff.

Welcoming the participants to the programme in Cape Coast, the Dean of the School, Prof. Angela Akorsu, indicated the retreat would afford the staff an opportunity to assess the SDS’s activities over a defined period and fashion out strategies geared towards enhancing and improving its mandate.

The School for Development Studies, previously the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) is a research division established with the overarching goal of taking part in regional, national, and global initiatives to discover and comprehend the processes and mechanisms of development. Additionally, it is to add to the database of knowledge that administrators and policymakers require to solve development-related issues.

The Provost of CHLS, Prof. Kwame Osei Kwarteng in a brief statement described the retreat as timely and important since it would allow participants to think through efforts necessary to tackle challenges saddling the School.