Category Archives: News

KNUST and Partner Institutions Hold BSU II Conference

Published: 29 Mar 2017 Source: University Relations Office (URO) To strengthen her capacity to deliver quality research, promote postgraduate education and to improve university-wide services and facilities that support research, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has rounded up activities of the second phase of the Building Stronger Universities (BSU II) project with… Read More »

Indefinite suspension of 13th Congregation

Due to circumstances beyond its control, the executive Committee of the Academic Board, at a special meeting held on Monday, 27th March, 2017 at the Boakye Yiadom Conference Room, decided to postpone the 13th Congregation scheduled for Saturday, 8th April, 2017 indefinitely, A new date will be communicated later.

Academic Staff Undergo Training in Active Teaching and Learning

Published: 27 Mar 2017 Source: University Relations Office (URO) Professor Mark Adom-Asamoah, Provost, College of Engineering (CoE) giving his opening remarks Selected academic staff drawn from all the Colleges of the University are undergoing a five-day training in Active Teaching and Learning. The workshop on Active Teaching and Learning runs from the 27th to 31st… Read More »

KSB Opens Business Week Celebration

Published: 27 Mar 2017 Source: University Relations Office (URO) The KNUST School of Business (KSB) has opened its 11th Business Week Celebration themed “Growing the Entrepreneurship Zeal of the Business Student”. In his opening remarks, Professor Bernard Kofi Baiden, Dean of KSB, stated that the theme of the celebration was in response to the national… Read More »

Workshop for Retiring Staff Held

Published: 27 Mar 2017 Source: University Relations Office (URO) The Human Resource Division (HRD) of the Registrar’s Office has held a two-day workshop for staff of the University retiring between this year and 2019. This year’s event is the third since its inception and it was themed “Retiring Gracefully”. Andrews K. Boateng, the Registrar, stated… Read More »

Female Science Students Attend Confab

Published: 27 Mar 2017 Source: University Relations Office (URO) Female students of the College of Science have attended a conference dubbed “Ladies Meeting with Provost”. The meeting was in the light of recent psychological and suicide cases among young people in the country. According to Dr. Mrs. Angelina Amedo, a Faculty Member, women were the… Read More »

Graduate Students Mark World Water Day with KNUST Basic School

Published: 27 Mar 2017 Source: University Relations Office (URO) Graduate students on the Regional Water and Environmental Sanitation Centre, Kumasi (RWESCK), as part of activities to mark World Water Day, have held an outreach programme for pupils of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Basic School. Graduate students with the support of… Read More »

Seminar! Seminar!! Seminar!!!

Under the auspices of the Vice Chancellor, KTU. the IODL is organizing a Day’s Seminar on Open Learning. All the Technical Universities in Ghana are in attendance. Experts from the Ministry of Education and allied institutions have been invited to share best global practices in E-learning All lecturers, HoDs, Deans are duly invited to this… Read More »

Centre for Settlement Studies Develops Tech Burglar-Proof Windows

Published: 21 Mar 2017 Source: University Relations Office (URO) The Centre for Settlement Studies of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has made a breakthrough in developing the first ever burglar- proof escape window for the construction industry. The new metal window protects against burglary and provides a safe escape in times of… Read More »

CoHS and AFRINEAD to Hold International Conference on Disability

Published: 20 Mar 2017 Source: University Relations Office (URO) The College of Health Science (CoHS) of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences of the University of Stellenbosch (SU) have decided to collaborate to host the 5th AfriNEAD Conference. The 5th AfriNEAD Conference which will be… Read More »