The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Nutrition and Sustainable Agri-food Collaborative, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation under the Nkabom Collaborative, has expanded its transformative Trainer of Trainers (ToT) programme to the Kumasi Institute of Tropical Agriculture (KITA) in the Ejisu Municipality.
The College of Health Sciences of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has honoured outstanding academic staff, students, alumni, and industry partners at its 2025 Excellence Awards Ceremony. The third edition of the event celebrated excellence in research, teaching, service, and corporate partnership.
Former Pro Vice-Chancellor of KNUST, Professor Ellis Owusu-Dabo, has underscored the need for Africa to translate its growing scientific output into tangible healthcare solutions capable of transforming lives across the continent.
Ghana must adopt new partnership models and strategic frameworks to strengthen collaboration between academia and industry if it hopes to become a regional hub for vaccine production, Prof. Mohamed Mutocheluh of the Department of Clinical Microbiology at KNUST has said.
An alumnus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Laud Kemetse, Chief Executive Officer of Laud K. Pharmacy, has funded the renovation of the Department of Pharmacology conference room at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (FPPS). His contribution of GHS 25,000 enabled the full refurbishment of the facility.
The Chairman of the Governing Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Akyamfuor Asafo Boakye Agyemang-Bonsu, has reaffirmed the University Council’s commitment to creating a governance framework that empowers researchers to translate ideas into impactful outcomes.
Researchers from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), and international partners have successfully validated the use of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital stethoscope to help detect heart failure in low-resource settings. The study, known as the DAMSUN-HF Study, is the first of its kind in Africa.
Lecturers at the College of Engineering of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have undergone a three-day training workshop on computer-based examinations (CBE). The training forms part of efforts to equip academic staff with the knowledge and skills needed to prepare, administer, and evaluate computer-based examinations effectively.
The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) project has begun with reconnaissance visits to key transport points in Sunyani and Kumasi to inform its upcoming research on popular-to-popular mobility systems in Ghana and Rwanda.
The Acting Director-General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr. Audrey Smock Amoah, has stressed that research must be directly linked to policymaking if Ghana is to achieve equitable and sustainable national development.
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Team Ghana, represented by innovators from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has won four awards at the 2025 Next Generation Digital Action Tech Summit held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Government of Ghana has appointed Prof. Naail Mohammed Kamil, a senior academic at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), as Deputy High Commissioner to Malaysia. He has since assumed duty at the Ghana High Commission in Kuala Lumpur.
A new study by researchers at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has found that some people in Ghana and Nigeria have unique gene or DNA differences that may affect how their bodies react to certain medicines.
Docutech Ghana has donated 50 new Lenovo laptops to the Support One Needy Student with One Laptop (SONSOL) initiative at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The initiative, led by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor (Mrs.) Rita Akosua Dickson, aims to provide laptops to brilliant but financially disadvantaged students.
Former Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu, has urged Ghana to revive indigenous cultural norms and traditional environmental governance systems to help address the country’s worsening ecological degradation.
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The University Relations Office (URO), in collaboration with the Quality Assurance and Planning Office (QAPO), has introduced a new Campus Cat Identity Initiative aimed at recognizing and promoting the welfare of KNUST’s long-known resident cats.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has hosted the 2025 Intelligence for Innovation (IN4IN) Conference under the African Centre for Career Enhancement and Skills Support (ACCESS) Project, in collaboration with Leipzig University and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
The KNUST Nutrition and Sustainable Agri-food Collaborative, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation (Nkabom Collaborative), has stepped down its transformative Trainer of Trainers (ToT) programme to the Adidome Farm Institute in the Volta Region.
The Provost of the College of Health Sciences (CoHS), Professor Christian Agyare, together with executives of the Health Students Association (HESA), has commissioned six newly constructed reading and discussion areas for students of the College at the Boadi Medical Enclave of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
The Technology Consultancy Centre (TCC-CIMET) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi in collaboration with the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) and the Centre for Capacity Development and Manufacturing (CECADAM), has hosted an international workshop aimed at strengthening quality management competencies among professional engineers.
The Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor David Asamoah, has called for stronger national collaboration to tackle illegal mining in Ghana’s forest reserves and water bodies.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has hosted the 8th Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE) Annual Conference on agri-food systems in developing countries.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has reaffirmed plans to expand its academic partnership with Leipzig University in Germany, with discussions focusing on widening collaboration beyond Publishing Studies and Business programmes to include Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy and Biosciences.
The Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor (Mrs.) Rita Akosua Dickson, has reaffirmed the university’s commitment to driving sustainable development through research, innovation and inclusive community engagement.
The journey to this year’s NSMQ finals began long before the national spotlight. It started at KNUST’s Junior Science and Maths Quiz, where Stephen Apemah-Baah and John Kusi first learned how to compete, recover, and rise.
The KNUST Nutrition and Sustainable Agri-food Collaborative, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation (Nkabom Collaborative), has extended its entrepreneurial training program me to Ohawu Agric College
Professor Hannah Vivian Osei has been elected as the first female Chair of the Council of Convocation at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi.
Eight members of Convocation have been elected to serve on the Council of Convocation of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) following elections held on November 5, 2025. A total of 4,713 valid votes were cast in the contest for the eight representative seats.
Professor Samuel Asare-Nkansah has been re-elected as the Professorial Member of Convocation to serve on the governing Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi.
Professor Daniel Sakyi, a professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Cultural and African Studies (CeCASt), at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has earned a recognition by the International Economic Association (IEA) as its ‘‘Featured Economist’’ for November 2025.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has hosted a stakeholder engagement session on Ghana’s new Senior High School (SHS) curriculum. The programme, organised by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), brought together lecturers, administrators, and curriculum experts to discuss implications for tertiary education.
President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has visited the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), reaffirming Germany’s commitment to strengthening scientific collaboration with Ghana in vaccine research, innovation, and global health.
Professor Jerry John Kponyo has pledged to strengthen the research capacity of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) by building robust institutional structures and ensuring effective resource allocation to support research excellence.
The Department of Industrial Art at the College of Art and Built Environment (CABE), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), is deepening its collaboration with the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has received the President of Germany, His Excellency Frank-Walter Steinmeier, as part of efforts to strengthen cooperation between KNUST and higher institutions in Germany.
Dr. Richard Bruce Lamptey has officially assumed duty as the new University Librarian of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, pledging to lead with collaboration, innovation, and openness as the library embraces digital transformation.
The Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE) has taken a step to build the capacity of Postgraduate Students and Early-Career Researchers in practical data analysis through a Pre-conference workshop As part of its 8th Annual Conference at KNUST.
Three PhD students from the Faculty of Built Environment at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have returned from a three-month research exchange programme at RWTH Aachen University, Germany, under the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Developing Global Experts (BRIDGE) project.
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The TCC International Centre for Innovation, Manufacturing, Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship (TCC–CIMET) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is set to partner with organisers of the Cocoa Hackathon to promote innovation in the cocoa value chain.
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut classrooms across Ghana in 2020, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology faced an urgent question: “how could teaching and learning continue without physical presence?” Campuses were empty, and universities everywhere were forced to answer questions no one had prepared for.
Early-career academics, postgraduate students, policymakers, and industry leaders are exploring practical solutions to youth unemployment, skills mismatches, and small business formalisation at the 2025 International Ideas Summer School, hosted by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
The 2025 Regional Qualifiers of the Junior Science and Maths Quiz (JSMQ) kicked off in grand style with the Ashanti Regional contest at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), featuring a special awards ceremony to honour the 2024 champions.
The TCC International Centre for Innovation, Manufacturing, Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship (TCC–CIMET) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is collaborating with Ecobuild Consult on sustainable development initiatives aimed at promoting green innovation and efficient infrastructure.
Professor Philip Antwi-Agyei, the newly appointed Provost of the College of Science at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has reaffirmed his commitment to advancing the College’s shared vision of producing high-calibre science graduates to drive Ghana and Africa’s industrial and economic transformation.
Professor Jerry John Kponyo, Director of the Office of Grants and Research and Scientific Director of the Responsible AI Lab (RAIL) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has been appointed to the External Advisory Board of the Cureus Journal of AI Research, a publication of the Springer Nature Group, that brings together leading global voices shaping the fut
Two lecturers from the Department of Wood Science and Technology at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi: Dr. Kwadwo Boakye Boadu and Dr. Rogerson Anokye are currently in Slovenia on an academic mobility visit under the Erasmus+ KA171 Staff Mobility Programme.
The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, is expected in Ghana on Sunday, November 2, 2025, for a three-day state visit aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in trade, technology, education, and development.
