The Africa Health Collaborative at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is set to launch two new short courses: one focusing on home-based care and another on the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in primary healthcare delivery.

The Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor (Mrs.) Rita Akosua Dickson, has urged student leaders to remain committed and diligent in fulfilling their responsibilities.

Africa Health Collaborative, KNUST’s Community-Based Training in Health Entrepreneurship, organized in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, offered participants ten immersive days of hands-on learning aimed at sparking innovation and entrepreneurial thinking in the health sector.

The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA), KNUST chapter, has begun its Week Celebration with a community outreach programme at Weweso Basic School in Kumasi. The exercise brought together professionals from the university who engaged pupils in a mentorship session aimed at guiding them in their academic and personal development.

Two final-year students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have developed a low-cost phototherapy device to treat neonatal jaundice in newborns.

The Homecoming Event Committee for the 2025 KNUST Global Alumni Homecoming has begun active stakeholder engagements in preparation for the much-anticipated celebration scheduled for August 2025. In a recent consultative meeting, the Committee convened with student leaders, student bloggers, and key communication partners to deliberate on the proposed programme lineup.

A study led by researchers from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has found that Ghanaians with only secondary school education are 82.8% more likely to smoke, highlighting a strong link between lower educational attainment and tobacco use.

The Chairman of the Governing Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Akyamfour Asafo Boakye Agyemang-Bonsu, has challenged the University’s College of Engineering to take a continental lead in deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) across all disciplines and in national development initiatives.

Akyamfour Asafo Boakye Agyemang-Bonsu, Chairman of the Governing Council of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi wants the College of Health Sciences to take a more proactive stance on pressing national and global health issues, particularly those linked to climate change, artificial intelligence (AI), and traditional medicine.

Professor Jacob K. Agbenorhevi of the Department of Food Science and Technology at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has been named a recipient of the Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Awards 2025, receiving both the Editorial Contribution Award and the Author Service Award for his exemplary work with the journal Food Biophysics.

Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Ghana (WiSTEMGh), in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation, has empowered participants to redefine leadership and thrive in both life and career. This followed a transformative two-day capacity-building workshop in Kumasi, themed “Strategies to Win at Both Life and Career.”

Women in STEM Ghana (WiSTEMGh), in collaboration with Women in Science (WiSE) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has organised a menstrual care outreach programme for students of Kotei R/C Junior High School to commemorate Menstrual Hygiene Day.

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), through its Nutrition and Sustainable Agri-food Collaborative (Nkabom) Project, has successfully organized a two-day orientation for its inaugural cohort of PhD students.

After the first COVID-19 vaccines landed in Ghana under the COVAX initiative, it was hailed as a breakthrough. But for Dr. John Amuasi, it was also a sobering reflection of global inequity.

KNUST Junior High School, Kumasi, has officially sworn in newly elected prefects, led by Head Prefect Tyron Peprah Frimpong, to steer the affairs of the student body for the 2025/2026 academic year.