Third-year Hospitality and Tourism Management students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, have staged an exhibition and business pitch showcasing a range of innovative products and services.
A team of final-year Chemistry students is exploring sea snails to manage chronic pain without the risks of addiction. As part of their Marine-Derived Natural Products course, facilitated by Professor Lawrence Borquaye Sheringham, the students have been studying Ziconotide, a compound isolated from the venom of the Conus magus sea snail.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology School of Business (KSB) has welcomed its victorious team from the 2025 Tertiary Business Sense Challenge (TBSC), celebrating yet another milestone in the school’s history of academic excellence and setting its sights on a back-to-back win in 2026.
Deputy Registrar (General Administration) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Mr. Daniel Kumi-Djan has called for Ghana’s education system to place greater emphasis on ethical values alongside academic excellence.
The Africa Health Collaborative at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has hosted a workshop to equip cohort II of the MSc. Health Entrepreneurship students with practical skills in conflict resolution and family business management.
The KNUST School of Business has emerged champions of the 2025 Graphic Tertiary Business Sense Challenge, with an impressive 77.17 points. The University of Ghana placed second with 54 points, while the University of Education, Winneba came third with 51.83 points.
The University of Westminster in the United Kingdom has conferred an Honorary Doctorate on Professor John Owusu Addo, the celebrated Ghanaian architect whose visionary designs have shaped much of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) campus.
The concluded Provident Fund Management Committee elections have seen the election of three new staff representatives across two key categories.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) School of Business has held an interactive forum to celebrate its international students, as part of efforts to promote inclusivity and strengthen cross-cultural engagement on campus. The gathering brought together international students from various countries, members of faculty, and key university administrators.
Scholars of the Fondazione Edu have donated food items valued at Seven thousand Ghana cedis (GHC 7,000.00) to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Food Bank in a bid to support students ahead of end-of-semester examinations.
The Students with Disability Association at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has donated GHS6,000 to support tuition payments for students in financial need.
The African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO), in collaboration with the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (DABE) and the Intellectual Property Office at the Office of Grant and Research (OGR) has held a workshop to highlight the role of intellectual property in fostering innovation across various sectors.
A team of chemistry students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi are exploring how a marine-derived enzyme could help combat the country’s growing plastic waste crisis.
The Pro Vice-Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Prof. David Asamoah, has been honoured by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) during a courtesy call led by the Institute’s International President, Chief Teete Owusu-Nortey.
The 2004 year group of the School of Medical Sciences (SMS) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has handed over a newly refurbished microbiology laboratory to the school, as part of efforts to give back to their al
Ghana mourns the loss of Flying Officer Manaen-Twum Ampadu, a distinguished young officer of the Ghana Air Force, who tragically perished in a military helicopter crash during a national assignment in the Adansi Akrofuom District.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) mourns the passing of Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, a proud alumnus whose life embodied discipline, intellect, and national service.
The International Programmes Office (IPO) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has held it’s ‘‘Around the World in a Day’’ at the KNUST Basic School. The event, which marks the third edition was in collaboration with South Sudanese Student Association at KNUST.
Professor Daniel Duah, Dean of the International Programmes Office at KNUST, has underscored the urgency for academic institutions to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a strategic tool for relevance and impact in a rapidly evolving global landscape.
Boldly mounted on the red façade of the former Ghana Telecom building, now Telecel, at Adum, Kumasi, a commanding concrete relief sculpture speaks without words. Sculpted by Scottish artist and educator Tom McCroire MacNaire, the work is a fusion of symbolism and strength.
Shakir Is-Haq Waiz, a 2nd year Mathematics student, has been elected President of the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, following successful elections held on Wednesday, 6th August 2025.
Ghana mourns the tragic loss of Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, who perished in a military helicopter crash near Adansi-Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region. The accident claimed eight lives, including Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, and has plunged the nation into deep sorrow.
Twenty-three brilliant female students from the Department of Physics at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi have been awarded scholarships worth GHS 69,000 by the Dr. J.C. Whittaker Foundation
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Postgraduate students from the Department of Food Science and Technology at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have undergone a training session focused on effectively communicating scientific research to the public.
The University Relations Office (URO) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has received over 500 applications from students across all colleges for the Student Communicators Internship Programme.
The Technology Consultancy Centre for Innovation, Manufacturing and Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship (TCC-CIMET) has hosted a delegation from the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), Somanya, to discuss potential cooperation in research, innovation and student training.
The KNUST Nutrition and Sustainable Agri-food Collaborative, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation (Nkabom Project), has launched its maiden Trainer of Trainers programme. This initiative aims to equip 30 tutors from agricultural institutions nationwide with the essential skills to advance agribusiness in Ghana.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on has concluded its three-day Global Alumni Homecoming 2025 with a thanksgiving service at the Royal Parade Grounds.
The 2025 edition of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Alumni Homecoming kicked off its second day with a Health Walk and a symbolic Tree Planting exercise, drawing together past and present members of the university community in a celebration of wellness and sustainability.
The Tek LUMBA Jam, part of the 2025 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Alumni Homecoming celebrations, is lighting up the Brunei Sports Complex with music, nostalgia, and vibrant campus energy.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology’s Institute of Distance Learning (IDL) has marked the third edition of its Fruits and Fitness Day, hosting simultaneous activities at its centres in Kumasi, Kwabenya, Adenta, McCarthy, Takoradi and Tamale.
Two students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi have won the silver award at the Africa division of the 2025 China International College Students Innovation Competition for developing an automated drone delivery system.
Alumni of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi have been charged to deepen their mentorship of students and strengthen partnerships between academia and industry to drive innovation and development.
A three-member all-female team from the Sociology Debate Club of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has won the 6th edition of the Inter-University Debate Competition.
The Brunei Sports Complex at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, is alive tonight with the Generations Jam, taking place immediately after the opening ceremony of the inaugural Global Alumni Homecoming.
The Tindongo community in the Upper East Region has been officially selected as the site for the Trans Sahara Living Lab, a key initiative under the Trans Sahara Project aimed at addressing climate resilience, sustainable development, and local innovation in arid and semi-arid regions of Africa.
The Form Two class of Roman Ridge School in Accra has expressed appreciation to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi with a specially designed A3-sized card following an educational tour of the university’s campus.
The College of Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, in collaboration with Genser Energy and the Brew-Hammond Energy Centre (TBHEC), has hosted a seminar on advancing Ghana’s natural gas infrastructure through engineering excellence.
The Addressing the Commercial Determinants of Health in Sub-Saharan Africa (ACORDS) Project has held a stakeholder engagement event in Ghana, bringing together policymakers, researchers, and health professionals to discuss the impact of unhealthy commodity industries on public health.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has welcomed a delegation from the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) to discuss a new initiative aimed at fostering entrepreneurship among students across the university.
The International Students Association at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has thanked Vice-Chancellor Professor (Mrs) Rita Akosua Dickson for intervening to resolve recent accommodation challenges.
Ghana’s healthcare system cannot achieve true universal health coverage without prioritizing quality alongside facility expansion and workforce growth, Deputy Executive Director of the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG), Dr. James Duah, has said.
SmartFarm Technologies, a KNUST postgraduate startup, has won $10,000 in the World Food Programme (WFP) Post-Harvest Loss Innovation Challenge to scale its eco-friendly grain drying solution.
Women entrepreneurs across diverse business sectors from the Ashanti Region have been equipped with practical skills and knowledge to boost the growth, sustainability, and competitiveness of their businesses.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), in collaboration with the Pan Afrikan Design Institute (PADI), has hosted the Design Ghana Conference 2025, on emerging trends in design education and practice across the African continent.
A group of final-year students from the Department of Media and Communication Studies at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), known as “Sustainably Yours”, has embarked on a cleanup exercise to tackle the growing issue of visual pollution on campus and its surroundings.
First-year PhD students from the Department of Animal Science at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, have received hands-on training in science communication to help them better share their research with the public and policymakers.
The Trans-Sahara Project has officially begun with a reconnaissance visit to Bolgatanga, Tamale and surrounding communities in Ghana’s Northern region.
More than 150 in-person participants and over 300 virtual attendees gather at the Africa AI Health Forum 2025 to explore the opportunities and limitations of using generative artificial intelligence (AI) in African healthcare systems.
