The Institute of Distance Learning of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has admitted 3,892 students for this academic year. This was made known by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor William Otto Ellis, during the matriculation ceremony for the Northern Centre which comprises students from Tamale and Bolgatanga.
Out of this figure, 1,628 are postgraduates and the remaining 2,264 are undergraduate students. The ceremony which marked the acceptance and entry of fresh students into the University as junior members in statu pupillari offered them the opportunity to be officially recognised as bona fide students of KNUST. It also entitled them to all the privileges accorded students of this great institution as well as binding them to all the responsibilities attached to their new status as proud students of KNUST.
In his speech, the Vice-Chancellor of KNUST, Professor William Otto Ellis said that as part of the continuous effort of the university to reform its systems and standards in order to provide service in an efficient and effective manner to the satisfaction of clients, the various activities in the university were undergoing serious reforms. In an attempt to make science and technology education more accessible, the university would continue to explore opportunities to help bring education to the doorsteps of clients.
On behalf of the Governing Council, the teaching and non-teaching staff of the University, he warmly congratulated all the students who gained admission and prayed that the good Lord would bless everything they did.
