The Governing Council of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi at its 292nd (Special) Meeting held on Wednesday, 13th May 2026 appointed Professor Christian Agyare as the Vice-Chancellor of the University for a Four (4) – Year Term of office effective 1st August, 2026 to 31st July, 2030.
Student innovators from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) who won the Fintech Innovation Challenge at the 3i Africa Summit 2026 have shared the story behind their award-winning solutions as they presented their trophy to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mrs. Rita Akosua Dickson.
A Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) study has found that Africa’s progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) depends less on the existence of governance structures and more on how effectively governance systems function in practice.
The KNUST Pre-School has held its “Plant for Life” initiative as part of activities marking May as Planting Month, aimed at promoting environmental awareness, food security and sustainable agriculture.
Leaders of the Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (GRASAG-KNUST) have appealed for stronger government support for postgraduate accommodation and research funding during a courtesy call on the Minister for Education, Mr. Haruna Iddrisu.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has hosted the 5th Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Ghana (CARLIGH) International Conference, with participants calling for a stronger commitment to the open movement in knowledge sharing.
The Security Services at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), has begun its biennial Security Supervisors Training Course, aimed at strengthening the professionalism and operational effectiveness of campus security personnel.
For members of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) community, Continental Radio may be easily recognisable. But for many millennial alumni, “Contato Radio” requires some recollection.
A delegation from Stanbic Bank Ghana, led by its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kwamina Asomaning, has donated 50 brand-new HP laptops to support the Vice-Chancellor’s “Support One Needy Student with One Laptop” (SONSOL) initiative.
An alumnus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Mr. Emmanuel Sackey, has been appointed Group Head of Treasury at Universal Merchant Bank (UMB), as the bank strengthens its leadership and sharpens its financial markets operations.
An alumnus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), Dr Samuel Amoako-Kusi, has won $10,000 after placing second in the Innovate@BU 2026 New Venture Competition at Boston University.
The Career Services Centre of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, has organised a practitioners’ forum on artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics under the theme, “Tech Without Borders: Connecting KNUST to Global AI and Robotics Practice.”
Dr. Linus Kweku Labik of the Department of Physics has been awarded a prestigious research grant from Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy (DARA) to support his work on understanding how planets form.
Researchers at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi have found that children carrying malaria parasites without showing symptoms may still experience significant changes in their gut health.
Academics at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, have been recognised in the 2026 AD Scientific Index, with 100 researchers featured among Ghana’s top 1,000 scientists, underscoring the University’s growing contribution to global research and scholarship.
