Professor Kwabena Biritwum Nyarko, Provost of the College of Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), has been appointed Acting Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) and the University of Bonn are preparing to admit the first students to a new joint PhD programme as part of efforts to sustain research and training under the German-West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention (G-WAC).
The Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) Professor Christian Agyare, has called for greater domestic investment in research and workforce development as external financial support to countries in the Global South declines.
A team from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), led by Professor Priscilla Kolibea Mante of the Department of Pharmacology, has secured $5.1 million from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited’s Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programme to strengthen climate-resilient health systems through the pharmacy workforce.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), through the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), is taking a leading scientific role in an international research project seeking to generate evidence for the safe use of ivermectin in young children.
Dr. Marian Bokor, an alumna of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), has won two awards at the 2026 Forty Under 40 Awards Ghana. Dr. Bokor was named Outstanding Personality in the Consultancy Category and also received the People’s Choice Award, presented to the nominee who received the highest number of public votes.
The Tackling the Obstacles to Fight Filarial Infections and Podoconiosis (TAKeOFF) Consortium has marked 10 years of collaborative research, capacity building and health interventions, with stakeholders calling for stronger partnerships to sustain gains in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Africa, Mr Alastair Long, has paid a courtesy call on the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), Professor David Asamoah, following the launch of the Ghana Photonics and Optics Laboratory (GPOL) at the University.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has received the Africa Higher Education for Transformation (AHEFT) Prize for Excellence in Research and Innovation in recognition of the University’s contribution to research, innovation and national development.
The Preschool Section of the KNUST Basic School has received medical equipment, supplies and essential medicines to equip its sickbay and strengthen first-aid and emergency care for pupils.
The Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (GRASAG-KNUST) has commissioned three newly furnished Research Commons at the School of Graduate Studies to provide dedicated spaces for postgraduate research and scholarly work.
A group of Industrial Engineering students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has developed a locally fabricated device that measures solar irradiation and ambient temperature, with readings accessible remotely on a smartphone.
Alumni of University Hall (Katanga) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) have partnered with the University’s management to construct a 2,100-bed student accommodation facility as part of efforts to expand residential capacity on campus.
SIC Life Insurance has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the growth and development of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), Kumasi, as the company advances plans for a major student accommodation project and broader initiatives in technology, research and infrastructure.
When lectures end for the day, Abdul Kadir Abdu Samed often swaps his books for measuring tape, wood and upholstery tools.
