A study by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi is calling for urgent policy and community-level interventions to address alarming levels of Tramadol abuse among young people in Ghana’s urban slums.
Participants in the ongoing Community-Based Entrepreneurship Training (CBET) in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District have been introduced to practical marketing strategies aimed at cutting losses, boosting sales and strengthening the viability of their small businesses.
It might be the pristine streets and carefully trimmed greenery that surround it, or perhaps its quiet closeness to the Royal Cemetery that gives the Great Hall its dignified charm.
The Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has welcomed an initiative by the Ashanti Youth Association to bridge the growing disconnect between young people and leadership, backing efforts to restore trust and inspire youth engagement.
Construction project management expert Professor Emmanuel Adinyira has called for construction projects in Ghana to extend beyond delivering physical infrastructure and serve as platforms for empowering host communities with health, safety and environment (HSE) knowledge.
Immediate past Pro Vice-Chancellor of KNUST, Prof. Ellis Owusu-Dabo, has called for stronger partnerships between academia and industry to drive innovation and sustainable development.
Beneath the surface of academic rigor and architectural grandeur lies a phenomenon: a language shaped not by textbooks, but by students themselves. “Where are you going to buy food?” Kwame, a first-year Biological Sciences student asked his colleagues, Akosua and Nana Yaw. “Indece,” said Akosua.
The Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Professor (Mrs.) Rita Akosua Dickson has appealed to the Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Iddie Adams for more investment in sports infrastructure at the University, including the completion of ongoing projects such as the hockey pitch and tennis facilities.
Chemistry students at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have identified a compound in brown algae that could help manage diabetes, raising hopes for both medical and economic gains from Ghana’s underused marine resources.
For three decades, one man has stood behind the camera, preserving the defining moments of KNUST for generations to remember. Jonathan Gyepi-Attee, a Principal Technician at the University Relations Office, has been more than a photographer. He has been a custodian of memory, a storyteller, and a witness to history.
At just Level 200, Godfred Anewiase, a student of the Department of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, is already making a mark as a young food innovator.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has launched a photo donation drive aimed at preserving the institution’s visual history. The initiative, led by the University Relations Office in partnership with the KNUST Museum, invites students, staff and alumni to submit photographs depicting campus life, academic ceremonies and historic events.
On the grounds of the Department of Painting and Sculpture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, a modest prefabricated structure bears a humble green sign: The Older Great Hall.
Two prominent figures in the history of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, former Vice-Chancellor Prof. Kwesi Akwansah Andam and pioneering engineering academic Prof. Nicholas Kwasi Kumapley have been posthumously honoured by their alma mater, Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS), during the school’s 116th Founders’ Day Distinguished Alumni Lecture.
Final-year fashion students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi have unveiled a collection of designs at the 2025 Graduate Exhibition and Fashion Show, held under the theme Meta-Oria, meaning “beyond bounds.”
