The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has inaugurated a KNUST–Ministry of Health steering committee for health training institutions to strengthen collaboration in training high-quality health professionals equipped with 21st-century skills for effective healthcare delivery in Ghana.
The Minister for Health of the Republic of Ghana, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has appointed Ellis Owusu-Dabo as Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi. The appointment, which takes effect from 1 March 2026, is for a four-year term.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) in collaboration with the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI), has launched the KNUST-GNCCI Junior Chamber initiative aimed at equipping students with entrepreneurial skills while strengthening links between academia and industry.
Researchers from the Faculty of Law at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) are calling for reforms in Ghana’s inheritance laws to better protect the rights of stepchildren in blended families.
Researchers at the University Hospital have called for integrated action to address the combined burden of malaria and anaemia among children in Ghana, warning that the coexistence of the two conditions continues to threaten child health.
The Advancement and Alumni Relations (AARO) Board of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has been inaugurated to provide strategic direction for alumni engagement and strengthen the University’s global alumni network.
The Director of the Gender, Inclusion and Vulnerability Office at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), Prof. Mrs. Mercy Badu, has called on mining companies and engineering firms to expand internship opportunities for female students to help bridge the gap between academic training and industry practice.
The Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), Professor (Mrs.) Rita Akosua Dickson, has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award in Education (Tertiary) and Scientific Research at the 11th Ghana Women of Excellence Awards.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi will lead a £20 million regional climate and health research initiative aimed at accelerating evidence-based solutions to the growing public health impacts of climate change in West Africa.
Alumni of the Millennium Class (SMS Class of 2000) of the School of Medical Sciences (SMS) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, have donated GH₵204,000 to support the School’s SMS Alumni Legacy Project.
The Department of Human Resource Management and Organisational Development at the KNUST School of Business (KSB) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management (CIHRM) aimed at strengthening professional training and certification for students.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has launched its 2025/2026 Freshers’ Inter-College Games, with university leaders using the opening ceremony to underline sport as a pillar of discipline, leadership and institutional ambition.
A Radiology Specialist at the University Hospital has been admitted as a Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons (WACS), marking a significant milestone for the facility’s specialist training agenda.
Dr. Paul Kwadwo Addo, an educationist and Registrar of the College of Engineering has called for a decisive global shift toward strategic school leadership as the true catalyst for improving learning outcomes, declaring that “apart from direct instruction, strategic school leadership emerges as the real driver of excellence in learning.”
Professor (Mrs.) Cynthia Amaning Danquah, Professor of Pharmacology and Head of the Department of Pharmacology at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has been named Winner of the Science and Sustainability Award at the Study UK Alumni Awards Ghana 2026.
