The O. R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative (ORTARChI), in collaboration with Jive Media Africa from South Africa, has organised a two-day Research Engagement Strategy Workshop at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. The training is aimed at strengthening communication and research engagement strategies for ORTARChI Chairs.
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi’s Cybersecurity Club has won Ghana’s national title at the ECOWAS Capture The Flag (CTF) 2026 competition, with Team CYCLONE earning the right to represent the country at the regional finals in June.
Florence Agyemang, a third-year Business Administration student at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has won a bronze medal for Ghana at the ongoing 2026 African Senior Athletics Championships.
The College of Health Sciences at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has organised a workshop on procurement processes and the Public Procurement Act to improve compliance and administrative efficiency within the college.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), in partnership with the Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Associations (GHAFTRAM), has launched a specialised practitioner training programme aimed at raising standards in herbal medicine practice and pharmaceutical manufacturing in Ghana.
A delegation from Access Bank Ghana has visited Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) to discuss possible areas of collaboration and strengthen ties with the university.
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.
The Directorate of Student Affairs (DoSA) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has intensified its annual hostel inspection exercise through expanded collaboration with state institutions and technical experts to ensure safer and more conducive accommodation for students living in private hostels around the university.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) through its Department of Geological Engineering, has formalised a partnership with the Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA) to enhance student training, research output and knowledge exchange between academia and industry.
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.
The KNUST Nutrition and Sustainable Agri-Food Collaborative in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation (Nkabom Collaborative) has expanded its transformative Trainer of Trainers (ToT) programme to benefit 60 students from the Animal Health and Production College in Pong-Tamale.
The Procurement Unit of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi has intensified efforts to deepen staff understanding of updated procurement regulations through a series of strategic engagements across the University’s colleges.
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.
A distinguished alumnus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Professor Eric Kwasi Ofori, has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of Garden City University.
The men’s football team of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi has qualified for the quarter-finals of the men’s football competition at the ongoing 9th Mini Ghana University Sports Association (GUSA) Games after an impressive performance in the group stage.
Dr. Paul Kwadwo Addo, an education specialist, scholar-practitioner and senior university administrator at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has been appointed Foundation Registrar of the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences, Bunso.
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.
Professor Mark Adom-Asamoah, a former Provost of the College of Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), has been appointed Foundation Vice-Chancellor of the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences, Bunso.
The Africa Health Collaborative at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has concluded a 10-day Sustainable Business Start-Ups (SBS) training programme aimed at equipping students with practical entrepreneurial skills to transform innovative ideas into viable enterprises.
The Ghana Science Association (GSA), Kumasi Branch, has organised an artificial intelligence-themed workshop for science and mathematics teachers from some selected senior high schools in Kumasi to equip them with practical knowledge and insights into the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in STEM teaching and learning.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has played a leading role in supporting a new national lifeguarding initiative aimed at reducing drowning deaths and improving safety at Ghana’s beaches and water bodies.
Dr. George O. Dwapanyin, Research Fellow in Advanced Optical Imaging at the University of St Andrews, has revealed that some historical books contain hazardous substances such as arsenic, posing potential health risks to librarians, archivists, researchers and individuals who frequently handle them.
Team NPK Innovators from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has won the Fintech Innovation Challenge at the 3i Africa Summit 2026 after developing an artificial intelligence-driven solution aimed at improving access to credit for smallholder farmers in Ghana.
A KNUST alumnus and former president of the Department of Language and Communication Sciences at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Zakariah Issah has been inducted into two prestigious academic honor societies in the United States.
Researchers from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) have raised concerns over the impact of Ghana’s recent electronic healthcare records disruption, warning that the breakdown exposed serious risks to patient safety, healthcare delivery and national control over medical data systems.
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 secured its first gold medal at the ongoing 9th Mini Ghana University Sports Association (GUSA) Games after winning the 4x400m mixed relay event.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has launched the KNUST Injury Prevention and Research Centre at its College of Health Sciences, in a move aimed at strengthening injury research, policy engagement and prevention efforts in Ghana.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has been recognised as a Sustainability Capacity Building Champion at the 2026 Global Sustainability Workshop (GSW 2026) held in Cape Town, South Africa.
Professor Kofi Agyekum, Associate Professor of Building Performance and Sustainability at the Department of Construction Technology and Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has launched a book titled Research Methodology and Academic Writing to support students and researchers in producing well-structured academic work.
Coordinator of Artificial Intelligence courses at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Prof. Eric Appau Asante, has called for inclusive, context-driven digital pedagogy to strengthen transnational education partnerships.
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 Directorate of Student Affairs (DoSA), in collaboration with the Committee of Hall Administrators (CoHA), has continued its intensive training programme for hall and hostel assistants and managers at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Obuasi Campus, with a focus on leadership, safety and student-centred service delivery.
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.
The Africa Health Collaborative, in collaboration with the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi has commenced the third cohort of the Medicines Counter Assistant (MCA) training programme.
In 2016, KNUST mathematician Dr. Yao Elikem Ayekple contributed to research that provides a mathematical way to predict outcomes in systems that behave randomly but are constrained by defined limits.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), through its Nutrition and Sustainable Agrifood Collaborative (Nkabom Collaborative), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has commenced the Blended Tertiary Entrepreneurship Training (TET) for university students, marking a significant step towards building youth capacity in agribusiness.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has held its annual Convocation Fun Games at the Paa Joe Stadium, bringing together staff in a lively celebration of unity, wellness and teamwork as part of this year’s May Day activities.
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.
Dr. Richard Obeng Mensah, a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), has undertaken a series of academic engagements as a visiting professor at the University of Lille in France.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi has launched five storybooks under the Anansesem Museum Collection Project, an initiative aimed at improving children’s reading skills through culturally relevant learning materials.
Chief Executive Officer of Isaac Books and Stationery and Western Pharmacy, Mr. Isaac Owusu, has donated 40 brand-new laptop computers to the ‘Support One Needy Student with One Laptop’ (SONSOL) initiative.
The School of Medical Sciences (SMS) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), has received a donation of One Hundred and Thirty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢130,000) toward its Alumni Legacy Project from the SMS Class of 2012.
The Africa Health Collaborative at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has begun a 10-day Sustainable Business Start-Ups (SBS) training programme aimed at equipping students with practical skills to transform innovative ideas into viable enterprises.
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.
The Director of Student Affairs (DoSA), Prof. Marian Asantewah Nkansah, has urged hall and hostel assistants and managers to take a more active role in improving student welfare, highlighting their influence on student life both on and off campus.
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.”
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.
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.
