STATEMENT BY VICE CHANCELLORS GHANA (VCG) ON THE COVID -19 PANDEMIC
The Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (FPPS) of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), in its effort to prevent the spread of the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), has produced affordable alcohol-based hand sanitizers for the University Community and the general public.
The College of Engineering (CoE) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has awarded some outstanding students and industrial partners of the College at the 7th CoE Students and Industrial Partners Awards ceremony.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Relish Health Foods, Mr. Larry Addo has donated Gh₵80,000 to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Foundation.
The Department of Sociology and Social Work in collaboration with the Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has held a day’s Workshop on Intellectual Disability.
As part of efforts to keep security personnel alert and poised to protect the University community and manage security related crisis, KNUST in collaboration with the Ashanti Regional Security Coordinating Council (REGSEC) has organised a two-day training for all KNUST Security personnel.
The Head of the Department of Food Science and Technology of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Isaac W. Ofosu has bemoaned the spate of dwindling nutrients in our locally made dishes. According to him, the various forms of food processing such as roasting, retorting, grilling, frying among others is largely to blame.
Agri Ghana e.V has donated programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The President, Mr. Kelly Carvin, donated the equipment on behalf of their organisation.
The Technology Consultancy Centre (TCC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has won a grant of £200,000 from the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE), UK, to support industry-relevant capacity building in tertiary institutions for a two-year period.
The Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, has called on private hostel developers to urgently consider building and operating private hostels at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). This he said, would help accommodate the expected large numbers of the first batch of Free Senior High School graduates.
