The issue of Climate change and its related catastrophes have become a global phenomenon being researched into and discussed about globally, Africa being the most susceptible continent to be affected by its predicament.
A workshop on web based communication has been organised for the workforce of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources -Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM) programme at KNUST.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, officially welcomed fresh students admitted for the 2010/ 2011 Academic Year into all the six traditional halls of residence on campus
KNUST HOSPITAL AFFILIATES WITH ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL The KNUST Hospital has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) in USA.
Nine out of the Eleven Tertiary institutions affiliated to KNUST have held an Appreciation Dinner in honour of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. K.K. Adarkwa at the Anita Hotel in Ejisu on Saturday, 10th July, 2010.
KNUST to begin MSc in Polymer Science The Minster of Environment, Science and Technology, Ms Sherry Ayittey, has stressed the need for the expansion of the polymer industry in Ghana to take advantage of the downstream processes of the oil industry.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is not only known as a place of academic pursuit. In addition to its recognition in the country and on the continent at large as a higher institution premiering Science and Technology education, it also pays attention to the Social and Religious development of its stakeholders.
The new Manager of the KNUST branch of the Ghana Commercial bank, Mr. Albert Owusu Asare, has paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor. The visit was to introduce himself and to share some few thoughts and outline his strategic direction and focus to the Vice-Chancellor.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has entered into an agreement with the Ghana Regional Appropriate Technology Industrial Service (GRATIS) foundation to offer the opportunity for both parties to collaborate in progressive and supportive activities.
The Country Director of the British Council, Moses Anibaba, has paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. K. K. Adarkwa. The visit was aimed at strengthening academic partnership between the British Council and KNUST.
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, the number one University in Ghana, is to host the next Ghana University Students Assciation, GUSA Games in 2012. This was contained in a report on the just ended GUSA games signed by the Director of Sports, J. Y. Adu.
The land administration project under the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has since august, 2003, embarked on land administration reform with the view to improve service delivery to all stakeholders.
Newly built complexes for the College of Science and the KNUST School of Business (KSB) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been commissioned.
A workshop on the development of second Generation Biofuels in the country has been organised at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
The Brewing Manager of Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited, Kumasi, Martin Appiah Danquah, who is also an alumnus of the Faculty of Biosciences, KNUST, has advised graduands from the Faculty of Biosciences and the Institute of Distance Learning, to take up the challenges of life and go for good opportunities that may come their way.
The Faculty of Biosciences during the just ended, that is 2009/2010 academic year, received several grants and scholarships for its research and training programmes. These grants were from individuals and institutions to help the faculty fulfill its mandate in order to help the development of the nation and Africa as a whole.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. K.K. Adarkwa has stated that the world is gradually gravitating towards economic doldrums and Africa is the worst affected. He said although there is much talk about human rights abuse, social injustice, labour unrest and disputes, high inflation and high interest rates, most of the solutions lie in the hands of the graduands.
The Institute of Distance Learning, IDL, is to become the centre to coordinate all part-time, top-up and all other special programmes on offer in the University. This was made known by the Vice Chancellor Prof. K. K. Adarkwa at the Congregation held for graduands of the Institute of Distance Learning, KNUST.
The College of Science Complex would be commissioned on the 28th of June, 2010. Following the commissioning of the complex next week, it would be ready for use in the next academic year. This was disclosed by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. K. K. Adarkwa on Thursday, which is the fourth day of this year’s congregation ceremony.
The Faculty of Agriculture has increased its enrolment from 724 in 2009 to 1,028, an increase of nearly 42 percent. Above all, the current undergraduate population of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources stands at 2,194 which is a significant increase over previous years. This was made known by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. K. K.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi is steadily making progress in the teaching of modern languages. This is to train students to meet fast growing needs of multilingual professionals in today's competitive business world.
The Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Kwasi Kwafo Adarkwa, has said the College of Architecture and Planning is having discussions with a South Korean Construction Firm to offer consultancy services for the construction of 200,000 housing units in all regional capitals in the country.
As part of its commitment to education in the country, the Centre for Intellectual Renewable has instituted an award for History students who excel at the end of their studies in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
The Overall Best Graduand in the College of Art and Social Sciences, Joseph Antwi Kusi has been awarded an educational scholarship worth 6,950 British pounds. The Tasmac London School of Business through its benevolence presented the scholarship on the occasion of the 44th Congregation ceremony.
The Overall Best Graduand in the College of Art and Social Sciences, Joseph Antwi Kusi has been awarded an educational scholarship worth 6,950 British Pounds. The Tasmac London School of Business through its benevolence presented the scholarship on the occasion of the 44th Congregation ceremony.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kwasi Kwarfo Adarkwa has urged all graduands to make effective use of time at their disposal. He gave this advice when speaking at the afternoon session of the 44th Congregation of the University for graduating students of the College of Architecture and Planning.
The International Children Conference organised jointly by Christ’s Little Ones, the Students Chaplaincy Council and the Campus Christian Family all of KNUST has been held at the Great Hall, KNUST.
KNUST has benefited from forty three projects since the inception of the Teaching and Learning Innovation Fund, TALIF. Nineteen out of this are regular projects whose proposed total costs range between twenty thousand and two hundred thousand United States Dollars. The remaining twenty four are small projects which cost up to twenty thousand dollars.
The WASHCost Project is an action research project focusing and developing approaches that quantify the life cycle cost of delivering safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in the rural and peri-urban areas in the country and put the knowledge to use. The project is also implemented in the following countries: Burkina Faso, Mozambique and India.
Daniel Owiredu is an Engineering graduate from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He joined the erstwhile Ashanti Goldfields Company Ltd.,(AGC), and later successfully pursued an MBA programme at the Strathclyde University in Scotland.
A Ghanaian pharmacist based in China, Dr Peter Atadja, has taken a giant and graceful step into the hall of fame of global scientists with his discovery as a breakthrough in the scientific world.
The Provost of the College of Art and Social Sciences, Prof. Dr. Dr. Daniel Bour has called for aggressive, proactive and efficacious interventions to save low income countries from escalating socio-economic burden and environmental decay.
The Faculty of Architecture and Building Technology of the College of Architecture and Planning, KNUST with support from the Standard Chartered Bank has held the first ever international postgraduate research conference on the built environment.
Some members of the All Nations Methodist Church, Alexandria-Virginia, USA, a church made up of basically Ghanaians, have donated some books to the KNUST Library. Rev. Prof. Kwasi Kwakye, a Minister of the All Nations Methodist Church and a lecturer at the Howard University, USA made the donation on behalf of the church.
The Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. W.O Ellis was grateful for their altruistic deed and advised them to continue to initiate programs that would enhance the reputation of the hall as an example among many within the university community.
Prof. Adarkwa stated further that as a result of the capital intensive nature of modern equipment, the University has had to phase the refurbishment of various laboratories, workshop and other infrastructure.
According to Nana Andoh the project which has been on the drawing board for longer than envisaged was due to meeting investment criteria of optimum lettable space, acceptable aesthetics and acceptable returns on private equity. The project would commence in June this year and is expected to be completed in eighteen months.
The Millicom Ghana Limited, the operators of Tigo Telecommunication in conjunction with the Electrical/Electronic Engineering Department has organised a one-day career fair for the students in KNUST. The programme provided the participants, especially the Postgraduates the advantage to apply for their new management trainee job opportunities slated for July, this year.
The department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, in the College of Science, KNUST has received a consignment of assorted laboratory and office equipments for the Molecular Biology laboratory. It was donated by the Plant Sciences Group of the Wageningen University and Research Centre in The Netherlands, under the Laboratory and office Equipment Transfer Initiative (LOETI).
The Director of Kwame Nkrumah University of Sciences and Technology Health Services, Dr. Yaw Bio has said that the KNUST and other four University hospitals provide quality health care to 500, 000 Ghanaians every year.
In a bid to remain competitive and provide quality services to the University community and its environs in a timely manner, the Management Committee of the University Press, UPK, has embarked on a massive refurbishment of the print house. A set of newly procured machines were also inaugurated.
The department of Modern Languages has played host to volunteers from the Republic of China. This marks the beginning of a fruitful collaboration between the Government of Ghana and the Chinese Government is to help spread the Chinese Language and Culture in Ghana.
It is announced for the information of all Members of Staff, Students, the entire University Community and the general public that the Council of the University, at its 208th (Special) Meeting held on Friday, May 07, 2010, upon the acceptance of the Report of the Search Committee for the Appointment of Vice-Chancellor for the University, has appointed Professor WILLIAM OTOO ELLIS,
The Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Ghana, David Venn, has visited the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology to acquaint himself with the telecommunication network situation in the community.
The Chemistry department of the Faculty of Physical Sciences, in the College of Science, KNUST has organised a workshop for its stakeholders on the establishment of a postgraduate programme on Polymer Science and Technology.
The new administration block of the University of the West Indies Cave Hill, campus Barbados has been officially opened. The Minister of Education, Honourable Ronald Jones opened the building on the 16th of April this year.
It is projected that about ninety-five percent of workers, in Ghana’s emerging Oil and Gas industry would be Ghanaian citizens in the next five years. This is to ensure that Ghanaians become part of the industry and are empowered to enjoy the benefits of the oil and gas discovery to create wealth for themselves and the country as a whole.
The Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has charged graduands to be responsible and useful citizens in their communities. He gave this advice at the first session of the 44th congregation ceremony held for the College of Art and social Sciences.
A lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, George Khushiator, has facilitated a workshop in Thapong, a town in Gaborone, Botswana with help from the French embassy. The workshop ended with a three-week long exhibition which gained prominence through some major local newspapers including the daily news,Guardian,Minegi and the Sun.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. K. K. Adarkwa has said the pervasive poverty which has cleaved onto the African continent while the continent could boast of massive natural resources is attributed to the misapplication of Science and Technology to the continent’s advantage.
