Members of the newly constituted Council of Convocation have been sworn into office by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso. The short ceremony was witnessed by some members of management and the out-going members of the Council of Convocation.
The Cocoa Processing Company(CPC) in collaboration with the Department of Food Science and Technology of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has held the maiden “Coco Challenge”. The competition was aimed at encouraging students to come up with their own innovative, commercially viable, marketable and excellent products with good shelf life.
A collaborative study by the Department of Biochemistry of the College of Science (CoS) in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and the University of Western Cape, South Africa, has established that 43% of Ghanaian adults are either obese or overweight.
As part of activities marking the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Africa Hall, a summit for High school girls dubbed “Young Lady for Tomorrow’s Ghana” has been held. Dr. Marian Nkansah in her welcome address stated that the summit is to encourage young girls in Kumasi to stay in school and to follow their dreams as they can also make it to tertiary institutions.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology(KNUST) Counselling Centre(KCC) has officially commenced the first Counselling and Emotional Awareness Week themed: “Promoting Good Emotional and Mental Health Among Students and Staff “. The event saw patronage by KNUST students and staff, senior high schools, professional counsellors, health workers and the general public.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso together with other members of management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has commissioned G&G Babyworld, a crèche located at the L. I. Andoh building in KNUST. The establishment of the crèche was through the collaborative efforts of Mrs. Gifty Glime, the Manageress of G&G Babyworld and KNUST.
An event which sought to create awareness and to promote the variety, preparation, consumption and health benefits of traditional and some extinct local foods has been held at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
A 3-day hands-on training workshop on Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique has been organized at the Virus Research and Molecular Biology Laboratory of the Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences (SMS) from 31st January to 2nd February 2018. The workshop which drew student participants from the Colleges of Health Sciences and Science, was organized following feedba
Newly appointed Staff in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have benefitted from a workshop and orientation organized by the Human Resource Division (HRD) Section of KNUST at the Great Hall Conference Room. This was done to inform and equip the newly appointees regarding their various duties.
The Management of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) paid a courtesy call on the management of the University on January, 2018. The purpose of the visit was to present a cheque of Sixty-Six Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty Ghana Cedis funded by National Investment Bank to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, (KNUST) to support the beautification of the City.
The College of Science of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has organized the first ever Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (WiSTEM) Cocktail which sought to bring together women in STEM within the university.
The College of Engineering (CoE) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has held its first College Open Day for Parents and Senior High Students at the College of Engineering Auditorium.
Professor Nathaniel Boso is the dean at KNUST School of Business, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana.