The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has hosted a symposium to commemorate World Statistics Day and International Year of Women in Statistics and Data Science sponsored by International Statistical Institute.

The Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine (TUCVM), Alabama USA, has donated over four hundred and fifty (450) books, teaching slides and other instructional materials to the School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) of the College of Health sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

Reverend Professor William Obeng-Denteh has been approved as a Chartered Mathematician by the Chartered Mathematician Panel of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications in the United Kingdom. The Chartered Mathematician (CMath) title represents a high level of professionalism and competence in mathematics.

As part of the annual global celebration of the World Rabies Day, the Ghana Veterinary Medical Students Association (GVMSA)-KNUST chapter in collaboration with the Sekyere Central District Assembly of Ashanti Region-Ghana has embarked on an Anti-Rabies Vaccination Campaign outreach in Bimma and Beposo of the Sekyere Central district.

The Department of Environmental Science of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has hosted a day’s workshop on climate/weather information services in Ghana under the Climate Research for Development (CR4D) Project Fund by the African Academy of Sciences, Nairobi.

The Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor (Mrs) Rita Akosua Dickson has formally launched the U.S. State Department Bureau of African Affairs’ University Partnerships Initiative (UPI) at an in-person and virtual ceremony on Wednesday, 14th October, 2020 at the Amonoo Neizer Conference Room, KNUST. 

The Ghana Science Association (GSA) Kumasi branch in collaboration with the Colleges of Science, Health Sciences and Engineering, and Faculty of Educational Studies (KNUST) has held a training workshop for Science, Mathematics and Electronics teachers in second cycle institutions.

Twenty-One graduands of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Programme in the School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been inducted into veterinary practice.

Professor Nathaniel Boso, Dean of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) School of Business, has been named one of the Chairs in ten (10) African Universities to host the O.R Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative (ORTARChI).

The 1982 Year Group of the University Primary of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has donated 100 sets of tables and chairs at a total cost of Twenty-Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH₵25,000) to its alma mater. Mr. Benjamin Brayie Edusei, Miss Rita Nti and Mr. Isaac Osafo-Adu donated the furniture on behalf of the year group.

The Vice-Chancellor of KNUST, Professor (Mrs) Rita Akosua Dickson has engaged key stakeholders in Accra towards the realisation of the University’s vision.

Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (WISTEM-KNUST) in collaboration with the Office of Grants and Research, (OGR) KNUST has organised a 3-day webinar series on research capacity building for 40 Academic Staff of Takoradi Technical University (TTU).

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited (SCB) has provided a headline sponsorship package worth Fifty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢50,000) for the KNUST School of Business (KSB) Week Celebration. In addition, the bank presented ICT teaching equipment such as; two sets of 65” television, two computers, two projectors and stylus pens, at a total cost of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢15

As part of efforts to provide mentorship to selected mentees under the Ghana Power Compact Internship and Mentoring Program (GPCIMP), the Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, (WiSTEM-KNUST) and the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 2nd October, 2020 at the Council Chamber.

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) Top Up Class of 2020 has donated four (4) sets of 8th Generation Dell desktop computers to the Department of Pharmacy Practice of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (FPPS) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST).

The Vice Chancellor Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has reminded the general public that COVID 19’ is still with us therefore all citizens should adhere to the existing protocols – wearing of nose masks, regular washing of hands, social distancing and use of hand sanitisers outlined by the Ministry of Health.

The Minister for Education, Honourable Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has sworn in four (4) new members of the University Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) at the Amonoo Neizer Conference Room. The Members who were sworn in were; Prof (Mrs) Rita Akosua Dickson (Vice Chancellor) Dr. Otchere. Addai.

Commonwealth Scholars Fellows and Alumni Association of Ghana (CoSFAG) on Tuesday, 29th September 2020, honoured the Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Professor (Mrs.) Rita Akosua Dickson, as a Scholar, Fellow and Patron of their association. 

The Quality Assurance and Planning Unit of the Vice-Chancellor’s offices, has held a training workshop for its sub-committees on Friday,25th Sept 2020 at the KNUST Business School Auditorium. The workshop was aimed at orienting the sub-committees on the policies that guide their delivery of service.