The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and the Kumasi Centre of Collaborative Research (KCCR) have organised a 3-day workshop on ‘Effective grant writing’ for early-career researchers and newly appointed lecturers at KNUST.
Dr. (Mrs) Augustina Angelina Sylverken of the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) has been named one of the Humanitarian Awards Global's 12 Frontline Covid-19 Heroes in Ghana. She received this honour in Labadi Beach on Saturday, September 18, 2021.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in conjunction with ETH Zürich (Switzerland) has organised the maiden Summer School on Sustainable Solid Waste Management on Saturday 4th September to Friday 17th September 2021.
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program (MFSP) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has launched its annual week-long Summer Skills Training Programme (Summer Camp) to prepare scholars for the job market. The 2021 Summer Camp is themed: ‘Reinforcing Scholars Entrepreneurial Capacities’.
The Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has challenged KNUST and the Ministry of Health (MoH) to train high-quality health personnel with the necessary 21st-century skills to provide on-time healthcare delivery. According to her, the introduction of Covid-19 has forced health staff to step up their game and provide better service to humanity.
The Faculty of Law of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in collaboration with the Law Reform Commission has organised an intra-faculty dialogue session on ‘Unfair Contract Terms’ for students, staff and members of the Ghana Bar Association on Thursday, 9th September 2021.
Dr. Ebenezer Owusu-Addo of the Bureau of Integrated Rural Development of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has won the 2020 Pittu Laungani best paper prize from the International Journal of Health Promotion and Education.
The Minister of Energy, Honourable Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has given the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi 5,880 150W LED streetlights, 4,400 13W LED streetlights, 3,150 9W LED bulbs, and 2,850 6W LED bulbs. The move is part of the measures by government to improve learning and security on university campuses.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has partnered with Aurelia Holdings AG to officially launch the Centre for Capacity Development in Automobile and Manufacturing (CECADAM) at the Kumasi Innovation Hub and Business Incubator.
Twenty students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) School of Medicine and Dentistry (SMD) have completed a course in medical journalism with the Multimedia Group Limited (MGL).
The Department of Mechanical Engineering of the College of Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has manufactured a Solar-powered cocoa pod breaker and separation machine to help address cocoa beans damage which is one of the main challenges in the cocoa pod breaking process.
Twenty-one female students at the College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have benefited from the Dr. Rose Whittaker Endowment Fund. The beneficiaries were awarded for their exceptional academic performance in Physics and Meteorology, and Climate Science. The 16 undergraduates and five postgraduate female students received Gh¢ 2,000 each.
The Deputy Director of Jackson Educational Complex, Mr. Daniel Jackson has called for a change in attitude by civil servants to erase the negative perception about the public service. He said there is the need for initiative, productivity, result oriented and a client-cantered approach to sustain institutions in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals.
A study by researchers from the School of Public Health at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (SPH-KNUST), has revealed that about 53.5% of tobacco on the Ghanaian market is illegal.
A Professor of Public Health, and a Pro-Vice Chancellor, of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has urged Ghanaians to ensure strict compliance with the smoke-free policy in public places as stipulated in the Public Health Act.
A Professor of Accounting and Finance at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology School of Business (KSB), Kingsley Opoku Appiah, has advised independent board members to think, act and communicate independently in advancing the interest of financial institutions.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has held its 9th Summer School, 2021 for Staff of the University. This year’s event commenced on Tuesday, 31st August, 2021 and ends on Friday, 3rd September 2021.
KEK Insurance Brokers Ltd. has donated sixty (60) brand new laptop computers to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) valued at GHS 174,000.00. This gesture will augment the "Support One Needy Student with One Laptop (SONSOL) Project."
The Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has won the undergraduate and postgraduate students’ category of the 2021 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Student paper Competition. The presentation was held virtually on Friday, 27th August, 2021.