The Registrar of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Mr. Benjamin Boampong Owusu, has outlined a sweeping digitisation and human resource reform agenda designed to modernise administration and strengthen the university’s workforce.
A new ranking of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning researchers in Ghana, based on Google Scholar citations, has placed four lecturers from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology among the top names in the country.
Students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi will begin a one-credit course in the fundamentals of artificial intelligence (AI) next semester as part of the university’s newly approved AI strategy.
The President of WiSTEMGh, Professor Ibok Nsa Oduro, has urged participants of the 2025 WiSTEMGh Girls' Camp at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, to embrace innovation and reject self-imposed limits as they pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
The Ghana Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) Network, under the auspices of the Brew-Hammond Energy Centre, KNUST, has called for deeper collaboration with stakeholders to drive Ghana’s net zero emission agenda. The call was made at its annual workshop, currently underway at the Fiesta Royale Hotel in Accra.
Twenty-seven postgraduate students at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, are taking part in a three-day training workshop on using satellite and drone technology to conserve biodiversity.
Final-year students of the Department of Painting and Sculpture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) are showcasing their solo exhibitions, presenting a wide range of creative works that draw from Ghanaian life, culture, and identity.
Early detection remains one of the most powerful tools in the fight against cancer. Yet in many resource-limited settings, including Ghana, patients often present at late stages due to limited access to screening.
The Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (WiSTEMGh) has welcomed 300 young women to the 2025 WiSTEMGh Girls' Camp at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. Now in its sixth cohort since launching in 2018, the camp has drawn participants from 30 secondary schools across Ghana.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Counselling Centre (KCC) has held ceremonies to mark the transition of leadership for its Peer Counsellors.
The School of Public Health (SPH) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi has concluded a two-week Strategic Leadership Seminar for about 120 Master’s and PhD students. The program, which marks the final phase of their academic work, is designed to build their leadership capacity as future public health professionals.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi and Ramapo College of New Jersey have renewed their 24-year partnership with a fresh memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in education, research and student mobility.
The Association of Women Accountants Ghana (AWAG) has inaugurated its Ashanti Region chapter at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, with three staff members of the university among the executives sworn in.
Team KNUST has once again demonstrated its intellectual prowess by securing second place out of eight participating universities in the highly competitive Amnesty International Debate.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has awarded research grants totaling One Million, Five Hundred Thousand, Nine Hundred and Thirty-Five Ghana Cedis (GH₵1,500,935) to Twenty-Nine (29) academic staff members under its 10th cycle of the KNUST Research Fund (KReF).
Participants of the 10-day Tertiary Entrepreneurship Training (TET) in Agribusiness, organised by the Nutrition and Sustainable Agri-food Collaborative, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation (Nkabom Collaborative), have described the programme as a transformative milestone in their entrepreneurial journey.
The Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at KNUST, Prof. Nana Ewusi Mensah, has called on farmers and researchers to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a tool to transform agriculture.
The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA)–KNUST has celebrated its members who are retiring in the 2024/2025 academic year. The ceremony, held during the association’s general meeting, was filled with tributes, reflections, and tokens of appreciation.
The Africa Health Collaborative at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation has concluded a 10-day Sustainable Business Start-Ups (SBS) training programme aimed at equipping students with practical skills to turn ideas into viable enterprises.
Dr. Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng, the Director of University Health Services and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has been elected President of the World Organisation of Family Doctors (WONCA), Africa Region.
The Centre for Settlements Studies (CSS) at the Faculty of Built Environment has hosted the Project Manager of the Building Resilient Communities through Integrating Climate Adaptation with the SDGs in University Education and Research (BRIDGE) project, Mr. Florian Balmes, during a working visit to Kumasi.
Frank Owusu, a Ghanaian aquapreneur and graduate of the Department of Fisheries and Watershed Management at KNUST, has been named one of four finalists for the prestigious 2025 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, awarded by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
The Principal Investigator for the Royal Society’s Climate and Biodiversity Project and Provost of the College of Science at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Leonard Amekudzi, has called for stronger collaboration among farmers, researchers, policymakers, and community members to protect Ghana’s food systems.
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has held an exhibition to showcase the innovative projects developed by Scholars during the ongoing 2025 Summer Camp.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Basic School has emerged overall champion at the just-ended 8th University Basic School Association (UBaSSA) Games, winning an impressive 9 out of 13 trophies at the competition.
From being the Department of Pharmacology’s first female lecturer to its first female head, Prof. (Mrs.) Cynthia Amaning Danquah has now become its first female professor of Pharmacology, marking a new chapter in the history of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi.
The Department of Language and Communication Sciences at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has held a farewell ceremony for its 2024/2025 National Service Personnel. The event, attended by faculty and students, marked the end of the one-year mandatory service. Participants shared meals and reflected on their experiences.
The Vice-Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof (Mrs.) Rita Akosua Dickson has led a distinguished delegation to the Manhyia Palace to pay solemn tribute to the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, as part of the ongoing Dɔte Yie observances.
Ebenezer Effah, a fifth-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has been elected Chair of the Wild and Exotic Animals Network (WEAN) of the International Veterinary Students’ Association (IVSA).
Francis Azubuike, a first-year Master of Architecture student at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has been elected as President of the Commonwealth Students’ Association (CSA). Azubuike, a Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholar from Nigeria, secured a decisive 92% of the vote.
Young entrepreneurs who took part in the Record Keeping and Data Management in Agribusiness Short Course under the Nutrition and Sustainable Agri-food Collaborative, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation (Nkabom Collaborative), said the training has transformed their business ideas and ventures.
At Ghana’s leading science and technology university, two siblings have risen through the academic ranks, each shaping their field and leaving a mark far beyond the lecture halls.
The TCC International Centre for Innovation, Manufacturing, Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship (TCC-CIMET), in collaboration with Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), has held talks with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) on potential partnerships to expand the RENABUMA Project.
Student leaders at KNUST have been advised to use social media responsibly and project a positive image of the University.
Two academics at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi, Christian Obirikorang and Kwasi Adu Obirikorang, have been promoted on the same day, continuing a shared journey that has taken them from postgraduate studies to the highest ranks of scholarship in molecular medicine and fisheries.
Two academics from the University of Huddersfield have visited the College of Health Sciences (CHS) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi to reinforce collaboration on health research, following a workshop in Kumasi on dementia and diabetes.
Huawei Technologies Ghana has engaged the leadership of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi to explore new collaboration opportunities aimed at transforming higher education through artificial intelligence (AI) and smart classroom technology.
Freda Kingful Abraham Cudjoe, Chief Executive Officer of Impakers Creative Hub and an alumna of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has been named the Most Outstanding Personality in Press, Printing, and Publishing at the 9th Ghana Forty Under 40 Awards.
The Provost of the College of Health Sciences Professor Christian Agyare has called for urgent multidisciplinary action to strengthen Ghana’s health system, stressing that collaboration across professions, research fields, and institutions is critical to bridging the gap between health policy and real impact.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Basic School has opened the 8th edition of the University Basic School Association (UBaSSA) Games, a week-long competition that brings together young athletes from university basic schools across Ghana.
The Department of Medical Imaging at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has received an advanced ultrasound machine with five transducers, valued at USD 40,000, from Cassona Global Imaging Ltd. and Mindray.
The TCC International Centre for Innovation, Manufacturing, Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship (TCC-CIMET), in partnership with the Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE) and the Centre for Capacity Development and Manufacturing (CECADAM), is set to provide Industrial visits to Stuttgart, Germany.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Nutrition and Sustainable Agri-food Collaborative, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation (Nkabom Collaborative) has launched a 10-day Tertiary Entrepreneurship Training (TET) in Agribusiness.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany are collaborating on projects to advance sustainable construction and affordable housing in Ghana.
The Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Professor (Mrs.) Rita Akosua Dickson, has been honoured with the 2025 Outstanding Vice Chancellor of the Year Award for her transformative leadership at KNUST.
Third-year architecture students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, have developed a heritage map that documents 45 buildings and nine monuments on campus, part of an effort to preserve the university’s architectural history.
The KNUST Nutrition and Sustainable Agri-food Collaborative, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation( Nkabom Collaborative) has launched a five-day Record Keeping and Data Management in Agribusiness Short Course.
The Directorate of Student Affairs (DoSA) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has organised a two-day intensive training for newly elected student leaders. The programme, designed to equip leaders for the 2025/2026 academic year, provided practical guidance to help them build resilience and prepare for the responsibilities ahead.
The stage is set for the 6th edition of the Junior Science and Maths Quiz (JSMQ), organised by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. This year’s contest expands its reach to cover eight regions across the country, reflecting the growing popularity and impact of the competition.
The TCC International Centre for Innovation, Manufacturing, Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer (TCC-CIMET) has welcomed partners from Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) for the Reinterpreting Natural Building Materials (RENABUMA) workshop.
