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.
The Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine is the only Veterinary Medical professional program located on the campus of a historically black college or university (HBCU) in the United States.
The Dean of SVM, Professor Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe who received the items on behalf of the school appreciated Management of TUCVM for honouring their request of providing teaching and learning materials for the school. He mentioned that the books donated will be of great benefit to both students and faculty.
Professor Emikpe also added that the collaboration that exists between SVM and TUCVM would continue to grow and enhance exchange programs between both institutions.
KNUST School of Veterinary Medicine was established in 2009 to train highly qualified Veterinary Surgeons with sufficient clinical and scientific knowledge and skills needed to respond to animal health and zoonotic challenges in Ghana. The School is mandated to run a six-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) programme.
Since its establishment, SVM has enrolled prospective foreign applicants from various African countries, including Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Uganda, Mali, Tanzania and Congo respectively.