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.

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.

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.

  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.

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.

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.

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 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.

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has launched its 2025 Summer Camp, a two-week event designed to equip scholars with practical skills, foster innovation, and inspire community impact.

Two distinguished faculty members from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi have received national acclaim at the 2025 Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards at the Global Dreams Hotel in Tamale.

The University Relations Office (URO) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has convened a strategic meeting aimed at reviewing operational priorities and strengthening delivery. Chaired by the University Relations Officer, Dr. Daniel Norris Bekoe, the session brought together all URO staff for a reflective and forward-looking engagement.

The Directorate of Student Affairs (DoSA) at KNUST has held a send-off ceremony for its national service personnel for the 2024/2025 academic year.

Engineers have called on the government to prioritise completing and maintaining ongoing infrastructure projects rather than shelving them for new initiatives, warning that neglect and poor maintenance continue to undermine Ghana’s development efforts.

A team of researchers at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has tested new building materials made from coconut husk and corn husk fibers that can keep indoor spaces cooler and reduce the need for air conditioning.

The Directorate of Student Affairs, has presented a cheque of GHS 15,000 to support the treatment of Stephen Owusu, a second-year Nursing student at the Obuasi Campus who has been diagnosed with cancer. The funds, provided by the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), KNUST, was handed over to Professor Lawrence Darkwa, Dean of the Obuasi Campus.