Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
public university
Inception1952 Edit
Short nameKNUST Edit
Dem name afterKwame Nkrumah Edit
Motto textA wise knot is untied by a wise child, Nyansapɔ wɔsane no badwenma Edit
ContinentAfrica Edit
CountryGhana Edit
Dem locate for de administrative territorial entity insydKumasi Edit
LocationKumasi Edit
Coordinate location6°41′6″N 1°34′14″W Edit
Member ofAssociation of African Universities, Ghanaian Academic and Research Network, African Library and Information Associations and Institutions, International Council for Open and Distance Education Edit
Get subsidiaryAll Nations University College Edit
Headquarters locationKumasi Edit
Language dem useEnglish Edit
Official websitehttps://www.knust.edu.gh/ Edit
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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) be university for Ghana.[1] De Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology be public university wey dem establish for de country be, wey e sa be de largest university for Kumasi Metropolis be den for Ashanti region insyd.[2] KNUST get ein roots for Agyeman Prempeh I, Asantehene, ein plans insyd so say dem go establish a university for Kumasi insyd as part of ein drive towards modernization of ein Ashanti Kingdom.[3] Dis plan neva come to pass sake of de clash between de British empire dema expansion den King Prempeh I ein desire to preserve ein Ashanti kingdom dema independence.[3]

However, ein kiddie bro den successor, King Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh II, as he tap de Golden Stool top for 1935 insyd, wey he continue plus de vision.[3] Events wey happen for de 1940s for Gold Coast insyd play for ein hands insyd. First na dem establish de University College of the Gold Coast.[4] Secondly, na de 1948 Accra riots den de other Watson Commission report wey dem recommend dat make dem establish university of sciences for Kumasi insyd.[5] Thus. for 1949 insyd, Prempeh ein dream nu come turn reality wey dem start dey build what na dem dey bell Kumasi College of Technology.[6]

De Kumasi College of Technology offer admission to ein first students to de engineering faculty for 1951 insyd (dem enter for 1952 insyd), den de Act of Parliament give de university ein legal basis as de Kumasi College of Technology for 1952 insyd.[7] Dem form de college ein nucleus from 200 teacher training students wey dem transfer from Achimota College for Greater Accra region insyd. Dem affiliate de college to de University of London. For 1961 insyd, dem grant de college full university status.[8]

De university dey cover total land area of 2512.96 acres.[9] De main campus wey be about seven square miles for de area insyd, e be about eight miles (13 km) to de east of Kumasi, Ashanti Regional ein capital.

Ranks[edit | edit source]

For November 2019 insyd, dem rank KNUST as de best university for Ghana den West Africa insyd by U.S. News & World Report.[10] Dem sa rank am 14th for Africa insyd den 706th for de world insyd, plus e get global score of 42.4.[11] For November 2020 insyd, dem rank am de best for de second time by U.S. News & World Report. Dis time e climb 2 positions so e be 12th best for Africa insyd.[12][13]

De latest Times Higher Education impact ranking for 2022 insyd adjudged KNUST as de best university for quality education insyd for Africa den 14th globally.[14][15]

Academics[edit | edit source]

From de 2010/11 academic year some colleges dey operate two-tier system, while odas maintain dema three-tier system.

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources CANR[edit | edit source]

Faculty of Agriculture
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension[16]
  • Department of Animal Sciences[17]
  • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences[18]
  • Department of Horticulture
  • Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources
  • Department of Agroforestry
  • Department of Fisheries and Watershed Management
  • Department of Silviculture and Forest Management
  • Department of Wildlife and Range Management
  • Department of Wood Science and Technology
  • Faculty of Forest Resources Technology
    • Department of Ecotourism and Forest Recreation
    • Department of Land Reclamation and Rehabilitation
    • Department of Social Forestry
    • Department of Wood Processing and Marketing

College of Health Sciences[edit | edit source]

Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
  • Department of Medical Laboratory Technology
  • Department of Nursing
  • Department of Sonography
  • Department of Sports and Exercise Science
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Department of Pharmacology
  • Department of Pharmacognosy
  • Department of Pharmacy Practice
  • Department of Pharmaceutics
  • Department of Herbal Medicine
  • Dental School
  • School of Medical Sciences
  • School of Veterinary Medicine

College of Humanities and Social Sciences[edit | edit source]

  • Faculty of Law
Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of English
  • Department of Geography and Rural Development
  • Department of History and Political Studies
  • Department of Modern Languages
  • Department of Religious Studies
  • Department of Sociology and Social Work
  • School of Business[19] Colleges wey dey under de two-tier system (Provost/Head of Department):

College of Art and Built Environment[edit | edit source]

  • Department of Communication Design
  • Department of General Art Studies
  • Department of Painting and Sculpture
  • Department of Integrated Rural Art/Industry
  • Department of Industrial Art
  • Department of Educational Innovations in Science and Technology
  • Department of Publishing Studies
  • Department of Architecture
  • Department of Building Technology
  • Department of Land Economy
  • Department of Planning
  • Centre for Settlements Studies
  • Centre for Land Studies

College of Engineering[edit | edit source]

  • Department of Agricultural Engineering
  • Department of Aerospace Engineering
  • Department of Chemical Engineering
  • Department of Civil Engineering
  • Department of Computer Engineering
  • Department of Electrical Engineering/Electronic Engineering & Telecommunication Engineering
  • Department of Geological Engineering
  • Department of Geodetic Engineering
  • Department of Geomatic Engineering
  • Department of Materials Engineering
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Department of Petroleum Engineering
  • Department of Reproductive Engineering

College of Science[edit | edit source]

  • Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Computer Science
  • Department of Environmental Science
  • Department of Food Science and Technology
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Optometry and Visual Science
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Meteorology and Climate Science
  • Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology
  • Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences

Institutions dem affiliate plus[edit | edit source]

  • Accra Institute of Technology
  • Akim State University College
  • All Nations University College
  • Central University College
  • DataLink University College(DLUC)
  • Garden City University College
  • Ghana Telecom University College
  • Ho Polytechnic
  • Osei Tutu II Institute for Advanced ICT Studies
  • Regent University College
  • Spiritan Institute / Spiritan University College

Research centres[edit | edit source]

  • Bureau of Integrated Research and Development
  • Centre for Biodiversity Utilisation and Development (CBUD)
  • Centre for Cultural and African Studies
  • Centre for Human Studies
  • Dairy/Beef Research Station
  • The Brew-Hammond Energy Centre, College Of Engineering[20]
  • Kumasi Center For Collaborative Research(KCCR) in collaboration plus de German Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine[21]
  • National Institute for Mathematical Sciences (NIMS)
  • Technology Consultancy Centre (TCC)
  • Laboratory For Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis (LISA)

Media[edit | edit source]

Radio[edit | edit source]

Focus FM (94.3 FM) be de university ein official radio station. Among ein notable programmes be Morning Show, Drive Time, Teknokrat den Community Watch.[22]

Ghanaian Journalists Wey Train for Focus FM[edit | edit source]

  • Nana Kwadwo Jantuah
  • Edward Oppong Marfo
  • Kwame Adinkra
  • Kojo Akoto Boateng
  • Louis Kwame Sakyiamah (Lexis Bill)
  • Anita Kuma
  • Kojo Akoto Boateng

Television[edit | edit source]

TEK TV be de official television station for de university.[23]

Notable people[edit | edit source]

Notable alumni[edit | edit source]

  • UN Secretary-General den Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kofi Annan get part of ein education for KNUST
  • Kwaku Aning, diplomat
  • Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, diplomat
  • Aliu Mahama Vice-president of Ghana from 2001 cam 2008, study for KNUST
  • Edward Kwame Wiredu, former Chief Justice of Ghana, na he be student for KNUST
  • Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, former first lady of Ghana be alumna
  • Samira Bawumia, current second lady of Ghana, sanso be alumna
  • Thomas Mensah, former CEO of GNPC den chemical engineer graduate from KNUST College of Engineering
  • Alex Mould, CEO of Ghana Gas
  • Benjamin Asante
  • Charles Darku, former CEO of Tullow Ghana Limited
  • Amma Darko, de novelist attend KNUST
  • Chris Attoh, actor attend KNUST
  • Nana Otuo Siriboe, de Juabenhene wey sanso be Chairman of Council of State
  • Ernest Aryeetey, economist den former Vice Chancellor of de University of Ghana graduate from de institution
  • Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Senior Minister graduate from de institution
  • Pamela Mbabazi , Chairperson of de Uganda Planning Authority sanso be student for KNUST.

Notable academics[edit | edit source]

  • Francis Allotey, mathematician
  • Aba Andam, physicist
  • Ablade Glover, artist
  • Marr Grounds, American / Australian artist den lecturer for architecture insyd for 1966–7
  • Thomas Mensah, chemical engineer
  • Letitia Obeng, research scientist

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ https://www.knust.edu.gh/about/knust/campus
  2. ↑ https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/as/article/view/3618
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Prempeh, II, Otumfuo Sir Osei Agyeman, (1892-1970), nephew to late Nana Agyeman Prempeh I; Kumasihene and direct descendant of late King Osei Tutu, the Founder of Ashanti Empire; Hon. Zone Organiser (With rank of Hon. Lt-Col) in Home Guard, 1942". Who was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.13.u54595.
  4. ↑ https://www.eaumf.org/ejm-blog/2017/8/11/august-11-1948-the-university-college-of-the-gold-coast-is-established-by-ordinance
  5. ↑ "Report on the Riots of 1948", The Ghana Reader. Duke University Press. 2016. pp. 259-264. doi:10.1215/9780822374961-052. ISBN 978-0-8223-7496-1.
  6. ↑ https://www.eaumf.org/ejm-blog/2018/1/23/january-22-1952-kumasi-college-of-technology-is-established
  7. ↑ Kumasitech : the journal of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. OCLC 10102282.
  8. ↑ http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~univghana/ghanahed.htm
  9. ↑ Dzisi, Emmanuel (2016). "Assessment of bicycle transportation on the KNUST Campus" (PDF). MSc. Thesis, KNUST Dspace. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  10. ↑ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/KNUST-ranked-best-university-in-West-Africa-798357
  11. ↑ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/kwame-nkrumah-university-science-and-technology-529441
  12. ↑ https://www.myjoyonline.com/knust-ranked-the-best-university-in-ghana-12th-in-africa/
  13. ↑ https://www.knust.edu.gh/news/news-items/knust-maintains-its-enviable-position-best-university-ghana-and-12th-best
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221006160610/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/KNUST-ranked-best-university-in-quality-education-in-Africa-14th-in-the-world-1526585
  15. ↑ https://www.myjoyonline.com/knust-ranked-12th-best-in-africa-ug-secures-29th-spot-in-latest-rankings/
  16. ↑ Scroggs, Claud L. (December 1975). "The Relevance of University Research and Extension Activities in Agricultural Economics to Agribusiness Firms". American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 57 (5): 883-888. doi:10.2307/1239098. ISSN 0002-9092. JSTOR 1239098.
  17. ↑ http://www.medicinearticle.com/JMR_20183_10.pdf
  18. ↑ Quee, Dan David; Sarkodie-Addo, Joseph; Conteh, Abdul Rahman; Tarawali, Abdul Rahman (21 June 2016). Assessment of Weed Management Strategies on Growth and Yield of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Ghana. Global Society of Scientific Research and Researchers. OCLC 942772318.
  19. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140604194853/http://knust.edu.gh/academics/colleges
  20. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20091013054038/http://energycenter.knust.edu.gh/pages/index.php
  21. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090918064601/http://kccr-ghana.org/kccr/
  22. ↑ https://books.google.com.gh/books?id=fhheheC8n4MC&redir_esc=y
  23. ↑ https://kuulpeeps.com/2016/06/15/knust-to-launch-tv-station-called-tek-tv/campus/knust
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