The Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) received accreditation to run 40 different post graduate and undergraduate programmes during the 2023/2024 academic year.
The programmes include a Philosophy of Doctor (PhD) in Applied Statistics, 17 Masters, 6 Bachelors, 15 Tertiary Diplomas and one Non-Tertiary Diploma.
Professor Gabriel Dwomoh, the Vice-Chancellor, who announced this said it was the institution’s wish to develop cutting-edge programmes that accelerate the growth and development of Ghana.
Speaking at the 21st Congregation of KsTU in Kumasi, the Vice-Chancellor was hopeful that the expansion of programmes at the University would come with creation of safe spaces for teaching and learning.
Prof. Dwomoh appealed to the government through Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to continue expanding the existing infrastructural facilities for more students to be admitted and take advantage of the Institution’s attractive academic and professional programmes.
The University awarded 1,642 graduands who completed their studies during the 2023/2024 academic year.
A total of 314 students were awarded the Internal Diploma certificates, 1,316 received Bachelor of Technology certificates, and 19 students received certificates.
Prof. Dwomoh noted that with the University’s unique programmes at various levels, Higher National Diploma (HND) and Diploma graduates must consider top-up courses to enhance academic progression and a kind of leverage in professional fields.
The Vice-Chancellor, profiling some remarkable milestones within the period under review, mentioned the establishment of a novel banking simulation and training center.
Explaining further, he said, the center was put up in collaboration with Zenith Bank dubbed “Zenith Bank – KsTU Banking Clinic.”
It has been built to mimic a typical bank-branch set-up for the training of banking and finance students and to nurture the next generation of bankers with industry-ready skills of global standards.
On collaborations, Prof Dwomoh said KsTU had over 50 collaborative arrangements meant to build synergies in operations and training with institutions across the globe.
The University has received funds and grants from institutions for research which include €30,000 for capacity building to help rural water managers in Ghana and Kenya, 50,000 to evaluate the status of women’s participation in STEM, funded by the Colombian Government and some €7,500,000 for Joint Master’s in Water and Environmental Engineering with the University of Life Sciences.
Again, the School received GH₵1.3 million GSDF Funded Project on ‘incorporating garbage sorting into the internship programme at MSMEs in Kumasi and another GH₵9. 2 million to retool Oil and Gas Laboratory, funded by Ghana National Gas Company Limited.
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