Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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name =Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
motto = "Nyansapɔ Wɔsane No Badwemna"
established = 1952
type = Public
endowment =
chairman = Nana Dr. Otuo Siriboe II , (Juabenhene )
chancellor = Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, (Asantehene)
vice_chancellor = Professor Kwasi Kwafo Adarkwa
city = Kumasi
state = Ashanti Region
country = Ghana
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postgrad =
staff =
campus = Suburban area
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website = [http://www.knust.edu.gh www.knust.edu.gh]
telephone = [phone]
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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is a technical university located in Kumasi, Ghana. It is the second public university to be established in the country. It was founded as the Kumasi College of Technology in 1952.cite web |url=http://www.ghanauniversities.com/university_detail.php?id=5 |title=Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, KUMASI |accessdate=2007-03-11 |work=Universities |publisher=Universities of Ghana Overseas Office ] The nucleus of the college was formed from 200 teacher training students transferred from Achimota in the Greater Accra Region. The college was affiliated to the University of London. [cite web |url=http://www.knust.edu.gh/about_us/history.php |title=Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology:History |accessdate=2007-03-11 |work=Official Website |publisher=Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology ] In 1961, the college was granted full university status.cite web |url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~univghana/ghanahed.htm |title=THE UNIVERSITIES IN GHANA |accessdate=2007-03-10 |author=G. F. Daniel |work=Development of University Education in Ghana |date=17 April, 1998 |publisher=University of Ghana ] The main university campus which is about seven square miles in area, is located about eight miles to the east of Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital.

Organization

The university has six colleges. Each of these colleges has departments grouped into faculties under it.

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Faculty of Agriculture

* Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension
* Department of Animal Science
*Department of Crop Science
*Department of Horticulture
*Department of Soil Science
*Boadi Cattle Project, Boadi-Kumasi
*University Research Station, Awomasi-Kumasi

Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources

*Department of Agroforestry
*Department of Freshwater Fisheries and Watershed Management

Faculty of Forest Resources Technology (Sunyani Campus)

*Department of Agroforestry
*Department of Freshwater Fisheries and Watershed Management
*Department of Silviculture and Forest Management
*Department of Wildlife and Range Managemet

College of Architecture and Planning

Faculty of Architecture and Building Technology

*Department of Architecture
*Department of Building Technology

Faculty of Planning and Land Economy

*Department of Land Economy
*Department of Planning

Institute of Human Settlements Research

*Centre for Land Studies
*Centre for Settlements Studies

Institute of Science and Technology for Africa

*Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
*Centre for Life Sciences
*Centre for Technology and Environment

College of Art and Social Sciences

Faculty of Fine Art

*Department of Communication Design
*Department of General Art Studies
*Department of Painting and SculptureBOAKYE HARDWARE

Faculty of Industrial Art

*Department of Integrated Rural Art/Industry
*Department of Industrial Art
*Department of Publishing Studies

Faculty of Law

*Department of Commercial Law
*Department of Private Law
*Department of Public Law

Faculty of Social Science

*Department of Economics and Industrial Management
*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

KNUST School of Business

*Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences
*Department of Marketing and Corporate Strategy
*Department of Managerial Sciences
*Department of Services Management

Research Centre

*Centre for Cultural and African Studies

College of Engineering

Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering

*Department of Civil Engineering
*Department of Geodetic Engineering

Faculty of Chemical and Materials Engineering

*Department of Chemical Engineering
*Department of Petroleum Engineering
*Department of Material Engineering

Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering

*Department of Computer Engineering
*Department of Electrical Engineering

Faculty of Mechanical and Agricultural Engineering

*Department of Agricultural Engineering
*Department of Mechanical Engineering
*Department of Aerospace Engineering

College of Health Sciences

This college has three faculties and one research centre.

Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

*Department of Medical Laboratory Technology
*Department of Nursing
*Department of Sports and Exercise Science

Faculty of Medicine

*Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
*Department of Anatomy
*Department of Behavioural Sciences
*Department of Child Health
*Department of Clinical Microbiology
*Department of Community Health
*Department of E.N.T
*Department of Medicine
*Department of Molecular Medicine
*Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
*Department of Pathology
*Department of Physiology
*Department of Radiology
*Department of Surgery

Faculty of Pharmacy

*Department of Clinical and Social Pharmacy
*Department of Herbal Medicine
*Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
*Department of Pharmaceutics
*Department of Pharmacognosy
*Department of Pharmacology

Research Centre

*Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research into Tropical Medicine

College of Science

Faculty of Biosciences

*Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
*Department of Environmental Sciences
*Department of Food Science and Technology
*Department of Optometry and Visual Science
*Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology

Faculty of Distance Learning

*Centre for Distance and Continuing Education
*Kumasi Virtual Centre for Information Technology

Faculty of Physical Sciences

*Department of Chemistry
*Department of Computer Science
* [http://math-knust.edu.gh/ Department of Mathematics]
*Department of Physics
*National Centre for Mathematical Sciences

Halls of Residence

*Africa Hall
*Independence Hall
*Queen's Hall
*Republic Hall
*Unity Hall
*University Hall(Katanga)

See also

List of universities in Ghana

References

External links

* [http://www.knust.edu.gh/ The Official Web Site of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology]
* [http://www.ghanauniversities.com/university_detail.php?id=5 Universities of Ghana Overseas Office]
* [http://www.srcknust.com/ Students Representative Council]