The 6th Special Congregation for the students from the Institute of Distance Learning and Continuing Education (IDCE) has taken place in June 2019 with the Director for the Institute Dr Alfred Sarbah, urging the graduands to be more productive with the knowledge and skills acquired. He said as the ambassadors of the University, that was the surest way to uplift the image of the Institution anywhere they would find themselves.
Kumasi Technical University has held its 6th Special Congregation on Monday 3rd June, 2019 for the students from the Institute of Distance Learning and Continuing Education (IDCE). The Special Congregation was to graduate the non-tertiary students who through a dint of hard work had successfully completed their various programmes of study.
Women in Technical Education Development (WITED) at Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) has organised a day’s workshop for the second cycle and basic schools in Kumasi. The programme which was dubbed “Promoting Gender Equity for Technology Innovation” was chaired by Mrs. Dwomour Forkuo, the former Director of Institute of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise and Development (IEED). The programme was meant to enlighten students and the general public on gender equity in relation to technology education and development.
Women in Technical Education Development (WITED), the Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) Chapter has organised a day’s workshop for their members in the University. The essence of the programme was to address gender issues in the main stream and to ensure gender equality in the male-dominated fields and vice versa. It was also meant to build the capacity of participants in the area of Presentation, E-library resource/Plagiarism, Research and Manuscript Writing.
A day’s workshop has been organised for the Executive Committee members of Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) to educate the members more on effective ways to utilise their institutional e-mails and other repositories. The one-day workshop which was held at the Council Chamber of the University was chaired by the Interim Vice Chancellor (IVC) of the University, Ingr. Prof. Mike A. Acheampong. It was the beginning of a month-long training programme for the staff of KsTU on the best way to use the institutional I.C.T infrastructure.
The annual fashion show of the Faculty of Creative Arts and Technology (FCAT) of the Kumasi Technical University has been duly launched under the theme ‘Creative Partnerships’. The annual programme which has become part and parcel of the FCAT’s events for the year is always eagerly anticipated by students and numerous patrons from the general public. The event seeks to celebrate the creativity of students as well as encourage them in their entrepreneurial drive.
The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of Kumasi Technical University has donated 35 projectors at the cost of GHS94, 500.00 to the University. The 2018/2019 SRC indicated that as part of the Council’s contribution to teaching and learning on campus, the body deems it appropriate to donate those equipment to enhance the delivery of lectures and learning processes.
The Governing Council of Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) has gone through a day’s workshop at the plush Golden Tulip Hotel in Kumasi to further expose members of the University Council to improved university governance. The workshop is part of an elaborate programme drawn by the University to re-orient the staff and the other stakeholders of the University on better ways of governing the University.
Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) has completed a four – storey building complex at its Adako Jachie campus. The Six Million Ghana Cedi (GH₡ 6,000,000) complex which is mainly meant for lectures and office accommodation was constructed by AECON Complex Limited with an internally generated fund from KsTU.
Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) has held its 14th Congregation Ceremony over a two-day period between 18th and 19th January, 2019 for the 2017/2018 graduands. The Minister of Education in charge of tertiary Prof. Kwesi Yankah who graced the first ceremony on Friday, 18th January in his address, encouraged the Technical Universities to build enough capacity to cope with the expected influx of students from the free Senior High School programme.
