Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology: News and Happenings

By | January 26, 2017

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology: News and HappeningsSkySAT Technologies Opens Branch for University CommunitySenior Staff Association Inducts New ExecutivesKNUST and Repowermap.Org Promote Energy EfficiencyCrime Rate Drops in KNUSTKNUST to Commence Fruit ProcessingUniversity Relations Officer Visits Media PartnersSIC Insurance Company Ltd. Signs MoU with KNUSTBasic Schools Mark Christmas with Carols DayKNUST Lecturer Wins Al-Kharafi AwardKNUST Receives Funds to Help Solve MalnutritionKNUST Hosts School of Digital LibrariesCouncil of Convocation Donates to KNUST FoundationPh.D Candidate Wins AwardsStructure Courses to Focus on Waste and Sanitation Staff-Pro VCKNUST JHS Alumni Supports Alma MaterExperts Deliberate on Safe Water for FoodProfessor Adimado Inducted as Fellow of Ghana Academy of Arts and SciencesLaboratory Management Workshop for KNUST StaffMIST Affiliates to KNUSTAgribusiness, Key to Wealth Creation

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https://www.knust.edu.gh//news/news-items/skysat-technologies-opens-branch-for-university-community

SKySAT Technologies (Ghana) Limited, the preferred partner and exclusive distributor of Konica Minolta business solutions in West Africa has opened a new branch at the Jubilee Mall at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

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Thu, 26 Jan 2017 10:40:11 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) /news/news-items/skysat-technologies-opens-branch-for-university-community https://www.knust.edu.gh//news/news-items/senior-staff-inducts-new-executives

The Senior Staff Association of KNUST-SSAK have sworn in newly-elected executive members of the association.  Rev. Fr. Dr. Peter Addai Mensah, the Catholic Chaplain administered the oath of office and secrecy to the executives. He also prayed for them.

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Tue, 24 Jan 2017 12:35:33 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) /news/news-items/senior-staff-inducts-new-executives https://www.knust.edu.gh//news/news-items/knust-and-repowermaporg-promote-energy-efficiency

In order to help to ensure energy access, energy efficiency and renewable energy which are key challenges at the centre of the United Nations Secretary General’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative, an interactive online map has been created by KNUST with the cooperation of the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE) from Burkina Faso and Association Repowermap.org of Switzerland.

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Tue, 24 Jan 2017 12:31:29 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) /news/news-items/knust-and-repowermaporg-promote-energy-efficiency https://www.knust.edu.gh//news/news-items/crime-rate-drops-in-knust

KNUST recorded a 50% reduction in crime within the last quarter of 2016. This was as a result of effective security strategies and policies initiated by management to avert crime and to ensure the safety of staff and students.

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Wed, 18 Jan 2017 09:56:39 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) /news/news-items/crime-rate-drops-in-knust https://www.knust.edu.gh//news/news-items/knust-to-commence-fruit-processing

KNUST will soon commence a fruit-processing facility to be set up in the Mentukwa Community in the Sunyani West District of the Brong Ahafo Region.  The facility is part of efforts to enhance the livelihoods of people, reduce post-harvest losses and to provide ready market to local farmers in the communities.

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Mon, 16 Jan 2017 11:41:30 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) /news/news-items/knust-to-commence-fruit-processing https://www.knust.edu.gh//news/news-items/university-pro-visits-media-partners

As part of efforts to deepen the existing cordial relationship with the media and to familiarise with the operations of the media, the Public Relations Officer of the University has visited its media partners.

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Thu, 12 Jan 2017 14:06:49 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) /news/news-items/university-pro-visits-media-partners https://www.knust.edu.gh//news/news-items/sic-insurance-company-ltd-signs-mou-with-knust

SIC Insurance Company Limited (SIC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology at the Council Chamber on 20th December, 2016. Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso and Reverend George Nimako signed the MoU on behalf of their respective institutions.

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Fri, 30 Dec 2016 19:00:55 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) /news/news-items/sic-insurance-company-ltd-signs-mou-with-knust https://www.knust.edu.gh//news/news-items/basic-Schools-mark-christmas-with-carols-day

The Basic Schools of KNUST has marked the birth of Jesus Christ with a Christmas Carols Day. The festival of nine lessons and carols was themed: “Joy Over One”.

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Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:17:42 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) /news/news-items/basic-Schools-mark-christmas-with-carols-day https://www.knust.edu.gh//news/news-items/knust-lecturer-wins-al-kharafi-award

Dr. Marian Nkansah, a chemist and a lecturer at the College of Science of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is the first ever winner of the Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi Prize, an annual award that recognizes exceptional women scientists from scientifically and technologically developing countries.

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Thu, 08 Dec 2016 09:27:18 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) /news/news-items/knust-lecturer-wins-al-kharafi-award https://www.knust.edu.gh//news/news-items/knust-receives-funds-to-help-solve-malnutrition

In order to find a much quicker and efficient means of solving protein malnutrition in developing countries using insects, KNUST has received one million dollars from the Bill Clinton Foundation and one hundred and twelve thousand Canadian dollars from the Grand Challenge Canada. 

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Wed, 30 Nov 2016 15:44:12 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) /news/news-items/knust-receives-funds-to-help-solve-malnutrition https://www.knust.edu.gh//news/news-items/knust-hosts-school-of-digital-libraries

KNUST has hosted the School of Digital Libraries at the Amonoo Neizer Conference Centre. The School was made possible by the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in collaboration with the Prempeh II Library, KNUST.

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Wed, 30 Nov 2016 14:36:29 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) /news/news-items/knust-hosts-school-of-digital-libraries https://www.knust.edu.gh//news/news-items/council-of-convocation-donates-to-knust-foundation

The Council of Convocation has donated one hundred and three thousand, nine hundred cedis (¢103,900) to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Foundation.

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Wed, 30 Nov 2016 12:51:14 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) /news/news-items/council-of-convocation-donates-to-knust-foundation https://www.knust.edu.gh//news/news-items/phd-candidate-wins-awards

Eric Owusu Mensah, a PhD candidate of the Department of Food Science and Technology of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has won two outstanding awards at the 2015 Small and Medium Enterprises Ghana Awards.

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Mon, 28 Nov 2016 12:22:34 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) /news/news-items/phd-candidate-wins-awards https://www.knust.edu.gh//news/news-items/structure-courses-to-focus-on-waste-and-sanitation-staff-pro-vc

Rev. Prof. Charles Ansah, the Pro Vice-Chancellor, has advised management of K-AISWAM to specifically target and formulate custom-made capacity building programmes for waste management staff in Ghana.

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Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:29:15 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) /news/news-items/structure-courses-to-focus-on-waste-and-sanitation-staff-pro-vc https://www.knust.edu.gh//news/news-items/knust-jhs-alumni-supports-alma-mater

Old Students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Junior High School (JHS) have donated eight brand new Dell computers and accessories to their alma mater.

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Tue, 22 Nov 2016 12:05:18 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) /news/news-items/knust-jhs-alumni-supports-alma-mater https://www.knust.edu.gh//news/news-items/experts-deliberate-on-safe-water-for-food

Climate change and increased consumption have led to less clean fresh water. The need for water for food production is projected to increase in peri-urban areas where demand for food is high…

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Mon, 21 Nov 2016 10:32:17 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) /news/news-items/experts-deliberate-on-safe-water-for-food https://www.knust.edu.gh/https://chemistry.knust.edu.gh/news/news-items/professor-adimado-inducted-as-fellow-of-ghana-academy-of-arts-and-sciences

Professor Anthony Apeke Adimado of the Department of Chemistry at KNUST was elected as a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in April 2016 and was on Tuesday November 15, 2016 inducted at an impressive ceremony in Accra.

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Fri, 18 Nov 2016 12:30:34 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) https://chemistry.knust.edu.gh/news/news-items/professor-adimado-inducted-as-fellow-of-ghana-academy-of-arts-and-sciences https://www.knust.edu.gh//news/news-items/laboratory-management-workshop-for-knust-staff

The KNUST Central Laboratory with support from Building Stronger Universities Project (BSUII) has organised a training workshop on laboratory management at the Central Laboratory, Champion Divine Building, KNUST.

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Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:31:05 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) /news/news-items/laboratory-management-workshop-for-knust-staff https://www.knust.edu.gh//news/news-items/mist-affiliates-to-knust

The Madina Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) is affiliated to Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The affiliation process was finalised with the signing of a memorandum of understanding and the affiliation agreement (instruments) and documents on the 8th of November, 2016.

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Tue, 15 Nov 2016 16:43:26 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) /news/news-items/mist-affiliates-to-knust https://www.knust.edu.gh//news/news-items/agribusiness-key-to-wealth-creation

The best sector of the economy today through which one can easily become a millionaire is the agribusiness sector. This is because there is no sector of the economy better positioned for sustainability, food security, employment and wealth creation since human beings will continue to eat.

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Mon, 14 Nov 2016 12:04:32 +0000 University Relations Office (URO) /news/news-items/agribusiness-key-to-wealth-creation