Accra Technical University

**Accra Technical University** (ATU) start for 1949 as Technical School for Ghana wey dem commission am for 1957 as Accra Technical Institute before Ghana Parliament turn am go Polytechnic for 2007 insyd.

Later dem give am university status, so ecam turn Accra Technical University (ATU) for 2016. De school dey Accra, de capital city of Ghana.

Accra Technical University dey focus for technical den vocational education top. De school dey offer plenty academic programs like applied sciences, engineering, business, arts, den design.

## Dema History

### Dema Establishment
Accra Technical University be de first Technical University wey dem establish. Dem establish am for 1949 as Technical School wey dem commission am for 1957 as Accra Technical Institute. For 1963 insyd, dem change de name go Accra Polytechnic by order of de then President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. By de Polytechnic Law of 1992 (PNDC 321), wey ecam turn fully operative for de 1993/1994 academic year insyd, dem rise Accra Technical University go tertiary status. Dem put de institution under Higher Education Council plus power say ego fi award Higher National Diplomas through de National Board for Professional den Technician Examinations.

Plus de passage of de PNDC Law 321, de University upgrade ein programmes den facilities for insyd so say ego provide middle-level manpower so say ego revolutionise den feed de growing Ghanaian industries. Notwithstanding de difficulties wey characterize de sudden change ova from secondary go tertiary status, Accra Technical University make tremendous progress for ein review den expansion of curricula den suit contemporary needs. Accra Technical University start dey offer Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes for Mechanical Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Building Technology, Civil Engineering, Furniture Design den Production, Secretaryship den Management Studies, Bilingual Secretaryship den Management Studies, Accountancy, Marketing, Purchasing den Supply, Hotel Catering den Institutional Management, Fashion Design den Textiles, Mathematics den Statistics, den Science Laboratory Technology. Dem maintain de technician courses wey de Polytechnic dey offer.

### Dema University status
For 2007 insyd, dem bring de Polytechnic Act (Act 745) wey ecancel de PNDC Law 321 of 1992. Dis Act give de Polytechnics power say dem go fi award Higher National Diplomas (HND), Diplomas, den oda Certificates wey de National Accreditation Board (NAB) approve, den award Degrees under conditions wey de council of dat Polytechnic fi determine. Right now, Accra Technical University dey offer ten (10) Degree (Btec) den fifteen (15) HND Programmes. Dese programmes dey run for three schools. As sam tertiary institution, Accra Technical University dey under sam Council wey dem establish under de Technical University Act 2016 (Act 745).

## Dema Campus
De campus dey Barnes road, Accra

## Demma Academics
De university get five faculties.

### Dema Faculty of Engineering

* Department of Mechanical Engineering
* Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering
* Department of Civil Engineering

### Dema Faculty of Built Environment

* Department of Interior Design den Upholstery Technology
* Department of Building Technology

### Dema Faculty of Applied Sciences

* Applied Mathematics den Statistics
* Science Laboratory Technology
* Computer Science
* Medical Laboratory Technology

### Dema Faculty of Applied Arts

* Department of Hotel Catering & Institutional Management (HCIM)
* Fashion Design & Textile Department

### Dema Faculty of Business

* Accountancy den Finance
* Management den Public Administration
* Procurement den Supply Chain Management.
* Marketing

### Dema HND Programmes
Plus de upgrade for status insyd, de technician courses wey de school dey offer before still dey, wey dem add Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes for de following fields:

* Mechanical Engineering
* Electrical/Electronic Engineering
* Building Technology
* Civil Engineering
* Furniture Design den Production
* Secretaryship den Management Studies
* Bilingual Secretaryship den Management Studies
* Accountancy
* Marketing
* Purchasing den Supply
* Hotel Catering den Institutional Management
* Fashion Design den Textiles
* Mathematics den Statistics
* Science Laboratory Technology
* Medical Laboratory Science

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