Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

**Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology** (**KNUST**) yɛ suapɔn a ɛbɔ ne ho mmɔden wɔ kwan sononko so, wɔ Abibirem Atɔeɛ fam ha deɛ wɔn na wɔyɛ suapɔn a sɛ ɛba no abɛɛfo kwan a wɔfa so yɛ nnoɔma ne ɛmu adekyerɛ dea, wɔn na wɔdi kan. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology ɛyɛ amansan suapɔn a ɛwɔ Ghana, saa ara nso na ɛyɛ suapɔn kɛseɛ a ɛwɔ Kumasi Metropolis ɛna ɛsane nso wɔ Asante mantam no mu.  

Agyeman Prempeh I, a na ɔyɛ Asantehene, na ɔhyɛɛ aseɛ dwendwenee kwan a ɔbɛfa so asi suapɔn kɛseɛ wɔ Kumasi a ɛyɛ kwan baako a, na ɔpɛ sɛ ɔfa so ama ne manfoɔ a wɔwɔ Asante mantam no mu ne ne nkuro ahodoɔ a wɔka Asante ahennie no ho no nso nya baabi kɔgye suapɔn mu nteteeɛ, ɛhɔ ne KNUST suapɔn no ahyɛaseɛ.  Saa adwenpɔ yi antumi amma mu saa merɛ no ɛsiane ntawantawa a na ɛda ɛngrɛsi (British) aborɔfo a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔtrɛtrɛ wɔn ahyeɛ mu ɛne Nana Prempeh I a ɔno nso pɛ sɛ ɔbɔ n'asante ahennie no faahodie a wɔanya no ho ban.

Na mmom, ne nua kumaa a ɔbɛdii n'adeɛ,Nana Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh II, ɔbɛtenaa sikadwa (Golden Stool) no so wɔ afe apem ahankron aduasa num (1935) mu no, ɔno nso bɛtoaa saa anisoadehunu yi so.  Dwumadie a ɛkɔɔ so wɔ Gold Coast wɔ afe apem ahankron aduanan (1940s) mu nyinaa na ɛhyɛ ne nsa. Ɛdi kan no wɔhyɛɛ aseɛ sii suapɔn a wɔfrɛ no sɛ University College of the Gold Coast.  Ɛtɔ so mmienu, ntawantawa bi bae wɔ afe apem ahankron aduanan nwɔtwe mu a na yɛfrɛ no sɛ 1948 Accra riots ɛno na ɛnam so maa wɔtee abadwakuo a yɛfrɛ no sɛ Watson Commission sɛ wɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu, na wɔde wɔn nhwehwɛmu no baa awieɛ no, na wɔkyerɛɛ sɛ wɔnsi abɔdeɛmu nyansapɛ suapɔn ɛwɔ Kumasi.  Ɛne sɛ, wɔ afe apem ahankron aduanan nkron mu (1949) no, Nana Prempeh nom anisoadehunu no baa mu berɛ a wɔhyɛɛ aseɛ sɛ woresi suapɔn a wɔfrɛ no sɛ Kumasi College of Technology. 

## Nhyehyɛeɛ ne Suapɔn no dwumadie

### Suapɔn no mu mpanimfoɔ

Suapɔn no mu mpanimfoɔ ahodoɔ no ne chancellor, ɔtitenani a ɔda University Council no ano ɛne vice-chancellor. ɛbɛsi afe mpem mmienu ne du nwɔtwe (2018) mu no, na Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II na ɔyɛ suapɔn no chancellor.

### Adesuafoɔ dwumadie wɔ suapɔn no amammuo mu.
Adesuafoɔ no nam  KNUST Students' Representative Council (KNUST SRC) no so di dwuma ahodoɔ pii berɛ a wɔde wɔn nsɛm rehyɛ wɔn ananmusifoɔ ahodoɔ a wɔwɔ abadwakuo ahodoɔ bi te sɛ University Council, Academic Board, Welfare Services Board, Faculty and Departmental Boards, Residence Committee, Library Committee ɛne Hall Council ahodoɔ so.

## Housing and accommodation
KNUST suapɔn ho wɔ hostels ahodoɔ pii a wɔagye atom, ɛmu pii no ara bɛn kampus hɔ nom. Ɛmfa ho ne adesuani bi sika a ɛkura no, obiara wɔ ne so ne ne deɛ. Suapɔn no ankasa wɔ adan a wɔfrɛ no sɛ Hall ahodoɔ nsia a wɔde ma wɔn adesuafoɔ a ɛwɔ wɔn kanpus hɔ nom, dan biara no wɔn a wɔhwɛ so ne wɔn hall council a sukuu mpanimfoɔ ne adesuafoɔ na wɔyɛ kuo mma. Wɔwɔ ankorankorɛ adan a wɔfrɛ no sɛ hostels kakra bi na ɛwɔ wɔn kampus hɔ a ɛbi te sɛ GUSSS hostels, Brunei, ɛne Tek credit hostel. Panin a ɔda hall biara ano hwɛ wɔn dwumadie so ne wɔn hall master, a n'aboafoɔ no bi ne senior tutor. wɔsane nso wɔ hall bursar ɛne akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ ahodoɔ a wɔboa Hall biara dwumadiw.

### Halls of residence

* University Hall (Katanga)
* Unity Hall (Conti)
* Independence Hall
* Queens Hall
* Republic Hall
* Africa Hall

### Hostels
Adesuafoɔ bɛyɛ ɔha mu nkyekyɛmu aduosia (60%) na wɔnte suapɔn no dan mu ankasa. Suapɔn no wɔ ankorankorɛ adan ahodoɔ a wɔde ma adesuafoɔ no da mu a atwa suapɔn no ho ahyia ɛne deɛ ato apete Kumasi kuro no mu, ɛsiane adan ho a kɔ atwee wɔ suapɔn no mu no nti, wɔntumi nyɛ adesuafoɔ pii mma wɔmmɛda suapɔn no mu.

Suapɔn no wɔ facility ahodoɔ wɔ kampus hɔ a adesuafoɔ no tumi tena hɔ gye wɔn ahome suadeɛ berɛ wɔakɔ adesua kyiadan mu apɔn, ansa na wɔakɔ wɔn afie mu ne wɔn hostel ahodoɔ.

Wɔ ɔpɛpɔn bosome no mu wɔ afe mpem mmienu ne du nan mu no (2014), adesuafoɔ no dan a wɔdam a yɛfrɛ no  Crystal Rose Hostel no egya tɔɔ ne soro baabi berɛ a na adesuafoɔ no mu pii no ara wɔ akwamma mu. Adekorɔ a ɛde gya no bae no deɛ obiara nnim de bɛsi nnɛ.

## Academics

Ɛfiri afe mpem mmienu ne du reba du baako adesua mmerɛ no mu no Kɔlɛgy ahodoɔ no mu pii no ara di wɔn dwuma sɛ two-tier system, saa ara nso a afoforɔ nso di wɔn dwuma sɛ three-tier system dada no ara.

### Kɔlɛgy of Agriculture and Natural Resources CANR
* Faculty of Agriculture
:* Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension
:* Department of Animal Sciences
:* Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
:* Department of Horticulture
* Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources

:* Department of Agroforestry
:* Department of Fisheries and Watershed Management
:* Department of Silviculture and Forest Management
:* Department of Wildlife and Range Management
:* Department of Wood Science and Technology

* Faculty of Forest Resources Technology

:* Department of Ecotourism and Forest Recreation
:* Department of Land Reclamation and Rehabilitation
:* Department of Social Forestry
:* Department of Wood Processing and Marketing

### Kɔlɛgy of Health Sciences
* Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

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

* Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
**Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
**Department of Pharmacology
**Department of Pharmacognosy
**Department of Pharmacy Practice
**Department of Pharmaceutics
**Department of Herbal Medicine

*Dental School
* School of Medical Sciences
* School of Veterinary Medicine

### Kɔlɛgy of Humanities and Social Sciences
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Social Sciences

:* Department of Economics
:* 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

* School of Business

Kɔlɛgy ahodoɔ a ɛhyɛ two-tier system no ase (Provost/Head of Department):

### Kɔlɛgy of Art and Built Environment
:* Department of Communication Design
:* Department of General Art Studies
:* Department of Painting and Sculpture
:* Department of Integrated Rural Art/Industry
:* Department of Industrial Art
:*Department of Educational Innovations in Science and Technology
:* Department of Publishing Studies
:* Department of Architecture
:* Department of Building Technology
:* Department of Land Economy
:*Department of Planning
:* Centre for Settlements Studies
:* Centre for Land Studies

### Kɔlɛgy of Engineering
:* Department of Agricultural Engineering
:* Department of Aerospace Engineering
:* Department of Chemical Engineering
:* Department of Civil Engineering
:* Department of Computer Engineering
:* Department of Electrical Engineering/Electronic Engineering & Telecommunication Engineering
:* Department of Geological Engineering
:* Department of Geodetic Engineering
:* Department of Geomatic Engineering
:* Department of Materials Engineering
:* Department of Mechanical Engineering
:* Department of Petroleum Engineering
:* Department of Reproductive Engineering

### Kɔlɛgy of Science
:* Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
:* Department of Chemistry
:* Department of Computer Science
:* Department of Environmental Science
:* Department of Food Science and Technology
:* Department of Mathematics
:* Department of Optometry and Visual Science
:* Department of Physics
:* Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology
:* Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences

### Institute of Distance Learning
Wɔ afe mpem mmienu ne num mu no (2005), KNUST suapɔn no gyee adesua a wotena fie sua no (distance learning) too mu sɛ ɛno nso bɛyɛ kwan wɔbɛfa so atete afoforɔ te sɛ wɔn a wɔtena suapɔn no mu gye wɔn nteteeɛ no. Wɔgyee saa nsusuiɛ yi too mu sɛ deɛ ɛbɛyɛ akwanya de ama wɔn a wɔyɛ adwuma da mu no nyinaa a wɔntumi mma suapɔn no mu mmɛgye nteteeɛ no bɛnya abɔdin krataa afiri Kwame Nkrumah suapɔn no mu, berɛ korɔ no ara mu no nso na wɔreyɛ wɔn nnwuma.

Wɔ Ahinime bosome no mu wɔ afe mpem mmienu ne nson mu no (2007), abadwakuo a yɛfrɛ wɔn Academic Board no sesaa Faculty of Distance Learning no din ne ɛmu duro de kɔɔ Institute of Distance Learning.

### Library ne digital resource ahodoɔ
KNUST suapɔn no wɔ Library a nwoma ahodoɔ a wɔahyehyɛ agu dam kɛseɛ mu ne deɛ ɛwɔ abɛɛfo ntentan fidie so a akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ ne adesuafoɔ tumi kɔkenkan bi a wɔde reboa adekyerɛ, adesua ne nhwehwɛmu wɔ abɔdeɛ nyansapɛ ne abɛɛfo kwan a wɔfa so di dwuma mu a wɔde boa ɔman mpuntuo. ɛhɔ ne suapɔn no beaeɛ a wɔde wɔn nwoma ahodoɔ nyinaa guo, sɛ wɔtwerɛɛ no wɔ Ghana anaa amanɔne nnwumakuo ahodoɔ mpo bi te sɛ World Bank ɛne United Nations nnwumakuo ahodoɔ no.

Wobɛtumi anya nwoma no bi wɔ abɛɛfo ntentan fidie so wɔ Open Educational Resource (OER) saa ara nso na wobɛnya bi wɔ DSpace repository so.

* The Open educational resources (OER) ɛyɛ Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology nkorabata a ɛboa nkitahodie wɔ curricula so, course materials, and content; generates connections between disciplines, teachers, and learners; and inspires use of educational materials in a more effective way.
* KNUST Online Repository  ɛyɛ suapɔn no abɛɛfo digital repository.

### Sukuu ahodoɔ a wɔne wɔn di dwuma bom
* Accra Institute of Technology
* Akim State University College
* All Nations University College
* Central University College
* DataLink University College(DLUC)
* Garden City University College
* Ghana Telecom University College
* Ho Polytechnic
* Osei Tutu II Institute for Advanced ICT Studies
* Regent University College
* Spiritan Institute / Spiritan University College

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