KNUST SIGNS MoU WITH INSTITUTIONS

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Three tertiary institutions have signed a memorandum of understanding to affiliate with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi.  

 They are the Ensign College of Public Health at Kpong and Akyem State University College at Akyem Oda both at the Eastern Region, and Kessben College at Kuntanase in the Bosomtwe District of Ashanti. 

All the three institutions have satisfied the requirements of affiliation for a period of four years and is subject to renewal, based on the strict compliance with rules and conditions outlined for them.

 Among the basic requirements are adequate infrastructure, conducive academic environment, quality teaching and non-teaching staff, entry requirements and award of certificates and degrees. 

The Ensign College of Public Health, which will train students in Public Health, Statistics and Engineering and Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration will be inaugurated in April this year, while academic Degrees in Accounting and Human Resource are the major programmes run at the Akyem State University College. 

The Kessben College has programmes such as, Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Administration, English Studies and Information and Communication Technology. 

Most of the teaching and non-teaching staff of the Kessben College including its President, Professor Stephen Osei are retirees from the KNUST.  

 About 36 tertiary institutions from within and outside Ghana are affiliated to the KNUST because of its vast academic experience. 

The Vice Chancellor of the KNUST, Prof. William Otoo Ellis denied media reports that the university exploits the various educational institutions it is mentoring.

 He said a joint committee is always established between the University and the affiliated institutions to share ideas and to ensure that resources are utilized for the mutual benefit of the institutions. 

Prof. Ellis called on the management of the various institutions to ensure that they keep to the tenets of the agreements and never engage in acts that will damage the already cordial relations that exist between them.

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