RESEARCH AT KNUST BOOSTED

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The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, has set up a Research Fund with a seed capital of 100 thousand Ghana Cedis from the university’s internally generated revenue. 

The Fund is meant to build the research capacity of both the staff and departments. 

The Vice Chancellor, Professor William Otoo Ellis disclosed this in Kumasi at this year’s graduation ceremony for final year students of the university.

 He explained further that setting up the Research Fund aimed also to encourage applied, problem-solving and multidisciplinary study for socio-economic development of the country and Africa. 

Professor Otoo Ellis said applicants for funds must be able to come out with research proposals with the potential to help solve national challenges and produce readily implementable outcomes for economic and human development. 

The KNUST Research Fund is in addition to the 300 thousand Ghana Cedi MTN Telecoms Research and Innovations Fund for study into telecommunication at the College of Engineering. 

The Vice Chancellor mentioned also KNUST’s partnership with the Tony Elumelu Foundation of Nigeria to recognize, celebrate and promote excellence in education as well as build a network of future African leaders.

 He said, as part of the partnership, the Tony Elumelu Foundation awarded the overall best graduating student of the KNUST, the best graduating student in Economics, Engineering, Agriculture and Computer Science with a cash prize of one thousand 400 US Dollars each. 

Professor Otoo Ellis thanked all corporate organizations and individuals who through diverse means assisted the KNUST during the ending academic year.

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