Kumasi Technical University

Kumasi Technical University
institute of technology
Year dem found am1954 Edit
Short nameKsTU Edit
CountryGhana Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydKumasi Edit
Coordinate location6°41′28″N 1°36′36″W Edit
Member ofGhanaian Academic and Research Network, Association of African Universities Edit
Demma headquarters locationAshanti Region Edit
Dema official websitehttp://www.kpoly.edu.gh Edit
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De Kumasi Technical University, formerly dem know am as Kumasi Polytechnic, be public tertiary institution insyd de Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1][2]

Kumasi Technical University be one of de Polytechnics insyd Ghana dem divert to varsity.[3] Edey locate at de heart of Kumasi, de capital city of de Ashanti Region of Ghana. De Vice of de Kumasi Technical University be Professor Nana Osei-Wusu Achiaw. He be de first VC since de tym na dem divert am go varsity.

Dema History

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De varsity, dem know am earlier as Kumasi Technical Institute, na dem establish am insyd 1954, buh e start actual teaching den learning insyd 1955, wey dey deal mainly plus craft courses. E cam turn polytechnic for 30 October 1963 den varsity insyd 2017. From then on, e concentrate for Technician den few Diploma Programmes top. Additionally, na dem offer few professional courses. Dey follow de enactment of de Polytechnic Law 1992, PNDC Law 321, Kumasi Polytechnic cease dey exist for ein previous form insyd wey e cam turn tertiary institution.

Dema Faculties

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Dem expand from three faculties den one centre insyd 2009/2010 go six faculties, one school den two institutes insyd de 2010/2011 academic year. Dem currently dey organise de polytechnic go de faculties, Schools den Institutes wey dey follow:

  1. Faculty of Engineering
  2. Faculty of Built den Natural Environment
  3. Faculty of Medicine den Health Sciences
  4. Faculty of Applied Sciences
  5. Faculty of Creative Arts den Technology
  6. School of Business
  7. Institute of Entrepreneurship den Enterprise Development
  8. Institute of Distance den Continuing Education
  9. School of Graduate Studies, Research den Innovation

Dema Departments

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Dema School of Business

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  • Accountancy den Accounting Information Systems Department
  • Liberal Studies Department
  • Management Studies Department
  • Marketing Department
  • Procurement den Supply Chain Management Department

Dema Faculty of Built den Natural Environment

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  • Building Technology Department
  • Estate Management Department
  • Interior Architecture den Furniture Production Department

Dema Faculty of Engineering

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  • Chemical Engineering Department
  • Civil Engineering Department
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Department
  • Mechanical Engineering Department

Dema Faculty of Applied Sciences

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  • Computer Science Department
  • Hotel, Catering den Institutional Management Department
  • Mathematics den Statistics Department

Dema Faculty of Creative Arts den Technology

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  • Fashion Design den Textiles Department
  • Graphic Design Department

Dema Faculty of Medicine den Health Sciences

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  • Laboratory Technology Department
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences Department

Dema Institute of Entrepreneurship den Enterprise Development

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  • Agropreneurship
  • Centre for Entrepreneurship Research in Africa
  • Consultancy den Business Incubation Centre
  • Entrepreneurship den Finance

Dema Programmes dem dey offer

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Dema Faculty of Business den Management Studies

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  • Bachelor of Technology in Accounting plus Computing
  • Bachelor of Technology in Procurement Management
  • BSC. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)
  • BSC. MARKETING (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)
  • BSC. PROCUREMENT (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)
  • Certificate in Accounting
  • Diploma in Banking Technology den Accounting (DBTA)
  • Diploma in Business Administration (DBA)
  • Diploma in Business Studies (Accountancy, Entrepreneurship, Secretarial, Statistics, Management, Marketing den Purchasing den Supply options)
  • Diploma in Computerised Accounting (DCA)
  • Diploma in Electronic Marketing
  • Diploma in Procurement & Materials Management
  • Diploma in Public Relations
  • HND Accountancy (Regular/Evening/Weekend Options)
  • HND Accounting plus Computing (Regular/Evening/Weekend Options)
  • HND Marketing (Regular/Evening/Weekend Options)
  • HND Purchasing den Supply (Regular/Evening/Weekend Options)
  • HND Secretaryship den Management Studies (Regular/ Evening/Weekend Options)
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Computerized Accounting (PGCCA)
  • Professional Diploma in Banking Technology den Accounting (PDBTA)
  • Professional Diploma in Computerised Accounting (PDCA)

Dema Faculty of Built den Natural Environment

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  • Interior Architecture & Furniture Production (Access Course)
  • Advanced Furniture Craft
  • Bachelor of Technology in Building Technology
  • Bachelor of Technology in Estate Management
  • BSC. ESTATE MANAGEMENT (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)
  • Building Technology (Access Course)
  • Construction Technicians Course I
  • Construction Technicians Course II
  • Construction Technicians Course Part III.
  • HND Building Technology (Regular Only)
  • HND Estate Management (Regular Only)
  • HND Interior Architecture den Furniture Production (Regular per)
  • Interior Architecture den Furniture Production (Access Course)

Dema Faculty of Engineering

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  • Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering
  • Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering - Top Up
  • Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering
  • Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering - Top Up
  • Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering
  • Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering - Top Up
  • BSC. OIL AND GAS ENGINEERING (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)
  • BSC. PETRO-CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)
  • Chemical Engineering (Access Course)
  • Civil Engineering (Access Course)
  • Electrical Engineering Technician Part I
  • Electrical Engineering Technician Part II
  • Electrical Engineering Technicians Part III
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering(Access Course)
  • HND Chemical Engineering (Regular per)
  • HND Civil Engineering (Regular per)
  • HND Electrical/Electronic Engineering (Regular per)
  • HND Mechanical Engineering plus choice of options for Level 200 Options: (I) Plant (II) Production (III) Automotive and (IV) Metallurgy (Regular per)
  • Mechanical Engineering (Access Course)
  • Mechanical Engineering Technicians Part I
  • Mechanical Engineering Technicians Part II
  • Mechanical Engineering Technicians Part III
  • Motor Vehicle Technicians Part I
  • Motor Vehicle Technicians Part II
  • Motor Vehicle Technicians Part III

Dema Faculty of Applied Sciences

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  • BSC. COMPUTER SCIENCE (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)
  • Catering 812/1
  • Catering 812/2
  • Diploma in Hardware den Networking
  • Diploma in Information Technology
  • Diploma in Web Applications den Database
  • HND Computer Science (Regular per)
  • HND Hotel, Catering den Institutional Management (Regular per)
  • HND Statistics (Regular per)
  • Hotel, Catering den Institutional Management (Access Course)

Dema Faculty of Creative Arts den Technology

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  • Access Course
  • Advanced Fashion Design
  • HND Fashion Design den Textiles Studies (Regular per)
  • Intermediate Fashion

Dema Faculty of Medicine den Health Sciences

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  • BSC. PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)
  • HND Dispensing Technology (Regular per)
  • HND Medical Laboratory
  • HND Science Laboratory
  • ONE YEAR TOP-UP HND DISPENSING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME

Dema Facilities

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E sanso establish ICT Directorate wey dey head by Director den office for International Affairs den Institutional Linkages sanso dey head by Director.

De School dey comprise 27 Departments wey dey offer Full – time den Part – time programmes for Tertiary den Non – Tertiary Levels. De Polytechnic dey offer unique programmes such as Estate Management den Dispensing Technology den dese disciplines dey attract students from Uganda, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, de West African sub regions.

De institution presently dey run degree programmes for addition to ein Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes.

Dema Vision den mission

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Dema Vision

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Say ego be Centre of Excellence give tertiary level training of technical den professional human resource plus entrepreneurial skills.

Dema Mission

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Say ego provide sam favourable environment give teaching, research, skills den entrepreneurship training in science, technology, applied social sciences den applied arts for industrial den community development. Dis be say ego attract students den scholars from local den international communities den say ego sana provide consultancy services.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ "Polytechnics in Ghana". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Kumasi Technical University | Knowledge is Power". kstu.edu.gh. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ghana News - Kumasi Poly orients workforce for technical university status". www.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Departments | Kumasi Technical University". Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Vision and Mission". Kumasi Polytechnic. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
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