Kumasi Technical University VICE CHANCELLOR’S REPORT 13 th Congregation Saturday, June 30, 2018
Kumasi Technical University
VICE CHANCELLOR’S REPORT
13th CongregationSaturday, June 30, 2018
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FOREWORD
Kumasi Technical University, formerly Kumasi Polytechnic, has since its inception remained relentless in its quest to execute the mandate of churning out the needed manpower for industry. The current report details comprehensive activities that have taken place and the strides made since the last Congregation of the Institution.
The University is consistently forging links with various institutions within and outside the shores of Ghana which support categories of staff, students as well as resource exchange programmes. Collaborations of this nature have not only tremendously improved the human resource base of the University but have also enhanced the international image of the University.
Further rigorous engagements were also made with industry and commerce within the period to reposition the staff of the Institution so as to be abreast of the necessary industrial experiences required for the realization of the goals of the Technical University concept.
Moreover, Kumasi Technical University is persistently exploring ways of going into training and partnership agreements with industry in order to properly carry out the industrial attachments programmes for students of the University in this era of Competency-Based Training programmes.
The University’s quest for a spacious campus has been given a further boost with a decision to put up a building for offices and lecture halls at Adako Jachie which is about 70% complete. It is anticipated that the facility will be ready for use when school reopens.
Everybody is enthused about the diligence with which Governing Council is going about its work to set the pace for greater progress regarding the academic landscape of the University. It is the hope that the Institution will in soon see the unveiling of a search team to look for substantive people at the top positions to continue the effective administrative work.
The Institution has so far distinguished itself in all spheres of academic life. Therefore, the Council, the Administration, Staff and Students have every cause to be proud of its historical achievements and the goodwill as well as the successes that the new status seeks to chalk.
I am convinced that with determination and tenacity of purpose coupled with spirit of teamwork, Kumasi Technical University will soar into the greatest of heights with pride and dignity.
Professor Asiamah Yeboah,Interim Vice-Chancellor
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Contents
Foreword............................................................................................................................iiPrincipal Officers of Kumasi Technical University ........................................................vMembers of Governing Council .......................................................................................viKey Officers .......................................................................................................................viiiDeans/Directors of Faculty/Institutes/Schools .............................................................ixThe University ...................................................................................................................1Profile of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology ..............................................5
Department of Mechanical Engineering ..................................................................10Department of Chemical Engineering ......................................................................14Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering ...................................................18Civil Engineering Department ..................................................................................22
Profile of the Faculty of Built and Natural Environment ............................... 27Department of Interior Design and Materials Technology .....................................30Department of Estate Management ..........................................................................34Department of Building Technology .........................................................................38
Profile of the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology ........................... 45Department of Computer Science .............................................................................48Department of Hotel Catering and Institutional Management .............................53Department of Mathematics and Statistics ..............................................................58Department of Information Science .........................................................................62
Profile of Business School ........................................................................... 66Department of Accountancy and Accounting Information Systems ......................69Department of Banking Technology and Finance ....................................................75Department of Marketing ..........................................................................................77Department of Procurement and Supply Chain Management ................................81Department of Management Studies ........................................................................85Department of Liberal Studies ..................................................................................88
Profile of the Faculty of Health Sciences ..................................................... 93Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences ..................................................................96Department of Laboratory Technology .....................................................................99
Profile of the Faculty of Creative Arts and Technology ................................ 104Department of Fashion Design and Textiles ............................................................109Department of Graphic Design ..................................................................................113
Profile of the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development .. 116Department of Entrepreneurship and Finance ........................................................119Department of Agropreneurship ...............................................................................122Consultancy and Business Incubation Centre ..........................................................124
Profile of the Institute of Distance Learning and Continuing Education ..... 128Distance Learning Division .......................................................................................133Parallel Division ..........................................................................................................135
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Technician And Non-Tertiary Programmes Division...............................................138Continuous Professional Programmes Division.......................................................140
Profile of Institute of Research, Innovation and Development .................... 143Profile of the Institute of Business and Technology Development ............... 149
Centre For Electronic Safety and Security Systems ................................................150Kstu/Prudential Drivers’ Academy ...........................................................................151
Centre for Research and Development for Technology Incubation .............. 152Centre For Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Kumasi .................... 156Profile of the Office for International Affairs and Institutional Linkages ... 160Profile of the Information Communication Technology Directorate ........... 167Profile of the Office of the Dean of Students’ Affairs .................................. 171
Halls of Residence .......................................................................................................173Chaplaincy Board ........................................................................................................174Guidance and Counseling Unit ..................................................................................174Sports Office ................................................................................................................176
Profile of the University Library ................................................................. 178Profile of the Office of the Vice Chancellor ................................................... 185
Vice Chancellor’s Secretariat ......................................................................................185Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor ..............................................................................186Quality Assurance Directorate ..................................................................................187Planning Unit ..............................................................................................................189Business Development Unit .......................................................................................189Procurement Unit .......................................................................................................192Industrial Liaison Office ............................................................................................193Career Development Office ........................................................................................195
Profile of the Office of the Registrar ........................................................... 196General Administration Unit .....................................................................................198Academic Affairs Unit.................................................................................................198Admission’s Office .......................................................................................................200Human Resource Unit ................................................................................................201Legal Unit ....................................................................................................................202Welfare Unit ................................................................................................................203Records Unit ................................................................................................................204Security Services .........................................................................................................205Clinic ............................................................................................................................206Transport Office ..........................................................................................................208
Works and Physical Development Directorate ............................................ 210Physical Development Unit ........................................................................................211Estate and Municipal Services Section......................................................................212
Profile of the Finance Directorate .............................................................. 216Profile of the Internal Audit Directorate ................................................... 220Basic Statistics ........................................................................................... 223
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PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF KUMASI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Chairman of Kumasi Technical University CouncilProfessor Ben Baffoe Bonnie
Interim Vice ChancellorProfessor Asiamah Yeboah
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MEMBERS OF GOVERNING COUNCIL
ChairmanProfessor Ben Baffoe Bonnie
Interim Vice ChancellorProfessor Asiamah Yeboah
Government NomineesNana Poku Agyemang
Oheneba Owusu Afriyie IV (Apagyahene)
Diana Adu- Danqua (Esq)
Representative of National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE)Professor A.A. Adimado
Representative of Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET)
Dr. Fred Kyei Asamoah
Representative of Conference of Heads of AssistedSecondary Schools (CHASS) Hajia Ayesha N. Boakye
Representative of Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA)Aboasu Amponsah-Kodua
Representative of Association of Ghana Industries (AGI)Daniel Agyei
Representative of Principals of Technical Institute (APTI) Theophilus Asamoah Duku
Convocation Representative (Teaching)Dr. Charles A. Bonsu
Convocation Representative (Non-Teaching)Ebenezer Kofi Boakye
Representative of Teaching StaffElijah Frimpong Boadu
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Representative of Senior StaffBenjamin Adu Gyamfi
Representative of Junior StaffPeter Mba
Alumni RepresentativeKakraba Ben Komla
Representative of Students’ Representative Council (SRC)Amos Kwarteng
Ag. Registrar and Secretary to Council Abraham Annan Adjei
In AttendanceNana Awuah Dapaah, Director of Finance
RecorderMrs. Mary Safowah Akom
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KEY OFFICERS
Interim Vice ChancellorProfessor Asiamah Yeboah
Ag. RegistrarAbraham Annan Adjei
Ag. LibrarianKwabena Osei Kuffour Adjei
Director of FinanceNana Awuah Dapaah
Director of Internal AuditStephen Dwamena Kwakye
Director of Works and Physical DevelopmentFelix Hawkins Mensah
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DEANS/DIRECTORS OF FACULTY/INSTITUTES/SCHOOL
DEANSFaculty of Engineering and TechnologyProf. Michael Acheampong Agbesi
Faculty of Applied Science and TechnologyProf. Bashiru I. I. Saeed
Faculty of Creative Arts and TechnologyRev (Dr) Timothy Crentsil
Faculty of Health SciencesDr. Samuel Osei-Djarbeng
Faculty of Built and Natural EnvironmentDr. Sarfo Mensah
Institute of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise DevelopmentProf. Alexander Ayogyam
Business SchoolDr. George Asumadu
Office of Students’ AffairsDr. Michael Ato Essuman
DIRECTORSGraduate School Dr. (Mrs.) Patricia Owusu-Darko
Distance and Continuing EducationDr. Alfred Sarbah
Research,Innovation and DevelopmentProf. Gabriel Dwomoh
Business and Technology DevelopmentNana (Dr) Anthony Osei-Twumasi
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Quality Assurance DirectorateDr. George Owusu-Dapaah
Office of International Affairs and Institutional LinkagesRev. (Dr) John Poku
Information Communication Technology DirectorateSeth Ampoma Brako
Health ServicesDr. Natasha Asamoah
Hostel ManageressDr. Cynthia Osei (Mrs)
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THE UNIVERSITY
Kumasi Technical University was founded in 1954 as Kumasi Technical Institute (K.T.I). The students at the time offered craft courses. In 1963, the Institute was converted to a non-tertiary Polytechnic status by the Ghana Education Service to commence offering, besides the initial courses, technician diploma and sub-professional courses.
The Polytechnic Law, 1992 (PNDCL. 321) upgraded the Polytechnic to a tertiary institution to offer high calibre skilled manpower with reference to manufacturing, commerce, science and technology to facilitate the development of technology. The Polytechnic then became exquisite, popular, vibrant and indispensable in Ghana.
The Technical University Act 2016, (Act 922) converted Kumasi Polytechnic to the present Kumasi Technical University purposefully to provide higher education in Engineering, Applied Arts, Science and Technology as well as Technical and Vocational training.
The University has a charming architectural design located at the heart of Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The Institution from the time of its establishment has become a relevant Centre for training not only for our compatriots but for other African expatriates.
VisionTo be a centre of excellence for technological and entrepreneurial development.
MissionCreating a favourable environment for teaching, research, skills development and entrepreneurship training in Engineering, Science, Technology and Applied Social Sciences for industrial and societal development in Ghana, Africa and beyond.
Core ValuesKumasi Technical University cherishes and upholds the following five core values which are deemed as central and basic to the institution’s life and activities and influence all persons who work or pass through this institution. The core values of the University govern the operations and conduct of management and staff as well as their relationships with the society at large.
The core values which the members of the University cherish and uphold and therefore seek to build in all those who work or pass through the institution are:
i) IntegrityThe University believes in integrity, which encompasses moral uprightness, honesty, reliability, and credibility. It has to do with self-control and discipline.
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ii) Pace-SettingThe University is committed to setting the pace for others to follow. This calls for competence, hard-work, sacrifice, diligence and conscientiousness. It involves striving to achieve excellence by continuously improving and innovating for the best possible outcomes. It calls for commitment and perseverance in the face of daunting hurdles.
iii) Good StewardshipThe Institution believes in harnessing resources (physical, spiritual, intellectual and financial) and talents which will be dedicated to the efficient and effective use of same to achieve maximum results for all. In this vein, time is considered a valued resource and as such we uphold punctuality at work and studies. Therefore, lateness to work, lectures, meetings and other functions and events is not tolerated.
iv) Leadership by ExampleThe University considers leadership by example as crucial in enhancing teaching and learning and for the proper conduct of its members. Staff are, therefore, to display maturity in their lifestyle and serve as models for our students in particular and the public at large.
v) Institutional PatriotismMembers are to project and market the positive image of the institution in all spheres of life. This calls for loyalty. This reinforces the noble idea that ‘the well-being of the institution is the well being of all’
The University has 11 Faculties, Institutes and Schools; viz: • Faculty of Engineering and Technology
• Faculty of Built and Natural Environment
• Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology
• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Faculty of Creative Arts and Technology
• Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
• Business School
• Institute for Distance Learning and Continuing Education
• Institute of Business and Technology Development
• Institute of Research, Innovation and Development
• Graduate School
Kumasi Technical University also has:• Quality Assurance Office, headed by a Director
• An ICT Directorate, headed by a Director;
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• An Office for International Affairs and Institutional Linkages, headed by a Director;
• Centre for Food Safety and Quality;
• Centre for Research and Development for Technology Incubation;
• Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency.
Staff Strength The University has a teaching staff strength of two hundred and seventy-two (272) as shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Ranking of Teaching Staff by Gender
RankNumber
TOTALMale Female
Associate Professor 7 0 7
Senior Lecturer 92 12 104
Lecturer/Research Fellow 123 33 156
Instructor 4 1 5
Total 226 46 272
Table 2: Summary of Ranks of Teaching Staff
Faculty/Institute/School ProfessorSenior
LecturerLecturer Instructor Total
Engineering and Technology 3 16 34 3 56
Applied Sciences and Technology
1 16 22 0 39
Creative Arts & Technology 0 4 9 1 14
Health Sciences 0 7 11 0 18
Built & Natural Environment 0 12 18 1 31
Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Development
2 11 4 0 17
Business 1 32 55 0 88
Research, Innovation & Development*
0 6 3 0 9
TOTAL 7 104 156 5 272* The Director who is an Associate Professor has been added to the Faculty of Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Development which is his parent Faculty.
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Table 3: Qualification of Teaching Staff Gender
Faculty/Institute/School
PhD Masters Others TOTAL
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Engineering and Technology
14 1 34 4 3 0 56
Applied Sciences and Technology
3 2 24 10 0 0 39
Creative Arts & Technology
3 0 5 5 0 1 14
Health Sciences 6 0 5 5 2 0 18
Built & Natural Environment
8 0 18 4 1 0 31
Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Development
7 1 8 1 0 0 17
Business 12 1 56 11 8 0 88
Research, Innovation & Development
4 0 5 0 0 0 9
TOTAL 57 5 155 40 14 1 272
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PROFILE OF THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
IntroductionThe Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET) offers unique opportunities for innovative education and research. FET is the best and largest Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Faculty of the University. Currently, the Faculty has four (4) departments, namely, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
Plans are far advanced to introduce three new departments within the next two (2) year. The upcoming departments are Automotive and Agricultural Mechanization Engineering, Oil and Gas Engineering, and Renewable and Environmental Engineering.
The existing departments and programmes are found in Table 1.
Table 1: Existing departments and programmes in the Faculty
Department Programme
Chemical EngineeringBTech Chemical Engineering (Top-up)
HND Chemical Engineering
Civil EngineeringBTech Civil Engineering (Top-up)
HND Civil Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
BTech Electrical/Electronic Engineering (Top-up)
HND Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Mechanical Engineering HND Automotive Engineering
HND Metallurgy and Foundry Engineering
HND Plant Engineering
HND Production Engineering
VisionTo be a centre of excellence in training skilled technical manpower in engineering and technology in Africa.
MissionChurning out employable engineering and technical graduates who are competent in their fields of expertise to contribute meaningfully to the
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country’s industrialization agenda for sustainable socio-economic growth and poverty alleviation.
Management of the Faculty The Faculty is headed by a Dean, who is assisted by a Vice Dean with the support of administrators and academic staff. (Table 2)..
Table 2: Staff of the Dean’s Office
Name of Staff Qualification Position /RankEngr. Prof. Mike Agbesi Acheampong
PhD Chemical/Environmental Engineering, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft and Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 2013
Dean /Associate Professor
Ing. Dr. Prince Owusu-Ansah
PhD (Mechanical Engineering), KNUST, Kumasi, 2015
Vice Dean/ Snr. Lecturer
Engr. Lawrence Nti MSc (Chemical Engineering), Germany Faculty Examinations Officer/Lecturer
Mary Amoako (Mrs)
MBA (Human Resource Management), KNUST, 2015
Assistant Registrar
Vincentia Adarkwah (Mrs)
MBA (Human Resource Management), UCC, 2017
Principal Administrative Assistant
Andrews Boateng BTech (Accounting with Computing), KsTU, 2013
Snr. Accounting Assistant
StaffingThe Faculty currently has a staff strength of 101 (Table 3) .
Table 3: Staffing
Category Departments Total
Chemical Engineering
CivilEngineering
Elect/Elec.Engineering
MechanicalEngineering
Associate Professor
2 - - 1 3
Snr. Lecturer 6 6 3 6 21
Lecturer 5 14 12 13 44
Technical 3 1 12 14 30
Administrative 1 - 1 1 3
Total 17 21 28 35 101
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Student PopulationThe current student population is one thousand and thirty-one (1,031) (Table 4).
Table 4: Student Population
Department HND BTech Total
Male Female Male Female
Chemical Engineering 59 14 9 1 83
Civil Engineering 111 7 35 3 156
Electrical / Electronics Engineering
411 10 - - 421
Mechanical Engineering 370 1 - - 371
Total 951 32 44 4 1,031
Applied Research Projects The Faculty is engaged in a number of applied research projects through the research units of the departments. The Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CREK) is leading the research on Bio-energy. Through funding from the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), and COTVET, a number of innovative projects are being conducted. These include the production of fufu pounding machines, design and manufacture of solar dryers, production of automobile fuel from waste plastic materials, manufacture of a continuous charging 4-stroke electric vehicle, process standardization and manufacture of personal products (such as liquid soap, hair shampoo and activator), solar energy powered beauty salon and water purification plant.
Staff members are also involved in research activities leading to the publication of technical research papers in local and international journals.
CollaborationsThe Faculty is playing the leading role in the implementation of the Partnership for Applied Sciences (PASS) project. The Partnership for Applied Sciences Project is a partnership between Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Cape Coast Technical University (CCTU), and three German universities of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, TH Köln University of Applied Sciences, and International Hochschule Bad Honnef–Bonn International University of Applied Sciences). The four-year (July 2017–June 2021) project, funded through the German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD/MIWF), aims at achieving the full transformation of KsTU and CCTU according to the model of German Universities of Applied Sciences.
The departments are collaborating with several local companies to provide quality training to our students. Details are in the various departmental reports.
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Achievements • The Faculty again received the best Faculty award for 2017/2018 Academic
Year for being the Faculty with the highest terminal degree holders, highest research output and highest Student-Lecturer assessment scores.
• The Faculty is leading the implementation of the mandate of the University and it is hosting the University’s niche programme, which is Renewable Energy/Environmental Engineering.
• The Faculty is leading the implementation of the Partnership for Applied Sciences (PASS) project of the University.
Staff Development and RecruitmentThe Faculty currently has fourteen (14) members of staff pursuing doctorate degrees (Table 5).
Table 5: Number of Staff members pursuing further studies
Department PhD Master's Bachelors TotalChemical 2 - 1 3
Civil 2 1 3
Electrical/Electronic 6 1 - 7
Mechanical 4 - 1 5
Total 14 2 2 18
Future PlansThe Faculty plans to:
• Convert all programmes within the Faculty into Competence-Base Training (CBT) model.
• Introduce new departments and programmes at the undergraduate and graduate levels (Table 6). The introduction of the proposed departments and reorganization of the existing and new programmes is to ensure that the Faculty operates in accordance with the mandate conferred on the University by Act 922.
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Table 6: Proposed new departments and programmes (undergraduate and graduate)
Department Programme StatusMechanical Engineering**
BTech Automotive Engineering
Awaiting AccreditationBTech Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning Engineering
BTech Welding and Fabrication Engineering
BTech Agricultural Machinery EngineeringDeveloped for NCTE approval
Computer Engineering
BTech Computer Software Engineering Development in progressBTech Computer Hardware Engineering
Environmental Engineering and Technology
MTech Water and Environmental Engineering
Accredited
MTech Renewable Energy EngineeringDeveloped for NCTE approval
BTech Sustainable Engineering
BTech Building Services Engineering
Oil and Gas Engineering
BTech Oil and Gas Engineering Awaiting Accreditation
BTech Petrochemical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
BTech Pharmaceutical Engineering Consideration Stage
Chemical Engineering**
DTech Chemical EngineeringDevelopment in progress
BTech Petrochemical Engineering Awaiting Accreditation
BTech Oil and Gas Engineering
Civil Engineering**
DTech Civil EngineeringDevelopment in progress
MTech Highway Engineering
MTech Structural Engineering
BTech Surveying and GeoinformatisSubmitted to NCTE for approval
Electrical and Electronic Engineering**
BTech Electrical and Electronic Engineering Awaiting accreditation
*Existing programmes**Existing Departments
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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
IntroductionThe Department of Mechanical Engineering which runs Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mechanical Engineering has been organized into four sections namely;
• Plant Engineering
• Production Engineering
• Automotive Engineering
• Metallurgy and Foundry Engineering
Currently, the Department is awaiting accreditation for the following programmes:
• Four (4) year BTech Mechanical Engineering programmes.
• BTech (Top up) Mechanical Engineering programmes.
• Three (3) year Higher Diploma Mechanical Engineering programmes.
VisionTo be a centre of excellence for churning out competent and efficient mechanical engineers for the national and the global economy.
ObjectivesThe Department has the aim to train students who intend to qualify as engineers and technicians in industries. At the end of the programme, students will have acquired skills to:
• Use machine tools and hand tools for manufacturing products.
• Diagnose and repair faults on automobile/heavy duty equipment
• Design and cast components from metals.
• Repair and maintain plants or machines
• Manage a shop (Machine shop, Foundry shop, automobile garage, etc.)
Student PopulationThe total number of students in the department is three hundred and seventy-one (371). The breakdown is as follows:
Table 1: Student Population
Programme Male Female Total
HND 1 133 1 134
HND 2 103 - 103
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HND 3 134 - 134
Total 370 1 371
StaffingThe department has thirty-five (35) members of staff. Details are shown in Table 2.
Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualification Postition/Rank
Full-time Lecturers
Ing. Dr. Prince Owusu-Ansah
PhD Mechatronics Eng. Wuhan University of Technology, China, 2016
Head / Snr. Lecturer
Ing. Prof. John Afriyie Kwasi
PhD Mech. Eng. DE Montfort University, U.K. 2007
Associate Professor
Ing. Timothy Alhassan MSc Mechanical Eng. KNUST, 2011 Snr. Lecturer
Ing. Osei Yeboah Emmanuel
MSc Mechanical Eng. KNUST, 2010 Snr. Lecturer
Ing. Edward Antwi* MSc Mechanical Eng. KNUST, 2008 Snr. Lecturer
Andrews DanquahMSc Environmental Resources Management, KNUST, 2007
Lecturer
Albert Owusu-Ansah Koomson
MSc Mechanical Eng. University of Budapest, Hungary, 1991
Lecturer
Gideon Mensah-Whyte MSc Telecom. Mgt. Netherlands, 2011 Lecturer
Charles TandohMSc. Mechanical Eng. Vladimir Polytechnic, Russia, 1991
Lecturer
Ing. Joseph Ebow Dadzie MSc Mechanical Eng. KNUST, 2007 Lecturer
J. K. Fred Adzabe MSc Mechanical Eng. KNUST, 2012 Lecturer
Joseph Xavier Francisco Ribeiro *
MSc Mechanical Eng. KNUST, 2011 Lecturer
Emmanuel Adu* MSc Mechanical Eng. KNUST, 2011 Lecturer
Ing. Araba Amo-Aidoo MSc. Mechanical Eng. KNUST, 2016 Lecturer
Joseph AmoakoBSc Metallurgy And Mineral Processing Engineering, KNUST, 1986
Principal Instructor
Isaac Kwadwo Amankwaa
BSc Material Science Eng. KNUST, 2004
Principal Instructor
William Kwaku Afriyie BSc Agricultural Eng. KNUST, 1999 Snr. Instructor
Benjamin Anim MSc Mechanical Eng. KNUST, 2017Snr. Lab. Technician
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Name Qualification Postition/Rank
Isaac Kofi YaaboBSc. Automotive Technology Education, UEW-K, 2017
Snr. Technician
Alex Frimpong Justice MSc. Mechanical Eng. KNUST, 2017 Snr. Technician
Joseph Kwame Lewballah
MSc. Mechanical Eng. KNUST, 2017 Technician
Ing. Abraham AsareBSc. Mechanical Technology Education, UEW-K, 2016
Technician
Emmanuel Danso KeituMVT III Mechanical Eng. Kumasi Polytechnic, 2009
Technician
Emmanuel Opoku-Boateng
HND, Mechanical Eng. Kumasi Polytechnic, 2014
Technician
Laweh Abednego Buernor
HND Mechanical Engineering, KsTU, 2012
Technician
Benjamin Kwame Ghansah
HND Mechanical Eng. Kumasi Polytechnic, 2015
Welding Technician
Emmanuel BoatengN.V.T.I. Mini Education, Suame-Kumasi, 2009
Fitter
Vivian OseiBSc HRM, Ghana Baptist University College, 2015
Principal Admin. Assist.
Part-time Teaching Staff
Solomon Abu Frimpong MSc Mechanical Eng. KNUST, 2007 Snr. Lecturer
Felix Debrah-Apraku MSc Mechanical Eng, KNUST, 2010 Snr. Lecturer
Kwesi Amoonu-Otoo MSc Metallurgy, KNUST, 2000 Lecturer
Jonathan Kennedy Anyomedie
MTech. (VOTECH) Lecturer
Saviour Kwame Woangbah
MSc Renewable Energy, KNUST, 2015 Lecturer
Gabriel Osei MTech. (VOTECH) UEW-K, 2011 Lecturer
Samuel Frank Kweku Ghansah
B.Ed. VOTECH UEW-K, 2004 Chief Instructor
* On study leave
Staff DevelopmentCurrently, five (5) members of staff are pursuing further studies (Table 3).
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Table 3: Staff pursuing further studies
Name Programme and Field of Study
Institution and Country Expected year of completion
Emmanuel Danso Keitu
BSc. Mechanical Eng. KNUST, Ghana 2022
Ing. Araba Amo-Aidoo
PhD Energy Goethe Institute/Kassel University, Germany
2020
Edward Antwi PhD Mechanical Engineering
University of Rostock, Germany
2019
Emmanuel Adu PhD Oil and Gas Management
Yangtze University, China 2019
Joseph Xavier Francisco Ribeiro
PhD Oil and Gas Management
Yangtze University, China 2019
Challenges• Inadequate funding for training materials
• Numerous number of broken down mechanical workshop equipment
• Inadequate office accommodation for members of staff
• Inadequate number of academic staff
Future PlansThe Department intends to:
• Run MTech and BTech Mechanical Engineering programmes
• Offer machatronics training for the general public
Activities of Academic Staff
Publications Osei E. Y., Amo-Aidoo A. (2018) Experimental water heating studies of flat Box and inclined Box solar cooker Design in Ghana. International journal of scientific and Technology Research, 7(4), 17-22.
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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
IntroductionThe Department currently runs two (2) programmes, namely, a three-year HND programme and an 18-month top-up BTech, both in Chemical Engineering. Plans are far advanced to introduce four (4) additional programmes in the Department next academic year, namely;
• 4-year BTech in Chemical Engineering.
• 4-year BTech in Petrochemical Engineering.
• 4-year BTech in Oil and Gas.
• 2-year MTech in Chemical Engineering.
VisionTo be the best Chemical Engineering Department in Ghana and Africa.
ObjectivesProducing graduates that have a firm grasp of the principles of Chemical Engineering through quality engineering education.
To achieve the vision, we strive to:• Provide students with the underlying engineering sciences and technical
foundations to become competent, practicing chemical engineers. Students learn to apply their knowledge of scientific principles to problem identification and solution, to undertake and analyze experimental work, and to design safe, environmentally acceptable and sustainable processes and systems to meet specified objectives using modern engineering tools and technologies;
• Prepare students to be successful in their future working relationships. Students develop skills, learn to function productively in teams, and obtain the foundation to support life-long learning so as to promote personal and professional growth;
• Instil in students perfect understanding of their professional and ethical responsibilities and create awareness of the societal impact that their professional activities may have;
• Improve continuously the academic programme in the partnership with academia, alumni, government, and industry; and
• Foster a relationship that is collaborative and accessible between faculty and students and which allows for personal mentoring and engages students in the educational process.
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Student PopulationThe Department currently has eighty-three (83) students as shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Student Population
Year Male Female TotalHND 1 1 6 23HND 2 21 5 26
HND 3 21 3 24BTECH 1 5 1 6BTECH 2 4 0 4
Total 84 16 83
StaffingThe Department has a total of thirteen (13) lecturers (Table 2).
Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualification Postition/RankIng. Prof. Nana Osei-Wusu Achaw
PhD KNUST, Kumasi, 2005HOD / Associate Professor
Engr. Prof. Mike A. Acheampong
PhD Chemical/Environmental Engineering, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft and Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 2013
Dean-Eng./Associate Professor
Engr. Dr. Robert Dery Nagre
PhD Yangtze University, China, 2015 Snr. Lecturer
Engr. Dr. Isaac K. Frimpong
PhD, Yangtze University, China, 2016 Snr. Lecturer
Dr. Eric Danso-BoatengPhD, Loughborough University, UK, 2015
Snr. Lecturer
Dr. Julius Ahiekpor PhD, Port Harcourt. Nigeria, 2017 Snr. Lecturer
Ing. Edem C. Bensah MSc, KNUST, Ghana, 2009 Snr. Lecturer
Sampson K. Kyei MSc, KNUST, Ghana, 2007 Snr. Lecturer
Ing. Dr. Margaret Mary Nimoh
PhD, Queens University, Northern Ireland, 2011
Lecturer
Engr. Lawrence NtiMSc, Munster Univ. of Applied Sciences, Germany, 2007
Lecturer
Engr. Philip Ansah MSc, KNUST, Ghana, 2016 Lecturer
Duke Mensah Bonsu MSc, Royal Inst. of Tech., 2010 Lecturer
Engr. Johannes Amin MSc, KNUST, Ghana, 2014 Lecturer
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Name Qualification Postition/RankAma Agyemang HND, K’Poly, Ghana, 2007 Snr. Technician
Dennis Asante-Sackey HND, K’Poly, Ghana, 2011 Technician
Leticia Oppong Frimpong
HND, K’Poly, Ghana, 2010 Technician
Victor DegazorMBA Strategic Management, Valley View University, 2017
Snr. Admin. Assist.
Staff DevelopmentThree (3) members of staff are pursuing further studies as shown in Table 3.
Table 3: Staff members pursuing further studies
Name Programmeme and Field of Study
Institution and Country
Expected Year of completion
Mr. Sampson Kyei PhD, Industrial Chemistry
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
2020
Ing. Edem C. Bensah
PhD Chemical Engineering
KNUST, Ghana 2019
Dennis Asante Sackey
BTech Chemical Engineering
Kumasi Technical University, Ghana
2019
CollaborationsThe Department is collaborating with a number of industries and institutions to deliver quality education to the students. Among the companies the Department is currently collaborating with are Tema Oil Refinery (TOR)-Tema, Platon Gas-Takoradi, Juaben Oil Mills-Juaben, OlamCoacoa Ltd-Kumas, and Ghana Nuts-Techiman.
Challenges • Inadequate offices for both teaching and non-teaching staff members.
• Irregular power supply to the laboratory
• Inadequate laboratory and research facilities.
Future PlansIn the short to medium term, the Department plans to:
• Run an MTech programme in Chemical Engineering
• Run 4-year BTech Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering programmes
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• Employ five (5) additional senior members of staff in view of the planned introduction of 3 new programmes.
• Upgrade the Department’s research laboratory to enable staff do more research and more publications
Activities of Academic StaffPublications
• Oten-Peprah, M, Acheampong, M.A., De Vries, N, (2018). Exploring the Determinants of Dreywater Reuse for Potable and Non-potable Purposes in a Developing Country – A Theory of Planned Behaviour Approach. Desalination and Water Treatment (Accepted).
• Oten-Peprah, M, Acheampong, M.A., De Vries, N, (2018). Greywater Characteristics, Treatment Systems, Reuse Strategies and User Perception – A review. Water, Air and Soil Pollution – A Springer Journal (Accepted).
• Derkyi, N. S. A., Acheampong, M.A., Tetteh, P., Aidoo, S., Mwin, E.N., (2018). Product Design for a Functional Non-Alcoholic Drink. South African Journal of Chemical Engineering 25, 85-90.
• Oten-Peprah, M, De Vries, N, Acheampong, M.A., (2018). Greywater Characterization and Generation Rates in a Peri Urban Municipality of a Developing Country. Journal of Environmental Management 206, 498-506.
• Derkyi, N.S.A., Acheampong, M.A., Mwin, E.N., Tetteh, P. and Aidoo, S.C., (2018). Equipment Design for Prekese Functional Fruit Drink Processing. Journal of Asian Scientific Research 8(3), 86-102.
• Ahiekpor, J. C., Kuye, A. O., and Achaw, O-W. (2017), Optimization of the pyrolysis of hardwood sawdust in a fixed bed reactor using surface response methodology, Lignocellulose, 6(2), 98-108.
• Acheampong, M.A., Ansa, E.D.O., (2017).Low-Cost Technologies for Mining Wastewater Treatment. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering B 6(8) 391-405.
• Ansa E.D.O., Sakyi, R.L., Asmah, M.H., Acheampong, M.A., Lamptey, E., (2017).An Assessment of Environmental Conditions and the Benthic Fauna of the Odaw River Basin.WestAfrican Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. 25(2), 17–29.
• Afriyie, J. K. and Achaw, O-W. (2017), Performance Investigation of a Chimney-dependent Solar Tent Dryer in Relation to Open-Sun Drying of Cocoa, Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi Ghana, 4th- 6th October, 2017.
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• Achaw, O-W., Asiamah Y., Engman, J., Agyei, J., and Abruquah, A.A. (Editors, 2017), Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi, Ghana, 4th- 6th October, 2017.
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
IntroductionThe Electrical & Electronic Engineering Department is one of the four departments under the Faculty of Engineering and Technology.
Currently the department runs BTech (Top-Up), HND, Advanced Diploma and Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The programmes are designed to offer opportunities for students to acquire knowledge and practical skills in Electrical and Electronic Engineering to enable them to contribute meaningfully to the development of the nation, organizations and institutions where they may be working. Electrical and Electronic engineers are highly employable in a wide range of areas beyond the engineering sector, such as information technology, finance, management, health, etc.
The Department is awaiting accreditation to run a 4-year BTech programme in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Vision To be a centre of excellence for churning out competent and efficient Electrical & Electronic Engineers for the national and the global economy.
Objectives To produce graduates that have a firm grasp of Electrical and Electronic Engineering principles through quality engineering education, aimed at benefitting local industries in Ghana and the wider international community
Student PopulationThe current student population stands at five hundred and fifty-three (553). Details are in Table 1.
Table 1: Student Population for 2016/2017 academic year
Class Male Female Total
BTech 50 1 51
HND 1 118 4 122
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HND 2 100 1 101
HND 3 142 5 147
HND 1 Parallel 13 - 13
HND 2 Parallel 7 1 8
HND 3 Parallel 14 - 14
Advanced Diploma 6 - 6
Diploma 1 58 2 60
Diploma 2 31 - 31
Total 539 14 553
StaffingThe Department has a total of fourteen (14) academic staff as shown in Table 2.
Table 2: Staffing
Full-Time
Name QualificationPostition/Rank
Ing. Dr. Emmanuel K. Nyantakyi
PhD Geological Resources and Geological Engineering, Yangtze, China, 2015
HOD/Snr. Lecturer
Engr. Kingsley AkomMTech. Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Education, Kumasi Campus, 2011
Coordinator/ Lecturer
Ing. Kwadwo Ntiamoah- Sarpong*
MSc. Telecommunication Management Han University of Applied Science, 2011
Lecturer
Kwame Sarfo*MSc. Telecommunication Management, Han University of Applied Science, 2011
Lecturer
Achiaa Osei-DonkorMSc. Telecommunication, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 2011
Lecturer
Engr. Johannex Fefeh Rushman*
MTech. Electrical & Electronic Engineering. University of Education Winneba, Kumasi Campus,2011
Lecturer
Engr. Bernard Agyei Frimpong*
MTech Electrical Power Engineering. Cape Peninsula University Technology Ecole Superior de Institute Senegal, 2011
Lecturer
Asare KoduahMSc Renewable Energy Technology, KNUST, 2015
Lecturer
Raymond Osei-Wusu MTech Electrical Power Supply Cverstate Tech University,Russia, 2015
Lecturer
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Name QualificationPostition/Rank
Adam Misbawu*MSc. Power Electronics and Power Drives, WUHAN University of Technology, 2015
Lecturer
Engr. Mamudu Hamidu
Msc. Information Management Systems, Coventry University, UK/GTU, 2015
Assistant Lecturer
Egyir-Yaw Samuel Nigel
BSc. (Hons) In Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 1992
Senior Instructor
*On Study leave
Part Time Lecturers
Name QualificationPostition/Rank
Joseph A. AntwiMSc. Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Stattfordshire University, 2010
Senior Lecturer(Part Time)
Victor K. AppawMSc. Control & Instrumentation, University of Huddersfield, 2010
Senior Lecturer(Part Time)
Non-Teaching Staff
Name QualificationPostition/Rank
Edmund K. Adjei-Sarfo
MSc Computer Applied Technology (Electrical Power Option) Lanzhou Jiaotong University, China, 2017.
Senior Technician
Geoffery S. QuansahBsc. Electrical/Electronic Engineering. KNUST, Kumasi, 2011
Senior Technician
Kwabena AddoBsc. Electrical/Electronic Engineering. KNUST, Kumasi, 2014
Senior Technician
Benjamin Adu Gyamfi
Bsc. Telecommunication Engineering. KNUST, Kumasi, 2015
Senior Technician
Samuel Addo-Darko*Bsc. Electrical/Electronic Engineering. KNUST, Kumasi, 2015
Senior Technician
Ivy Georgina Sarfo- Mainoo
Bsc. Telecommunication Engineering. KNUST, Kumasi, 2015
Senior Technician
Adom Afoakwa Desmond
HND Electrical/Electronic Engineering. Kumasi Technical University, 2015
Technician
Joyce Agyemang HND Electrical/Electronic Engineering. Kumasi Technical University, 2013
Technician
Theophilus Stephen Aidoo
HND Electrical/Electronic Engineering. Kumasi Technical University, 2015
Technician
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Name QualificationPostition/Rank
Isaac PrempehHND Electrical/Electronic Engineering. Kumasi Technical University, 2013
Technician
Akyea EnochHND Electrical/Electronic Engineering. Kumasi Technical University, 2016
Technician
Bright Osei KwadwoHND Electrical/Electronic Engineering. Kumasi Technical University, 2016
Technician
Mrs Vicentia Adarkwa
MBA Human Resource Management, UCC, 2017
Principal Administrative Assistant
Staff Development The following staff members are currently pursuing their PhD and MSc programmes.
Table 5: Staff members pursuing further studies
Name Programme and Field of Study
Institution and Country
Expected Year of completion
Addo-Darko Samuel
MSc Electrical Machines Lanzhou Jiaotong University, China
2020
Engr. Bernard Adjei-Frimpong
PhD Electrical/Electronics and Power
Budapest University, Hungary
2020
Engr. KingsleyAkom
PhD Electrical/ ElectronicEngineering
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
2019
Ing Kwadwo Ntimaoh Sarpong
PhD Information and Communication Engineering
University of Electronic Science and Technology, China
2019
Kwame Sarfo PhD Information and Communication Engineering
Wuhan University,China
2019
Adam Misbaw PhD Power Electronics and Power Drives
Wuhan University of Technology, China
2019
Engr. Johannex Fefeh Rushman
PhD Renewable Energy Naresuan University,Thailand
2019
Challenges• Inadequate number of staff and lecture halls
• Inadequate office space for staff
• Inadequate workshop laboratory equipment for some courses
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Future PlansThe Department intends to use the Mechatronics Laboratory to train artisans in the Electrical Engineering field. The Department has applied to the Energy Commission (EC) for accreditation for the department to be used as a training and examination centre to train electrical wiring (home and industrial) technicians.
Activities of Academic Staff
PublicationsAkom, K., M. K Joseph, Shongwe, T., (2018) Renewable Energy Integration in Ghana: The Role of Smart Grid Technology International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems (icABCD 2018) Durban, South Africa (accepted).
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
IntroductionThe Department of Civil Engineering currently runs two programmes, namely, a three-year HND programme and a B-Tech top-up programme, both in Civil Engineering. There is a team of rich, loyal, creative and motivated members of staff. The Department produces highly competent graduates who are able to excel in the aligned fields of engagement in the various industries with little or no supervision. This reinforces the contribution of the Department to the socio-economic development of the country. The Department has been using the new teaching methodology of Competency Based Training (CBT) since 2006 and as a result become a center in terms of concept, theory and application of CBT in the non-CBT Departments in the Technical University community.
The Department has been given accreditation to run a Four (4) year Bachelor of Technology (BTech) programme in Civil Engineering and a Two (2) year Master of Technology (MTech) in Water and Environmental Engineering.
All the programmes in the Department are practically oriented with the aim of strengthening and increasing the competencies of middle-level construction staff to meet the demand for highly qualified personnel and provide the enabling platform for the country’s growing socio-economic and manpower development challenges.
The Department is awaiting accreditation to run a four (4) year Bachelor of Technology (BTech) programme in Surveying and Geo-informatics.
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VisionTo be a Centre of Excellence for producing competent Civil Engineering professionals for industry.
ObjectivesThe core objective of the Department is to produce professional engineers who will be able to analyse, design, construct and maintain Civil Engineering works and systems, and be adequately prepared with the requisite skills to set up their own small and medium scale industries. Our graduates would therefore be able to:
• Design and supervise the construction and maintenance of highway and transportation structures;
• Design and supervise the construction and maintenance of steel and timber structures;
• Conduct geotechnical investigations;
• Design and supervise the construction and maintenance of water and sanitation systems;
• Manage Civil Engineering projects that are entrepreneurial in nature, and conduct research.
Student populationA total of one hundred and fifty-six (156) students, including twelve (12) females, are currently pursuing both BTech and HND programmes in Civil Engineering. A breakdown of the student population is shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Student Population
Class Male Female TotalHND 1 36 3 39HND 2 39 2 41HND 3 36 2 38BTech 1 19 2 21BTech 2 16 1 17
TOTAL 146 10 156
StaffingThe Department presently has a staff strength of twenty (20). Table 2 illustrates the Department’s staff strength.
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Table 2 Staffing
Name Qualification Postition/RankEngr. Dr. Prince Owusu Appiah
PhD Petroleum and Natural Engineering, Yangtze China, 2015
HOD/Snr. Lecturer
Ing. Dr. Abena Obiri-Yeboah (Mrs.)
PhD Highway and Transportation Engineering, KNUST, 2015
Deputy Director SGS/Snr.Lecturer
Nana (Dr.) Anthony Osei-Twumasi
PhD Environmental Engineering, Cardiff-Whales, 2010
Director ITDT /Snr. Lecturer
Ing. Dr. Emmanuel K. Nyantakyi
PhD Geological Resources and Geological Engineering, Yangtze China, 2015
Head (Elec. Eng.)/Snr. Lecturer
Ing. Dr. Julius BorkloePhD Geological Resources and Geological Engineering, Yangtze China, 2015
CBT Coordinator/ Snr. Lecturer
Dr Roland S. KabangePhD Environmental Engineering, Leeds University, UK, 2014
Snr. Lecturer
Dr. Adutwum MarfoPhD Structural Engineering, Jiangsu University, China, 2014
Lecturer
Dr Stephen Oppong-Kwakye*
PhD Water Resources Eng, Stuttgart,Germany, 2016
Lecturer
Surv. Prince Charles Acquah
MPhil Geoinformatics & surveying, KNUST, 2007
Lecturer
Yaw MirekuMTech Water Resources Development, Roorkee, India, 2006
Lecturer
Elijah Boadu FrimpongMSc Construction Project Management, Arnhem, Holland, 2009
Lecturer
Arc. Kwabena F. Mosner-Ansong
MSc Architecture & Construction Mgt., KNUST, 2007,
Lecturer
Surv. Adwoa Sarpong Amoah (Mrs.)
MSc Surveying & remote sensing, KNUST, 2009
Lecturer
Benjamin Boadu-AgyeiMPhil Structural Engineering, Cambridge, UK, 2002
Lecturer
Ing. Joseph AmankwahMSc. (Structural Engineering), Trondheim, Norway, 1995
Lecturer
Edmund Baffoe-Twum* MSc Hydrogeology, Ohio, USA, 2004 Lecturer
Jack Nti AsamoahMSc Geomatic Engineering, KNUST, 2015
Lecturer
Drussilla PobeeMSc Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation, KNUST, 2015
Lecturer
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Name Qualification Postition/RankGhadafi Abdullai Mohammed
MSc Structural Engineering, KNUST, 2016
Lecturer
Sam-Nelson AseiduBTech Civil Engineering, KsTU,Kumasi, 2015
Snr. Technician
* On study leave
Staff developmentThe Department believes in human resource development and upgrading as an integral component in competent based training. Accordingly, the Department has positioned itself relative to the overall University wide staff development framework to build the capacity of members of staff. Currently some members of staff are pursuing further studies as shown in Table 3.
Table 3: Staff members pursuing further studies
Name Programmeme and Field of Study
Institution and Country
Expected Year of completion
Baffoe-Twum Edmund
PhD Construction Project Management
North Dakota State University
2021
Kwabena F. Mosner Ansong
PhD Architecture KNUST, Ghana 2018
Asiedu Sam Nelson
MSc Geotechnical Engineering
KNUST, Ghana 2018
CollaborationsThe Department has a strong collaboration with industry, particularly in an official capacity through the signing of memoranda of understanding (MOUs) to facilitate the participation of both lecturers and students in practical training and internship. They are:
• Building and Road Research Institute
• Department of Urban Roads
• Department of Feeder Roads
• Ghana Highway Authority
• Multiple Surveys and Engineering Works
The Department also collaborates with Metrisys Ghana Limited, Accra for the supply of equipment for practical work.
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Challenges• Inadequate office accommodation.
• Soil Engineering Laboratory in the Department is not well equipped.
• The Department does not have its own Water and Environmental and Materials laboratories to conduct some of the relevant tests required for the smooth running of CBT programmes.
Future plansThe Department plans to:
• Run MTech in Structural Engineering
• Run MTech in Highway Engineering
• Run a 4-year BTech Surveying and Geo-informatics
• Establish a well resourced Soil Engineering, Water and Environmental, and Materials laoratories
• Establish its own construction company to serve the Technical University community and the country at large.
Academic staff activities
Publications• Owusu, P. A., Liu DeHua, Nagre, R. D (2018). Prediction of Reservoir
Characteristics In Western Ghana Oilfield (Tano Basin) Pet Coal, ISSN 1337-7027, 60(3), 2018
• Kwang, C., Osei Jnr E. M., Sarpong, A A., (2018). Comparing of LandSat8 and Sentinel 2A using Water Extraction Indexes Over Volta River. Journal of Geography and Geology, Vol. 10, No. 1; 2018. ISSN 1916-9779, E-ISSN 1916-9787
• Owusu, P. A., Liu DeHua, Nagre, R. D. (2017). Appraisal of Hydrocarbon Potential in Western Ghana Oil Field, Tano Basin. Petroleum & Coal, ISSN 1337-7027 59(4), 2017
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PROFILE OF THE FACULTY OF BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
IntroductionFaculty of Built and Natural Environment comes with experts in sustainable development and management of the built environment and natural resources, especially wood. It was established in the year 2011 and has since been involved in producing technically-skilled and technologically oriented graduates. The Faculty has produced cutting-edge research in the areas of sustainable construction, infrastructure investment, housing micro financing, facilities management, and forestry and sustainable wood management. The existing programmes in the faculty are indicated in Table 1
The existing departments and programmes are found in Table 1.
Table1: Existing departments and programmes in the Faculty
Departments HND BTech (Top-up)
BTech (4year) MTech
Building Technology Existing Existing Awaiting Accreditation
Awaiting Accreditation
Estate Management Existing Existing Awaiting Accreditation
-
Interior Design and Materials Technology
Existing - Awaiting Accreditation
-
VisionTo be a leading academic centre of high repute in research and transfer of knowledge and skills in the designing and construction of built environment in Africa and beyond.
MissionCreating advanced knowledge in greener construction and entrepreneurial skills through cutting edge research, teaching, innovation and entrepreneurial training to improve the built environment of society.
Management of FacultyThe Faculty is headed by a Dean and assisted by a Vice Dean, with support of a Senior Assistant Registrar and two (2) Senior Administrative Assistants (Table 2).
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Table 2: Management Staff of the Faculty
Name Of Staff Qualification Position /RankDr. Sarfo Mensah PhD Construction Management,
KNUST, 2016Dean/ Snr. Lecturer
Dr. F. K. Bondinuba PhD Urban Studies, Herriot Watt University, UK, 2017
Vice Dean/Snr. Lecturer
Mrs. Agartha A. Luguterah
MA. Adult EducationUniversity of Ghana, Legon, 2007
Snr. Assistant Registrar
Lucy A. Amoako BA. Management UCC, 2016 Senior Administrative Assistant
Catherine Sarsah DBS Secretariat and Management Senior Administrative Assistant
Student PopulationThe Faculty has a total student population of five hundred and five (505) (Table 3).
Table 3: Student PopulationDepartment Male Female TotalBuilding Technology 304 9 313
Estate Management 135 40 175
Interior Design & Materials Technology 17 - 17
Total 456 49 505
StaffingThe Faculty has a total of forty-seven (47) staff members of whom thirty-one (31) are full-time lecturers (Table 4).
Table 4: Staffing
CategoryBuilding
TechnologyEstate
Management
Interior Design and Materials
Technology
Total
Full Time Lecturers 14 11 6 31
Part-Time Lecturers 3 3 - 6
Instructors - - 1 1
Technicians 3 1 3 7
Administrative staff - 2 12 60
Total 20 14 10 47
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Promotion and Staff Development Two staff members have succesffuly completed their PhD Programmes.
Currently, nine (9) members of staff are pursuing PhD and Masters programmes in various institutions within and outside Ghana (Table 5).
Table 5: Number of staff members pursuing further studies
Department PhD MastersBuilding Technology 3 -
Estate Management 4 1
Interior Design and Materials Technology - 1
Total 7 2
Research ActivitiesDuring the 2017/2018 Academic year, the Faculty has held three research seminar presentations in the subject areas of Housing Finance, Sustainable Wood Usage and Management of Stool Lands
Future PlansThe Faculty intends to embark upon the following programmes and activities (Table 6)..
Table 6: Intended Activities
Department ActivitiesBuilding Technology MTech Infrastructure Construction Technology
BTech Construction Cost EngineeringBTech Construction Technology and Sustainability Studies
Estate Management BTech Urban planning and Real Estate DevelopementBTech Facility Mangement
Interior Design and Materials Technology
BTech Interior Design TechnologBTech Materials Technology and Management
Research CollaborationTwo Faculty members are engaged in international research collaborations with Nottingham Trent University, UK and University of Hamburg, Germany. Preparations are also being made to collaborate with the Ministry of Works and Housing in research in Works and Housing in Ghana.
Memorandum of UnderstandingAn initiative by the Faculty has triggered a collaborative discussion between the University and Comprehensive Medical and Operational Realm Services (CMORS), a consultant, facilitating acquisition of a licence from International
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Facilities Management Association (IFMA) in USA for the establishment of Facilities Management (FM) programmes (both professional and academic) in the University. An MoU thereof is being finalized between the University and CMORS.
Collaboration with IndustryThe Faculty has had a number of collaborations with the prime National Professional Body in the Built Environment Profession in Ghana (Ghana Institution of Surveyors, GhIS). Members of departments under the Faculty are also professional members of other professional bodies such as, Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST), Japanese Wood Research Society (JWRS), and Forest Products Society (FPS).
Challenges• Uncertainty in Relocation of the Faculty to Adako Jachie Campus
• Lack of office furniture and computer for the Faculty Management Staff
• Inadequate funding for research activities
• Inadequate offices for staff
• Lack of Faculty Library, especially as the Faculty is now having lectures at a new location (Adako Jachie Site).
• Dwindling student numbers as a result of scattered lectures between two campuses and poor learning facilities, especially tented lecture rooms.
• Inadequate number of lecture halls.
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR DESIGN AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY
IntroductionInterior Design and Materials Technology Department which was formerly called Furniture Design and Production was renamed to adapt to the current trends of the Department’s programmes and demands of the materials and interior design industries. The Department runs an HND programme and has also developed two 4-year BTech programmes in Interior Design Technology and Materials Technology and Management which are awaiting accreditation for commencement. A diploma programme has also been developed.
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VisionTo be a centre of excellence in research and transfer of knowledge towards training professional manpower for the interior design, materials and wood processing and their allied industries.
ObjectivesThe objectives of the Department are to:
• Produce interior design and furniture production graduates with the needed skills and knowledge to work effectively and efficiently in industries.
• Equip graduates with the required skills and knowledge about wood and non-wood materials and their fabrications to produce various artefacts
• Contribute meaningfully towards sustainable utilization of forest materials and sustainable natural environment through research and teaching.
• Contribute appreciably towards the work of regulatory agencies such as the Forestry Commission, Wood Industries Development Division, Ghana Standards Authority and others.
Student PopulationThe Department has a total student population of seventeen (17).
StaffingThe Department has ten (10) well-trained teaching staff (Table 2).
Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualification Position / Rank
Dr Rogerson Anokye PhD Wood Science & Tech., Putra Univ., Malaysia, 2016
HOD / Snr. Lecturer
Dr Peter Kessels Dadzie
PhD Wood Science & Tech., Univ. of Educ. Winneba, 2014
Head (CRDTI) / Snr. Lecturer
Dr Bernard Effah PhD Wood Science and Tech., Stellenbosch Univ., South Africa, 2017
Dept. Exams Officer / Snr. Lecturer
Ernest Boampong MSc (Wood Tech & Mgt.), KNUST, 2012 Faculty Exam. Officer / Snr. Lecturer
Dr George Adu PhD Wood Science & Tech., KNUST, 2017
Snr. Lecturer
Paul Inkum MPhil. Industrial Arts, KNUST, 2016 Lecturer
Alfred Boadi Asante PgDip. Architecture, KNUST, 2012. Chief Instructor/
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Name Qualification Position / Rank
Osei Asibey BEd. Technology Education, Univ. of Education, Winneba, 2008
Laboratory Technician
Afeti Baba HND Furniture Design & Production, Kumasi Polytechnic, 2001.
Principal Technician
Charles Cobbina** Advanced Furniture Craft, Kumasi Polytechnic Kumasi, 2001
Technician
** On Part-time
Promotion and Staff Development Messrs. Alfred Boadi Asante and Osei Asibey have completed their Master’s programmes in Architecture and Wood Technology respectively.
Currently, Mr. Afeti Baba is pursuing a BEd Wood Science and Technology Education at University of Winneba and is expected to complete in 2018.
Activities and EventsA new workshop to house some new machines obtained from TALIF has been handed over to the department. Plans are underway to start using the place from the beginning of next semester.
Outreach Programmemes/Extension ServicesThe Department and staff members continue to engage in various activities to serve the University and society as follows:
• Continuous offer of consultancy services to the University community in wood, furniture and interior design works.
• Production of interior products including furniture of all kinds (e.g. living room sets, wardrobes, beds, office furniture, etc) for other departments and individuals within the University community.
Challenges• Low students enrolment levels.
• Inadequate office space for staff members.
• Shuttling between Adako Jachie and Main campuses for lectures.
Future PlansThe Department plans to:
• Ensure the implementation of the 4-year BTech programmes (Interior Design Technology, Materials Technology and Management) that have been developed.
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• Continue to work hard towards seeking collaboration with other institutions and industry to fashion out additional programmes.
• Ensure the implementation of thr Diploma programme that has been developed to feed the HND and BTech programmes.
• Develop MTech programmes.
• Recruit additional lecturers and laboratory technologists to effectively run the BTech (4-Year) programme successfully..
Activities of Academic Staff
Publications• Bakar, E.S., Nazip, M.N.M., Anokye, R., Hua L. S. (2018). Comparison of three
processing methods for laminated bamboo timber production. Journal of Forest Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-018-0629-2
• Bakar, E. S., Chong, Y. W., Anokye, R., Zaidon A. (2018). Effect of different diameters and rake angles of Forstner bit on the quality of drilling on treated oil palm wood. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 76(1), 369-374.
• Effah, B., Van Reenen, A., & Meincken, M. (2018). Mechanical properties of wood-plastic composites made from various wood species with different compatibilisers. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 76(1), 57-68.
• Amoah M., Mensah E., Dadzie P. K. & Asomani J. (2018). Successes and challenges in industrial clusters: some empirical evidence from Wood Industrial Cluster in Kumasi, Ghana. Journal of Investment and Management. 7(1): 1-12
• Adu, G., Adu, S., & Inkum. P., (2018). Ergonomics and anthropmetrics considerations in the design of office chair for workers in Kumasi Technical University in Ghana, European Journal of Engineering and Technology, 6(3):1-12
• Mudavanhu, S., Blignaut, J. N., Vink, N., Crookes, D., Meincken, M., Effah, B., Nkambule, N. (2017): An assessment of the costs and benefits of using Acacia saligna (Port Jackson) and recycled thermoplastics for the production of wood polymer composites in the Western Cape province, South Africa. African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Volume 12(4), 322-365.
• Effah, B., Raatz, K., Reenen, A. V., & Meincken, M. (2017). Chemical force microscopy analysis of wood-plastic composites produced from different wood species and compatibilizers. Wood and Fiber Science, 49(2), 146-157.
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Conference Papers Effah, B., Nti Asamoah, J., Antwi, K. (2017): Study of wood as a sustainable material for climate change mitigation using Athena EcoCalculator and System Dynamic Model In: Laryea, S. and Ibem, E. (Eds) Procs 7th West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference, 16-18 August 2017, Accra (Legon), Ghana, 1273-1279.
DEPARTMENT OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT
IntroductionThe Department of Estate Management has been in existence since 1995, when the Institution was mandated to run tertiary programmes. To enhance teaching and research that meets today’s real estate industry, the Department is rigorously developing its human resource in the areas of Contemporary Valuations, Facilities Management and Land Information Management. The coming into effect of the Technical University Act, 2016 (Act 922) demanded a paradigm shift in teaching methods adopted by the Department. In this regard, the Department is in the process of converting all its programmes to Competency Based Training (CBT) mode.
VisionTo be a centre of excellence for the training of technical manpower and professionals for estate and its related industry.
ObjectivesThe objectives of the Department are to:
• Provide technical manpower support for the real estate industry.
• Train students to exhibit competencies needed for developing a comprehensive estate management strategy which is in line with an organisation’s ultimate aim.
• Train students in the fiscal, records and regulatory component of land management with an ambition of providing technical support for the implementation of the ongoing Land Administration Project.
• Continuously direct its programmes to reflect contemporary needs of the real estate industry.
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Student PopulationThe Department has a student population of two hundred and two (202 ). Details are shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Student Population
Class Male Female TotalHND 1 44 9 53
HND 2 51 18 69
HND 3 40 13 53
BTech 1 9 8 17
BTech 2 10 4 14
Total 154 52 206
StaffingThe Department has twelve (12) full-time lecturers (Table 2).
Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/Rank Alexander Sasu Msc Urban Real Estate Management &
Development, Heriot-Watt University, UK 2009
HOD/Snr. Lecturer
Dr Anthony Adjei- Twum
PhD Facilities Management, University of Technology, Malaysia, 2017
Lecturer
Naana Amakie Boakye-Agyeman (Mrs) *
MBA Management Studies, KNUST, 2005, Lecturer
Andrews A. Gadzekpo*
MSc Educational Management, University of Twente, Netherland, 2007
Lecturer
Gabriel Kofi Owiredu MSc Construction Project Management, Han University, Netherland, 2009
Lecturer
Grace Angela Cobbina (Mrs)
Msc Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Science, University of Twente, Netherland, 2010
Lecturer
Lewis Abedi Asante* MSc Urbanisation and Development, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, 2011
Lecturer
Rogation Angnatung Ngmene
MBA, Finance, KNUST, 2011 Lecturer
Oti Amankwah* MPhil Building Technology, KNUST, 2013 Lecturer
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Name Qualification Position / Rank
Daniel Amos* MSc Real Estate Economics, Aalto University of Science and Technology and Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Finland, 2009
Lecturer
Ebenezer Afrane MSc Real Estate, University of Technology, Malaysia, 2014
Lecturer
Kasim Iddrisu* BBA Garden City University College, Ghana, 2011
Principal Technician
* On study leave
Staff Development Currently, six (6) staff members are pursuing further studies in their fields of specialization (Table 3).
Table 3: Staff members pursuing further studies
Name Programmeme of Study
Institution Year of Completion
Andrews A. Gadzekpo PhD Facilities Management
University Technology of Malaysia, Malaysia
2022
Lewis Abedi Asante PhD Urbanization and Development
Humboldt Universitat Zu Berlin, Germany
2020
Daniel Amos PhD Facilities Management
University of Malaya, Malaysia
2020
Oti Amankwah PhD Facilities Management
University Technology of Malaysia, Malaysia
2020
Kasim Iddrisu MSc. Real Estate University Technology of Malaysia, Malaysia
2019
Naana Amakie Boakye-Agyeman (Mrs)
PhD Corporate Real Estate
KNUST, Ghana 2018
Activities and Events• The Department was actively involved in the three research seminar
presentations organised by the Faculty of Built and Natural Environment. At the said research presentations, Mr. Alexander Sasu presented a paper on disposition of stool lands in peri-urban Ghana and why such dispositions are not complying with constitutional provisions.
• The Department undertook programme auditing and has developed a four (4) year BTech programme in Estate Management awaiting accreditation.
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Outreach Programmes/Extension Services• The Land Administration Project (LAP) is in its second phase. The Department
continues to offer technical manpower assistance for its implementation.
• The Department continues to serve under one of the three bodies of Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) such as the Valuation and Estate Surveying Division (VES).
• The Department provided services for some professional bodies in the country. In this regard, Dr. Anthony Adjei-Twum served as a facilitator at a seminar organised by the Valuation and Estate Surveyors (VES) division of GhIS. At the said seminar, he took members of the VES through the differences between Facilities Management and Estate Management. He equally served as a facilitator at a seminar organised by International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) greater Accra Chapter, where he touched on organisational energy management.
• The Department offers some services in the form of consultancy to the general public on request through the Faculty of Built and Natural Environment’s Consortium.
Challenges• Inadequate number of teaching staff in some areas
• Inadequate office space
• Inadequate computers required for the expansion of the Land Information lab.
Future PlansThe Department plans to:
• Run a Master of Technology in Facilities Management.
• Run a Four (4) year BTech in Facilities Management.
• Run a Four (4) year BTech (Real Estate with options to specialize in Finance, Development and Management).
• Run a Four (4) year BTech (Urban Planning and Real Estate Development)
• Run a Bachelor of Technology programme in Facilities Management (Top-up).
• Recruit some additional lecturers to run its BTech (4-Year) programme.
The Department in collaboration with the GhIS hopes to organise short courses in Facilities Management for VES members in the Ashanti Region.
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Activities of Academic Staff
Publications• Adjei- Twum, A., Sapri, M., Low S.T., & Okyere-Kwakye, E. (2018). Factors
Affecting Higher Education Residential Students’ Energy Use Behaviour: Managers’ Perspective, Advanced Science Letters. 24, 4089-4093. (online)
• Asante, L.A. and Sasu, A. (2018). The Challenge of Reducing the Incidence of Building Collapse in Ghana: Analysing the Perspectives of Building Inspectors in Kumasi, Sage Open, (Online first, pp.1-12).
• Asante, L.A., Quansah, D.P.O., Ayitey, J.Z., Kuusaana, E.D. (2017). The Practice of Defect Liability Period in the Real Estate Industry in Ghana, Sage Open, (Vol. 7(3), pp. 1 - 15).
• Asante, L.A., Gavu, E.K., Quansah, D.P.O. and Osei Tutu, D. (2017). The Difficult Combination of Renting and Building a House in Urban Ghana: Analysing the Perception of Low and Middle Income Earners in Accra, Geojournal, (Online First, pp. 1 – 15.).
• Adzi-Tay, A., Asante, L.A. and Kuusaana, E.D. (2017). Contested Space: Commercial Driven Land Use Transition and Indigenous Adaptive Strategies, KNUST Journal of Geography, Vol. 1 (1).
• Adjei- Twum, A., Sapri, M., Low S.T., & Okyere-Kwakye, E. (2017). An Exploratory Study of Factors that Influence Higher Education Students’ Ironing Behaviour. Universal Journal of Management 5(11): 512-519.
Conference Papers Adjei- Twum, A., Sekyere, D.C, & Ameyaw, S (2017) Distinction between Facilities Management And Estate Management: A Lesson For The Valuation And Estate Surveying Professionals In Ghana. Annual Valuation And Estate Surveying Divisional Seminar (VES 2017), 27-29th September, 2017, The Golden Bean Hotel, Kumasi, Ghana..
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
IntroductionThe Department of Building Technology is a fast growing department with young and dynamic high calibre and self-motivated lecturers trained in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, South Africa and Ghana. The department trains middle-level as well as high level building and construction professionals. The department offers a range of teaching, research and consultancy services within the construction industry.
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The department has submitted 4-Year Bachelor of Technology programmes and a Master of Technology programme to the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) for approval.
VisionTo become the most outstanding teaching and research centre for the achievement of professional competencies in building and construction practices in Ghana and beyond.
ObjectivesThe main objective of the Department is to provide high level caliber, skilled manpower for the construction industry. In addition, students are trained to act in the capacities as:
• Building Technologists in preparing Bills of Quantities, Variations and Cost information
• Graduates with architectural knowledge in preparing and interpreting designs at the project site
• Project managers to oversee projects at building and construction sites.
Student PopulationThe Department has a student population of three hundred and thirteen (313). The details are presented in Table 1.
Table 1: Student Population
Class Male Female TotalHND 1 74 2 76
HND 2 58 4 62
HND 3 61 - 61
CTC I 21 - 21
CTC II 26 1 27
CTC III 19 1 20
BTech Bridging 5 - 5
BTech 1 13 - 13
BTech 2 27 1 28
Total 304 9 313
StaffingThe Department has Thirteen (13) full-time lecturers as shown in Table 2.
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Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/Rank
Dr. Sarfo Mensah PhD (Construction Management), Ghana, 2016
Snr Lecturer
Dr F.K. Bondinuba PhD (Urban Studies), UK, 2017 Snr Lecturer
Ing. Dr. Collins Ameyaw
PhD (Civil Engineering), Germany, 2017 Snr Lecturer
John Dadzie* MSc (Construction Proj. Mgt), N’Lands, 2009 Snr Lecturer
Kofi Owusu Adjei* MSc (Construction Proj. Mgt), N’Lands, 2009 Snr Lecturer
Emmanuel Eyiah-Botwe*
MSc (Construction Proj. Mgt), UK, 2012 Lecturer
Abaitey Blondel MSc (Construction Management), Ghana, 2007
Lecturer
Anita Asamoah Duodu
MSc (Construction Management), Ghana, 2008
Lecturer
Isaac Pratt MSc (Construction Proj. Mgt), N’Lands, 2009 Lecturer
Susan Dzifa Djokoto MSc (Building Services), UK, 2009 Lecturer
Kingsley Apraku MSc (Construction Management), Ghana, 2014
Lecturer
Aloysius Sam MSc (Construction Management), Ghana, 2014
Lecturer
Godfred Fobiri MSc (Construction Management), Ghana, 2015
Lecturer
Paul Oduro BSc (Construction Management) Ghana, 2015 Snr. Technician
Philip Quiacoe CTC III, Kumasi Technical University, 2016 WorkShop Asst
John Otoo CTC I, Kumasi Technical University, 2015 WorkShop Asst Artisan
*On study leave
Staff Development Currently, Three (3) staff members are pursuing further studies (Table 4)..
Table 3: Staff members pursuing further studies
Name Programmeme and Field of Study
Institution and Country Expected Year of completion
Kofi Owusu Adjei
PhD Engineering Management
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
2019
Emmanuel Eyiah-Botwe
PhD Engineering Management
(University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
2018
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John DadziePhD Construction Mgt
University of Technology, Australia
2018
Activities and EventsThree lecturers have won grants from various organisations including the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) of Germany, James Watt Scholarship of Scotland and UTS International Research Scholarship (IRS) of Australia of various sums for research leading to the award of Doctorates in various fields within the built environment.
Currently, the academic staff of the department are collaborating with other academics from other parts of the world in a cutting edge research.
The Department in collaboration with Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) organized the inauguration of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) Student Chapter as part of their annual programme.
The Department undertook a curriculum appraisal in which two new 4-year BTech programmes (Construction Cost Engineering and Construction Technology and Sustainable Studies) were developed and awaiting accreditation.
Development of an M-Tech programme in Infrastructure Construction Technology.
The department is undertaking short courses in the following areas.
• AutoCAD 3D Rendering
• AutoCAD Architecture Drafting
• Construction Health and Safety
• Construction Works Procurement
• Construction Workshop Practice
Challenges• Low enrolment of female students
• Lack of classroom space for student
• Inadequate office space for staff
• Lack of research facilities to facilitate research
• Insufficient workshop and laboratory equipment.
Future PlansThe Department plans to:
• Expand its academic and professional activities to render reliable, sustainable and improved professional and academic services to the nation.
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• Expand workshop and laboratory activities.
• Offer short courses in construction health and safety, Construction works procurement, Auto CAD and other related construction IT solution.
Activities of Academic Staff
Publications• Dadzie, J., Runeson, G., Ding, G. and Bondinuba, F.K., (2018). Barriers
to Adoption of Sustainable Technologies for Energy-Efficient Building Upgrade—Semi-Structured Interviews. Buildings, 8(4), p.57.
• Mensah, S. Ayarkwa J. and Nani, G. (2018) A Theoretical framework for conceptualizing contractors’ adaptation to environmentally sustainable construction, International Journal of Construction Management. (in press)
• Eyiah-Botwe, E., Aigbavboa, C.O and Thwala, W. D (2018). Curbing PPP construction projects failurethrough enhanced stakeholder management success. Built Environment Project and Asset̀ Management, (BEPAM) Journal. Special Issue on Public Private Partnership; Potential, Prospects, Pitfalls & Precautions. Manuscript ID: BEPAM-01-2018-0030.
• Bondinuba, F.K., Hedidor, D., Opoku, A. and Teye, A.L., (2017). De/motivations in Housing Microfinance Delivery in Ghana.Property Management, 35(5), pp.528-544.
• Teye A. L., De Haan J., Elsinga M.G., Bondinuba, F. K., Gbadegesin, J.T., (2017). ‘’Risks in Homeownership: A Perspective on the Netherlands’’.International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis. Vol. 10(4), pp.472-488.
• Bondinuba, F.K., Nansie, A., Dadzie, J., Djokoto, S.D., Sadique, M.A., (2017).Construction Audits Practice in Ghana: A Review. Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture Research. 4(1), pp. 1859-1872.
• Antwi, P., Li, J., Boadi, P.O., Meng, J., Shi, E., Deng, K. and Bondinuba, F.K., (2017). Estimation of biogas and methane yields in an UASB treating potato starch processing wastewater with back propagation artificial neural network. Bioresource technology, 228, pp.106-115.
• Ameyaw, C. & Alfen, H. W. (2017). Two Strands Model of the Soft System Methodology Analysis of Private Sector Investment in PowerGeneration Sector in Ghana. Systemic Practice and Action Research. Vol. 30 (3)
• Ameyaw, C. & Alfen, H. W. (2017). Identifying risks and mitigationstrategies in private sector participation (PSP) in power generationprojects in Ghana. Journal of Facilities Management, 15 (2).
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Book chapter publicationBondinuba, F. K., and Stephens, M. 2018. The Influence of Urbanisation and Housing Policies on Low Income Housing Delivery in Developing Countries. In Zubairu, S.N. and Adedayo, O.F., (Eds.), Inclusive City Growth and the Poor; Policies, Challenges and Prospectus. Vol.2,pp. 16-37. Minna, Nigeria: Community participation Research Group.
Book publicationAmeyaw, C. (2018). Engendering private sector investment in power generation infrastructure in Ghana. Jonas Verlag fur Kunst and Literatur GmbH, Weimar’s 978-3-95773-255-2.
Conference Proceedings• Asiedu, O. R., Ameyaw, C. and Adaku, E. (2018). The Dynamics of Cost Overrun
in Public Sector Construction Projects in Developing Countries 2018 POMS Annual Conference. May 4 to May 7, 2018, at the Hilton Americas-Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
• Adjei, K. O, Aigbavboa, C. O and Thwala, W. D. (2018) The Need for Change Management Concept in Construction Project Cost Control, The 10th CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board) Postgraduate Conference, 25-27th February 2018, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Adiasany, P.A., Owusu-Manu, D., Bondinuba, F.K. 2017. Examining the Factors Contributing to Premium Undercutting in the Ghanaian Insurance Industry. In Proceedings of paper presented at the 1st International Conference on Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research Conference with Special Relevance to Developing Countries/Africa on 23th to 24th Nov 2017, City of Cambridge, U.K.
• Boadi, J.M., Bondinuba, F. K., Owusu-Manu, D. 2017. Exploring the Driversof Microfinance Institutions Sustainability in Ghana. In Proceedings ofpaper presented at the 1st International Conference on Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research Conference with Special Relevance to Developing Countries/Africa on 23th to 24th Nov 2017, City of Cambridge, U.K.
• Essandoh, N., Bondinuba, F. K., Owusu-Manu, D. 2017. Governance RiskCompliance and Business Continuity Practices among Microfinance Institutions in Ghana. In Proceedings of paper presented at the 1st International Conference on Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research Conference with Special Relevance to Developing Countries/Africa on 23th to 24th Nov 2017, City of Cambridge, U.K.
• Fobiri, G. and Mensah, S. (2017) the influence of project team performance on construction project success, West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference
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• Sam, A. and Mensah, S. (2017) Factors affecting the pricing of real estate houses in the Kumasi metropolis in Ghana, West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference
• Mensah, S. Ayarkwa, J. and Nani, G. (2017) Contractors’ adaptability and growth in environmentally sustainable construction processes application, International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa (ICIDA), KNUST, Kumasi, April, 2017
• Eyiah-Botwe, E., & Owiredu, G. K. (2017). Construction Stakeholder Management and Public-Sector Project Delivery–The Perspective ofGhanaian Consultants. In International Conference on Applied Science and Technology Conference Proceedings (Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 103-111).
• Sam, A., and Sarfo M., (2017) Identifying the factors influencing RealEstate Pricing in Kumasi Metropolis”. In: Laryea S and Ibem E. (Eds). Procs 7th West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference. 16th – 18th August 2017.Accra Ghana
• Fobiri, G., & Sam, A., (2017) An investigation into project planning techniques used by contractors in Kumasi Metropolis 4thInternational Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (ICAST). Kumasi Technical University.
• Adjei, K. O., Aigbavboa, C. O. and Thwala, W. D. (2017) The Challenges of Cost Control Practice in the Construction Industry: A Literature Review, 4th International Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (ICAST), 4th-6th October 2017, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi.
• Adjei, K. O., Aigbavboa, C. O. and Thwala, W. D. (2017) Corrective measures for construction project cost control, International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management (ICCREM2017), Nov. 10th – 12th, 2017, Guangzhou, China, Published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), pp. 31-37.
• Fobiri, G., Mensah, S & and Dansoh, A. (2017) Ascertaining Importance of Project Team Performance to Construction Project Success, in: Laryea, S. and Agyapong, S. (Eds) Procs 8th West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference, 16-18 August 2017, Accra, Ghana, pp. 391-406.
• Fobiri, G., & Sam, A. (2017) An Investigation into Project Planning Techniques Used by Contractors in Kumasi Metropolis. Kumasi Technical University. 4th International Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (ICAST, October 2017).
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PROFILE OF THE FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
IntroductionThe Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology was carved out from the then Faculty of Applied Sciences in October, 2016 to provide and promote education in Science and Technology. Science and Technology is the bedrock of modern economies. Therefore the Faculty aims to provide the best science and technology-related programmes to reflect current trends.
The Faculty currently has four (4) functional academic departments that run eight (8) programmes. The existing departments/programmes and those to be introduced soon are found in Table 1.
Table1: Existing Departments and Programmes
Department Programme HNDBTech
(Top Up)BTech (4 yrs) MTech
Computer Science
Computer Science Existing - AwaitingAccreditation
-
Computer Science with Data Mining
- - AwaitingAccreditation
-
Web development and Mobile computing
- - AwaitingAccreditation
-
Food Technology & Hospitality
Hotel Catering and Institutional management
Existing - - -
Hospitality, Catering and Management Technology
- - AwaitingAccreditation
-
Food Technology - - AwaitingAccreditation
-
Mathematics and Statistics
Financial Engineering
- - AwaitingAccreditation
-
Biomedical Mathematics
- - AwaitingAccreditation
-
Mathematics for Industry
- - AwaitingAccreditation
-
Statistics Existing - - -
Data Science, - - AwaitingAccreditation
-
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Department Programme HNDBTech
(Top Up)BTech (4 yrs) MTech
Mathematics and Statistics
Applied Statistics(Options: Financial, Health and Environmental)
- - Accredited Accredited
Higer Diploma Health Statistics
Accredited - - -
Information Science
Library and Information Science
AwaitingAccreditation
- AwaitingAccreditation
-
VisionTo be a centre of excellence in training high calibre technical graduates in the areas of hospitality, telecommunication and areas of applied mathematics and statistics.
MissionProvision of favorable environment for teaching, research, skills development and entrepreneurship training in science and technology.
Management of the FacultyThe Faculty is headed by a Dean, assisted by a Vice Dean, and supported by Assistant Registrar (Table 2).
Table 2: Management Staff of the Faculty
Name Qualification Position /RankProf. Bashiru I. I. Saeed.
PhD Management Science and Engineering (Applied Statistics), Jiangsu University, China, 2014
Dean / Associate Professor
Dr. Felix N. Engmann
PhD Food Science, Jiangsu University, 2014 Vice Dean/Snr. Lecturer
Ms. Matilda Acquaah
Commonwealth Executive Masters of Business Administration, KNUST, 2016
Assistant Registrar
Student PopulationThe total population of students in the Faculty is eight hundred and forty-five (845) as shown in Table 3.
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Table 3: Student Population
Programme Male Female TotalComputer Science 335 24 359
Hotel Catering and Institutional Management 11 318 329
Mathematics and Statistics 51 38 89
Information Science 42 26 68
Total 439 406 845
StaffingThe Faculty has forty-seven (47) full-time teaching staff, of whom one (1) is an Associate Professor, seven (7) terminal degree (PhD) holders and twenty-two (22) Senior Lecturers. There are fifteen (15) females (Table 4)..
Table 4: Members of staff of the Faculty
Category Mathematics & Statistics
Computer Science
HCIM Information Sciences
Total
Full-Time Lecturers 18 13 12 4 47
Part-Time Lecturers - - 1 5 6
Servicing Lecturers 5 7 6 4 22
Administrative staff 1 1 1 1 4
Staff Development and RecruitmentFour potential lecturers have been interviewed at both faculty and institutional levels and have been recommended for appointment as lecturers in the department of Mathematics and Statistics, Information Science and Hotel Catering and Institutional Management.
The Faculty currently has eleven (11) members of staff pursuing doctorate degrees (Table 5).
Table 5: Number of Staff on Study Leave
Department PhDComputer Science 3
Hotel Catering and Institutional Management 2
Mathematics & Statistics 5
Information Sciences 1
AchievementsThe faculty has achieved a lot through its departments and these are elaborated in the departments’ reports.
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ChallengesThe Faculty has a limited number of items including laboratory equipment and reagents, teaching aids, Office accommodation for lecturers, office logistics such as computers, photocopiers, projectors and related accessories. Additionally, administrative staff is a big challenge.
Future PlansThe Faculty will:
• Motivate all departments to be proactive in their engagements with industry and to strengthen their research outputs.
• Encourage all Departments to organize more outreach programmes to educate the public on their activities and research.
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
Introduction The Department of Computer Science is under the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology. The Department has existed since 2007 and trains students in various fields of computing that equip them with knowledge for development and utilization of modern computing. The Department is starting Degree programmes from the next academic year. Among the Degree programmes are B. Tech Computer Technology with options in Data mining and Web and Mobile Computing from 2019. In addition the computer science department is starting the fee paying and top-up program in HND and Degree programmes. The Department works in close collaboration with a local industry
VisionTo produce high calibre computer science graduates to support and sustain the industrial and economic development of Ghana and Africa.
Objectives• To produce high caliber skilled manpower in technical computing to satisfy
the needs of research, industrial and educational establishments in Ghana and Africa.
• To offer computer science graduates the opportunity to discover and fulfill their potential and provide access to a first class education.
• To educate students to be competitive in the technological world.
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Student PopulationThe student population in 2017/2018 academic year stands at four hundred and twenty (420). The details are shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Student population
Year Male Female TotalHND 1 81 1 82
HND 2 69 6 75
HND 3 61 4 65
HND Top Up 1 1 - 1
HND Top Up 2 2 - 2
DIT 1 108 11 119
DIT 2 74 2 76
Total 396 24 420
StaffingThe staff strength of the Department currently stands at thirteen (13). Table 2 shows details.
Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/Rank
Dr. Mary Opokua Ansong
PhD System Engineering, JiangsuUniversity-PR-China, 2014
HOD / Snr. Lecturer
Samuel King Opoku MSc Network & E-Business Centered Computing, Univ. of Reading- UK, 2011
Snr. Lecturer
Dr. Obeng Asare Yaw
PhD Information System. University of South African, 2017.
Head, InformaionScience/ Lecturer
Agbezuge Eric Yaw MSc Software Engineering, London Metropolitan Univ.-UK, 2008
Exams Officer/Lecturer
Emelia Opoku Aboagye*
MBA Business Information Technology, KNUST-Ghana, 2011
Lecturer
Baffour Kojo Asiedu MSc Computer Application Technique, Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Tech. -China, 2004
Lecturer
Nana Kwame Gyamfi
MPhil Computer Science, University of Ghana (Legon), 2016
Lecturer
Emmanuel Boachie* MBA Business Info Tech., KNUST-Ghana, 2014
Lecturer
Andrew Phillips MSc ICT Management, KNUST-Ghana, 2011 Lecturer
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Name Qualification Position/Rank
Sylvester Agyen MSc Telecommunication Management, Han University of Applied Sciences, Holland, 2011
Lecturer
Daniel Adjei MSc Electronic Commerce, Univ. of Westminster-UK, 2002
Lecturer
Mavis Sarah Gyimah
Mphil Information Technology, KNUST, Ghana, 2014
Lecturer
Leo Paapa Tettra Mphil Information Technology, KNUST, Ghana, 2013
Lecturer
Evans Kotei Mphil Information Technology, KNUST, Ghana, 2016
Lecturer
Naomi Korkor Aning
HND Secretaryship & Mgt. Studies,Sunyani Poly-Ghana, 2008
Senior Administrative Assistant
* On study leave
Staff DevelopmentDr. Obeng Asare Yaw has successfully completed his Phd programme and has joined the staff. Four (4) members of staff who are currently pursing further studies (Table 3).
Table 3: Staff pursing further studies
Name Programme and Field of Study
Institution andCountry
Expected year of completion
Emmanuel Boachie PhD in Computer Science China 2019
Samuel King Opoku PhD in Information Technology
Malaysia 2019
Andrew Phillips PhD in Information system South Africa 2019
Emelia Opoku Aboagye PhD in Information Security China 2018
AchievementsThe following programmes have been evaluated by NAB.
• BTech Computer Science with Data Mining
• BTech Web Development and Mobile Computing
Challenges • Limited number of offices for Lecturers, Laboratories and other resources to
run an effective administrative work.
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• Inadequate numbers of staff for programming programmes
• Inadequate classrooms for various programmes
Future PlansThe Department plans to:
• Run BTech Computer Networks and Telecommunication
• Intensify their outreach programme for secondary schools to re-orient them about computer science and its related fields. The outreach programe includes a demonstration of some computer systems and software developed by students and Lecturers in the Department.
Activities of Academic Staff
Training ProgrammesMembers of staff received training in the following courses:
• Data warehouse
• Security intelligence specialist
• Business intelligence specialist
Publications• H. A. Antwi, Z. Lulin, M. O. Ansong, B. Kusi1, P. Achaempong, T. Mustafa
(2017) Moving Averages and Crowd Wisdom Models in Medical Forecasting in China: Evidence from Affiliated University Hospitals, International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology, Vol. 2 (1), pp. 148-155
• H. A. Antwi, Z. Lulin, M. O. Ansong, S. O. Mensah, (2017), Hybridizing Bayesian Probabilistic Models and Crowd Wisdom Techniques for Effective Medical Forecasting : Evidence from China’s Jiangsu Province, International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology, Vol 2 (1), pp. 135-140.
• Z. Abdullai, H. A. Antwi, Z. Lulin, M. O. Ansong, P. Acheampong, T. Mustafa, (2017), Dilemmas of Prediction Market, Cox Hazard Proportion and Artificial Neural Network Models in Medical Forecasting: Evidence from Chinese Antecedents, Vol. 2 (1), pp. 119-127
• H. A. Antwi, Z. Lulin, M. O. Ansong, B. Kusi, M. O. Akomeah, (2017), Artificial Neural Networks and Crowd Wisdom Theories in Health Planning: A Comparative Analysis from Eastern China, International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology, Vol. 2 (1), pp. 128-134.
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• T. Mustafa, H. A. Antwi, Z. Lulin, M. O. Ansong, S. O. Mensah, (2017), Crowd Wisdom Models in Demand Forecasting in China’s Health Sector : Cases from Guanxi and Jiangsu Provinces, Vol. 2 (1), pp. 148-155.
• Opoku, S. K., D Subba Rao, “Information Dissemination in an Electronic World – Towards Users’ Preference”, International Journal of Latest Engineering and Management Research, Vol 3, Issue 3 pages 57 – 63, March, 2018
• Opoku, S. K., “A Rule-Based System for Determining Intelligence Quotient of Children”, International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research, Vol 5, Issue 3 pages 61 – 67, July, 2017
• Opoku, S. K., D Subba Rao, “A Robust Mechanism for Artificial Neural Network Context-Aware Recommender Systems (ANN CARS) in Mobile Environment”, International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research, Vol 5, Issue 3 pages 53 – 60, July, 2017
• Opoku, S. K., Humu Mohammed, “A Robust Mobile-based Incident Reporting System”, IJRDO – Journal of Computer Science and Engineering, Vol 3, Issue 5 pages 43 – 52, May, 2017
• Opoku, S. K., Otoo, S., “Time-Awareness System for Managing Activities”, IJRDO – Journal of Computer Science and Engineering, Vol 3, Issue 5 pages 35 – 42, May, 2017
• Nana Kwame Gyamfi, Ferdinand Katsriku,Anthony Aidoo; ISBN-13: 978-3-330-04303-9 ISBN-10:3330043032; Anomaly Detection Framework for Big Data; https//:www.lap-publishing.com
• Silas Kwabla Gah, Nana Kwame Gyamfi, Ferdinand Katsriku; Sentiment Analysis of Twitter Feeds using Machine Learning, Effect of Feature Hash Bit Size; Communications on Applied Electronics (CAE) –ISSN : 2394-4714 Foundation of Computer Science FCS, New York, USA, Volume 6–No.9, April 2017 –www.caeaccess.org
• Nana Kwame Gyamfi, Prince Appiah, Kofi Adu-Manu Sarpong, Silas Kwabla Gah, Ferdinand Katsriku, Jamal-Deen Abdulai; Big Data Analytics: A Preliminary Survey;Conference Proceedings: Dialogue on Sustainability and Environmental Management, Accra, Ghana February 15-16 2017
• Edem Adjei, Nana Kwame Gyamfi, David Otoo-Arthur, Towards a Big Data Architectural Framework for Healthcare in Ghana, Communications on Applied Electronics (CAE) –ISSN : 2394-4714Foundation of Computer Science FCS, New York, USA, Volume 7 –No. 12, January 2018 –www.caeaccess.org
• Silas Kwabla Gah, Ferdinand Katsriku, Nana Kwame Gyamfi, Using GPS and Google Maps for Mapping Digital PostalAddress (GhanaPostGPS),Communications on Applied Electronics (CAE) –ISSN :
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2394-4714,Foundation of Computer Science FCS, New York, USA,Volume 7 –No. 13, February 2018 –www.caeaccess.org
DEPARTMENT OF HOTEL CATERING AND INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT
IntroductionGlobally the Hospitality Industry, which encompasses tourism, catering, lodging, events management, transportation, among others, has seen tremendous growth. With growth comes the need for qualified personnel to manage the various sectors of the hospitality industry efficiently and effectively. The Hotel Catering and Institutional Management (HCIM) Department, under the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, has been training students at the Higher National Diploma level for both Regular and Parallel programmes. The Department also offers Cookery for the Catering Industry, Part I programme, which has been upgraded to C60 with the inclusion of Mathematics, English and Science courses.
The HCIM Department effectively imparts knowledge and skills to students through training modules in theory and practical work to equip them with the requisite skills so they can deliver at the job market.
VisionTo be internationally recognized as a centre for training people for the agro business and Hospitality and Tourism industries for effective job performance.
ObjectivesThe principal objective of the Department is to train high calibre practically oriented middle and high-level manpower for the Hospitality and Tourism industry in management and decision–making to:
• Manage and supervise all establishments within the Food and Beverage sectors,
• Help manage and supervise activities in the Hotel industry,
• Develop both traditional and continental cuisine,
• Innovate products from local commodities for project work admissible to the Food and Beverage Sector, and
• Acquire entrepreneurial skills to establish businesses.
Student PopulationThe Department has a total student population of three hundred and twenty-nine (329) as indicated in Table 1.
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Table 1: Student Population
Class Male Female TotalHND 1 1 84 85
HND 2 2 61 63
HND 3 3 40 43
HND 1 (Parallel) - 25 25
HND 2 (Parallel) 1 12 13
HND3 (Parallel) - 9 9
812/1 (I) 2 43 45
812/1 (II) 2 44 46
Total 11 318 329
StaffingThe Department currently has ten (10) full-time lecturers, one (1) part-time lecturer, one (1) part-time kitchen assistant and eight (8) supporting staff members. Table 2 shows staff members in the Department.
Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/RankDr. Felix Narku Engmann
PhD., Food Science and, Engineering, Jiangsu University, PR China, 2014
HOD/ Snr Lecturer
Dr. (Mrs.) Patricia Owusu-Darko
PhD Food Science, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science. Scotland, 2010
Director, Graduate School/Snr Lecturer
Mrs. Vida Commey MBA, Hospitality Management, KNUST, 2009
Snr Lecturer
Mrs. Victoria Boakye-Kessie
MBA, Hospitality & Tourism Mgt., KNUST – Ghana, 2011
Vice Dean of Students’ Affairs/Lecturer
Mrs. Ruth Boateng MSc Hospitality & Tourism Mgt., University College Birmingham-UK, 2011
Representative on Faculty Board/Lecturer
Ishmael Ayim* MSc., Food Science & Technology, KNUST– Ghana, 2010
Faculty Examination Officer/ Lecturer
Mrs. Priscilla Osae-Akonnor
MPhil., Tourism, UCC, 2014 Departmental Examination Officer/Lecturer
Ms. Evelyn Catherine Impraim
MBA, Hospitality & Tourism Mgt., KNUST, 2011
Sectional Head Brick House/Lecturer
Harrietta Akrofi-Ansah
MTech, Hospitality and Catering UEW-K, 2012
Lecturer
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Name Qualification Position/RankWilfred Sefah* MSc Food Science & Technology Lecturer
Mrs. Gloria Sarpong Britwum**
MPhil., Tourism Management, UCC, 2014
Lecturer
Restaurant Staff
Mrs. Belinda Frimpomaa Addo
B.A Education,UEW-K, 2010 Senior Caterer
Mrs. Rita Appiah Catering for the Hospitality Industry Part II, KPoly, 2010
Technician
Christiana Appiah Catering for the Hospitality Industry Part II, SPoly, 2010
Technician
Stella Dziworshie HND, Hotel Cat. and Inst. Mgt., KPoly, 2012
Restaurant Supervisor
Mrs. Alice Ayete NVTI Grade 2, St. Georges Vocation Institute, 2013
Kitchen Assistant
Kate Duah NVTI, St. Georges Vocation Institute, 2006
Cook
Mrs. Mary Edusei Offeh***
Dip. In Institutional Mgt., Kumasi Polytechnic, Kumasi, 1986
Catering Officer/Chief Instructor
*On study leave **Part-time lecturer
***Part-time kitchen assistant
Staff DevelopmentTwo members of staff of the Department received a two-week training in Certified Hospitality Educator programme, and Strategic Planning at University of Maryland Eastern Shore, USA
Two (2) members of staff are pursuing further studies as shown in Table 3.
Table 3: Staff members pursing further studies
Name Programmeme and Field of Study
Institution and Country
Expected Year of completion
Wilfred Sefah PhD Food Chemistry Edith Cowan University, Australia
2019
Mr. Ishmael Ayim
PhD Food Science and Engineering
Jiangsu University, PR China
2019
Activities and EventsThe Department provides Food and Beverage Services and other Catering Services to the University, other institutions and the public.
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The Brick Guest House offers rented accommodation services to the University Community and the public.
Outreach Programmemes/Extension Services• A staff member from the Department served as a jury member during the
Tourism Awards for Hotels and Restaurants in Ashanti Region.
• Undergraduates of the Department serve as supporting staff in hotels, restaurants, colleges, hospitals, schools and in industrial kitchens.
• The Department manages events for the University and the general public.
Achievements• August 2017: The Department placed fifth (5th) in the National Ghanaian-
American Chicken Recipe Competition. The award given was a Chaffing dish.
• April 2018: the Department placed third (3rd) in the Frytol Game of Cooks Competition, which came off at University of Ghana, Legon, Accra.
Income Generation• The Brick House is rented out to the University Community and the general
public, for income generation to the Institution.
• The Restaurant and the Snack Bar also generate income for the Institution.
Challenges The Department is challenged with the following:
• The practical laboratory of the Department (the Kitchen) is relatively small considering the increasing student population;
• Cooking ranges for students’ Food Production practical lessons have become obsolete and need replacement;
• A well-equipped facility for students’ accommodation practical work is needed for effective training;
• The restaurant and dispense bar are not well-furnished for the training of students;
• The Department does not have control over the University restaurant for training purposes;
• Additional lecturers are required to teach Food Production, Food and Beverage, Bar operations and Hospitality Management as three (3) staff members retired in 2017.
• The Brick House requires immediate renovation as it is not fit to accommodate guests per industry standard.
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Future PlansThe Department intends to;
• mount 4-year BTech Programs in Tourism and Transport Management, and Hospitality and Events Management.
• Run Diploma Programs in;
• Hospitality and Catering Management.
• Tour Guiding, and
• Food Product Development.
Activities of Academic Staff
Publications• Ayim, I., Ma, H., Alenyorege, E. A., Ali, Z. & Donkor, P.O. (2018). Influence
of Ultrasound Pretreatment on Enzymolysis Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Sodium Hydroxide Extracted Proteins from Tea Residue. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 55, 1037–1046.
• Mingle, E., Sanful, R.E. & Engmann, F.N. (2017). Sensory and physicochemical properties of bread made from aerial yam (Dioscorea bulbifera) and wheat (Triticum aestiv um) flour. International Journal of Innovative Food Science and Technology, 29 – 35.
• Yu, L., Engmann, F.N., Lin, J. & Baoming, T. (2017). Study into an Alternative Treatment Method to Sulphur Dioxide in Mulberry Winemaking. Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Science, 7 (1), 7–13.
• Margaret, A., J., H. A., & Commey, V. (2017). Knowledge of Hygienic Practices among the Kitchen Staff in Second Cycle Institutions in Kumasi Ghana. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 4(3), 5-12.
• Adu Gyamfi, C., Commey, V. & Adu Amankwah, J. (2017). Food Choices of Adolescents and its Associated Health Implications in Adansi north District of Ghana. International Journal of Current Research, 9 (3), 47633-47640.
• Asana, S.C., Sulemana, A.B., & Commey, V. (2017). Food Tourism and the Culinary Tourist in Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. ADRRI Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences,3(9), ISSN-L: 2026-5204.
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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
IntroductionThe Department of Mathematics and Statistics is one of the four departments in the Faculty of Applied Sciences Technology, established in 2011.
The Department services all the Engineering Departments in the University. The Department’s main programme is a three- year Higher National Diploma in Statistics and Health Statistics, which started in 1993. The Department has recently received accreditation to run a four-year Bachelor of Technology (BTech) and a two-year Master of Technology (MTech) in Applied Statistics with three options listed below
• Environmental Statistics
• Financial Statistics
• Health Statistics
These programmes will take off in the 2018/2019 academic year.
VisionTo be a centre of excellence in producing high calibre graduates in Mathematics and Statistics suitable to support and sustain the needs of industrial and economic development of the country and beyond.
ObjectivesThe programmeme is tailored towards:
• Training Mathematicians and Statisticians in the requisite skills, techniques and aptitudes needed to carry out various mathematical and Statistical activities and programmemes in all sectors of the economy and national life.
• Exposing students to other related auxiliary activities and skills that are needed to orient them more adequately in addressing the data generation, modelling and analysis requirements for solving challenging development processes.
• Emphasising the acquisition of practical and problem solving skills that enable students to relate what they learn in the classroom to what is in practice.
The programme therefore provides “linked” or complementary courses that answer the basic questions of data collection, analysis, interpretation, publication and dissemination.
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Student PopulationThe total student population in the Department is eighty-nine (89) as shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Student Population 2016/2017 Academic Year
Year Males Females TotalHND 1 5 13 18
HND 2 9 2 11
HND 3 3 7 10
HD (Top-Up) 33 17 50
Total 51 38 89
The Department developed a two-year Non-Tertiary Diploma in Health Statistics that is being run at the Institute of Distance Learning and Continuing Education. The total population of students in the programme is is one hundred and thirty-one (131), comprising eighty-one (81) males and fifty (50) females.
In 2017/2018 academic year, a top-up of the Higher Diploma regular programme was approved with a total population of fifty (50). This is one academic year programme.
StaffingStaffing strength of the Department currently stands at fifteen (15) full time teaching staff (Table 2).
Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/Rank
Hudu Mohamed MSc Mathematics, KNUST, 2010 HOD / Snr Lecturer
Prof. Bashiru I. I. SaeedPhD Management Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, China, 2014
Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences/Associate Professor
Michael Ofori Fosu Msc. Statistics, UCC, Ghana, 2004 Snr Lecturer
Mary Ann Yeboah MPhil Statistics, UCC, Ghana 2011 Snr. Lecturer
Kwame Annin MSc Statistics, UCC, Ghana.2007 Snr. Lecturer
Kwasi Poku Asare M.Phil. Statistics, UCC, Ghana, 2009 Snr. Lecturer
Francis Julius GyebilMPhil Applied Mathematics, MSc Industrial Mathematics,
Snr. Lecturer
Francis Appau-YeboahMSc Mathematics, KNUST, Ghana, 1994
Snr. Lecturer
Francis Anyan MSc Statistics, UCC, Ghana, 2010 Snr. Lecturer
Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Rahaman
MPhil Applied Mathematics, KNUST, Ghana.
Snr. Lecturer
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Name Qualification Position/Rank
Kofi Agyarko AbabioMphil Applied Mathematics, KNUST, Ghana, 2012
Snr. Lecturer
Eric Abayie Prempeh MPhil Statistics. UCC. Ghana, 2009 Lecturer
Frank Osei FrimpongMSc Industrial Mathematics, KNUST, Ghana, 2010.
Lecturer
Pokuaa Patience Gambrah
MSc Industrial Mathematics, KNUST, Ghana, 2011.
Lecturer
Forster Owusu* MPhil Applied Mathematics, 2011 Lecturer
Grace Adu SerwaaBachelor Business Admonition University of Education Winneba
Snr Administrative Assistant
*On study leave
Staff DevelopmentCurrently six (6) staff members are pursuing further studies (Table 3).
Table 3: Staff members pursuing further studies
Name Programmeme and Field of Study
Insitution and Country
Duration (Period of Study)
Foster Owusu PhD Physics University of Electronic Science and Technology, China
2020
Francis Julius Gyebil
PhD Applied Mathematics University of Development Studies Ghana
2020
Abdul Aziz Abdul- Rahman
PhD Applied statistics University of Development Studies Ghana
2019
Hudu Mohammed PhD Applied Mathematics KNUST, Ghana 2018
Mr. Kofi Agyarko Ababio
PhD Applied statistics University of Johannesburg in South Africa
2018
Francis Appau-Yeboah
PhD Applied Mathematics KNUST, Ghana 2018
Activities and EventsThe Department has developed new programmes in the areas of BTech Applied Statistics (Options in Health Statistics, Environmental Statistics and Financial Statistics, which has received approval by NABTEX to run in the 2018/2019 academic year. Additionally the MTech programmes in Applied Statistics with options in
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Health Statistics, Financial Statistics and Environmental Statistics has received approval to run in the 2018/2019 academic year.
The Department organized a special Competency Based Training (CBT) programme for all lecturers in the Department. The training which lasted for one week was to help equip lecturers and stakeholders with the requisite skills to teach the BTech and MTech programmes.
The Department in collaboration with the Engineering Department organized a workshop on Arc GlS Software Application held from 21st-23rd May 2018 at Kumasi Technical University
Challenges • There is the need for more Health Statistics lecturers to help run the new
programmes effectively.
• The Department require more offices to accommodate all lecturers.
Future PlansThe Department plans to:
• Run 4-year B.Tech programme in Mathematics for Industry, Mathematics for Finance, Biomedical Engineering, Applied Statistics, Financial Statistics, Environmental Statistics and Data Science.
• Upgrade its Two-year Non- Tertiary programme in Health Statistics to three (3) year Higher Diploma in Health Statistics.
• Replace the Diploma in Statistics to a four- year programme in BTech Statistics with options in Health Statistics, Financial Statistics and Environmental Statistics
• Intensify its outreach program to visit more selected senior high schools in Ashanti Region to reorient their thoughts about Mathematics and Statistics and to introduce them to the applications of Mathematics and Statistics.
• Partner all stakeholders to train the manpower needs of industry in Mathematics and Statistics.
• Involve all lecturers in Competency Based Training (CBT) to enable all lecturers to be able to teach the new programmes effectively.
Activities of Academic Staff
Publications• Yao Anyan, Francis (2017): Assessment of Indigenous Knowledge Usage
Among Small Scale Farmers in Kpando Municipality, Ghana, International
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Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology (IJEAT) ISSN: 2249 – 8958, Volume-6 Issue-3, February 2017
• Abayie Prempeh, Eric Francis Anyan (2017): An Investigation into Client Satisfaction in Health Care Delivery at Komfo Anokye Polyclinic, Kumasi, International Journal of New Technology and Research (IJNTR) ISSN:2454-4116, Volume-3, Issue-8, August 2017 Pages 74-79
• Lucy Afriyie, Twumwaah (2018) Saeed I. I., Bashiru and Abubakari Alhassan Determinants of child labour practices in Ghana. Journal of public health: from theory to practice springer- verlag GMBA Germany, part of springer Nature 2018. ISSN 2198-1833 Public Health Do 10.1007- 018-0935-3
• Yao Anyan, Francis Godfred Frimpong (2018): An Investigation into Barriers that Hinder the Effective Use of ICT in Farming by Small Scale Farmers in Asuogyaman District, Ghana. International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education (IJHSSE) Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2018, PP 23-32 ISSN 2349-0373 (Print) & ISSN 2349-0381 (Online) http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2349-0381.0501005 www.arcjournals.org.
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SCIENCE
IntroductionInformation is a key resource for individual, organizational, national and international development. It must, therefore, be generated, processed, stored, and disseminated. However, because it is a non- dynamic resource, the above activities cannot happen by themselves. Therefore, there must exist a body of information professionals with extensive theory (knowledge) and practical training (competence and skills) in order to effectively manage this information. Based on the above, the University decided to create this Department in 2015 under the Faculty of Applied Science to train people to man the various libraries and information centres in the country and beyond.
The Department of Information Science has developed two (2) programmes which are currently run at IDCE. They are:
• Diploma in Library and Information Science.
• Professional Diploma in Library and Information Science.
VisionTo be a centre of excellence for training the nation’s library and information science experts.
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ObjectivesThe objective of the Departemnt is to:
• Enable students understand and appreciate the functions and purpose of a library in a changing social and academic environment.
• Produce library and Information Science officers who will be capable of performing functions in libraries and Information centres in the nation and beyond.
• Equip all unskilled staff working in libraries and other information centres with knowledge and skills to ensure proper organization and dissemination of information in all institutions for their proper functioning using modern technologies.
• Develop the needed skills to manage the Electronic Libraries in a digital environment and to provide advanced skills in computer and its application in library and information activities.
Student PopulationThe Department has a total student population of Sixty-eight (68) as indicated in Table 1.
Table 1: Student population
Year Males Females TotalDiploma 1 11 8 19
Diploma 2 19 11 30
Professional Diploma 12 7 19
Total 42 26 68
StaffingThe Department has Ten (10) academic staff and one (1) Assistant Registrar (Table 2).
Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/RankDr. Yaw Obeng Asare PhD Information Systems UNISA 2017 HOD/ Lecturer
Kwabena Osei Kuffour Adjei
MA Library Studies, University of Ghana, 2010
Snr. Lecturer
Ernest Boakye MPhil Information Studies, University of Ghana 2015
Lecturer
Patience Emefa Dzandza
MPhil Information Studies, University of Ghana 2012
Lecturer
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Name Qualification Position/RankBaffour Ohene Agyekum
M.A. Library Studies, University of Ghana, 2008
Part-Time Lecturer
Samuel Amoako M.A. Information Studies, University of Ghana, 2012
Part-Time Lecturer
John Kingsley Mensah M.A. Information Studies, University of Ghana, 2012
Part-Time Lecturer
Akwasi Duffour Frimpong
M.A. Archival Studies, University of Ghana, 2010
Part-Time Lecturer
Kwabena Ntiamoah Sarpong
M.A. Information Science, University of Ghana, 2013
Part-Time Lecturer
Mr. Dominic Dery M.A. (Information Science), University of Ghana, 2016.
Part-Time Lecturer
Hagar Asare Amponsah
M.A. Education Leadership, UEW-Kumasi, 2014
Assistant Registrar
Staff DevelopmentMr. Kwabena Osei Kuffour Adjei is pursuing a PhD programme in Information Science at University of South Africa and he is expected to complete in 2019.
ChallengesThe Department requires:
• A modern Cataloguing and Computer laboratory for the practical training of the students’ programmes.
• Office accommodation for its staff.
• Additional lecturers in the area of information and Knowledge Management and Records Administration and Management.
• Sponsorship for its staff/ Lecturers to pursue further studies at doctoral levels.
Future plansDepartment intends to run Bachelor of Technology in Library and Information Science and to develop a curriculum in Information and Knowledge Management as well as Record Administration and Management.
Activities of Academic Staff• Obeng, A.Y. & Mkhize, P.L. (2017). Interrelationships and consequential
effects among technological innovation, service consistency, customer
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satisfaction and loyalty in banking. Journal of Finance & Banking Studies, Vol 6(3), pp. 51-69.
• Obeng, A.Y. & Mkhize, P.L. (2017). Impact of IS Strategy and Technological Innovation Strategic Alignment on Firm Performance. International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science, Vol. 8, pp. 68-84
• Obeng, A.Y. & Mkhize, P.L. (2017). An exploratory analysis to employees and customers’ responses in determining the technological innovativeness of banks. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, Vol. 80(2), pp. 1-23.
• Obeng, A.Y., Boachie, E. & Shaofeng Liu (2018) The impact of IT-technological innovation on the productivity of a bank’s employee, Cogent Business & Management, DOI: 10.1080/23311975.2018.1470449 .
• Quagraine, N. T., & Agyekum, B. O. (2018). In Vogue: Demand For Scholarly Publications Among Academic Librarians. Library Management. (accepted)
• Dukper., B.K., Agyekum, B. O., & Kolan, B. (2018)."School Libraries and Students’ Academic Achievements in Bunkpurugu- Yunyoo District of Northern Ghana. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 1736. Available at https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/1736. Retrieved 17-05-18
• Dukper, B.K., Agyekum, B. O., & Arthur, B., (2018). Exploring the Effects of Social Media on the Reading Culture of Students in Tamale Technical University. Journal of Education and Practice, 9 (7), 47-56
• Frimpong, A. D., Agyekum, B. O., & Asare, H. A. (2018). Conversion of Polytechnics to Technical Universities (TUs): Challenges in Administrative Records Management in TUs in Ghana. International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 7(3); 173-183
• Frimpong, A. D., Agyekum, B. O., & Asare, H. A. (2018).Motivational Strategies for Improving Performance and Productivity amongst Records Staff in Ghana. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 9(4); 432-465
• Pomfowaa, G., & Agyekum, B. O., (2018). Effective Communication for Quality Service Delivery in Academic Libraries: An Overview of Public Academic Libraries in Ghana. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 9(4); 372-405
• Agyekum, B. O., Ntiamoah-Sarpong, K., & Athur, B. (2017). "A Survey of Information Literacy (IL) Programmes in Technical University (Tu) Libraries in Ghana" Library Philosophy and Practice (ejournal).1644. Available nat https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/1644. Retrieved 17-05-18
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PROFILE OF BUSINESS SCHOOL
Introduction The Business School is the largest among the Faculties in the University in terms of student population. There are six (6) Academic Departments under the School. They are:
• Accountancy and Accounting Information System• Marketing• Procurement& Supply Chain Management • Management Studies• Banking Technology and Finance
• Liberal Studies
The existing departments and programmes are found in Table 1
Table1: Existing departments and programmes in the School
Department Programmes HND BTech (Top Up)
BTech (4yrs)
Accountancy & Accounting Info. System
Accountancy Existing -Awaiting Accreditation
Accounting with Computing
Existing ExistingAwaiting Accreditation
MarketingMarketing Existing Existing
Awaiting Accreditation
Procurement and Supply Chain Mgt.
Purchasing and Supply
Existing Existing Accredited
Management Studies
Sec. & Mgt. Studies
Existing Accredited Accredited
Banking Technology and Finance
Banking Technology and Finance
Awaiting Accreditation
-Awaiting Accreditation
VisionTo be a world class centre of excellence in applied business research with technical and professional skills.
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MissionDeveloping and teaching market-driven programmes in collaboration with industries and other faculties to enhance competency-based training to produce leaders in high level management.
Management of the SchoolThe School is headed by a Dean, assisted by a Vice Dean, and a Senior Assistant Registrar. Table 2 shows the staff strength at the Dean’s office.
Table 2: Staff of the Dean’s Office
Name Of Staff Qualification Position/RankDr. George Asumadu
PhD Economics, Moscow State Academy of Instrument-Making and Informatics, Moscow, 2000
Dean/ Snr. Lecturer
Dr. Owusu Alfred PhD Marketing, Business University of Costa Roca, Costa Rica, 2012
Vice Dean / Snr. Lecturer
Ali Yahuza Bawa MBA Strategic Management & Consulting,
Assistant Registrar
StaffingThe School has a total of ninety-one (91) full-time lecturers. These include one (1) Associate Professor, Fourteen (14) PhD holders, thirty-three (33) Senior Lecturers and Fifty-Six (56) Lecturers. It is focused on developing its staff to the terminal degree level (PhD). Table 3 depicts the staff strength for the School.
Table 3: StaffingName of Department Full- Time
LecturersPart-Time Lecturers
Non-teaching
Accountancy &Accounting Information System
27 4
Marketing 14 1
Management Studies 7 5 3
Purchasing & Supply 12 2 1
Liberal Studies 22 5 1
Banking Technology and Finance 9 1
Dean’s Office - - 1
Total 91 12 12
Student PopulationThe School has a total student population of two thousand three hundre and ninety-five (2,395) as shown in Table 4.
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Table 4: Student Population
Programme Male Female Total Accountancy 95 46 141
Accounting with Computing 708 395 1,103
Marketing 200 138 338
Procurement & Supply Chain 320 197 517
Management Studies 19 166 185
Banking Technology & Finance 70 41 111
Total 1,412 983 2,395
Staff Development/RecruitmentThe School has twenty-six (26) lecturers pursuing PhD degrees (Table 5).
Table 5: Number of staff pursuing further studies
Department PhDAccountancy &Accounting Information System 5
Marketing 5
Procurement & Supply 7
Management Studies 3
Banking Technology & Finance 1
Liberal Studies 5
Total 26
CollaborationThe School is in collaboration with Southern Connecticut State University and some Chinese Universities to run BTech, BSc and MTech/MSc in some of the Business programmes.
ChallengesThe School is confronted with the following challenges:
• Inadequate office accommodation for some of the senior members in all the departments;
• Inadequate number of lecturers for the various programmes;
• Inadequate lecture halls;
• Inadequate laboratories for the departments, especially Marketing and Procurement and Supply Chain.
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Future PlansThe Business School intends to introduce new programmes next academic year and beyond as per Table 6.
Table 6: New Programmes to be introduced
Department ProgrammeAccountancy and Accounting Information System
• MTech Accounting with Computing• BTech Forensic Accounting• BTech Internal Auditing
Marketing • MTech Marketing • BTech Social Media and Online Marketing• BTech Fashion and Marketing• BTech Pharmaceutical Marketing
Procurement & Supply • MTech in Supply Chain Management • BTech Logistics and Transport
Banking Technology & Finance
• MTech Banking Technology and Finance • BTech Banking Technology and Finance
DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY AND ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS
IntroductionThe Accountancy and Accounting Information Systems (AAIS) Department is the biggest department in terms of the number of students and courses. It is endowed with experienced lecturers who have been educating students to be abreast of the high standard demand in present day accounting.
In fulfillment of our mandate as Technical University, the Department runs and intends to develop some of the most sort-after courses in accounting by blending the traditional accounting with computing to create an accountant who is well erudite in financial accounting and the use of accounting software applications and computer technology. Student are equipped and positioned in a manner that gives them an edge in the job market.
Currently, there are three (3) programmes being run at the Department, namely,
• Bachelor of Technology Accounting with Computing (Top-up)
• Higher National Diploma Accounting with Computing
• Higher National Diploma Accounting
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The Department has developed a 4-year BTech programme in Accounting with Computing, which is at the final stages of accreditation.
VisionTo be a centre of learning recognised globally for developing accounting programmes with software applications.
Objectives The objectives of the Department is to:
• Attract, retain and churn out high quality students at the undergraduate and graduate level in accounting and accounting information systems.
• Deliver accounting courses that include critical thinking, communication skills, and competencies needed for success in careers.
• Foster relationships with accounting students, alumni, employers, and other stakeholders.
• Conduct and publish research that adds to accounting knowledge or contributes to practice or education.
• Develop and promote volunteer, internship, and career opportunities for accounting students.
• Promote faculty interaction with and service to the university, professional organizations, industry and society at large.
Student PopulationThe student population of the Department stands at 1,244. Details are in Table 1.
Table 1: Student Population
Programme Year Male Female TotalHND Accountancy with Computing
I 270 139 409
II 178 151 329
III 260 105 365
HND Accountancy I 15 10 25
II 23 13 36
III 57 23 80Total 803 441 1,244
StaffingCurrently, the staff strength of the Department stands at thirty (30). Details are shown in Table 2.
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Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualification Position /Rank Osman Halidu Babamu
MBA (Acct.), KNUST, 2009 HOD / Snr Lecturer
Dr. George Asumadu
PhD. Economics, State of Academy of Instrument-Making and Information, Moscow, 2000
Dean, Business School / Snr. Lecturer
Rev. Dr. John Poku PhD (Mgt.) University of Sheffield, UK, 2009
Director, International Affairs/ Snr Lecturer
Gilbert Kwabena Amoako
MBA Accounting, University of Cape Coast, 2010
Head, Distance Learning Division / Snr Lecturer
Dr. Boadu Ayeboafo PhD finance, University of Nicaragua, 2016. PhD finance, SMC University, 2015. ACCA, UK. 2010. ICA, Ghana. 2011
Snr Lecturer
Dr. Augustine Amoako
PhD (E-Commerce), Business University of Costa Rica-Costa Rica 2012
Snr Lecturer
Maurice Aduamoah*
MSc. Computer Systems Auditing, London Metropolitan University, UK. 2006.
Snr Lecturer
Sampson Anomah MSc. Accounting & Information Systems, , ACCA, UK. 2006
Snr Lecturer
George Ohene Djan* MBA (Accounting) KNUST 2009 Snr Lecturer
Eric Kwaku Attefah MBA Accounting, KNUST 2009 Snr Lecturer
Samuel Osei OwusuAtuahene
MPhil University of Ghana, 2014 MSc Int’l Acct/Fin., University of Strathclyde, UK. 2008.
Head, Examinations, Parallel Division/ Lecturer
Dr Benjamin Yeboah PhD Accounting, University Institute of Lisbon-Portugal, 2018
Lecturer
Thomas Kusi Boafo**
ACCA, UK. 2005 Lecturer
Richard Donkor ICA, Ghana, 2002. Lecturer
Owusu Agyabeng MSc. Coventry University, UK, 2014 Lecturer
Stephen Frimpong MBA Accounting, KNUST, Ghana 2009 Lecturer
Stehpen B. Alewabah
MPhil Bus. Adm, KNUST, 2006,MSc Health Services Planning & Management, KNUST, 2009Barrister at Law, KNUST, 2007
Lecturer
Jonas Bawuah MSc Int’l Acct. & Fin., 2008 City University, ACCA 2014
Lecturer
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Name Qualification Position /Rank Samuel Addo-Paintsil
MBA Accounting, KNUST, 2012 Lecturer
Agyeiwaa Owusu Nkwantabisa
MBA Accounting, KNUST, 2011 Lecturer
Jamal Latif Frimpong
MSc Info. Technology for Management, Coventry University, UK, 2013
Lecturer
Kingsley Appiah* MBA (Management Accounting) University of Limpopo (South Africa), 2009
Lecturer
Ernest Appiah Darko
MBA Acct., KNUST, 2009 Lecturer
Edmund Kyei, MBA Acct., KNUST, 2009 Lecturer
Samuel Adarkwah MBA Acct., KNUST, 2009 Lecturer
Kofi Nyantakyi Asare
MSc Management Information Systems Coventry University, UK, 2015
Assistant Lecturer
Osei Boafo BSc Accounting with Computing, KPoly, Ghana, 2015
Computer Lab. Technician
Osei Kuffour Edward
BSc Accounting with Computing, KPoly, Ghana, 2015
Computer Lab. Technician
Akwasi Prepeh BSc Accounting with Computing, KPoly, Ghana, 2015
Computer Lab. Technician
Akua Nyarko Nyantakyi
Diploma in Management Studies Administrative Assistant
* On Study leave**On Sabbatical Leave
Staff DevelopmentThree members of staff of the Department are pursuing further programmes (Table 3).
Table 3: Staff pursing further programmes
Name Programme and Field of Study
Institution andCountry
Expected year of completion
Jonas Bawuah PhD in Management Science and Engineering
Jiangsu University of China.
2020
Francis Donkor PhD in Management Science and Engineering
University of electronic Science and Technology of China
2020
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Name Programme and Field of Study
Institution andCountry
Expected year of completion
Mr. Maurice Aduamoah
PhD in Management Science and Engineering (Accounting Information System)
Jiangsu University, China
2019
Kingsley Appiah PhD in Management Science and Engineering (Accounting)
Jiangsu University, China
2019
George Ohene Djan
PhD in Management Science and Engineering (Accounting)
Jiangsu University, China
2019
CollaborationThe Department has a strong collaboration with a number of professional bodies including the Association of Certified Charted Accountants in the area of curriculum development and short training for our students, and Sage North America Group, Tally Solutions (Tally ERPS), Intuit UK (QuickBooks).
We have also been in constant touch with industry players in areas such as developing curriculum that is relevant to industry and an avenue for students to receive practical training periodically.
ChallengesThe Department is confronted with lack of the requisite logistics; office space and furniture for its lecturers.
Future PlanThe Department intends to roll out the following programmes in the near future:
• MTech Accounting with Computing
• BTech Accounting (Internal Auditing option)
• BTech Forensic Accounting
It also intends to expand the existing capacity of the computer laboratory to cater for more student intake to facilitate teaching and learning.
Activities of Academic Staff• Ofori, D., Asumadu, G., (2018) Real Interest Rate and Investment Nexus: The
Case of Ghana. Global Journal of Management and Business Research, Vol. 18, Issue 3, May, 2018.
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• Anomah, S. & Aduamoah, M. (2018). Proposed Analytical Procedure for the Customization and Implementation of Cobi T 5 as an Auditing Tool: An Action Design Research Approach. EDPACS, 57(3), pp.15-34.
• Aduamoah, M., Yinghua, S., Anomah, S., & Ahmed, F. (2017). Riding the Waves of Technology: A Proposed Model for the Selection of Appropriate Computerized Accounting Software for Implementation in SMEs in Developing Countries. Archives of Business Research, 5(12).
• Aduamoah, M., Yinghua, S., Anomah, S. (2017). Riding the Waves of Technology: A Study into How SMEs Select Computerized Accounting Software (CAS) supplier in Developing Countries. Archives of Business Research 5 (10).
• Ofori, D., Asumadu, G., (2017) Foreign Direct Investment, Trade and Economic Growth in Ghana: An Empirical Analysis. International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, Issue 159, January 2017.
• Owusu Atuahene, S. O., Kyei, E., & Darko, A. E. (2017). Socio-Economic Covariates of Demand for Personal Loan in the Kumasi Metroplolis of Ghana. European Journal of Business, Economics and Accountancy, 5 (2), 37 - 42.
• Donkor, F., Owusu Atuahene, S. O., & Adarkwa, S. (2017). Determinants of Demand for Credit among Farmers in the Kwabre East District of Ghana. The International Journal of Business & Management, 5 (3), 128 -131.
• Owusu Atuahene, S. O., Adarkwa, S., Donkor, F., & Darko, A. E. (2017). Determinants of Financial Inclusion in a Developing Economy: Evidence from the Asokore Mampong Municipality of Ghana. The International Journal of Business & Management,5 (4),150 - 153.
• Kyei, E., Appiah Darko, E., & Owusu Atuahene, S. O. (2017). Private Investment, FDI and Trade Openness in Ghana. The International Journal of Business & Management, 5 (3), 155 -158.
• Adarkwa, S., Darko, E. A., Kyei, E., & Owusu Atuahene, S. O. (2017). Who Were/Are The Users of Microfinance Services? Evidence From The Kumasi Metroplois Of Ghana. International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies(IJIRAS), 4 (2), 316-319.
• Donkor, F., Owusu Atuahene, S. O., Darko, E. A., & Adarkwa, S. (2017). What are the Socio-Economic Correlates of Life Insurance Purchase? Evidence from the Asokore Mampong Municipality in Ghana. International Journal of Research in Social Sciences, 7 (5), 529 -538.
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DEPARTMENT OF BANKING TECHNOLOGY AND FINANCE
IntroductionThe Department of Banking Technology and Finance (BTF) was established in September 2015 under the Business School of the University. It is a highly professional, talented and motivated enterprising Department whose ambitions are noticeable in their teaching, research, community engagements and above all industry presence. The Department has developed the following Programmes:
• Higher Diploma in Banking Technology and Finance (HDipBTF),
• Professional Diploma in Banking Technology and Finance (PDipBTF), and
• Diploma in Banking Technology and Finance (DipBTF).
The Department has developed a four-year BTech programme in Banking Technology and Finance which is awaiting accreditation.
VisionTo be the leader in the provision of industry-driven and competency-based education in banking and finance through technology.
ObjectivesThe objectives of the Department is to:
• Produce graduates with relevant knowledge, skills and competencies to solve industry problems and to lead in the transformation that will improve economic and social development.
• Enhance collaboration between industry and academia.
• Strengthen the understanding of practical and research environment through banking technology and finance.
• Train students in banking technology and finance programmes that meet the globalised and highly digitalised manpower needs of industries.
Student PopulationTable 1 indicates the student population.
Table 1: Student Population
Programmeme Male Female TotalDiploma in Banking Technology and Finance 1 5 10 15
Diploma in Banking Technology and Finance 2 23 11 34
Professional Diploma in Banking Technology and Finance 15 6 21
Higher Diploma in Banking Technology and Finance 1 11 5 16
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Higher Diploma in Banking Technology and Finance 2 16 9 25
Total 70 41 111
StaffingThe staff strength of the Department currently stands at ten (10).
Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualification Position / Rank
Dr Thomas Adomah Worae
DCom Accounting, University of Limpopo, South Africa, 2017
HOD / Snr Lecturer
Abdul-Aziz Iddrisu MSc Finance and Management, Cranfield Universtiy, 2010
Snr. Lecturer
Dr Eric Nkansah PhD Financial Economics, University of Zululand, South Africa, 2018
Lecturer
Ishaq Kyei-Brobbey MBA Finance, University Leicester, 2007 Lecturer
Richard Addae MBA Banking and Finance Paris Graduate School Management -2012, ICSA
Lecturer
Maxwell Gyan Asiedu MBA Finance, University of Wolverhampton, 2006, ACCA
Lecturer
Kwame Agyei Henneh MBA Finance, University Leicester, 2005 ICA-Ghana, 1997
Lecturer
Kofi Oware Mintah MBA Financial Management, Robert Gordon Universtiy, 2006, ICA-GH
Lecturer
William Barnes MBA Finance, The International University of Missouri, 2002, ACCA, UK, 2010
Lecturer
Yvonne Gyimah B.A Integrated Management Studies, University of Dev. Studies, Ghana, 2015
Snr Administrative Assistant
Staff Development and Recruitment Dr Eric Nkansah has successfully completed his PhD programme and has joined the staff. Kofi Oware Mintah is pursuing PhD Business Administration at Mangalore University, India and he is expected to complete in 2020.
ActivitiesThe BTF Department collaborates with industry partners to ensure that its students are given the opportunity to undergo industrial attachment and training programme for a minimum of six (6) months. These insurance companies are (The
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Association of Micro Finance, Kumasi Technical University Cooperative Credit Union, Ramsyer Cooperative Credit Union, and Mid County Microfinance).
Challenge There is no office accommodation for lecturers in the Department.
Future PlansThe Department intends to develop further programmes such as BTech and Diploma programmes in banking operations, insurance, microfinance, and investments in the coming years.
Activities of Academic Staff
Publications • Worae, T.A., and Ngwakwe,C.C., (2017).‘Environmental responsibility and
financial performance nexus in South Africa: panel Granger causality analysis’. Environmental Economics, Vol. 8, Issue.3, pp. 29-34.
• Worae,T.A., Ngwakwe,C.C., and Ambe, C.M. (2017) ‘’Threshold effects in the relationship between environmental responsibility and financial performance: Dynamic Threshold panel analysis’’ (in Press) International research journal: Managing Global Transitions.
• Worae, T.A., Ngwakwe, C.C. and Ambe, C.M. (2018) ‘Effects of environmental pro-activeness on financial performance in South Africa: short panel vector autoregressions analysis’, Int. J. Sustainable Economy, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 249-
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DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING
IntroductionThe Marketing Department is committed to educating professionals and experts who will make a difference in the field of marketing. The Department trains and produces graduates with the requisite skills, abilities and competencies that are needed in the industry. The Department is well-equipped with wealth of acclaimed academic staff who provide a stimulating environment for study and research and also guides and supports students throughout their study to achieve their academic and professional goals.
The Department offers the following accredited programmes:
• Bachelor of Technology in Marketing (Top- up)
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• Higher National Diploma in Marketing
• Professional Diploma in Electronic Marketing
• Diploma in Electronic Marketing
• Diploma in Public Relations
VisionTo be a leader in research and professional focused in marketing education for a lifelong return on investment for graduates.
ObjectivesThe objectives of the Department are to:
• Strengthen efforts to attract and inculcate students with professional marketing skills for the business community.
• Create and sustain a culture that supports teaching excellence in the Department
• Strengthen the education impact of opportunities and experiences for students
• Provide skilled support staff and higher level marketing personnel
• Provide a more unified and shared educational experience for students at the Marketing Department.
• Work with other companies and make Kumasi Technical University a vibrant place to live and work.
Student Population Table 1 indicates the student population in the Department.
Table 1: Student Population
Programmeme Male Female TotalHND I 60 36 96
HND II 52 44 96
HND III 88 58 146
Total 200 138 338
The Bachelor of Technology, Diploma in Electronic Marketing, Diploma in Public Relations and the Professional Diploma in Electronic Marketing Programmes are part of the programmes under the Institute of Distance Learning and Continuing Education.
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StaffingTable 2 indicates the number of staff in the Department.
Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualification Position / Rank
Dr. Alfred Owusu PhD Marketing, Business University of Costa Rica, 2012, Chartered Marketer, CIM, UK
HOD/ Snr. Lecturer
Prof Asiamah Yeboah
PhD Marketing, Business University of Costa Rica, 2012, Chartered Marketer, CIM, UK
Interim Vice Chancellor / Associate Professor
Wilson K. Nimsaah MBA,Marketing, KNUST, 2010 HOD (Non-Tertiary Division / Snr Lecturer
Rev Alfred Atakora MA. (Theology), 2017, Christian Service University College, Ghana MSc. Marketing, University ofLeicester, UK, 2005
Chaplain / Snr. Lecturer
Francis Amo MBA Marketing, University ofLeicester, 2007
Snr Lecturer
Samuel Owusu Mensah
MBA General Management, Staffordshire University, UK, 2007
Snr Lecturer
Julia Agyapong Poku
MBA Marketing, KNUST, 2007 Lecturer
George Anane Takyi M.A Marketing, The University of the West of England, 2002
Lecturer
Kwadwo Nkansah-Fordjour*
MSc Finance, GIMPA, Ghana, 2008 Lecturer
Collins Kankam MBA Marketing, KNUST, 2009 Lecturer
Frederick K. Asare MBA Marketing, University of Ghana, 2010 Lecturer
Daniel Opoku MBA Marketing and Corporate Strategy, KNUST, 2009
Lecturer
Samuel Afriyie* MBA Marketing, KNUST, 2014 MCIM, (Marketing) Chartered Institute of Marketing-UK
Lecturer
Ofosu Amofa MBA Marketing, KNUST, 2015, MCIM Part Time Lecturer
James Owusu MSC Educational Innovations and Leadership Science, KNUST, 2017
Snr Administrative Assistant
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Staff Development and RecruitmentFive (5) Lecturers in the Department are purusing PhD programmes as indicated in Table 3.
Table 3: Staff pursing further studies
Name Programme and Field of Study
Institution and Country
Expected Year of Completion
Kwadwo Nkansah Fordjour
PhD Business Administration
International School of Business, Paris
2019
Samuel Afriyie PhD Management Science and Engineering
Jiangsu University of Technology, China
2019
Rev Alfred Atakora
PhD Marketing Middlesex University, UK
2018
George Anane Takyi
PhD Business Administration (Management Option)
Swiss Management Centre University, Switzerland
2018
Collins Kankam PhD Business Administration
Open University of Malaysia/Accra Institute of Technology
2018
Future PlansThe Department intends running the following programmes:
• MTech Marketing
• Four (4) Year BTech Marketing
• BTech Fashion Marketing
• BTech Pharmaceutical Marketing
ChallengesSome of the Challenges are:
• Inadequate office accommodation for lecturers
• Inadequate number of lecturers
Activities of Academic Staff
Publications• Kankam, K. C. (2018). Pricing orientation of SMEs auto repairers using the
Facilities, Transformation and Usage (FTU) framework. Academy Marketing Studies Journal, Vol. 22, Issue 2.
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• Donkor, J., Donkor, G.N.A. and Kankam, K. C., (2018). Strategic planning and performance of SMEs in Ghana: The moderating effect of market dynamism. Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 12(1), pp.62-76.
• Owusu, A. (2017). Influence of Information Technology Infrastructure on marketing effectiveness of banks operation in Ghana. International Journal of Academic Research and Reflection, 5 (2), 22-29.
• Owusu, A. (2017). Marketing communications process on pharmaceutical markets in Ghana. International Journal of Academic Research and Business and Social Science, 7(2) 256-273.
• Owusu A. (2017). Service quality and customer satisfaction: A comparative study of Ghanaian public Vs private bank. European Journal of Research in Social Sciences. 5(1) 29-15.
DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
IntroductionProcurement and Supply Chain Management Department is one of the departments under the Business School of the Kumasi Technical University. It is the second highest populated department in the University, currently with 1,044 students. It was established in the year 1993 purposely to train students and equip them with skills and knowledge needed to deal with the recurrent issues relating to professionalism, transparency, effectiveness and efficiency and above all value for money in the procurement sector.
The Department keeps on meeting its objectives every academic year by producing numerous prominent graduates most of them now occupying middle and top level positions in commerce, industry, health, educational and other sectors in both the private and public sectors of the economy.
The Department runs the following programmes:
• BTech in Procurement and Supply Chain Management (Top-up)
• Higher National Diploma in Purchasing and Supply
• Parallel Programmes
The Department has been accredited to run the four-year degree in Procurement and Supply Chain Management.
VisionTo be a centre of excellence in the provision of competence based education in Procurement and Supply Chain Management.
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ObjectivesIn line with the vision and strategic direction of Kumasi Technical University the Department of Procurement and Pupply Chain Management seeks to:
• Collaborate with government, industry and the academic community to provide our students competency based and industry relevant education in procurement and supply chain management.
• Provide cutting edge research for addressing the procurement and supply chain management challenges of industry and the public sector.
• Develop sustainability conscious and socially responsible students for the local and global economy.
• Regularly monitor and review our strategy in line with international best with the aim of always being abreast of time and ahead in competition.
Student PopulationThe student population stands at 1,044 (Table 1).
Table 1: Student Population
Year Male Female TotalHND 1 154 70 224
HND 2 74 52 126
HND 3 92 75 167
BTech 1 45 40 85
BTech 2 19 22 41
HND 1 (Paralle) 22 10 32
HND 2 (Paralle) 15 10 25
HND 3 (Paralle) 11 13 24
DPM 1 63 85 148
DPM 2 43 48 91
PDPM 34 47 81
Total 572 472 1,044
StaffingThe staff strength of the Department is fifteen (15) with details in Table 2.
Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/RankOtchere Fianko Alexandra
MBA Logistics &Supply Chain Mgt.KNUST, 2012, MCIPS,- UK
HOD / Snr Lecturer
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Name Qualification Position/RankKwame Owusu Sarpong*
MBA Strategic and Project Management, Paris Graduate School of Management, 2010, MILT,UK.MCIPS UK
Snr Lecturer
Gladys Tuo* MSc Supply Chain Mgt., Coventry University, 2012, MCIPS, CIPS-UK
Snr Lecturer
Irene Aikins MSc Supply Chain Mgt.Coventry University, 2012, MCIPS - UK
Snr Lecturer
Prince Agyemang Duah
MSc Supply Chain Mgt. Coventry University, 2012, MCIPS, CIPS-UK
Snr Lecturer
Emmanuel Kwabena Anin
MBA Logistics &Supply Chain Mgt.KNUST, 2012, MCIPS, - UK
Snr Lecturer
Emelia Darko Adzimah*
MBA Logistics &Supply Chain Mgt.KNUST, 2010, MCIPS, - UK
Snr Lecturer
Daniel Etse* MPHIL Educational Innovation and Leadership Science, MBA Logistics & Supply Chain Mgt University 2009
Snr Lecturer
Stephen Okyere* MBA Logistics &Supply Chain Mgt.KNUST, 2009, MCIPS, - UK
Lecturer
John Tettey Narh Wayo
MBA Logistics &Supply Chain Mgt.KNUST, 2012
Lecturer
Osei Asibey MSc Supply Chain Mgt. Coventry University, 2012
Lecturer
Charles Boakye MCIPS, 2002, ASMC Lecturer
Philomena Yeboah BBA Management, UEW-K, 2013 Senior Administrative Assistant
*On study leave
Staff Development Currently seven (7) lecturers are pursuing further studies (Table 3).
Table 3: Staff pursing further studies
Name Programme and Field of Study
Institution andCountry
Expected year of completion
Daniel Este PhD in Management Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University in Australia
2020
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Name Programme and Field of Study
Institution andCountry
Expected year of completion
Emelia D. Adzimah
Doctoral programme in Management Science and Engineering
University of Electronic Science and Technology in China
2020
Alexander Otchere Fianko
PhD Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Kwame Nkrumah University and Science Technology, Kumasi- Ghana
2020
Emmanuel Kwabena Anin
PhD Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Kwame Nkrumah University and Science Technology, Kumasi- Ghana
2020
Gladys Tuo PhD Logistics and Supply Chain Management
University of Electronic Science and Technology in China
2019
Stephen Okyere PhD Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Wuhan University of Technology, China
2019
Kwame Owusu Sarpong
PhD Procurement and Supply Chain Management
Business University of Coasta Rica
2018
Challenge• Staff strength is low since some of the lecturers are on study leave
• Inadequate offices for staff
Future PlansThe department hopes to;
• Run a Master of Technology in Supply Chain Management.
• Run a Bachelor of Technology in Logistics and Transport.
• Develop a Higher Diploma in Logistics and Transport programme
• Develop a Higher Diploma in Procurement and Supply Chain Management programme.
• Recruit additional lecturers to improve the staff/student ratio within the Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
IntroductionThe Department of Management Studies is under the Business School and Management Studies. Since 1992, the Department has been training students for the award of Higher National Diploma certificate in Secretaryship and Management Studies. The programme is, intended to acquaint students with basic management principles, concepts and the practices that managers employ or carry out in accomplishing organizational goals.
With a global trend towards flatter, leaner, and more agile organizations, mid-level leaders need to adapt to increasing and more challenging responsibilities which are incorporated in more complex and sophisticated interpersonal issues, with, less job security. Without strength in this group, the organization’s ability to implement its strategy and achieve results will be significantly limited.
The Department currently runs HND in Secretaryship and Management Studies and Diploma in Business Administration.
VisionTo be a centre of excellence for educating and training students for them to effectively handle secretarial and mid-level managerial positions in both the private and public sectors of the economy.
ObjectivesThe main objective of the Department is to train high caliber practically-oriented manpower for the both public and private sectors of the economy. Subordinate objectives of the programmeme are to:
• Develop high level administrative and managerial skills in order to handle and adapt to major changes in businesses and the civil and public sectors with a thorough knowledge in modern Information Communication Technology (ICT);
• Apply the management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling in their assigned tasks;
• Develop entrepreneurial skills to be self employed;
• Develop higher skills in industrial relation and labour laws of the nation in order to be able to manage employee-employer relationships and;
• Acquire working knowledge in handling human resource issues in organizations.
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Student PopulationThe Department of Secretaryship and Management Studies has a total student population of one hundred and eighty five (185) as shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Student Population
Class Male Female Total
HND 1 10 64 74
HND 2 5 46 51
HND 3 4 56 60
TOTAL 19 166 185
StaffingThe Department has ten (10) members of staff (Table 2).
Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualifications Position/ Rank
Hayford Adjei MBA - Strategic Mgt & ConsultingKNUST, 2010
HOD / Snr Lecturer
Dr Alfred Sarbah PhD Strategic Management, UESTC, China, 2015
Director IDCE / Snr Lecturer
Abubakar Zakaria* M.A Adult Education & Business, Legon, 2010
Snr Lecturer
Adwoa Benewaa Brefo-Manuah*
MBA Human Resource Management KNUST, 2010
Examination Officer / Lecturer
Dr Luguterah Austin W.
PhD Public AdministrationUniversity Of South Africa, 2016
Lecturer
Christian Narh Opata* MSc Enterprise Management, China, 2015
Lecturer
Marian Maclean Mphil Strategic Management and Consulting, KNUST, 2017
Assistant Lecturer
Thekla Boateng* MBA, Human Resource Management, Gimpa, 2017,
Principal Technician
Samuel Ohene Amoabeng
HND Electrical Engineering, Kpoly, 2003
Computer Lab Technician
Doris Asabere BBA executive office administration, 2013
Snr Administrative Assistant
*On Study Leave
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Staff Development and Recruitment
Table 3 gives the details of members of staff pursuing further studies.
Table 3: Staff pursing further studies
Name Programme and Field of Study
Institution andCountry
Expected year of completion
Christain Opata PhD Strategic Management
University of Electronic Science and Technology, China.
2020
Zakari Abubakari PhD Strategic Management
University of Electronic Science and Technology, China.
2020
Adwoa Benewaa Brefo-Manuah*
PhD Human resource Management
Business University of Costa Rica.
2018
Activities and EventsThe Department has been given approval by National Accreditation Board to run a four-year degree programme in Secretarialship and Management Studies.
Outreach Programmes/Extension ServicesThe Department continues to execute a number of services within and outside the University. It is currently focusing on establishing a relationship with some industries in Kumasi. It has already rendered some service to Stool Lands in Kumasi. It has sent proposals to a number of companies to offer secretarial services to their administrative staff.
ChallengeA major challenge is the issue of using manual typewriters to train our students, in this technological era. The Department needs a modern and well-furnished computer laboratory for training students
Future PlansThe Department is in the process of introducing MTech in Management Studies programme.
Activities of Academic Staff
Publications• Luguterah, A. W. (2017). The |Role of Sports in Poverty Reduction in Ghana.
Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, Volume 25, Number 3, pp, 277-285 (9)
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• Luguterah, A. W. & Dwomoh, G (2017). Service Delivery in Ghana Water Company Limited: Lessons for Governance in the Public Sector of Ghana. International Journal of Research in Business Studies and Management Volume 4, Issue 8, pp 30-40
• Zakari., A., Iddrisu., A., Thekla. B., Marian M & Dorcas., K., (2017) Determining the credibility factor and premium using Bayesian credibility theory for policy Decisions and implementation: Evidence from Ghana. The international journal of Business & management (ISSN 2321-8916)
• Zakari., A., Iddrisu., A., Thekla. B., Marian M & Dorcas., K., (2017) Posterior Distribution of Health Insurance: Basis for determing credibility factor and premium: Evidence from Ghana. International journal of innovative research and development (ISSN 2278-0211) September, 2017
• Zakari., A., Iddrisu., A., Marian M & Dorcas., K., (2017) Normality Fit to the Population Data of Health Insurance: A catalyst for managerial Decisions. Scholars Bulletin, 2017;3 (9):398-402
• Brefo-Manuh, A.B., Bonsu, C.A., Anlesinya A., Odoi, A.A. S., (2017) Evaluating the relationship between performance appraisal and organizational effectiveness in Ghana: a Comparative Analysis of Public and private organizations.International journal of economics, commerce and management. Vol. V, Issue 7, PP, 532-552, July 2017.
• Brefo-Manuh, A.B. Mensah., V., Ampong, I., and Aidoo, E., (2017). The role of Motivation in the Retention of Employees: Evidence from Christian Service University College, Ghana. European Business & Management. Vol. 3, No. 1 2017, PP 9-15.
DEPARTMENT OF LIBERAL STUDIES
IntroductionThe Department of Liberal Studies is one of the six (6) departments under the Faculty of Business and Management Studies. The Academic Board has approved a 2-year Diploma in Mass Communication and Journalism to be run by the Department beginning from the 2018/2019 Academic year. The advertisement for applicants to apply has since been placed on the University’s website.
The Department also teaches the following courses: African Studies, Communication Skills, Logic and Critical Thinking, Economics, Law, Literature in English, French and English Language. Among other things the Department aims at providing sound understanding of basic as well as advanced concepts in the courses we teach.
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Vision To be a leading centre for equipping students with effective communication skills and solid multidisciplinary education.
Objectives The objectives of the Department are to:
• Expose students to the rationale underpinning language usage in order for them to handle both oral and written communication with intelligence and finesse;
• Deepen students’ understanding and awareness s of the world in order that they will be culturally sensitive, intellectually independent, analytical and creative to respond favourably to the vicissitudes of life;
• Help students appreciate and gain pleasure from the beauty of the Arts and to use these to create a sense of self-esteem that comes from personal accomplishments and challenges met with success.
Student PopulationCurrently, the Department is waiting for its first batch of students for 2018/2019 academic year after approval has been given to run a 2-year Mass Communciation programme.
Staffing The Department has a total staff strength of twenty-eight (28) as shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/Rank
Kwasi Sarfo-Adu MPhil (English) University of Cape Coast, 2007
HOD / Snr Lecturer
Dr Cynthia Osei (Mrs) Phd. (English) KNUST, 2017 Hall and Hostels Manageress / Snr Lecturer
Benjamin Adjei Danquah* M.A Econonics, KNUST, 2008 Snr Lecturer
Joseph Kofi Boakye M.A TESL, University of Ghana, 2006
Snr Lecturer
Dr Sulemana Mahawiya PhD Philosophy, Univ. Cape Town, 2016
Lecturer
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Dr Kofi Sefa Attakora PhD. Law (Human Rights), Kingston University 2016
Lecturer
Dr Mark Kwamena Appiah PhD Education, University Strathclyde, Scotland, 2010
Lecturer
Lucy Bonku (Mrs)* M.A Comp Lit., KNUST, 2004 Lecturer
Daniel Kwadwo Obeng M.A Economics, KNUST, 2003 Lecturer
Rosemary Addo-Danquah (Mrs)
M.A TESL, University of Ghana, 2010
Lecturer
Faustina Amponsah-Partey (Mrs)
MPhil Communication and Media Studies, University of Education, Winneba, 2010
Lecturer
Rev. Fr. Kingsley Osei Boahene*
M.A Social Communication, University of Holy Cross, Rome, 2008
Chaplain/ Lecturer
Ernest Berko M.A Geog. Rural Dev., KNUST, 2011 Lecturer
Kwaku Obeng Boateng MPhil African Studies, University of Ghana, 1998
Lecturer
Samuel Agyei Nimo M.A Economics, KNUST, 2010 Lecturer
Prince Donkor MPhil Economics, University of Ghana, 2012
Lecturer
Johnson Addai-Asante MPhil Economics, University of Cape Coast, 2010
Lecturer
Frank Kwadwo Otoo BL (Law), KNUST 2007 Lecturer
Osei-Wusu Antwi BL (Law), KNUST 2010 Lecturer
Kofi Mfum M.A., LLB, BL (Law), KNUST 2010 Lecturer
Kingsley Brako M.A Comp. Lit., KNUST, 2008 Lecturer
Millicent Yengkangyi (Miss) M.A Comp. Lit., KNUST, 2008 Lecturer
Kwasi Akomani-Andoh M.A IELTS & Applied Linguistics,London Metropolitan University, 2006
Part-time Lecturer
Akwasi Arhin B.L (Law) KNUST, 2012 Part-time Lecturer
James Osman Adjei MPhil Art Educ., KNUST, 2003 Part-time Lecturer
Patience Addo-Kuffour M.ATESL, Univ. of Ghana, 2013 Part-time Lecturer
Joe Mensah Obour Post Grad 1973, DPA. 1976, QCL. BL, Ghana School of Law,1992
Part-Time Lecturer
Alhassan Fatumata BBA Management GCUC-K, 2016 Snr. Adm Assistant
* On Study leave
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Staff DevelopmentCurrently, five (5) members of staff are pursing further stdies as detailed in Table 2.
Table 2: Staff pursing further studies
Name Programme and Field of Study
Institution andCountry
Expected year of completion
Prince Donkor PhD Management and Economics
University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, China
2020
Lucy Bonku (Mrs) PhD English KNUST, Ghana 2019
Rev. Fr. Kingsley Osei Boahene
PhD Management Science
University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, China
2019
Benjamin Adjei Danquah
PhD Industrial Economics
Wuhan University, China 2019
Kwasi Sarfo-Adu PhD English University of Cape Coast, Ghana
2018
Challenge A more spacious office accommodation is needed, as the current office space is not roomy enough to contain members of staff.
Future PlansThe Department intends to run a Higher Diploma Programme in Mass Communication/Media. The documents have been submitted to the various professional bodies for their comments.
Activities of Academic Staff
Publications• Addai-Asante, J., Agyei Nimo, S., Obeng, D. K., (2017). Firm Level Comparison
of Technical Efficiency between Foreign-Owned and Domestic-Owned Firms. Case Study of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Firms in Ghana. American Scientific Journal for Engineering, Technology and Sciences. Vol. 36, pp. 146-166.
• Mahawiya. S, Dramani. J & Oteng. A (2018) “Foreign ban inflow: Implications for banking stability in Sub-Sahara Africa ” Africa Review of Finance and economics (forthcoming edition).
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Conference/Paper PresentationMr. Kwasi Sarfo-Adu “I deserve another Term of Office” A Pragma-Rhetorical Analysis of Incumbent Verbal Style in Presidential Election Campaign, 30th West African Languages Congress and 10th Linguistics Association of Ghana Conference, University of Education Winneba, Ghana July 31 – August 5, 2017.
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PROFILE OF THE FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
IntroductionThe Faculty of Health Sciences focuses mostly on programmes that relate to health. It has been in existence since 2011. Currently, the Faculty runs three (3) programmes, namely, Dispensing Technology, Medical Laboratory Technology, and Science and Industrial Laboratory Technology. These programmes are under two departments as shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Existing programmes in the Faculty
Department Programme HNDB.Tech
(Top Up)B.Tech (4 yrs)
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dispensing Technology
Existing Awaiting Accreditation
Awaiting Accreditation
Laboratory Technology
Medical Laboratory Technology
Existing Awaiting Accreditation
Awaiting Accreditation
Science and Industrial Laboratory Technology
Existing Awaiting Accreditation
Awaiting Accreditation
Vision To be a leading centre of excellence in innovative research and teaching in health sciences in Africa.
MissionCreating the foundation for transfer of knowledge and technology to support and improve the quality of services in healthcare, industries and society.
Management of the FacultyA Dean heads the Faculty and he is assisted by a Vice Dean with the support of an Assistant Registrar and an Administrative Assistant. (Table 2).
Table 2: Staff of the Dean’s Office
Name of Staff Qualification Position/ RankDr. Samuel N. Osei-Djarbeng
PhD Bio-Science, Univ. of East London, London-UK, 2010
Dean / Snr. Lecturer
Dr. Samuel Osei-Asante PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Japan, 2010
Vice Dean / Snr. Lecturer
Joyce Francisca Addo MBA (Human Resource), KNUST, Kumasi, 2015
Assistant Registrar
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Lovia Adoma Gyamfi BBA (Management), UEW, Kumasi, 2014
Snr. Administrative Assistant
Student PopulationThe Faculty has a total student population of seven hundred and five (705). The details are indicated in Table 3.
Table 3: Student Population
Programme Male Female TotalDispensing Technology 265 93 358
Medical Laboratory and Science 181 52 233
Industrial Laboratory Technology 80 34 114
Total 526 179 705
StaffingThe Faculty has a total of eighteen (18) full-time lecturers of which five (5) are females. Table 4 shows the staff population of the Faculty.
Table 4: Staffing
Category Pharmaceutical Sciences
Laboratory Technology
Total
Full Time Lecturers 11 7 19
Part-Time Lecturers 2 10 12
Servicing Lecturers 5 11 16
Technicians 2 3 5
Administrative Assistants
2
Staff Development and RecruitmentCurrently five (5) members of staff are pursuing Doctorate degrees and one (1) Bachelor degree as shown in Table 5.
Table 5: Members of staff pursuing further studies.
Department PhD BachelorsPharmaceutical Sciences 2 1
Laboratory Technology 3 -
Total 5 1
On recruitment of staff, four (4) applicants three (3) in the Department of Laboratory Technology and one (1) in Pharmaceutical Sciences, who were
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interviewed and recommended for appointment two years ago have not received appointment letters to date, as the University awaits financial clearance
CollaborationsThe Faculty has collaboration with the following Institutions:
• Intravenous Infusions Limited of Ghana – Koforidua,
• Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine – Mampong – Akwapim.
• Salom Pharmacy Limited – Asokore Mampong
• Trade Winds Chemists Ltd. – Asokore Mampong
• Aspee Pharmaceuticals Ltd. - Ejisu.
ChallengeSome challenges confronting the Faculty are:
• Limited number of office logistics
• Number of lecturers do not commensurate with the student population in the Faculty.
Future PlansThe Faculty intends to introduce new departments and programmes indicated in Table 6.
Table 6: Intended Departments and Programmes
Department Intended ProgrammesPharmaceutical Sciences MTech in Pharmaceutical Sciences
BTech (4-Years) in Pharmaceutical Sciences BTech (Top Up) in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Laboratory Technology BTech (4-Years) in Medical Laboratory Tech. BTech (Top Up) in Medical Laboratory Tech. BTech (4-Years) in Science & Ind. Lab. Tech. BTech (Top Up) in Science & Ind. Lab. Tech.
Sports Science & Management
BTech in Sports Science & Management Diploma in Sports Science & Management
Herbal and Alternative Medicine
BTech Herbal Medicine Production BTech in Alternative MedicineDiploma Herbal Medicine Production Diploma in Alternative Medicine
Forensic Sciences BTech in Forensic Science
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DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
IntroductionThe Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (formerly Dispensing Technology Department) was established in 1975 to train support staff in the dispensaries of Ministry of Health facilities that had no formal training in dispensing of drugs. Over the years, this mandate has changed to include people working in the private sector and also people who were not already working in the health sector. Prior to 1992, graduates of the Department were awarded Dispensing Technicians Certificate Part II and Part III for 2 years' and 3 years' training respectively.
The HND programme was introduced in 1992 when the then Polytechnic was converted into a tertiary institution. The programmes were run concurrently till about a decade ago when the certificate programme was phased out. Since then the emphasis has been on the HND programme.
VisionTo become a centre of excellence for the training of technologically competent and pro-active manpower for the healthcare sector and the pharmaceutical industry.
Objectives To churn out graduates with requisite skills to:
• Support the pharmaceutical industry,
• Assist in the health care sector (community pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, etc)
• Assist in the work of regulatory agencies like Ghana Standards Authority, Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Pharmacy Council.
Student Population The Department has a total student population of three hundred and fifty-eight (358) who are offering HND in Dispensing Technology. The details are found in Table 1.
Table 1: Student population
Year Male Female Total
HND 1 93 39 132
HND 2 86 30 116
HND 3 86 24 110
Total 265 93 358
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Staffing The Department has eleven (11) full-time lecturers. The details of the current staffing situation of the Department are found in Table 2.
Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualification Rank/Position (i) Full-Time LecturersDr. Samuel Osei-Asante PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Nagasaki University, Japan, 2010HOD / Snr Lecturer
Dr. Samuel N. Osei-Djarbeng
PhD BioScience, University ofEast London, 2010
Dean of Faculty / Snr Lecturer
Dr. George Owusu-Dapaah PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences,University of Strathclyde, UK,2008
Director Quality Assurance / Snr Lecturer
Dr. Francis Mainoo Sarpong PhD Phytochemistry, KNUST,2012
Snr Lecturer
Dr. Emmanuel Omari-Siaw PhD (Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics), Jiangsu University, China, 2016
Snr Lecturer
Mrs. Akua Afriyie Abruquah MSc. (Med. Microbiol.), Notingham, UK, 2007
Snr Lecturer
Paul S. Lambon MPhil Pharmaceutics, KNUST,2013,
Laboratory Manager/ Lecturer
Mrs. Grace Frimpong MPharm Pharmaceutics, KNUST, 2007
Lecturer
Kingsley E. Darkwah MSc. Pharm. Anal., KNUST, 2006 Lecturer
Daniel Solaga PG. Dip. Ind. Mgt, KNUST, 1991, BPharm
Lecturer
Sylvester Addai-Arhin MPhil. Analytical Chemistry, KNUST, Kumasi, 2016.
Lecturer
(ii) Part Time LecturersEric Tuffour MPhil Pharmaceutics KNUST, 2013 Lecturer
Edmund Adjei Boadu MSc Clinical Pharmacy, KNUST, 2014
Lecturer
(iii) Non-Technical StaffJacob Amonoo-Neizer BSc Biological Science, UCC, 2003 Senior Technician
Seth Obiri-Yeboah* HND Science Laboratory Technology, Accra Polytechnic, 2009
Technician
*On study leave
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Staff DevelopmentCurrently three (3) staff members are pursuing further studies as detailed in Table 3.
Table 3: Staff members pursuing further studies.
Name Programme and Field of Study
Institution and Country
Expected Year of Completion
Mrs. Akua Afriyie Abruquah
PhD Clinical Pharmacology
KNUST, Ghana 2018
Mrs. Grace Frimpong PhD Pharmaceutics KNUST, Ghana 2018
Seth Obiri Yeboah BSc Biochemistry KNUST, Kumasi 2018
Activities and Events
Outreach Programmes / Extension ServicesStaff members continue to give education on safe use and proper handling of medicines to their local communities, churches and other organized groups.
ChallengesThe Department faces several challenges. These include limited number of teaching aids, inadequate equipment and insufficient reagents to enhance teaching and research. This has stalled a lot of would-be research work in the Department.
The increasing student numbers is also a challenge for the Department as the present facilities do not commensurate with the increase.
Future PlanThe Department intends to run an MTech programme in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Activities of Academic Staff
ResearchThe level of research activities in the Department is quite encouraging despite the numerous challenges. Researches have been conducted (or are being conducted) in the following areas:
• Determination of sulphites in some fruit drinks and wines on the local market,
• Pharmaceutical analysis of locally manufactured and imported products for content validation and efficacy,
• Screening for the Phytochemical Constituents and Antioxidant properties of various herbal products on the Ghanaian Market, and
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• Investigation of the potential antibiofilm and antimicrobial activities of some medicinal plants.
Publications• Osei-Djarbeng S.N. (2017) Useful Side Effects of Some Medicines. Bioequiv &
Bioavailab Int J, 1(3): 1-3.
• Osei-Djarbeng S.N. (2017) Are We at the End of the Antimicrobial Era? ARC Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 3(1); 5-6.
• Zhang, H., Xu, W., Omari-Siaw, E., Liu, Y., Chen, B., Chen, D., & Xu, X. (2017). Redox-responsive PEGylated self-assembled prodrug-nanoparticles formed by single disulfide bond bridge periplocymarin-vitamin E conjugate for liver cancer chemotherapy. Drug delivery, 24(1), 1170-1178.
• Gu, Z., Shi, X., Omari-Siaw, E., Zhu, Y., Li, H., Guo, M., ... & Xu, X. (2017). Self-microemulsifying sustained-release pellet of Ginkgo biloba extract: Preparation, in vitro drug release and pharmacokinetics study in beagle dogs. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 37, 184-193.
Conferences, Workshop & SeminarsMembers of staff who are pharmacists continue to benefit from the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) programmes organized by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGh) and the Pharmacy Council.
In addition, staff benefit from Conferences and Annual General Meetings (AGMs) organized by the PSGh. The recent one was held at the Great Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana between 1st – 6th August, 2017, under the theme “Harnessing Opportunities in Pharmacy for National Economic Development”, which was attended by almost all the lecturers in the Department.
DEPARTMENT OF LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
IntroductionThe Department of Laboratory Technology which was established in 2011 runs two programmes, namely, Higher National Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology and Higher National Diploma in Science and Industrial Laboratory Technology.
Accreditation was given by the National Accreditation Board (NAB) and the first batch of students enrolled in 2014.
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VisionTo become a centre of excellence in training qualified and competent professionals who can easily meet the needs of current trends in the state of the art Laboratories as medical laboratory technicians, research assistants, quality control officers and laboratory equipment and consumables marketing agents.
ObjectivesThe main objective of the programs is to provide the students with comprehensive knowledge and understanding of scientific laboratory technology practices. The specific objectives are to:
• Train skilled laboratory technicians to carry out medical laboratory tests, experiments and analyses to assist in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases;
• Equip the students with the necessary knowledge and skills in the use and maintenance of modern laboratory equipment;
• Work in and/or manage laboratories of educational institutions and science based industries;
• Manage quality control and product development units in industries.
Student PopulationThe Department has three hundred and forty-seven (347) students. Details are as found in Table 2.
Table 1: Student Population
Programmeme Year Male Female Total
Medical Lab. Technology
I 56 22 78
II 60 14 74
III 65 16 81
Science & Industrial Lab. Technology
I 26 13 39
II 31 13 44
III 23 8 31
Total 261 86 347
StaffingThe Department has seven (7) full-time lecturers. Details are found in the Table 2.
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Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualifications Position/Rank
Amina Abubakari MSc Clinical Microbiology, KNUST, Kumasi 2006,
HOD/ Snr. Lecturer
Dr. David Azanu PhD (Analytical Chemistry), 2016, KNUST, Kumasi
Lecturer
Charles Ayensu Okai M.Sc. (Pharm. Anal.& Quality Control), KNUST Kumasi, 2007
Lecturer
Mrs Olivia Opoku Asare MPhil Chem. Path., KNUST, 2010, Lecturer
Mrs Afua Afreh Mantey MSc Biotechnology, KNUST, 2006. Lecturer
Christopher Acquah MSc Analytical Chemistry, KNUST, 2010.
Lecturer
Bempah Opoku MSc Clinical Microbiology, KNUST, 2013
Lecturer
Part-time teaching staff
Name Qualifications Position/Rank
Dr. Isaac Okai PhD Human Anatomy, Dalian Medical University, China, 2013
Snr Lecturer
Dr. Samuel Asamoah Sakyi
PhD Immunology KNUST, 2012 Snr Lecturer
David Ntiamoah Ofosu MSc. Molecular Haematology, University of Westminster, UK, 2013
Lecturer
Jemimah Aggrey Appiah MPhil. Pharmacology, 2015, KNUST, Kumasi
Lecturer
Yaa Adomah Aseidu MSc. Analytical Chemistry, KNUST, 2007
Lecturer
Solomon Wireko MPhil Clinical Microbiology, KNUST, 2015
Lecturer
Helena Owusu-Asante MPhil Chemical Pathology, KNUST, 2013
Lecturer
Rev. Ekow Wartamberg-Jackson
M.A Professional Counselling, Amberton University, USA, 2010
Lecturer
Mrs. Diana Abena Ajaloo MPhil Health Education & Promotion, KNUST, 2009
Lecturer
Richard Kojo Kumi MSc. Pharm. Analysis & Quality Control KNUST, 2010
Lecturer
Kwabena Asante-Adjei MPhil. Infection and Global Health, 2012, university of Liverpool, UK.
Lecturer
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iii) TechniciansLinda Opponbea Amoani BSc Science Laboratory Technology,
UCC, 2010Snr Technician
Mrs Abena Kyeraa Sarpong
BSc Medical Laboratory Technology, KNUST, 2015
Snr Technician
Herbert Ekoe Dankluvi BSc Medical Laboratory Technology, Garden City University College, 2016
Snr Technician
Staff Development and RecruitmentThe following members of staff are pursuing PhD programmes (Table 3).
Table 3: Staff members pursuing further studies
Name Programme and Field of Study
Institution and Country
Expected Year of Completion
Charles Ayensu Okai PhD Analytical Chemistry
Universitat Rostock, Germany
2019
Amina Abubakari PhD Microbiology KNUST, Kumasi 2018
Mrs. Afua Afreh Mantey
PhD Biochemistry KNUST, Kumasi 2018
Mrs. Olivia Poku Asare
PhD Chemical Pathology
KNUST, Kumasi 2018
Challenge• Inadequate Lecturers and Technicians
• Inadequate laboratories and Laboratory equipment.
Future PlansThe Department plans to run the following programmes:
• BTech Medical Laboratory Technology
• BTech Science and Industrial Laboratory Technology
• BTech Industrial Biochemistry
• BTech Physiotherapy
Activities of Academic Staff
Publications• Wireko S., Abubakari A and Opoku B (2017). In vitro Activities of Antimicrobial
Agents against Uropathogenic Isolates at Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital, Ghana. Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 6(5): 193-201.
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• Brenya R., Opoku B., Abubakari A and Wireko S (2017). Influence of Housing Design and Urbanization on Malaria Transmission in some Communities in Ashanti Region, Ghana, International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Applied Science (IJSEAS), 4(3):132-144.
• Olivia Poku Asare, Kwasi Poku Asare, Owiredu W.K.B.A., Lawrence Quaye and Afuah Afreh Mantey (2017). The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Ghanaian Psychiatrc Patients on Antipsychotic (first versus secon generation) Treatment in the Kumasi Metropoli. Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing. IISTE. Vol. 42: 2422-8419.
• Amoabeng B. W., Asare P.K., Asare O. P., Moachiah M.B., Adama I., Fening K.O and Gurr G.M (2017). Pesticides Use and Misuse in Cabbage Brassica Oleraceae var. Capitata L. (Cruciferae) Production in Ghana: The influence of farmer education and training. Journalof Agriculture and Ecology International, 10 (1):1-9.
• Darko, G., Ansah, E., Faanu, A., Azanu, D., Darko, E. O., and Emi-Reynolds, G. (2017). Natural radioactivity and heavy metal concentrations in reservoirs. Pollution, 3(2): 225-241.
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PROFILE OF THE FACULTY OF CREATIVE ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
IntroductionThe Faculty of Creative Arts and Technology was established in 2011 to promote studies and research in the Creative Arts, Media and Technology. Since the Creative Industries are increasingly becoming important to economic growth, it is necessary that new programmes are introduced to reflect current trends. Therefore efforts have been made to mount more demand-driven programmes in line with the vision of the Technical University. In line with that mandate HND Graphic Design, HND Fashion and Textiles Marketing and HND Industrial Painting and Technology Curricular were developed by the Faculty, and are at various stages of accreditation.
Departments and programmes in the Faculty as displayed in Table 1.
Table 1: Existing programmes in the Faculty
Departments HND BTech Top Up BTech (4yrs)
Fashion Design and Textiles Studies
Existing - -
Fashion Design & Modelling
- Existing Awaiting Accreditation
Textiles Design and Technology
- - Awaiting Accreditation
Graphics Design Awaiting Accreditation
- Awaiting Accreditation
VisionTo be a centre of excellence in creative arts and technology education and training in skills and competencies for the world of work.
MissionProviding a motivating environment for teaching, research, skills and entrepreneurship training in creative arts and industry.
Management of the FacultyThe Faculty is headed by a Dean, Rev (Dr) Timothy Crentsil, who is assisted by an Assistant Registrar and an Administrative Assistant (Table 1).
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Table 2: Staff of the Dean’s Office
Name Qualification Position/Rank
Rev. (Dr.) Timothy Crentsil
PhD Art Education, KNUST, 2015
Dean / Snr. Lecturer
Fidelis Sunzuoye, FRM
MBA-Finance ( OUM, Malaysia 2013)Certified Financial Risk Manager (GARP- USA, 2014)
Assistant Registrar
Comfort Osei Bonsu BSc. M’gt Studies- UCC – 2013 Snr Administrative Assistant
Student PopulationThe Student population for the year 2016/2017 stands at six hundred and forty-nine (649) as shown in Table 3.
Table 3: Student Population
Programme Male Female TotalHND 1 53 77 130
HND 2 40 78 118
HND 3 35 70 105
BTech 1 6 4 10
BTech 2 1 1 2
Diploma 1 71 116 187
Diploma 2 30 67 97
Total 236 413 649
StaffingThe Faculty has thirteen (13) full time teaching staff, four (4) of whom are Senior lecturers. Three (3) of the academic staff members hold a terminal degree (PhD). Table 4 shows the staff population of the Faculty.
Table 4: Staffing
CategoryFashion Design and Textiles
Graphic Design
Industrial Painting and Technology
Total
Full-Time Lecturers 10 3 - 13
Part-Time Lecturers - - - -
Servicing Lecturers 4 - - 4
Technicians 6 - - 6
Administrative staff 2 - - 2
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Promotion, Recruitment and Staff Development • One (1) senior member has been offered scholarship to pursue a PhD
programme in Art Education (with specialization in design and illustration for fashion) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Another staff member is making sturdy progress on his PhD programme in Art and Culture at the University of Education, Winneba Campus.
• Efforts are being made to sponsor additional staff to pursue PhD and Researched Master's Degree programmes.
Table 5 shows number of staff pursuing further studies.
Table 5: Number of staff members pursuing further studies
Department PhDFashion Design and Textiles Studies 1
Graphic Desigh 1
Collaborations• On the 12th and 13th of January 2018, a collaborative visit was made to
Takoradi Technical University, Faculty of Applied Arts. The visit afforded the Dean of the Faculty of Creative Arts and Technology the opportunity to interact with the Dean and Faculty at Takoradi Technical University – Faculty of Applied Arts, best practices in teaching, research and administration in Higher Education.
• On 28th November, 2017, the Faculty met and held discussions with Bryte Africa Fashion on possible areas of collaboration to improve the Fashion Design programme, especially in the areas of runway modelling and organisation of fashion shows.
• The Faculty is collaborating with EQWiPHUBS (A Canadian Organisation) to train students in employment and work experience programmes, entrepreneurship incubation and peer exchanges.
• The Faculty initiated collaboration with IFOK (a shoemaking firm) to embark on training programmes in leatherworks with staff and students of the Fashion and Textiles Studies Department.
• The Faculty initiated collaboration with COTVET to engage informal sector workers for training through the COTVET Voucher System. The training programme will commence with Fashion Design and Sewing; others like hairdressing and cosmetology will be added in due course.
Achievements• The Faculty successfully organised the Annual Exhibition and Fashion Show
titled fashionEXPRESSION 2018. For the second time running the models
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were trained by a Modelling Agency (Starladin) owned and run by an alumnus.
• The Faculty successfully introduced demand driven programmes that have greatly increased the student population and numbers to approximately Six Hundred and Fifty (650).
ChallengesSome challenges confronting the Faculty are:
• Obtaining space, equipment and facilities for teaching and learning in new Creative Art Disciplines.
• Obtaining current books, journals and library resources to facilitate, research, teaching and learning.
Future Plans• The Faculty intends to introduce new departments and demand driven
programmes at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The priority currently is to secure approval from regulatory bodies to kick start its Graphic Design programme.
• In the long term, the Faculty envisions having the full complement of all Creative Art Programmes. These programmes will be run at the Higher Diploma (HD), Bachelor of Technology (BTech) and Master of Technology (MTech) levels.
• Convert all programmes within the Faculty into Competency-Based Training (CBT) model.
Activities and EventsThe Faculty undertook the following activities and events during the year:
• Hosted the Ghana Copyright Administration – Ashanti, to present a seminar on protection of intellectual property at the New Great Hall on 9th April 2018. The seminar coincided with the launch of fashionEXPRESSION 2018.
• Participated in the Launch and related workshops of the Partnership for Applied Sciences Project (PASS) at Cape Coast Technical University from 22nd – 26th January 2018. This was a collaborative programme involving Kumasi Technical University, selected German Universities of Applied Science supported by the German Government (DAAD) and other Ghanaian Universities.
• Participated in CBT Programme Development and Green Campus Concept Workshops as part of the PASS project which took place at the Council Chamber of the Kumasi Technical University from 6th -10th November 2017.
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Another PASS workshop which took place from 9th -12th October 2017 was attended by the Dean and selected staff of the Faculty.
• Inaugurated HIFAS IDCE Division at the SRC Conference Room to address part-time students’ concerns on the 22nd of November 2017.
• Launch of Clean Environment Campaign at the Faculty on 24th November 2017, during which the Dean commissioned newly acquired peddle operated dustbins (donated by HIFAS) for use by staff and students of the Faculty.
• At the start of the 2017/2018 academic year the Faculty instituted a once a week dress code for students to instill decent dressing and grooming in students. The Friday Wear Concept was also enforced to encourage use of made in Ghana clothing and promote the fashion and textiles industry in Ghana.
• All staff of the Faculty embarked on an academic retreat from the 14th -16th February 2018 for BTech Programmes Writing Workshop at the Mckeon Hotel, Kumasi.
• In order to ensure students’ compliance to semester registrations, the Faculty carried out a students’ registration audit for the first and second semesters of the 2017/2018 academic year on the 26th -31st October 2017 and 3rd -17th April 2018 respectively.
• The Dean and Heads of Department of the Faculty participated in a day’s workshop organized by the Ghana Skills Development Initiative (GSDI) III which is a collaboration between the Government of Ghana (represented by COTVET) and GIZ of the German Government on 5th June 2018.
• Dean of Faculty served as Guest Speaker at the 11th Graduation Ceremony of OYSKA Technical Institute, Kumasi (accredited by COTVET) on the theme; “Technical Education-Empowering People” on the 25th May 2018.
• The Dean and a Select team from COTVET observed WorldSkills Competition 2017 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from the 13th -20th of October 2017.
• Deans of the Faculty of Engineering and Creative Arts and Technology were nominated by the University to attend the National Conference on Technical and Vocational Education held at Capital View Hotel in Koforidua from the 13th-16th March 2018. The conference was organized by the Ministry of Education under the distinguished patronage of H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo (President of Ghana).
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DEPARTMENT OF FASHION DESIGN AND TEXTILES
IntroductionThe Department of Fashion Design and Textiles Studies is the primary Department from which the Faculty of Creative Arts and Technology emerged in 2011. In 2013, the flagship programme, BTech Fashion Design and Modeling was introduced. The BTech Fashion Design and Modeling is a Three-Semester Top-Up Programme introduced to help HND Fashion and Textiles graduates have a pathway to upgrade their knowledge, skills and competencies to the degree level.
Diploma in Fashion Design and Textiles commenced two years ago. The programme was targeted at Senior High School graduates who were unable to make the grades that qualify them to pursue HND. The first batch of Diploma students graduated last academic year. The Department is collaborating with the Institute of Distance Learning and Continuing Education (IDCE) of the University to provide progression for Diploma in Fashion and Textiles graduates by introducing a Higher Diploma next academic year.
VisionTo be a centre of excellence in fashion design, modelling, textiles and garment education and related industries.
ObjectivesThe Department’s goal is to prepare students for meaningful employment and job creation in fashion, textiles and related industries to make the country self- reliant. It is intended that the programmes will achieve, among other things the following objectives:
• Provide integrated academic and liberal studies in various forms to meet the varying needs of students and society.
• Develop broad Creative Technical Education and Training in Fashion Design and Textiles.
• Develop adequate practical, entrepreneurial skills and training to enable graduates to participate fully in the social and economic development of the nation.
• Promote the study of local and international fashion and textiles as appropriate for integration into the economy of Ghana.
• Provide opportunities for supervised industrial practice (through attachments and visits) that are pertinent to the students’ field of study and professional careers.
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Student PopulationStudent population for the year 2017/2018 stands at 649 as in Table 1:
Table 1: Student Population
Programme Male Female TotalHND 1 53 77 130
HND 2 40 78 118
HND 3 35 70 105
BTech 1 6 4 10
BTech 2 1 1 2
Diploma 1 71 116 187
Diploma 2 30 67 97
Total 236 413 649
StaffingThe Department has a staff strength of sixteen (16). Details are in Table two (2).
Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualification Position /Rank
Dr Michael Obeng Nyarko PhD Arts and Culture, UEW, 2016 HOD/Snr Lecturer
Rev (Dr.) Timothy Crentsil PhD Art Education, KNUST, 2015 Dean/Snr Lecturer
Thomas Obeng Asare MFA Textiles Design, KNUST, 2011 Snr Lecturer
Theresa Mortty – Bayuko (Mrs)
M.A. Art Educ, KNUST, 2008 Lecturer
Abena Okyerewa Siaw M.A. Art Educ, KNUST, 2009 Lecturer
Yvonne Asamoah M.Ed Home Econs, UEW, 2008 Lecturer
Peggy M. A. Howard MTech Ed Fash. Design & Textiles, UEW, Kumasi, 2011
Lecturer
Solomon Ayesu Marfo MFA Textiles Design, KNUST, 2015 Lecturer
Maud Schall M.Tech Fashion and Textiles, UEW, Winneba, 2012
Lecturer
Mohammed Ibrahim MTech. Fashion and Textiles Educ. UEW, 2016
Lecturer
Diana Oppong BSc Fashion and Textiles Design Educ., UEW, 2014
Snr Technician
Seini Yussif Abdul-Razak BSc Fashion and Textiles Educ., UEW, 2016
Snr Technician
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Name Qualification Position /Rank
Agnes Annan Adjei (Mrs) HND Fashion and Textiles, Kumasi Polytechnic, 2010
Snr Technician
Ama Timpabi HND Fashion and Textiles,Kumasi Polytechnic, 2010
Snr Technician
Rowena Fatchu B.A Arts Textiles, KNUST Snr Technician
Priscilla Kobeh Diploma in Cosmetology Technician
Promotion, Recruitment and Staff Development Mr. Thomas Obeng Asare is pursuing PhD Art and Culture programme at the University of Education Winneba.
Activities and Events• The Department organized the 2017/18 Exhibitions and Fashion Show dubbed
fashionEXPRESSION 2018 to allow HND Three Fashion Design and Textiles students to showcase their final collections to the general public at the New Great Hall of the University from 5th -13th May 2018. The programme was heralded by a teaser event, ‘Atmosphere of Art’ to create awareness and to publicize the programme.
• To ensure that the department sets the pace in good grooming and decent appearance a dress code was instituted and time table was drawn for the various classes and year groups.
• The Department continues to perform numerous services within and outside the University. Some are catalogued below:
• Decoration services for congregations, matriculations, inauguration ceremonies and other official functions of the University.
• Provides expertise for the organisation of exhibitions and shows
• Training and grooming of professional models for the Fashion and Textiles Industry.
• Meeting the clothing and textiles needs of the University community and surrounding communities through its Production Unit.
• Staff and students of the Department participated in National Skills Exhibition to mark World Youth Skills Day under the theme; “Skills Development to Improve Youth Employment” This was initiated by the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) and hosted by Kumasi Technical University from 13th - 15th July, 2017. The Department organized drawing and make-up competitions as side attraction to the event.
• Some selected staff of the Department participated in Industrial Empowerment Summit on the theme: Growing from Repairs and Maintenance to Creative Product Designing Perfect Finishing – the Role
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of Education Stakeholders and Local Authorities to the One District One Factory Initiative form the 14th -18th August 2017.
• The Head of Department and some selected staff of the Department participated in Competency-Based Training (CBT) Sensitization Workshop held on 21st March, 2018 at the Council Chamber, Kumasi Technical University
• The Head of Department was invited as a speaker at Youth Seminar on Trade Usefulness on the theme Career Progression Opportunities for Vocational Graduates at Opportunity Industrialization Centre (OIC), Kumasi, on 25th April, 2018.
• The Head of Department and other heads from the Faculty participated in Ghana Skills Development Initiative (GSDI) III Workshop held at the Council Chamber on the 6th of June, 2018.
• Staff of the Department participated in Assessment and Text Writing Workshop held from 12th – 13th September 2017 at the Council Chamber of Kumasi Technical University.
ChallengeThe Department has a challenge of inadequate space and facilities for teaching and learning.
Future PlansThe Department has submitted a 4-year BTech curriculum in Fashion Design and Modeling to the regulating bodies awaiting accreditation. The department is also designing curriculum for 4-year BTech in Fashion and Textiles Marketing.
The Department hopes to:
• Establish a Clothing Technology Centre, which will serve as a resources centre for garment production. There are also plans to develop new programmes in these areas; Cosmetology, Home Decor Craft (Soft Furnishings, Floral Art etc.), Art of Creative Millinery and Accessories.
• Establish a Modeling Agency to promote professional fashion in Ghana.
• Institutionalize a celebration of an Annual Fashion Week to depict both traditional and contemporary fashion to promote and preserve the Ghanaian culture.
Activities of Academic Staff
Publications• Asare, T. O. Narh-Korley, E., Ahiabor, R. (2018). Client Deadline Approach in
the Clothing and Textiles Industries in Ghana: A Study of Kumasi Metropolis.
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The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies (ISSN 2321 - 9203). Vol 6 Issue 2 (255-264).
• Ibrahim Mohammed. (2018). Concept of Islam in Fashion. International Journal of Science and Research – IJSR, Volume 7 Issue 2.
• Ibrahim, A. F., Asare, T. O., Asare, D. K. (2017). Clothing Purchasing Decision Practices of Ghanaian Homemakers: A Case Study of the Shama District of Western Region, Ghana. International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations. Vol. 4, Issue 2, pp: (158-171).
DEPARTMENT OF GRAPHIC DESIGN
IntroductionThe Graphic Design Department emanated from the present Design Course component of the Fashion and Textiles Programme. It was developed to train students in the Graphic skills of Figure Drawing, Computer Aided Design, Basic Design, Pattern Drafting and Development within the HND Fashion Programme. The Department was established to meet the ever growing needs and demands for skilled and competency in human resource in the Graphic Communications Industry and practical training components of higher education. The programmes shall include Diploma, HND and BTech.
The Programme comprises modules in print media, electronic and multimedia studies, including various Computer Aided Design software, Photography, Advertising Design, Communication and Desktop Publishing. A significant landmark has been achieved with the completion of the Department’s computer laboratory to kick start its HND Graphic Design programme next academic year. Other programmes in the pipeline are Diploma in Graphic Design and Four (4) year BTech Graphic Design.
VisionTo be a centre of excellent in Graphic Communication and Design skills and competencies for the world of work.
Objectives• To train professionals with skills, competencies and knowledge in Graphic
Communication to job standards
• To provide competent human resource at the highest levels of qualification and to mentor students in intellectual and analytical skills and creative self-development.
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• To give students opportunities for practical and hands-on training in skills and competencies in industry and the world of work through collaborative and demand-driven placement supervision.
• To prepare students in entrepreneurial know-how for job creation and self- employment in their chosen professions.
Students PopulationCurrently, Graphic Design has no students. However, lecturers of the Department handle design courses in the Diploma, HND and BTech Fashion Design and Textiles programmes.
StaffingThe Department has three (3) full time lecturers as shown in table 1.
Table 1: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/RankEzekiel Narh-Korley MPhil Art Education, KNUST, 2006 Coordinator /
Lecturer
Dr. Michael Ato Essuman PhD Art Education, KNUST, 2011 Dean of Student / Snr Lecturer
Emmanuel Amos M.A. Art Educ., KNUST, 2014 Lecturer
Promotion, Recruitment and Staff Development The Department is in the process of recruiting additional staff in various Graphic Design disciplines at the higher degree levels (Master’s Degree and PhD). In line with this exercise, three (3) applicants have been shortlisted and interviewed awaiting employment.
Mr. Emmanuel Amos has been offered scholarship to pursue a PhD programme in Art Education (with specialization in design and illustration) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
Challenge• Inadequate office and lecture space for administrative and teaching
purposes.
• Slow pace of work on photographic studio and other facilities for practical work.
Future PlansThe Department intends to:
• Expand the scope of programmes and specializations in response to demands of industry;
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• Establish a printing house and start commercial production in the University
• Enter into collaboration with foreign educational institutions for the establishment of cutting-edge programmes for new era technology in the industry
• Collaborate with the Graphic Design industry to establish a Design Centre of Excellence for research in Graphic Design.
Activities of Academic Staff
PublicationAsare, T. O. Narh-Korley, E., Ahiabor, R. (2018). Client Deadline Approach in the Clothing and Textiles Industries in Ghana: A Study of Kumasi Metropolis. The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies (ISSN 2321 - 9203). Vol 6 Issue 2 (255-264).
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PROFILE OF THE INSTITUTE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
IntroductionThe Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (IEED) was created in 2007. The IEED which is now an autonomous Institute within the University was developed from Entrepreneurship course taken by all HND students. The department has since been producing students some of whom have established their own businesses.
The Institute has two (2) academic departments that run two programmes as shown in Table 1. The Institute also has a Consultancy and Business Incubation Centre (CBIC).
Table 1: Existing Programmes in the Institute
Department Programmes HND BTech (Top up) BTech (4 yr)Entrepreneurship and Finance
Entrepreneurship and Finance
Existing ExistingAwaiting Accreditation
Agropreneurship Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship
Existing -Awaiting Accreditation
VisionTo be a leader in raising graduate entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs for the socio-economic development of Ghana.
MissionTraining graduate entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs who will create innovative business ventures, provide employment for others and generate wealth for themselves and the society at large.
Management of the InstituteThe Institute is headed by a Director and assisted by a Deputy Director with the support of an Assistant Registrar. (Table 2).
Table 2: Management Staff of the Institute
Name Qualification Position/RankProf. Alexander Ayogyam
PhD (Marketing)Business School of Costa Rica,2012
Director /Associate Professor
Dr. Solomon Kwarteng Forkuoh
PhD (Innovation & Entrepreneurship), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China,2012
Deputy Director / Snr Lecturer
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Maura Boansi Duffour
MBA Management & Organizational Development, KNUST, 2014
Assistant Registrar
Student PopulationThe total population of students in the Institute is One Hundred and twenty five (125), as indicated in Table 3.
Table 3: Student Population
Programme Male Female TotalEntrepreneurship and Finance 63 30 93
Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship 22 7 29
Consultancy and Business Incubation Centre
- 3 3
Total 85 40 125
StaffingThe Institute has seventeen (17) full-time lectures. Five (5) of these lecturers are PhD holders. There are two (2) Associate Professors and nine (9) Senior Lecturers, as indicated in (Table 4).
Table 4: Staffing
Category Entrepreneurship and Finance
Agropreneurship Consultancy and Business Incubation Centre
Total
Full-Time Lecturers
11 3 3 17
Servicing Lecturers
2 1 - 3
Administrative staff
2 - -- 2
Promotion, Recruitment and Staff DevelopmentCurrently, ten (10) members of staff are pursuing doctorate degrees (Table 5).
Table 5: Members of staff pursuing further studies
Department PhD MastersEntrepreneurship and Finance 7 1
Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship 1
Consultancy and Business Incubation Centre 2
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CollaborationsThe Institute still collaborates with the following organizations:
• Kumah Farms Complex
• MenaAdoma Farms
• Akate Farms & Trading Co. Ltd
• Topman Farms Ltd
• Multinak
• Bemcom Youth Enterprises Skills Training Center
• Rural Enterprise Programme
• Venture Capital
ChallengesSome of the challenges the Institute faces are:
• Inadequate funding for students’ businesses
• Insufficient offices for staff of the various departments in the Institute.
• Inadequate space for incubation centres
Future PlansThe Institute plans to:
• Collect data on past students, and create a network to help those who need special counseling to establish their own businesses.
• Solicit funds from some organisations such as National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP), NGOs to organize seminars to upgrade the skills of those who are into their own business.
• Continue to organize a fund raising dinner to support Students’ Venture Creation as a Revolving Fund in the Institute.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND FINANCE
IntroductionThe Entrepreneurship and Finance Department is one of the departments under the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (IEED). It handles all Entrepreneurship education programmes which include:
• BTech Entrepreneurship
• HND Entrepreneurship and Finance
VisionTo be a centre of excellence for equipping students with entrepreneurial acumen for job creation.
ObjectivesThe objectives of the Department are to:
• Reduce unemployment by inculcating students with entrepreneurial skills to start and run businesses.
• Create linkages between students and the corporate world for hands-on training.
Student PopulationThe student population of the Department stands at One Hundred and Thirteen (113) Details is in Table 1.
Table 1: Student Population
Class Male Female TotalHND 1 19 6 25
HND 2 19 12 31
HND 3 25 12 37
BTech 1 10 0 10
BTech 2 10 0 10
TOTAL 83 30 113
StaffingThe Department has ten (10) staff members. Table 2 shows the staff strength.
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Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/RankDr. Solomon Kwarteng Forkuoh
PhD Innovation & Entrepreneurship, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China, 2016
HOD /Snr. Lecturer
Prof. Alexander Ayogyam PhD Marketing, Business School of Costa Rica, 2011
Director (IEED) /Associate Professor
Prof. Gabriel Dwomoh PhD Human Resource Management, Business School of Costa Rica, 2012
Director (IRID)/Associate Professor
Dr. Joseph Yensu PhD Finance, Southampton University, UK, 2014
Deputy Director, IAIL / Snr Lecturer
Dr Abraham Osei PhDInnovation & Entrepreneurship, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China, 2017
Snr Lecturer
Dr Charles Akomea Bonsu
PhD (Management), Business School of Costa Rica, 2015
Snr Lecturer
Anthony Kusi MSc Economics, University of NAT & International Economics, Bulgaria, 1991
Snr Lecturer
Eric Edwin Owusu * MBA Strategic & Consultancy Management, Paris School of Management , France, 2008
Snr Lecturer
Edmond Oppong- Peprah*
MSc Development Planning and Management, KNUST, 2007
Lecturer
William Ansah Appienti* MSc Economics and Public Policy, University of Hull, 2005
Lecturer
Mrs. Lydia Asare-Kyire* MSc Development Policy Planning, KNUST, 2008
Lecturer
Mrs. Priscilla Boaitey BA Mgt Studies, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, 2016
Senior Administrative Assistant
* On Study leave
Staff Development and RecruitmentCurrently four (4) staff members are pursuing PhD programmes (Table 3).
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Table 3: Members of staff pursuing further studies
Name Programme andField of Study
Institution andCountry
Expected Yearof Completion
William Ansah Appienti
PhD Management Science & Engineering
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
2018
Mrs Lydia Asare Kyire
PhD Management Science & Engineering
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
2018
Priscilla Boaitey
MBA Human Resource Management
Valley View University, Ghana
2018
Edmond Oppong Peprah
PhD Engineering Management
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
2018
Activities and Events
Outreach Programmemes/Extension ServicesIn an attempt to increase student intake, the Department engaged in radio advertisements and also embarked on an outreach programme (mobile / on the spot admission) at Kuntenase in Bosomtwe District, Trabuom, Nkawie, Toase, and Jachie Pramso.
Specifically, the Department visited St. Georges Senior High School, Kuntanse; Afia Kobi Senior High School, Trabuom; Osei Tutu Senor High School, Kumasi; Nkawie Senior High School, Nkawie; Toase Senior High School, Toase; Mpasatia Senior High School, Toase; Jachie Pramso Senior High, School, Jachie.
The Department collaborated with:
• African-German Entrepreneurship Academy (AGEA).
• EQWiPHUBS to construct an incubation centre for students' businesses.
Challenges• Inadequate office space for lecturers
• Inadequate space to establish incubation centres
• Lack of transportation to convey student to their business and consulting centres.
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Future PlansThe department intends to:
• Run BTech Entrepreneurship and Finance (CBT based)
• Run BTech Small Business Management(CBT based)
• Continue to raise funds from individuals, especially, entrepreneurs and corporate bodies for the construction of structures to help the running of students’ Ventures at its new site at Piase in the Bosomtwe District in the Ashanti Region.
DEPARTMENT OF AGROPRENEURSHIP
IntroductionThe Agropreneurship Department of the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development was established in 2012. The department currently runs two programmes, HND Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship; and (ii) a Diploma in Agribusiness and Finance, which is run in collaboration with the Institute of Distance Education, IDCE.
The HND programme commenced in the 2016/17 academic year while the Diploma program has been running for the past four years. These programs have been designed to transform agricultural education in Ghana and strategically position students with the capacity to establish their own agribusinesses and also act as intrapreneurs in the organizations they may work with.
VisionTo be a centre of excellence for training highly skilled agribusiness graduates and professionals.
ObjectivesThe main objective of the establishment of the department is to produce graduates who have been adequately exposed to both theoretical and practical agribusiness and postharvest technology knowledge sufficient to become agribusiness entrepreneurs. The programme has the following specific objectives:
• To train and produce graduates with in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge in general agriculture as a field of study.
• To train young graduates to develop a positive mind set and business orientation that can transform agricultural practice in Ghana.
• To equip graduates with requisite entrepreneurial skills needed to establish and manage a new agribusiness venture.
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• To help graduates examine the proper use of scarce resources for the betterment of the organization they will work for.
• To offer demand driven agribusiness consultancy services to agribusiness enterprises, farmer based organizations, agriculture cooperatives, etc.
Student PopulationThere are currently a total of twenty-nine (29) students studying HND Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship programme as shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Student Population
Class Male Female TotalHND 1 8 3 11
HND 2 14 4 18
TOTAL 22 7 29
StaffingThe department has three (3) lecturers; details are found in Table 1.
Table 1: Staffing
Name Qualification Postion/Rank
Opoku Mensah Stephen MPhil. Agribusiness, University of Ghana, Ghana, 2007
HOD / Snr. Lecturer
Kwame Zu Seyram Anthony
MPhil. Post-Harvest Technology, University of Ghana, Ghana, 2010
Snr. Lecturer
Dr Margaret Aba Sam Hagan
PhD. Meat Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 2017
Lecturer
Staff Development and RecruitmentMr Stephen Opoku Mensah is pursuing a PhD in Agribusiness at University of Ghana, Legon. He is expected to complete in 2018. The department would need to recruit at least two more staff to augment the current staff strength to meet the expected increase in credit hours as from the 2018/19 academic year.
Activities and Events• The department is still awaiting the approval of the 4-Year Bachelor
of Technology (BTech) syllabus in Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship programme from National Accreditation Board.
• The department has signed a MoU with MBC – Africa, an international NGO, to collaborate and work on a number of agribusiness related programmes
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including training for the youth, capacity building of agribusiness entrepreneurs, agribusiness projects, etc.
• The department is working feverishly to get a 5-acre plot at Piase to be allocated exclusively for practical training. A proposal has been submitted to the Works and Physical Development office for technical advice and other services.
ChallengesThe Department has a number of challenges. These include:
• The need to recruit additional staff, especially now that the HND Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship programme has commenced.
• Urgent need to develop training facilities and sites for practical lessons for the HND and Diploma students. This is because practical lessons are an integral and critical component of the training programme.
• The need for management to urgently release funds for the establishment and development of the practical training sites and also recruit a farm manager or field assistant who will assist students in practical training as well as manage the facilities.
Future PlansThe Agropreneurship department has a number of plans designed to fulfil its mandate both to the University and the community as a whole. A summary of proposed plans include the following:
• Dialoguing with management of Kumasi Technical University to release funds for the establishment of practical training fields for students at the Piase site.
• Establishing commercial agribusiness projects that will generate income for the department, the School and also serve as practical training sites and generate income for the University.
• Delivering agribusiness consultancy services in collaboration with both public and private sector agencies.
• Organizing periodic seminars for agribusiness entrepreneurs in and around the Ashanti Region.
• Collaborating with industry and well-established agribusiness companies to commence with practical training programme and vacation attachment for students. This would be done through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the identified partners.
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CONSULTANCY AND BUSINESS INCUBATION CENTRE
Introduction The Consultancy and Business Incubation Centre (CBIC) was established to help train students, individuals, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and corporate bodies to render consultancy service and offer managerial advice.
It also has the responsibility of supervising students’ consulting and new venture course in the Department.
VisionTo be an international resource centre for business development and wealth creation.
ObjectivesThe objectives of the centre is to:
• Offer counseling to students who want to opt for self-employment after graduation;
• Nurture startups who require training and facilities till they are ready to hatch out;
• Offer door-to-door consultancy services to small scale enterprises and the business community as a whole;
• Organise public lectures and educate the public on entrepreneurship and enterprise development.
StaffingThe Department has four (4) full-time lecturers. Table 1 shows the details.
Table 1: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/RankEric Edwin Owusu*
MBA - Strategic and Consultancy Management, Paris Graduate School of Management, 2008
HOD/ Snr Lecturer
Dr. Daniel Ofori
PhD Industrial Economics, Wuhan Technical University, China, 2016
Deputy Director (IDCE) / Snr Lecturer
Francis Boadu* Mphil. Strategic Management and Management Consulting, KNUST, Ghana, 2009
Snr Lecturer
Thomas Korankye*
MSc Finance, University of Skovde, Sweden, 2006, MSc International Fisheries Management,University of Tromsoe, Norway, 2008
Snr Lecturer
*On study leave
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Staff Development The Department embarks on staff development and currently three (3) staff members are pursuing PhD programme as shown in Table 2.
Table 2: Members of staff pursuing further studies
Name Programme andField of Study
Institution andCountry
Expected Yearof Completion
Francis Boadu PhD, Management Management
University of Electronic Science & Technology of China (UESTC)
2021
Thomas Korankye
PhD, Financial Planning
Texas Tech University, USA
2019
Mr. Eric Edwin Owusu
PhD, Entrepreneurial Management
Business University of Costa Rica
2018
Activities and EventsAn orientation was organized for students to expose them to all the rudiment of consulting and new venture project especially the second and third year students (both Entrepreneurship and Finance and Agropreneurship) who were then joining the exercise in the early part of the first semester.
On-Going Activities• Follow-up on efforts to market and link CBIC to funding agencies.
• The Centre is currently working to organize an Entrepreneurship Seminar for Old students (EFSAG) to upgrade their knowledge and skills especially those running their own businesses which will be followed by Fund Raising Dinner to mobilise funds for the students’ businesses.
• The Centre is currently working on research project titled “The impact of consulting for small and medium scale enterprises module of the entrepreneurship and finance program of Kumasi Technical University”.
ChallengeOffice allocated to the centre is too small for effective work to generate income as expected of any service centre.
Future PlanThe Centre plans to:
• Put measures in place to collect data on our old students to help those who need special counselling to be able to establish their own businesses in the face of the increasing problem of graduate unemployment and also solicit funds from some organisations such as National Entrepreneurship and
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Innovation Plan (NEIP), NGOs to organize seminars to upgrade those who are into their own business.
• Transform the Centre into income generation facility aside the monitoring of students’ activities through the rendering of consultancy services to the business community.
• Have a well-equipped incubation centre to offer access to practical entrepreneurship training and demonstration to students.
• Intensify the outreach program of the Institute for secondary schools to re-orient them about entrepreneurship and its related fields and its relevance to economic development.
Activities of Academic Staff
PublicationDaniel Ofori, and George Asumadu, (2017), Foreign Direct Investment, Trade and Economic Growth in Ghana: An Empirical Analysis, International Research Journal of Finance and Economics ISSN 1450-2887 Issue 159 January, 2017
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PROFILE OF THE INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE LEARNING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
IntroductionThe Institute of Distance Learning and Continuing Education (IDCE) was established in June 2011 to:.
• Make it possible to reach students who cannot get to a college;
• Lend itself to part-time education so that students are not taken out of the work place in order to study;
• Allow economies, in part by avoiding the need for new buildings including housing for students.
The Institute comprises four (4) divisions, namely:
• Distance Learning Division
• Parallel Programmes Division
• Technician and Non-Tertiary Programmes Division
• Continuous Professional Development Division
The existing Divisions/Programmes are found in the Tables below.
Table 1: Existing programmes (Distance Learning Division)
Department Programme Diploma HND BTech (Top-UP)
BTech (4Year)
Distance Learning Division
Computerized Accounting
Existing - - -
Accounting with Computing
- Existing ExistingAwaiting Accreditation
Marketing- Existing
Awaiting Accreditation
Civil Engineering- Existing
Awaiting Accreditation
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- ExistingAwaiting Accreditation
Building Technology
- ExistingAwaiting Accreditation
Applied Statistics- Existing
Awaiting Accreditation
Estate Management
- Existing - -
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Fashion Design and Modelling
- ExistingAwaiting Accreditation
Entrepreneurship- Existing
Awaiting Accreditation
Table 2: Existing programmes (Parallel Programme Division)
Department Programme HND (Parallel)
BTech (Top-Up)
BTech (4 yr)
Parallel Programme Division
Accounting With Computing
ExistingExisting
Awaiting Accreditation
Accountancy Existing
Entrepreneurship ExistingExisting
Awaiting Accreditation
Hotel Catering & Institutional Management
Existing
Marketing Existing Existing Awaiting Accreditation
Secretaryship & Management Studies
Existing- -
Purchasing & Supply Existing
Procurement Management
- ExistingAwaiting Accreditation
Civil Engineering- Existing
Awaiting Accreditation
Chemical Engineering- Existing
Awaiting Accreditation
Electrical/Electronic Engineering
- ExistingAwaiting Accreditation
Building Technology- Existing
Awaiting Accreditation
Estate Management- Existing
Awaiting Accreditation
Fashion Design and Modelling
- ExistingAwaiting Accreditation
Applied Statistics- Existing
Awaiting Accreditation
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Table 3: Existing programmes (Technician & Non-Tertiary Programmes Division)
Department Programme
Diploma TechnicianTechnician & Non-Tertiary Programmes Division
Statistical Sciences Motor Vehicle 1
E-Marketing Motor Vehicle 2
Computerized Accounting Motor Vehicle 3
Procurement & Materials Management Mechanical Engineering 1
Banking Technology and Accounting Mechanical Engineering 2
Business Administration Mechanical Engineering 3
Information Technology Construction Technician Course 1
Web Application and Database Mgt. Construction Technician Course 2
Hardware and Networking Construction Technician Course 3
Library & Information Science
Data Science
Electrical/ Electronic Engineering
Fashion Design & Textiles
Table 4: Existing programmes (Continuous Professional Development Division)
Department ProgrammeContinuous Professional Development Division
Professional Diploma in Computerized Accounting
Professional Diploma in E-Marketing
Professional Diploma in Procurement
Professional Diploma in Data Science
Professional Diploma in Management Science
Professional Diploma in Library & and Information Science
VisionTo be a centre of excellence in the delivery of technical education and professional training in a formal and virtual environment.
MissionProviding opportunity for people to learn at a time, place or pace which satisfies their circumstances.
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Management of InstituteThe Institute is headed by a Director, who is assisted by a Deputy Director and an Assistant Registrar. This is shown on Table 5.
Table 5: Management Staff of the Institute
Name Qualifications Position/Rank
Dr. Alfred Sarbah
PhD Management Science and Engineering. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 2015
Director/ Snr Lecturer
Dr. Daniel Ofori
PhD Industrial Economics. Wuhan University of Technology China, 2015
Deputy Director/ Head, Parallel Programmes Division / Snr Lecturer
Gilbert Amoako
MBA Accounting, UCC - 2010 Head, Distance Learning Programmes / Lecturer
Wilson Nimsaah
MBA Marketing , KNUST - 2009 Head, Non-Tertiary/ Snr Lecturer
Dr EbenezerBonyah*
PhD Applied Mathematics, KNUST, 2014
Head, Continuous Professional Development Division/ Snr Lecturer
Samuel Atuahene
MPhil (Business Administration, Accounting), 2014
Head of Examinations, Parallel Programmes / Lecturer
Mr. Johnson Addai- Asante
MPhil Economics , UCC 2010 Examination Officer, Professional Programmes /Lecturer
Miss Abena Okyerewaa Siaw
MFA, Textiles Design KNUST – 2017
Examination Officer, Technician and Non- Tertiary Programmes Division / Lecturer
Mrs. Sarah Agbogla
MBA Strategic Management, KNUST, Kumasi, 2014
Assistant Registrar
Mr. Daniel Amoanyi
ICA Ghana, 2016 Accountant
Mavis Amoako Attah
DBS Secretarial, Kumasi Polytechnic
Senior Clerk
* On leave of absence
Student PopulationThe Institute has a total student population of 5,238. The current student numbers are as shown in Table 6.
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Table 6: Student population
Programme Male Female TotalDiploma Programmes 1161 746 1907
Certificate II Programmes 3 39 42
Technician Programmes 127 2 129
Professional Diploma Programmes 148 109 257
Bachelor of Technology (Top-up) 557 267 824
Higher National Diploma (Part-Time) 254 304 558
Sunyani Centre 439 154 593
Bolgatanga Centre 73 28 101
Cape Coast Centre 62 39 101
Tamale Centre 79 10 89
Takoradi Centre 466 128 594
Koforidua Centre 39 4 43
Total 3408 1830 5238
CollaborationsThe Institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tema Technical Institute and St. James Seminary Secondary School to use their premises as Distant Learning Centres for the University.
The Institute is in the process of signing a Memorandum of Understanding with PRECEVID to run Diploma in Hotel Catering and Institutional Management.
The Institute has entered into collaborative agreements with Sunyani, Cape Coast, Takoradi, and Tamale Technical Universities and Bolgatanga Polytechnic to run KsTU programmes.
The Continuous Professional Development Division of the Institute collaborates with the University’s Business Development Centre to organize short courses for professionals and the general public. It also collaborates with Professional bodies such as the ACCA, ICSM, CIM, CIPS, CIBGH, CILT and ICA..
ChallengesThis young and vibrant Institute is faced with the following challenges:
• Inadequate logistics to aid in its running;
• Inadequate office space to cater for all its divisions and registry;
• Excessive noise making on campus during lecture time;
• Inadequate number of lecture halls and teaching aids;
• Inadequate supporting staff.
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Future PlansThe Institute is:
• Collaborating with ACCA to mount its programme on campus.
• Carrying out marketing campaigns to enroll more students after the re-launch of its professional programmes.
• Seeking accreditation for its Distance Learning Centres to provide Distance Learning programmes for external students.
DISTANCE LEARNING DIVISION
IntroductionThe Kumasi Technical University has embarked on ‘Distance Learning’ mode of delivery intended to favor those students who may not be available to take courses on full time or part time (evening and weekends) basis. The Division is in charge of distance learning programmes. Currently, it runs B.Tech, HND, Diploma and Professional Diploma programmes on the campuses of six other Technical Universities and one Polytechnic. These institutions are Takoradi Technical University, Koforidua Technical University, Cape Coast Technical University, Sunyani Technical University, Tamale Technical University and Bolgatanga Polytechnic.
The Division is currently engaged in negotiations with other institutions to collaborate with them in the running of some of the University Programmes.
The Division has also entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Tema Technical Institute (TTI) to use their premsies as one of its distance learning centers in the Greater Accra Region. This will take off early next year.
VisionTo be a centre for making tertiary education accessibble to all no matter where they may be found.
ObjectivesThe objectives of the Division are to:
• Open more distance learning centres in the regions to make our programmes easily assessable.
• Train students who want to go into direct employment and to take up such employment and perform creditably in the positions they may occupy.
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Student PopulationThe current student population is one thousand, one hundred and twenty (1,120) as shown Table 1.
Table 1: Student Population
Institution Programme Male Female Total
Takoradi Technical University
BTech Accounting with Computing (Top Up) 117 80 197
BTech Building Technology (Top Up) 30 15 45
BTech Electrical & Electronic Engineering (Top Up)
150 9 159
BTech Fashion (Top Up) 10 18 28
BTech Marketing (Top Up) 50 44 94
BTech Statistics (Top Up) 26 8 34
HND Estate Management 30 7 37
Sunyani Technical University
BTech Accounting with Computing (Top Up) 130 85 215HND Accounting with Computing 106 80 186Professional Diploma in Computerised Accounting
67 30 97
Diploma in Computised Accounting 60 16 76
Diploma in Banking Technology and Accounting
15 4 19
Koforidua Technical University
BTech Applied Statistics 40 3 43
Cape Coast Technical University
BTech Accounting with Computing 52 22 74
BTech Civil Engineering 19 8 27
Tamale Technical University
BTech Accounting with Computing 70 19 89
Bolgatanga Polytechnic
BTech Accounting with Computing 36 20 56BTech Procurement 30 7 37Professional Diploma in Management Science
6 2 8
Total 747 373 1120
StaffingThe Division is headed Mr. Gilbert Amoako with administrative support from the IDCE administrative staff.
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Future PlansThe Department intends to
• Synchronize the programmes on the "satellite" campuses with those at the University.
• Extend such agreements with other institutions to use their facilities as Distance Learning Centres where BTech programmes unique to Kumasi Technical University would be run in collaboration with other sister universities and polytechnics with certificates awarded by the Kumasi Technical University.
Activities of Academic StaffDetails of engagements of staff in the Division can be found in the departments they belong to.
PARALLEL DIVISION
IntroductionThe Division was established to run programmes that the regular departments of the University are running on parallel basis; that is evening and weekend part-time programmes. The Division admits also students who did not meet the cut-off point for regular programmes and the numerous working community who because of their work schedules are unable to join the regular programmes. Graduates however obtain the same qualification.
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Programmes• Accounting with Computing• Marketing• Procurement Management• Civil Engineering• Chemical Engineering• Electrical & Electronic Engineering• Entrepreneurship & Finance• Applied Statistics • Building Technology• Estate Management
• Fashion Design and Modelling
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Higher National Diploma (HND) Programmes• Accounting with Computing• Accountancy• Marketing• Entrepreneurship• Secretaryship & Management Studies• Purchasing & Supply• Electrical & Electronic Engineering• Computer Science• Hotel Catering & Institutional Management
• Fashion Design
VisionTo be a centre of possibilities for students who are not able to take part in the regular programmes of the University.
ObjectiveTo generate income to support the development of the Technical University through the delivery of competitive and market-driven programmes to students who are not able to take part in the regular programmes of the Univesity.
Student PopulationThe Department has a total student population of One Thousand Three Hundred and Eighty Two (1, 382) as indicated in Table 1.
Table 1: Student population
Course Male Female Total
BTech Accounting with Computing (Top-up) 245 128 373
BTech Marketing (Top-up) 69 44 113
BTech Procurement (Top-up) 67 60 127
BTech Civil Engineering (Top-up) 35 5 40
BTech Electrical Engineering (Top-up) 50 1 51
BTech Applied Statistics (Top-up) 17 2 19
BTech Estate Management (Top-up) 21 10 31
BTech Building Technology (Top-up) 27 12 39
BTech Entrepreneurship (Top-up) 20 0 20
BTech Fashion (Top-up) 6 5 11
HND Accounting with Computing (Evening) 65 36 101
HND Accounting with Computing (Weekend) 44 36 80
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Course Male Female TotalHND Accountancy(Evening) 9 11 20
HND Purchasing and Supply (Evening) 48 33 81
HND Secretaryship and Management Studies (Evening) 3 17 20
HND Secretaryship and Management Studies (Weekend) 1 70 71
HND Marketing (Evening) 29 25 54
HND Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Evening) 35 0 35
HND Hotel Catering & Institutional Mgt (Evening) 2 45 47
HND Fashion (Evening) 18 31 49
Total 811 571 1382
StaffingThe division is headed by Dr Daniel Ofori with administrative support from the staff of the Institute.
ChallengesThis young and vibrant institute is faced with the following challenges:
• Excessive noise making on campus during lecture periods in the evenings and weekends.
• Poor sanitation of classrooms and washrooms, posing health hazards to students.
• Inadequate logistics such as computers.
• Inadequate number of lecture halls and teaching aids such as projectors;
• Inadequate supporting staff.
Future PlansThe following programmes also are underway to be introduced into the Institute of Parallel Programme Division:
• MTech in Industrial Economics
• BTech Management Science
• BTech Development Management
• BTech Management with Computing
• BTech Technology Management
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TECHNICIAN AND NON-TERTIARY PROGRAMMES DIVISION
IntroductionIn September 2007 the Part-Time Coordinating Unit was renamed Technician and Non-Tertiary Programmes Division. All the non-tertiary programmes were put together and placed under this unit in September 2011. With its new responsibility, the Unit was given the status of a Division and placed under the Institute of Distance Learning and Continuing Education. In September 2013, it once again became necessary to place more non-tertiary programmes under the Division. To get the students on these programmes to identity properly with the Division, the name was thus changed to Technician and Non-Tertiary Programmes Division.
Currently, a proposal is in place to rename the Division ‘Diploma and Technician Programme Division’.
Vision To be a centre of opportunities for adding value to qualifications of applicants who do not qualify to pursue tertiary programmes.
Objectives The objectives of the Division are as follows:
• No application for admission to the University should be rejected since the Division has places for all manner of applicants.
• Graduates from the Division should be well equipped to pursue further studies.
• Students from the Division who want to go into direct employment should be well-equipped to take up such employment and perform creditably in the positions they may occupy.
Student PopulationThe division has a total student population of two thousand and seventy-eight (2,078) as shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Student population
Programme Male Female Total
Intermediate Catering 2 38 40
Intermediate Fashion 1 1 2Motor Vehicle Technician Part 1 2 0 2Motor Vehicle Technician Part 2 4 0 4
Motor Vehicle Technician Part 3 10 0 10
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Mechanical Engineering Technician Part 1 5 0 5
Mechanical Engineering Technician Part 2 5 0 5
Mechanical Engineering Technician Part 3 8 0 8
Electrical Engineering Technician Part 3 8 0 8
Electrical Engineering Technician Part 2 7 0 7
Electrical Engineering Technician Part 3 27 0 27
Construction Technician Course 1 20 0 20
Construction Technician Course 2 16 0 16
Construction Technician Course 3 16 1 17
Access Course 9 16 25
Diploma in Banking and Small Management 8 12 20
Diploma in Banking Technology and Finance 9 0 9
Diploma in Business Administration 45 135 180
Diploma in Computerised Accounting 27 22 49
Diploma in Electricals and Electronic Engineering 86 2 88
Diploma in Electronic Marketing 84 72 156
Diploma in Fashion and Textiles Studies 304 143 447
Diploma in Hardware and Networking 0 1 1
Diploma in Health Statistics 148 110 258
Diploma in Information Technology 171 9 180
Diploma in Library and Information Science 32 18 50
Diploma in Procurement and Materials Management 80 51 131
Diploma in Public Relations 10 0 10
Diploma in Web Application and Database 148 155 303
Diploma in Agribusiness and Finance 12 4 16
TOTAL 1328 750 2,078
StaffingThe Division is headed by Mr. Wilson Nimsaah. Currently, it engages the services of lecturers from various faculties of the University and also part time lecturers from outside the University and administrative support from the Institute.
Activities and Events• The Division conducted inspection and assessment of the Presbyterian
Centre for Vocational Instructors’ Development (PRECEVID).
• The Department conducted the May/June 2018 Technical Examination Series for TEU and NABPTEX.
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ChallengesThe following challenges have been identified at the Division.
• The Division lacks adequate lecture rooms.
• The few lecture rooms allocated to the Division are scattered so it makes monitoring difficult.
• Student enrolment keeps reducing.
Future PlansThe Division is putting plans in place to:
• Get more students to enroll onto various programmes in the Division.
• Take on board more Diploma programmes.
Activities of Academic StaffDetails of engagements of staff in the Division can be found in their mother departments.
CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMES DIVISION
IntroductionThe Division was created as a platform for the continuous training and re-training of students and professionals in the area of business and commerce to serve the needs of industries.
The following programmes are run in the Division.
• Professional Diploma in Computerized Accounting
• Professional Diploma in E-Marketing
• Professional Diploma in Procurement
• Professional Diploma in Management Science
• Professional Diploma in Library & Information Science
• Professional Diploma in Banking Technology & Finance
• Professional Diploma in Banking & Small Business Management
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VisionTo become a Center of Excellence in the training of professionals and students in the area of business and commerce.
ObjectiveThe Objectives of the Division is to:
• Provide training for students and professionals in their chosen professions in business and commerce.
• Provide support in the area of continuous training for professionals in current trends in the areas of business and commerce.
• Serve as a liaison between academic departments and the various professional bodies in accrediting the academic programmes by the professional bodies.
Student PopulationCurrent student population in the Professional Division as shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Student Population
Programme Male Female Total
Prof. Dip. Computerized Accounting 99 69 168
Prof. Dip. E-Marketing 12 10 22
Prof. Dip. Procurement 44 38 82
Prof. Dip. Management Science 6 13 19
Prof. Dip. Information Science 14 6 20
Prof. Dip. Banking Technology & Finance 15 6 21
Prof. Dip. Diploma in Banking & Small Business Mgt.
2 5 7
Total 192 147 339
StaffingDr. Alfred Sarbah is the Acting Head for the Division.
Future PlansThe Division plans to:
• Collaborate with the various professional bodies in making Kumasi Technical University an accredited learning centre for the delivery of the various professional programmes.
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• Position the Division to eventually serve as a consulting centre in the delivery of training and also provide solutions to the needs of business and other allied areas in industry.
Activities of Academic StaffDetails of engagements of staff in the Division can be found in their mother departments.
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PROFILE OF INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
IntroductionThe Institute of Research, Innovation and Development (IRID) was in 2015 carved out of the School of Graduate Studies, Research and Innovation (SGSRI) to enable the Institute concentrate on Research, Innovation, Publications, and Development in and outside the University. The Institute presently has one department under its outfit known as the Social Science Department.
VisionTo become a world class centre of excellence in applied research, innovation and development.
MissionEnhancing collaboration with industry to undertake innovative applied research, developmental activities and consultancy services for public and private sector institutions.
StaffingThe Institute is headed by a Director with a staff strength of eleven (11) as in Table 1.
Table 1; Members of staff of the Institute
Name Qualification Position/RankProf. Gabriel Dwomoh
PhD (Human Resource Management) UNEM, Costa Rica, 2012
Director/AssociateProfessor
Dr. Addo Koranteng
PhD Forest Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 2016
Deputy Director & Head of Social Science Division / Snr. Research Fellow
Dr. John Agyei PhD Geography & Resource Development, University of Ghana, 2012
Snr Research Fellow
Dr. Smart A Sarpong
PhD Mathematical Statistics, KNUST 2015
Snr. Research Fellow
Dr. Bismark Q. Parker
PhD Soil Science, KNUST, 2016 Snr Research Fellow
Emmanuel Sefa Owusu
MBA Innovation Mgt., CoventryUniversity UK, 2007
Snr Research Fellow
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Michael Asamoah-Boaheng
MPhil Mathematical Statistics,KNUST, 2014
Research Fellow
Nana Akwasi Osei Bonsu
MSc Development Policy &Planning, KNUST, 2014
Research Fellow
Raymond Akantege MSc Development Management, KNUST, 2015
Research Fellow
Esinu Adzo Selasse MBA Strategic Management, KNUST, 2009; Professional Certificate (IHRMP), 2018
Snr. Assistant Registrar
Staff Development and RecruitmentThe Institute embarks on staff development and currently two (2) staff members are pursuing PhD programmes (Table 3).
Table 3 staff members pursuing further studies
Name Programme and Field of Study
Institution and Country
Expected Year of Completion
Michael Asamoah-Boaheng
PhD Health Statistics
University of New Foundland, Canada
2020
Edmund Ayesu PhD Statistics University of South Africa, South Africa
2018
CollaborationThe Institute is still in collaboration with:
• Ghana Police Service to turn their data into meaningful policy framework to assist the police in their security assignments.
• Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana to build their capacities and to assist them to source for funding for various developmental projects and activities in the Central Region: Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly, Mfantseman Municipal Assembly, Gomoa West District Assembly, Ekumfi District Assembly, Afutu Municipal Assembly, Denkyira East Assembly and Agona East; Upper East:Garu – Tempane District, Nabdam Distruict, Bolgatanga Municipal, Kassena Nankana Municipal, Kassena Nankana West, Busa North District, Bongo District, Builsa South District, Talensi District, Bawku West District, Binduri District, Bawku Municipal and Bawku West District; Ashanti Region: Ejisu Municipal, Amansie East District, Agogo Municipal and Asokore Mampong and Western Region: Sekondi – Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly and Elembele District Assembly.
• Non-Governmental Organizations: Association of Small Scale Industries-Ashanti, Bosomtwe Farmers based Organisation (FBO), United Purpose and TRIAS.
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• Foreign University: Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (EUSD) in Brandenburg-Germany.
Activities and EventsThe Institute Responded to the under listed Calls and Proposals and is waiting for positive responses:
• Government of Ghana - UNICEF Wash Programme for MMDAS. IRID and Officers of the following MMDAs developed full proposal and duly submitted them. Central Region: Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly, Mfantseman Municipal Assembly, Gomoa West District Assembly, Ekumfi District Assembly, Afutu Municipal Assembly, Denkyira East Assembly and Agona East; Upper East:Garu – Tempane District, Nabdam Distruict, Bolgatanga Municipal, Kassena Nankana Municipal, Kassena Nankana West, Busa North District, Bongo District, Builsa South District, Talensi District, Bawku West District, Binduri District, Bawku Municipal and Bawku West District
• OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID). IRID and Officers of the Agona East Districts are finalizing this proposal for onward submission.
• European Commission (EU): Promoting Local Economic Development In Ghana. IRID and Officers of the Sekondi – Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly have finished and submitted the final proposal.
• The Canada-IFC Partnership Framework. Elembele District Assembly and IRID have developed a proposal which has been forwarded to the funding agency.
• European Union CSO-RSE – Civil Society Organisations in Research and Innovation for Sustainable Development. United Purpose (an NGO) and its Belgian partner- TRIAS, Ghana are working with IRID have submitted the full proposal.
• ERASMUS+ International Credit Mobility. Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (EUSD) and the IRID - Kumasi Technical University jointly applied and waiting for a positive response.
• The Business Sector Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC) fund. IRID is working with Association of Small Scale Industries-Ashanti and Bosomtwe Farmers based Organisation (FBO) to access this fund.
• Teaching: IRID Staff serves as lecturers in Research Methodology, Statistics and Biology in regular programs of the University.
ChallengesNotwithstanding all the effort to deliver on the mandate of the Institute, the following are some challenges are impeding smooth work.
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• Transportation. The nature of IRID’s job demands prompt responses to impromptu journeys. IRID has failed to meet some deadlines and is unable to take advantages of many opportunities due to this.
• Remuneration for Contacts and link men. Sourcing for funds and response to calls are cliché thing. To win most of these calls, it necessitate that, one gets an insider or contact person. IRID has no Institutional budget operated at the institute as pertained in other faculties to meet its many obligations.
• Delay in Travel Claims. Officers of IRID are always on the move and have to self-sponsor their journeys before they are reimbursed. The reimburse process takes a relatively long time. This is having a serious toll on Officers. An Institute Accountant would promptly solve this recurring problem.
Future PlansThe Institute is working on:
• A policy publication on productivity in Agriculture to support on – going policy advocacy on agricultural development in Ghana.
• Organizing and coordinating seminar on Project Work for final year students of the University.
• Tracer Study II: Kumasi Technical University
• Profile and Data Management System for Kayayei Phenomenon in Ghana
• Capacity Building (KsTU) Staff
• Capacity Building (external)
• Hotels, Catering and Chop Bars Operators
• Churches and Ministries
• Christian Mothers Association
• MMDA’s & Statutory Governmental Institutions
• Development of Study Programs:
• Environmental Management Information Technology
• Remediation Technology for Soil and Environmental Management (RETSEM)
• Certificate Program in 3D Medical Diagnostics (CMD1)
• Standard of Living Report on KsTU Students
• Job Vacancies Report in Ghana
• Waste Collection in Kumasi Metropolis
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• Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) and Foreign Nationals in Retail Business in Ghana
• Hand washing Infrastructure in Basic and Pre-Schools
• Procurement of Goods and Services by Students Organizations
• Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation in marginalized sub groups in the Kumasi Metropolis
• REDD+ and Small Scale Mining menace in Ghana.
Activities of Academic Staff
Publications• Dwomoh, G. & Owusu, F. E. (2018), Principles of Office Management, Lulu
Publishers, ISBN 9781387756537,
• Akantege, R. (2018). The Social Effects of Housing Deficit on Urban Dwellers in the Kumasi Metropolis. In International Conference on Applied Science and Technology Conference Proceedings (Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 72-85).
• Koranteng, A., Donkor, E., Zawila-Niedzwiecki, T., & Kombat, D. (2018), March). Synergies of Satellite Images for Forest Loss and other Land Use Study in Ghana. In International Conference on Applied Science and Technology Conference Proceedings (Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 211-228).
• Koranteng, A., Adu-Poku, I., & Zawiła-Niedźwiecki, T., (2018): Drivers Of Land Use Change And Carbon Mapping In The Savannah Area Of Ghana. Series A – Forestry, 2017, Vol. 59 (4), 287–311.
• Luguterah, A & Dwomoh G, Service Delivery in Ghana Water Company: Lessons for governance in the public sector of Ghana (2017), International Journal of Research in Business Studies and Management, Vol. 4(8)
• Parker, B.Q. and Dadzie, P.K. (2018). Industry targeted University Education: An agenda of Technical Universities in Ghana with perspectives from Kumasi Technical University. 16th Globerlics International Conference, Accra.
• Parker, B.Q., Owusu, A., and Addo Sarpong, E. (2018). Food sustainability through the use of procurement in minimizing food waste in stores at selected Senior High Schools in Kumasi. 1st International Research Conference on Sustainable Development through Research and Innovation, Tamale.
• Agyei, J. and Oppong, Y.D. (2017), Challenges of Urban Planning in Wenchi: Issues and the Way Forward, Paper presented at 5th International Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (ICAST 2017) organied by Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi on September 26-27, 2017. Published as Conference Proceedings Vol. 4 No. 1 (2018) pp 106-120.
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• Asamoah-Boaheng, M, Adebanji, A. O., & Kakai R. G., (2017), “Small population Size and Large Dimension Performance of some Equal Mean Discrimination Functions”. International Journal of Mathematics and statistics, vol 18 (1), 77-86.
• Asamoah-Boaheng, M, Tenkorang, E, Osei-Sarfo K, (2017) “Time to first onset of type 2 diabetes in Ghana, a poster presentation at the Discipline of Medicine Scholarship Day, at Faculty of Science, Memorial University, Canada.
• Dwomoh, G. & Owusu, F. E. (2017), Factors influencing employees’ retention in the banking industry of Ghana, Review of public administration and management, Vol. 5(3)
• Dwomoh, G. Asiamah, Y., & Owusu F. E. (2017), Dealing with dual career couples: A tool for accepting and making international assignments effective. International Journal of Research, 5(6)
• Dwomoh, G., Yeboah, A., Wiafe, E., & Boachie, W. K. (2017). Examining the relationship between procedural, distributive and informational justice and employees’ attitude towards their organizations performance appraisal systems: a case of some selected media houses in Ghana. International Journal of Contemporary Research and Review, 8(04).
• Frempong, E. O., & Dwomoh, G. (2017). Employees Behaviour, Equity in Financial Compensation and Performance of Public Universities in Ghana. Management and Organizational Studies, 4(3), 43.
• Koranteng, A., Adu-Poku, I., & Zawiła-Niedźwiecki, T., (2017): Land use and socio-economic trends in the areas surrounding the concessions of African plantation for sustainable development (APSD) Ghana LTD in Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. Wood Technology Institute, Wood Technology Conference, Poznan- Poland.
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PROFILE OF THE INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
Introduction
The Institute of Technology and Transfer has been in existence since 2013, addressing concerns of graduates of Junior High Schools and others by helping them acquire technical training certificates. It provides skills, practical and hands-on training for the young men and women of Ghana.
The underlisted industry players had signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the University for the training of students in various fields of endeavour. These are:
• Universal Eye Agency
• Prudential Solutions Limited
Vision
To be a centre of excellence for the training of the needed technician manpower for the transformation of the Ghanaian economy.
Mission
Churning out technicians who will be interested in wealth creation, provision of jobs and establishment of ventures through technological innovation.
Management of the Institute
The Institute is headed by a Director and assisted by two (2) coordinators of the programmes who collaborate with the University (Table 1).
Table1: Staff of the Institute
Name/Rank Industry Player
Position/Qualification
Progammes Duration
Dr .A. Osei-Twumasi/ Senior Lecturer
Kumasi Technical University
Director / PhD Civil Engineering Cardiff University, UK, 2010
Joseph Kofi Boakye/ Senior Lecturer
Kumasi Technical University
Deputy Director/ MA TESL, KNUST, 2006
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Name/Rank Industry Player
Position/Qualification
Progammes Duration
Precious Owusu Boateng
Universal Eye Agency
Coordinator Centre for Electronic Safety and Security Systems
Professional CCTV Technician Training
3 months
Marcus Obeng Sika
Prudential Solutions Limited
Coordinator KsTU/ Prudential Drivers Academy
Driver training,
Facilities management training,
Hospitality Aviation training
3 months
3 months
3 months
ChallengesSome of the challenges of the Institute include:
• Inadequate office accommodation for staff
• Inadequate number of staff members
• Lack of transportation
Future Plans
The Institute intends to run the following programmes:
• Solar energy technician training
• Auto Mechanics
• Driving instructorship course
• Flat screen television and mobile phone repairs
• Refrigeration and plumbing
CENTRE FOR ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY SYSTEMS
The MoU signed with the Universal Eye Agency established the Centre for Electronic Safety and Security Systems with the purpose of training students in
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CCTV installation and other security systems. This centre is currently facing some management challenges which are being addressed.
KSTU/ PRUDENTIAL DRIVERS’ ACADEMY
The Drivers’ Academy (University Driving School) , a joint venture between Kumasi Technical University and Prudential Solutions Ltd, was established to provide Driver Training and Education to the Ghanaian Public and beyond, in fulfillment of Section 31(3e), 43 and 125 (2) of Road Traffic Regulations 2012, Legislative Instrument 2180 (LI 2180 of 2012)
The regulation underscores the need for structured professional driver training – refresher training, training for drivers’ permit, upgrading of licence and continuous education and training for all categories of motor vehicle drivers in the country.
The academy which is Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA) accredited has the state-of-the-art car driving simulator, recognised institutional certificate, qualified instructors, air conditioned lecture room with chairs and writing tables for learners, air conditioned and well maintained vehicles with dual pedals.
The aim of the Driving School therefore is to provide excellent training platform for driver training and management, safety management and consultation and provision of quality vehicle maintenance services in keeping with changing regulations
ObjectivesThe Driving School has the following as its set objectives:
• To train beginners in driving
• To improve driver competence, knowledge and skills through a systematic development programme in accordance with global practices.
• To provide quality manpower development program through training in the area of corporate drivers management
Future plansThe academy intends to develop a specialized auto mechanical workshop that will cater for the needs of the ever increasing motor vehicles in the country
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CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION
Introduction
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) initiated a five-year (2011–2016) Ghana Skills and Technology Development Projects (GSTDP) to improve and increase the adoption of new technologies in selected economic sectors of the country.
The project focused on activities meant to increase access to skills and technology development to subsequently improve upon productivity and competitiveness of Ghanaian firms and also support their effective and efficient management.
The Component 2.2 of the project had the target to strengthen Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) institutions in such a manner as to switch off from the conventional research publications which are more supply-driven and refocus research efforts on activities or areas that will directly address the problems facing the private sector for improvement, growth and development of the sector.
Based on a proposal submitted by Kumasi Technical University to the effect of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), the University was one of the five Universities selected as grantees under the Component 2.2 of the GSTDP with a grant of US$500,000 to set up a Centre for Research and Development for Technology Incubation (CRDTI). These developments resulted in the establishment of the CRDTI. Though the Project was to have been completed by the end of June, 2016, it was extended to the end of December 2016.
Though the initial programme timeline has expired, there were some positive indications from the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) to the effect that further grants shall be given to the five initially selected institutions, while other research institutions shall be considered for support. Meanwhile, the Kumasi Technical University has on its own and through its budgetary allocations earmarked some funding to keep the centre running, awaiting the additional promised and anticipated grant from MESTI.
VisionTo become a centre for conducting quality and innovative research that positively impacts on work attitudes, procedures, productivity and growth of the private sector of the Ghanaian economy.
MissionEnhancing capabilities, performance and work ethics of the private sector towards achieving a high performing national economy, through the development of a strong link with the private sector.
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ObjectivesThe Centre for Research and Development for Technology Incubation (CRDTI) exists to:
• Strengthen the private sector-driven research capabilities of staff of Kumasi Technical University (KsTU).
• Increase the quality and quantity of research outputs of the University in terms of addressing pertinent and developmental issues confronting the private sector.
• Integrate private sector requirements into research activities in the University.
• Facilitate and strengthen collaborations between the University, and allied Science and Technology Institutions (STI).
• Advance the University’s contribution to the private sector development through enhancement in technology innovation transfer and commercialization of both developmental and demand-driven research.
• Generate revenue through commercialization of research and technology transfer to the private sector.
StaffingDr. Peter Kessels Dadzie is the Interim Head of the Centre.
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) TeamA Monitoring and Evaluation Team has been put in place by the University in accordance with the guiding principles provided by the COTVET/MESTI Project requirements. This team helps in the implementation of the activities of the Centre and works closely with the Interim Head of the Centre. In fact, the Interim Head derives many of his operational mandates from the Monitoring and Evaluation Team. The Team is made up of the following officers of the University making it solid and formidable to ensuring proper monitoring of activities of the Centre (Table 1).
Table 1: Monitoring and Evaluation Team Members
Name PositionProf. Asiamah Yeboah, Interim Vice Chancellor Chairman
Dr. Peter Kessels Dadzie, Director of CRDTI Member
Dr. George Owusu-Dapaah, Director of Quality Assurance Member
Dr. Felix Narku Engmann, Interim H. O. D HCIM Member
Nana Awuah Dapaah, Director of Finance Member
Mrs. Joana Yeboah-Gyan, Head of Legal Unit Member
Edmund Ayesu, Institute of Research, Innovation and Development Member
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Activities
The activities undertaken at the Centre for the period and which are yet to be completed include::
• Electric vehicle-Designed and fabricated to run on batteries that are continuously charged, and therefore does not require external recharging. This is a gratifying and remarkable advancement on earlier electric vehicles that required external charging, after a short period of operation, when the power ran down.
• Fuel from plastic waste- This is the production of gaseous and liquid fuels from plastic wastes by a pyrolysis reactor developed by a team of researchers from Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering Departments.
• Design and production of solar chargeable bags. These are various bags fitted with solar charging systems to be used to recharge equipment like phones, etc.
ChallengeThe Centre currently does not have an Administrative Assistant. It is therefore important that all efforts are made to recruit some staff to help in the effective and efficient running of the Centre. The provision of requisite staff will propel the current focus of rejuvenating and expanding the activities of the Centre for possible income generation.
Future Plans
The Centre plans to:
• Continuously engage and encourage the engineers who designed and produced the fufu making machine to re-design it to suit families and chop bar operators who may need relatively large-sized ones.
• Continue to challenge and encourage researchers to come out with products that are solar operated to make it economically viable and accessible to any Ghanaian everywhere.
• Introduce short courses in skills development for the private sector of the Ghanaian economy.
• Liaise with private-sector companies to solicit for their research needs and possible funding and subsequently supply same to staff/researchers to work on them.
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CENTRE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY - KUMASI
IntroductionThe Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency – Kumasi Technical University (CREK) was created in 2014 with the support of COTVET, under its Skills Development Fund, to provide long-term support to local (and Regional) businesses that deliver products and services related to renewable energy and energy efficiency. The Centre, directly under the supervision of the Office of the Vice Chancellor, will undertake applied research in areas of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RE&EE) and will offer tailor-made vocational and technical training programmes to diverse groups of people that will include local artisans, as well as students and graduates from Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions.
VisionTo become a leading Centre in Research, Technology Development, and Training in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Africa.
MissionTo undertake applied research and provide technical support in all aspects of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in order to support enterprises, firms and organisations in Ghana and Africa.
In order to achieve the mission, CREK will:
• Strengthen the capacity of energy sector players in Ghana, West Africa and the African continent as a whole, in order to contribute actively towards the replication and scaling up of successful energy technologies, policies and management practices, and increasing access to energy services for socio-economic development.
• Mobilize the unique and diverse resources within the various Faculties, Institutes and Centres within Kumasi Polytechnic in order to offer competent and professional services in RE&EE related areas, in support of national and regional development priorities and programmes.
• Reach out to a wide range of clients including government, industry, private and public enterprises, civil society organisations, donor agencies and other international organizations.
• Become well recognized in Ghana, West Africa and the world at large for expertise in applied research, technology development and training in RE&EE.
• Draw from relevant competencies from partner institutions to achieve its set goals and targets.
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StaffingCREK currently has five (5) research staff members comprising three (3) senior lecturers and two (2) lecturers, supported by two technicians. CREK, however, receives technical, administrative and logistical support from the Univeristy. The profile of staff members is shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/RankIng. Cudjoe Edem Bensah
MSc (Thermofluids & Energy Systems), KNUST, 2009
Head/Senior Lecturer
Julius Cudjoe Ahiekpor
MSc (Chemical Eng.), KNUST, 2011 Head of Bioenergy and Energy Efficiency/Senior Lecturer
Ing. Edward Antwi MSc (Thermofluids & Energy Systems), KNUST, 2009
Head of Wind Energy/Senior Lecturer
Ing. Joseph X. F. Ribeiro
MSc (Mechanical Eng.), KNUST, 2012 Head of Solar Energy/Senior Lecturer
Ing. Araba Amo-Aidoo*
MSc (Renewable Eng. Tech.), KNUST, 2016
Lecturer
Bright Amponsem* HND (Chemical Eng.), KsTU, 2013 Technician and Research Assistant
Benjamin Boahen* HND (Mechanical Eng.), KsTU, Technician and Research Assistant
* Temporal Staff
ActivitiesWorks and physical structures
CREK is located at Pease campus of KsTU. The structure comprises four labs, a mechanical workshop, a conference room, a class room, a library, and offices for staff and visitors. Furnishing of offices and meeting rooms is complete. The extension of electricity from Pease township to CREK has been completed. The University acknowledges the support of the Office of the President and Ministry of Energy for providing a 314 kVA transformer and accessories towards the project.
The University also released funds for landscaping which has been completed and is under maintenance.
Installation of equipmentWith the connection of CREK to the grid and availability of power, preparations to install equipment have commenced. Discussions are already ongoing with suppliers for installation of major analytical instruments and various mechanical equipment in the various labs and the workshop.
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Collaborations and projectsCREK is among four research/academic centres selected by the Energy Commission to benefit from technology support from sister institutions in China. This is part of a south-south cooperation programme in Renewable Energy Technology Transfer (RETT) under the implementation of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with funds from the Danish Government. CREK will take delivery of prototype biogas digesters and institutional cookstoves from China for applied research.
Finally, an MOU is expected to be signed between KsTU and Ghana Climate Innovation Centre hosted at Ashesi University, with the view to deepening collaboration in renewable energy research, training and enterprise development.
TrainingThe Centre is preparing for nationwide training in two areas – biogas digesters and solar dryers. Training manual on biogas is complete while that on solar dryers will be completed by the end of first quarter of 2018.
Future PlansThe maiden technical training under CREK with a focus on the design and construction of biogas digesters is expected to begin in February 2018.
The medium term plans of CREK are:
• To run competency-based diploma and degree programmes in conjunction with relevant departments in specific areas of training such as biogas digester and solar dryer design and construction.
• To provide advisory and consultancy services in its areas of expertise for government and public institutions, international organizations and development partners, regional bodies, private companies, NGOs, and CBOs, among others;
• To develop and patent innovative products and applications in RE& EE;
• To raise revenue through the outcomes of successful research activities of its staff through product development and patents;
• To standardize RE&EE related products from both local and foreign companies in areas such as efficient cookstoves, oil and gas products, solar lamps, solar water heaters, solar dryers, and biogas stoves, in collaboration with Ghana Standards Authority, Energy Commission and other relevant bodies.
The long-term objective of the centre is to become fully independent financially from the main University by generating enough funds internally to take care of administrative cost, repair and maintenance of facilities at the centre and retooling of the centre.
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ActivityThe University, however, has provided funds to the tune of over Ghc 400,000 to support the construction of the building. CREK is exploring alternative avenues for financial and technical support, including participating in local and international calls for proposals in the thematic areas and developing training manuals and short courses, among others. So far, the activities undertaken have progressed smoothly and it is expected that the Centre will be established to meet the project timelines.
ChallengesThe major challenges facing the smooth take-off of CREK is:
• inadequate funds
• the construction of the structure;
• the procurement of remaining equipment and tools
Activities of StaffThe research activities of staff at the Centre, which includes publications, conferences attended and service to community are presented in their respective departments.
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PROFILE OF THE OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND INSTITUTIONAL LINKAGES
Introduction
The office of International Affairs and Institutional Linkages has been handling all academic matters affecting the University vis-à-vis relationships with other associated institutions both national and international since 2011.
The Office has two (2) divisions:
• International Affairs Division
• Institutional Linkages Division
Vision To be an office of International repute to place the University on the global tertiary educational landscape.
MissionEstablishing, coordinating, and maintaining international relationships with the outside world for the benefit of the University.
Management of the Director’s OfficeThe Office is headed by a Director with assistance from a Deputy Director and an Assistant Registrar. Members of staff of the Office are shown in Table 1
Table 1: Management of the Director’s Office
Name Qualification Position /RankRev. (Dr) John Poku
PhD Management, The University of Sheffield, UK, 2009
Director/ Senior Lecturer
Dr. Joseph YensuPhD. Finance, Southampton, UK,2014
Deputy Director andCoordinator, InternationalAffairs/ Lecturer
Emmanuel Sefa Owusu
MBA InnovativeManagement CoventryUniversity, UK, 2007
Coordinator, InstitutionalLinkages/ Snr. Research Fellow
Alice Serwaah Agyapong
M. A. in Educational Leadership, University of Education, Winneba, 2014
Assistant Registrar
Visiting ProfessorProfessor Ayoade Oludayo Kuye was here from October 2016 to September 2017 on a sabbatical leave. He came from the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, to serve
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in the Chemical Engineering Department and assist CREK for one (1) year. The Institution organized a farewell ceremony for him. He has since left for Nigeria.
Community College Initiative ProgrammesThe Community College initiative which was organized by the US Embassy had five of our students selected for an exchange programme for a year. Those students who were selected from the various departments and were sent to U.S Community Colleges in July, 2016 had since returned. They came in 2017 to join the third year students and they are now about to complete their respective HND programmes.
International Guests to the UniversityWithin the period under review, the University hosted the following institutional partners for collaborative discussions:
University of Portsmouth A two member delegation from the University of Portsmouth came to pay a visit to our institution. They were here to see if they could partner some departments particularly Engineering and other science departments.
Félix Houphouët-Boigny National Polytechnic Institute (INP-HB) of YamoussoukroTwenty-six (26) students with three (3) supervisors from Houphouët-Boigny Nationale Polytechnic Institute (INP-HB) of Yamoussoukro, Côte D’Ivoire came to our Institution for an English Language Immersion programme from 7th August, 2017 to 21st August, 2017.
University of KoudougouTen (10) students from the University of Koudougou, Burkina-Faso visited our institution and had one month English Language Immersion programme. They came on 7th August, 2017 and left on 4th September, 2017.
Brighter InvestmentBrighter Investment is a Canadian Social Enterprise with a mission to removing financial barriers to higher education of talented students in developing countries. It gives support to potential students who lack viable options to pay their school fees because of their poor family background. The students are made to pay the loans after they have secured permanent jobs. Brighter Investment made a request to the following faculties and introduced their product to them and also requested the list of students who were interested in their product.
Students from the following faculties were contacted:
• HND students under the Business School
• HND students under the Faculty of Health Sciences
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• HND students under the Faculty of Engineering
For now, they have given loans to six of our students.
ScholarshipsKumasi Technical University has been in collaboration with its strategic partners and has since been sending lecturers and administrative personnel to those institutions. In 2017 six(6) lecturers were sent to China. Five were admitted into University of Electronics Science and Technology, China and one was admitted into Jiangsu University of Technology. They are all reading PhD programmes.
Table 2 and 3 show the staff members who left in 2017 for PhD and Master's Programmes in China and other countries.
Table 2: Staff on collaborative Scholarship
Name Programme and Field of Study
Instituton and Country
Expected Year of Completion
Bawuah Jonas PhD in Finance and Economics
Jiangsu University
2020
Francis Donkor PhD in Management and Economics
University of Electronic Science and Technology
2020
Foster Owusu PhD in Physics University of Electronic Science and Technology
2020
Prince Donkor PhD in Management and Economics
University of Electronic Science and Technology
2020
Francis Boadu PhD in Management and Economics
University of Electronic Science and Technology
2020
Emelia Darko Adzimah
PhD in Management and Economics
University of Electronic Science and Technology
2020
Emmanuel Adu Oil and Gas Storage Transportation and Engineering
Yangtze University, China 2019
Frank Sampong PhD Management Science and Engineering
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
2020
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Name Programme and Field of Study
Instituton and Country
Expected Year of Completion
Abubakari Zakari
PhD Management Science and Engineering
University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, China
2020
Kwadwo Ntiamoah-Sarpong
PhD Information and Communication Engineering
University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, China
2020
Samuel Addo Darko
MSc Electrical Machines and Appliances
Lanzhou Jiaotong University, China
2020
Jenkins A. Asaah PhD Management Science and Engineering
University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, China
2019
Rev. Fr. Kingsley Osei Boahene
PhD Management Science and Engineering
University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, China
2019
Ribeiro Joseph Xavier Francisco
PhD Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Engineering
Yangtze University, China
2019
Akua Korankyewaa
MSc Management of Technology and Economy
Yangtze University, China
2019
Christian Opata PhD Management Science &Engineering
University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, China
2019
Kingsley Appiah PhD Management Science &Engineering
Jiangsu University, China
2019
Samuel Afriyie PhD Management Science &Engineering
Jiangsu University, China
2019
Ishmael Ayim PhD Food Science &Engineering
Jiangsu University, China
2019
Maurice Aduamoah
PhD Management Science &Engineering
Wuhan University, China
2019
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Name Programme and Field of Study
Instituton and Country
Expected Year of Completion
Kwame Sarfo PhD Information &Communication Engineering
Wuhan University, China 2019
Benjamin Adjei Dankwah
PhD Industrial Economics Wuhan University, China
2019
Emmanuel Boachie
PhD Computer Science &Technology
Wuhan University, China
2019
George Ohene Gyan
PhD Enterprise Management Wuhan University, China
2019
Aside the Chinese Scholarships, there were other scholarships for some members of staff (Table 3).
Table 3: Staff members who had other scholarships
Name Programme and Field of Study
Instituton and Country
Expected Year of Completion
Amo-Aidoo Araba
PhD in Energy Goethe Institute/Kassel University, Germany
2020
Bernard Adjei Frimpong
PhD Electrical Engineering
Budapest University of Technology and Economics in Hungry
2020
Daniel Amos PhD Facilities Management
University of Malaysia
2020
Johannex Fefeh Rushman
PhD Renewable Energy Naresuan Univ., Thailand
2019
Charles Ayensu Okai
PhD Analytical Chemistry
University of Rostock, Germany
2019
Engr Kingsley Akom
PhD Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Sandwich)
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
2019
Edmond Oppong Preprah
PhD Engineering Management
University of Johannesburg
2019
Lewis Abedi Asante
PhD Urban Regeneration Techniche Universitat Dortmund, Germany
2019
Edward Antwi PhD Urban Regeneration Universitat Rostock, Germany
2019
Thomas Korankye
PhD Financial Planning Texas Tech University2019
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Name Programme and Field of Study
Instituton and Country
Expected Year of Completion
Oti Amankwah PhD Facilities Management
University Technology Malaysia
2019
Micheal Asamoah Boahen
PhD Clinical Epidemiological Statistics
Memorial University in New Foundland 2019
Misbawu Adams PhD Applied Power Electronics
Wuhan University, China
2019
Dannis Asante-Sackey
Mater’s in Chemical Engineering
Durban University of Technology. South Africa
2019
Jannat Abbas MSc. Urban Management and Development
Erasmus University, Rotterdam 2018
The following are the members of staff who have currently completed their studies and are at post (Table 2).
Table 4: Staff members who completed their Masters’ and Ph.D. studies China in 2017
Name Programme of study InstitutionOsei Abraham PhD in Enterprise Management University of Electronic Science
and Technology of China.
Abraham Gyekye
MSc in Management Science Engineering
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
Kwakye Okyere Michael
MSc in Technological Economy and Management
Yangtze University, China
Cromwell Gifty Love
MBA in Management Science Yangtze University, China
Special Bachelor of Science (BSc) StudentsApart from the forty-one (41) students who were successfully transferred to our partner institutions in China in the previous years, another student was transferred again in 2017. He went to read BSc in Chemical Engineering at the Jiangsu University.
Activities for Institutional Linkages (Local)The Office has planned to visit and showcase the Institution’s academic programmes to various Senior High Schools. Among the schools visited in 2017 were
• Kumasi High School, Gyinase.
• Seventh Day Adventist Senior High School, Near Abrepo Junction.
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ChallengeLack of transport hinders the smooth running of the Office.
Future plansThe Office plans to:
• Expand and deepen potential and existing partnerships with more Ghanaian and African Universities especially in South Africa, Botswana, etc;
• Work hand–in hand with all faculties, departments, and other outfits of the University on foreign and local collaborations;
• Track vigorously the progress of all staff members on study leave outside the country;
• Market the university vigorously through the establishment of more beneficial partnerships and inter-institutional relations;
• Recruit more foreign students by linking with Embassies in Ghana and also identify more institutional partners from within Ghana as much as possible;
• Consider alternative sources of funding for the office in view of its wide scope of operations;
• Encourage students and lecturers, and other staff members to take advantage of scholarships, exchange programme and other career oriented opportunities brought about by inter-institutional relations initiated by the office.
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PROFILE OF THE INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE
IntroductionKumasi Technical University recognizes the place of ICT in achieving its mandate of producing skilled, career focused tertiary and middle-level manpower in the various academic disciplines. In this regard, the University established a full-fledged Information Communication Technology (ICT) Directorate to support its mission and vision.
The ICT Directorate currently has four (4) units namely;
• ICT Infrastructure Unit
• ICT services Unit
• Academic Computing Unit
• Software Development Unit.
Each of these units is headed by a qualified person who is a senior member of the University
VisionTo become a dynamic Directorate of ICT Excellence in propelling Technical University to world-class Institution.
MissionProviding cost effective ICT solutions through technological innovations for academic and management operation of Kumasi Technical University.
ObjectivesThe main objective of the Directorate is to develop and implement evolutionary ICT policies and strategies that are sensitive to emerging technologies and respond to changing needs and practices. The subsidiary objectives are to:
• Guarantee the security of ICT resources and the safety of people working in ICT environments.
• Enhance skills to develop, implement, support and exploit ICT resources more effectively and efficiently.
• Provide quality network infrastructure and improve students' and staff access to ICT resources in line with the University's priorities.
• Ensure that business systems accommodate and facilitate changes in business practice that reflect changing institutional staff and student needs.
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StaffingThe ICT directorate currently has ten (10) permanent staff and three (3) attaché staff (Table 1).
Table 1: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/RankSeth Ampoma Brako
MBA (Finance), KNUST, 2010.Post Graduate Certificate (Distributed and Embedded Systems and Networks), UCC/UMAS, (2007).
Director
Enock Anderson MSc. Telecom Engineering, HAN University, 2011, Cisco Certified Network Associate, AITI-KACE, Ghana, 2010
Head of ICT Infrastructure Unit/ Assistant ICT Officer
George Larry Mensah
MSc. Software Engineering, Fort Jones University, USA, 2013
Head of Academic Computing Unit/ Assistant ICT Officer
Lartey Yaw Ntiri
MSc. (Information Technology), UNOM, India, 2012
Head of Sofware Development Unit
Oppong Takyiwaa
MSc Information Technology, 2017 Ag. Head of ICT Services/ Senior Technician
Cletus Burenaah
MA (Educational Leadership) University of Education, Winneba, (2014).
Assistant Registrar
Samuel Adoko BEd (Information Technology) University of Education Winneba, (2010).
Systems Administrator
Mercy Vicentia Nazzar
BSc. Computer Science, KNUST, (2016). Database Administrator
Francis Nana Akwasi Poku
BSc. Computer Science, KNUST, 2015 Database Administrator/ Senior Technician
Samuel Amoabeng
HND. Electronic and Electrical Engineering, KsTU, (2003).
Hardware Technician/ Principal Technician
William Wireko Brobbey
BSc. Computer Science, KNUST, (2016). User & Systems Support Technician (Attaché)
William Bonsu Diploma in Hardware & Computer Networking, IMPC, Kumasi, (2011).
User & Systems Support Technician (Attaché)
Ulrich Baffour Awuah-Dapaah
BSc. Business Information Technology, University of Greenwich, UK, (2015).
User & Systems Support Technician (Attaché)
Staff DevelopmentCurrently, four (4) staff members are pursuing further studies in various disciplines as indicated in Table 2.
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Table 2:Staff pursuing further studies
Name Programme of study
Institution and Country Expected year of Completion
Samuel Adoko MSc. Information Technology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana
2019
Mercy Vicentia Nazzar
MPhil. Computer Science
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana
2019
Francis Nana Akwasi Poku
MSc. Information Technology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana
2018
Seth Ampoma Brako
MSc. Management Information Technology
Coventry University, UK 2018
Activities and EventsThe following Activities and Events took place during the period under review:
• Two Policy documents were developed
• Hardware Usage and Maintenance Policy (HUMP)
• Data Backup Policy
• ICT Infrastructure Unit re-deployed the Institutional email system to reflect the University’s status.
• Infrastructure Unit also received five (5) high end servers to boost the infrastructure capacity of the university.
• Infrastructure Unit has installed Institutional digital document server for Business Process Management (BPM).
• Software Development Unit has developed applications and design websites including the digitization of the Institution’s knowledge repository using DSpace which is known as the KsTU DIGITAL SPACE (http://ir.kstu.edu.gh:8000/xmlui ).
• ICT Services Unit were able to resolve students' related issues in the Institutional Portal (ISP). The issues spanned from corrections in student bio-data through course registration to course and programs configurations.
• Academic Computing Unit performed continues systems and software assessment on the laboratories computers to prepare them for academic exercises.
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ChallengesThe Directorate has the following challenges:
• Inadequate ICT representation in strategic management discussions.
• Inability to get additional staff (national employment embargo) with knowledge in current ICT technologies for more application development.
• Inadequate funding for capacity building and infrastructure expansion.
• Cumbersome procurement process in acquisition of ICT accessories for repairs and maintenance.
Future PlansThe ICT Directorate plans to:
• Train staff to bridge the ICT skills capability gap
• Implement standard and secure closed circuit television (CCTV) system at the Institution’s critical and secure locations.
• Implement a standard HR Application.
• Implement an E-Learning Application for the institution.
• Renovate and expand Internal Voice Communication system (Intercom) for the entire campus.
• Continue documenting and publishing more ICT policies.
• Establish an IGF centre on campus to run:
• Cisco Certification (CCNA) course
• Microsoft proficiency certificate course
• (MCSA, MCDBA, MCSE)
• Project Management (PM) course.
• Carry general ICT repair work on campus for the campus community (staff and students).
• Implement a Standard Hospital Management Information System for the Institution’s clinic.
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PROFILE OF THE OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF STUDENTS’ AFFAIRS
Introduction The Office of the Dean of Students' Affairs is an integral part of the Central Administration of the University. The Office has oversight of the activities of the Chaplaincy, Guidance and Counselling Unit, Halls of Residence, Clinic and Sports Union Office in accordance with the University’s Statute. It works with the support of the various units and the entire community to provide welfare services for students. It coordinates the activities of Students Representative Council (SRC) and the various students’ groups on campus. It also serves as the connection between the Central Administration and the SRC.
VisionProviding an enabling environment for junior members of the University to excel academically, religiously and socially.
ObjectivesThe objectives of the Dean of Students' Affairs seeks to:
• Provide guidance and counseling services to junior members
• Act as ‘loco parents’ to junior members for a better campus life
• Support Management and the Student Representative Council (SRC) to ensure a conducive learning environment for junior members
• Serve as an avenue through which students address their problems.
To accomplish the mission of the Office, the main activities are achieved through the following:
• Students Representative Council, which serves as the mouthpiece for the junior members
• Students’ Conduct and Discipline. Cases involving students are investigated by the Dean’s Office and appropriate sanctions are meted to culprits per the advice of the Chief Disciplinary Officer (Vice Chancellor)
• Students’ Support Services at various departments and faculties
• Students’ Housing and Residence Life on main campus and at Adako Jachie
• Students’ Health Service available at the Clinic
• Guidance and Counseling Unit, providing peer counseling for students
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StaffingThe office is headed by a Dean and assisted by a Vice Dean, with the support of an Assistant Registrar (Table 1).
Table 1: Staff of the Office of Dean of Students’ Affairs
Name Qualification Position/RankDr. Michael Ato Essuman Phd Art Education, KNUST Dean/Snr. Lecturer
Mrs. Victoria A. Boakye Kessie
MBA Hospitality & Tourism Management
Vice Dean / Snr. Lecturer
Ms Emelia Kusi-Owusu MBA, Human Resource and Management
Assistant Registrar
ActivitiesThe Office of the Dean of Students continues to maintain a cordial relationship with the SRC, and other student groups through dialogue over a number of issues; thus maintaining peace and order on campus.
However, the SRC is given the mandate to exercise its leadership role over the student body. The office organises special orientation in leadership for SRC members in areas of discipline, channels of communication in the University, violence and conflict resolution on campus, time management, student administration and the role of the office of Dean of Students Affairs.
Also, through the help of the Interim Vice Chancellor and Management, the University Radio Station (Lynk FM 97.5) is now activated and in operation. In view of this, measures are in place to reach Kumasi Metropolis.
Students’ Support Services (Needy Students’ Fund)As part of the activities of the office, brilliant but needy students are given support by way of paying school fees. A Formal request for assistance is made by the students through their Heads of Department and Deans.
This year, over two hundred students have benefitted from the fund. Plans are in place to increase the financial base to handle the student numbers. The Office is also committed to ensuring that facilities for physically challenged students are improved. The office is also making arrangements with Management of the University to provide assistive Technologies for the visually impaired and hearing impaired students.
Challenges• Late admissions pose problems for students to catch up with lectures
• Withdrawals and repetition in the middle of the semester compound students' problems
• Lack of study rooms attached to hostels to facilitate learning.
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Future plansThe Office has plans to;
• Organise seminars on examination malpractices for students.
• Organise prostate cancer screening exercise for both students and staff over 40 years.
• Organise peer counseling training for first year students in the second semester.
• Invite religious personalities to talk to students on tolerance and coexistence of diversity (religious extremism).
• Organise ‘time to meet’ management by all students.
• Revamp the campus radio station, Radio Lynk studio to broadcast the University's programmes.
HALLS OF RESIDENCE
Students' accommodation is of prime importance to the University as it plays a crucial role in the lives of the students. However, the University halls accommodate a small fraction of the student population.
The University has a total of five (5) halls of Residence; three of which are on the main campus and the remaining two on the Adako-Jachie campus of the University. Ashanti and Liberty halls are the two male halls while Pat Carless is the female hall on campus. These halls are reserved for first year and physically challenged students.
The SRC and GET fund halls which are both mixed halls admit students at all levels. There is a bus shuttle system which conveys students to the main campus for lectures.
StaffingThe Hall Manageress has an oversight role over all the halls. Again all halls have their respective hall master/mistress (See Table 1). There are a twenty (20) porters, headed by the Head Porter, at the main Halls of Residence.
Table 1: Staffing of Halls of Residence
Name Hall RankDr. Cynthia Osei Hall Manageress Snr. Lecturer
Mr Ernest Berko Ashanti Hall Lecturer
Mr Andrew Agbesi Gadzepo Liberty hall Lecturer
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Name Hall RankMrs Julia Poku Pat Carless Lecturer
Mrs Beatrice Lardy SRC Hall Snr Lecturer
Mr Richard Addae GETfund Hall Snr Asst Registrar
Mr Justice Addai Head Porter
CHAPLAINCY BOARD
The main objective of the Chaplaincy is to co-ordinate all the religious activities on campus. It was established to shape the moral and spiritual formation of the students. The chaplaincy has fifteen (15) religious denominations registered under it.
The Chaplaincy has an outstanding choir and a cultural troupe, which, perform at all official functions of the University. It has formed a Brass Band and has put in place plans to establish a Guitar Band in the near future. The rationale for all is to expand their activities and help generate funds for the University.
The Chaplaincy Board is headed by Rev. Dr. Alfred Atakora with Mr. Abdul-Aziz Iddrisu (the University’s Imam) in- charge of the Muslim group.
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING UNIT
Guidance and Counseling is an integral component of the educational mission of every institution. The Unit provides professional assistance for members of the University Community with personal as well as educational and vocational problems.
The Guidance and Counselling Unit is under the Dean of Students' Affairs. The Unit was formed to complement the efforts of other units that promote the welfare and optimum development of members of the University.
The Unit offers professional assistance for members with personal, academic, financial and other problems.
Objectives• To promote the welfare and optimum development of members of the
University
• To ensure that all activities planned for the year are executed.
• To meet students’ academic, career /vocational and personal/social needs.
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• To update the Registrar/Main Administration on the activities of the Unit.
• To organize programmes on issues ranging from welfare, health, education, etc.
StaffingThe Guidance and Counselling Unit is manned by two (2) Senior Assistant Registrars, Mrs. Agnes Anim-Dwobeng and Mrs. Dinah R.O Appiah-Krofah.
Due to the large number of students, some students are trained annually on voluntary bases to be Peer Counsellors. They assist the Unit by reaching out to many students and make referrals to the Unit as and when needed.
CounselingDuring the period under the review, the Unit offered counselling services to about one hundred and seven (107) clients. These covered various aspects of counselling including the following.
CounselingThe unit provides support and direction for students to develop academic skills through appropriate learning techniques.
Career CounselingIt is designed to guide students in career choices and job placement. It also furnishes students with information on job opportunities, consideration of services, prospects of training, etc.
Emotional/Psychological Counseling• Assists students to resolve and overcome their interpersonal issues.
• Peer Counseling/Mediation
• Trains students as Peer Counselors/Mediators who will guide and persuade their colleagues to seek professional help from the Counseling Unit.
Activities The major activities the unit engaged in during the period under review cover the following.
• Individual / Group counselling
• Career/Vocational/Academic guidance
• Emotional/Psychological Counselling
• Training of Peer Counsellors/Educators
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• Organization of programmes on issues relating to welfare, health, education, etc.
The Unit also honoured invitation to hall week celebration, faculty week celebrations and student union meetings. Topics covered during such gatherings include how to choose the right partner, time management, campus relationship.
Challenges• Students' inability to attend guidance programmes since such programmes
are organized later in the day.
• No internet access at the Unit.
• Some departments do not make timely referral to the Unit.
SPORTS OFFICE
IntroductionThe Sports Unit is responsible for all sports and recreational activities from the department to the faculty level in the University. The Unit controls the sports complex, the gym and all sports equipment and fittings procured by the University.
VisionTo be a well-resourced centre for enhancing the physical fitness and health of University staff and students.
ObjectivesThe Sports Unit operates on the axiom “a sound mind lives in a sound body”. Hence, the objective of the Sports Unit is to get all members of the University community fit and sound for their daily activities.
StaffingThe Sports Unit is headed by an Ag. Sports Manager and assisted by two (2) instructors (Table 1).
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Table 1: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/Rank
Dr. Luguterah Austin Wontepaga
PhD in Public Administration. University of South Africa- Pretoria. 2016, B.ed(Physical Education, Recreation, Sports and English Education ,1999, Certificate in Sports Event Management, Beijing-China,2010
Ag. Sports Manager
Isaac Antwi-Bosiako Diploma in Business Studies Technical Instructor
Isaac Gyansah NVTI Technical Instructor
Semester ActivitiesThe University participated in the Ghana University Basketball Championship. Again, the ‘Premier Tertiary Football League’ which started last year is yet to be continued.
Future PlansThe Sports Unit hopes to:
• Host “Tertiary Strongest Personally Competition” yearly as a way of advertising and making the gym attractive to many people.
• Create a platform on campus to discuss health and fitness issues through seminars, which will create the basis for a keep-fit programme on campus.
• Come up with several papers on sports and development, the business of sports, the politics of sports and other related topics in line with the policy of the Technical University.
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PROFILE OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
IntroductionThe year under review witnessed remarkable developments in all facets of the library regarding collections, new research support services and staff development.
VisionTo be a world class centre for comprehensive collection of all kinds of recorded information to support teaching, learning and research.
MissionProviding quality information and innovative services to stimulate creativity, knowledge creation and facilitate research within the academic community we serve.
ObjectivesThe objectives of the Library is to:
• Meet the information needs of students, faculty and other staff members with the least delay.
• Select and acquire materials in response to demand based upon knowledge of its subject fields, readership and programmes to be run at the Kumasi Technical University.
• Build comprehensive stock of documents to support the curriculum.
• Adopt technologies that will make information resources accessible to the Kumasi Technical University community in an efficient and effective manner.
• Organise the collections using internationally accepted standards for easy retrieval and access.
• Adopt information dissemination strategies like current awareness services and selective dissemination of information to ensure optimum utilization of available resources.
• Explore and implement innovative approaches to serve faculty and students more effectively.
StaffingThe Library has a total of Twenty-Two (22) staff members who are trained and experienced in their field of expertise in the various sections of the library as shown in Table 1.
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Table 1: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/RankKwabena Osei Kuffour Adjei
M.A. Library Studies, Unversity of Ghana, 2010
Ag. Librarian/Snr Lecturer
Baffour Ohene Agyekum M.A. Library Studies, Unversity of Ghana, 2008
Assistant Librarian
Samuel Amoako M.A. Information Studies, Unversity of Ghana, 2012
Assistant Librarian
Akwasi Duffour Frimpong
M. A. Archival Studies, Ghana-Legon 2010
Assistant Librarian
Kwabena Ntiamoah-Sarpong
M.A. Information Studies, Unversity of Ghana, 2013
Assistant Librarian
Dominic Dery M. A. Information Studies, Unversity of Ghana, 2016
Assistant Librarian
Samuel Ossom B.A. Information Studies, Unversity of Ghana, 2008
Principal Library Assistant
Adwoa Pokuah Ababio B A. Information Studies, Unversity of Ghana, 2008
Senior Library Assistant
Raymond Kankam B.A. Information Studies, Unversity of Ghana, 2009
Senior Library Assistant
Zalia Amadu Diploma Library Studies, Unversity of Ghana, 2008
Senior Library Assistant
Stephanie Owusu Ansah BBA. Human Resource, Unversity of Ghana, 2015
Senior Library Assistant
Michael Oppong B. A. Information Studies, Unversity of Ghana, 2016
Senior Library Assistant
Michael Ofori Asamoah BSc. Administration, Unversity of Ghana, 2013
Senior Library Assistant
Zalia Amadu Diploma Library Studies, Ghana-Legon 2008.
Senor. Library Assistant
Thomas Akugri Azongo GCE (‘O’level), 1994 Senior Library Assistant
Michael Ofori Asamoah Bsc. Administration, Ghana-Legon, 2013
Senior. Library Assistant
Michael Oppong B. A. Information Studies, Ghana-Legon 2016.
Senior. Library Assistant
Evelyn Gyamfi HND, Procurement, KsTU, 2015 Library Assistant
Andrews Nkrumah SSSCE, 2000 Chief Binder
Evelyn Agyei SSSCE, 2000 Junior Library Assistant
Baasi Thompson WASSCE, 2007 Junior Library Assistant
Maxwell Agbeli WASSCE, 2011 Junior Library Assistant
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Name Qualification Position/RankBoakye Ansah SSSCE Junior Library Assistant
Serwah Akoto Acheampong
SSSCE, 2004 Junior Library Assistant
Hagar Amponsah Asare M. A. Educational Leadership UEW-Kumasi, 2014.
Assistant Registrar
Staff DevelopmentThe following staff members are pursuing various programmemes in Library and Information Science to enhance their skills and expertise as shown in Table 2.
Table 2: Staff members pursuing further studies
NameProgramme and Field of Study
Institution and Country
Expected Year of completion
Serwaah Akoto Achempong
Professional Dip. Library & Information Science.
Kumasi Technical University 2018
Andrews Nkrumah
Professional Dip. Library & Information Science.
Kumasi Technical University 2018
Baasi Thompson
Professional Dip. Library & Information Science
Kumasi Technical University 2018
Maxwell Agbeli
Dip. Library & Information Science.
Kumasi Technical University 2018
Library Development
Adako Jachie LibraryThe University established a new library at Adarko Jachie Campus. The library serves the information needs at the Faculty of Built and Natural Environment. The library is well stocked with books, photocopier, furniture, computer etc. and a qualified Library Assistant to man the library.
Research Support ServicesIn the library’s bid to support teaching, learning and research and in line with the University’s expectation, the library has introduced Institutional Repository (KsTUDigiSpace) and Research Commons to strengthen research and research visibility.
Archives UnitThe Archives Unit was established in May, 2013 as part of the University’s initiative to promote the management and use of records and archives, and the preservation of archival heritage of Kumasi Technical University. In 2017, the Unit was moved to be part of the University Library.
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BinderyThe bindery continues to work on students’ project works as well as the binding of worn out books and newspapers from other departments. The total project works bound during the year under review was Three Thousand Two Hundred and Thirty-Four (3,234).
Book StockIn line with the Library’s acquisition policy, the Library continues to build a comprehensive stock with the acquisition of new books for new programmes and to replenish the old stock. In the year under review 376 titles were added to the stock as shown by the Table below. The Table is arranged according to departmental additions (Table 3).
Table 3: Books Procured in 2017/2018 academic year
Books Number Books NumberLaboratory Technology 25 Liberal Studies 20Building Technology 11 Electrical/electronic 11HCIM 15 Graphic design 9Library & Information Science
18 Mechanical 18
Fashion & Textiles 2 Computer Science 20Chemical Engineering 19 Civil Engineering 15Entrepreneurship 1 General Reference Books 15Interior Architecture & Furniture
3 Research Methods 18
Marketing 87 Dispensary Technology 41Liberal Studies 8 Electrical 21
Total 189 188
Again, the library procured several copies of Parliamentary Acts which are now available to the user community at the library.
RegistrationA total of one hundred and thirty-one (131) people comprising of ninety-one (91) males and forty (40) females registered with the library in the year under review.
Usage StatisticsThe Table below captures the number of visits to the library by users during the year under review (Table 4).
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Table 4: User Statistics
Month Total books consulted/borrowed
January 1491
February 2358
March 441
April 2322
May 2097
June 1566
July 360
September 105
October 4056
November 2724
December 1656
TOTAL 19176
Book DonationThe following people made books donations to the Library(Table 5).
Table 5: Donations to the library
Donor(s) Subject Area Number of Titles Quantity
Prof. Dr. Suzame Golt Fashion 3 3
Dr. Anthony Adjei-Twum Facility management 18 18
Socialist Forum of Ghana Life and works of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
18 18
Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development
Labour intensive public works 2 2
Legal Deposit(S)The following people made donated their academic and research output to the Library (Table 6).
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Table 6: Academic and Research Output
Author Title InstitutionDr. Anthony Adjei-Twum
Behavior-based facilities energy management framework for higher education students residence in Ghana (PhD. Thesis)
University Teknologi, Malaysia
Dr. Collins Ameyaw Engendering private sector investment in power generation infrastructure in Ghana. (PhD. Thesis)
Bauhaus University, Weimar Germany
Ghana’s Shippers Council
Shipping review Ghana’s Shippers Council
Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development
Labour intensive public works Ministry of Local Government and Rural
Development
ChallengesThe following are major challenges the Library faced during the reviewed period;
• Supply of Soft Copies of Students’ Project Works.
• Inadequate furniture for Staff.
• Malfunctioning of Air-Conditioners in the Library.
• Inadequate staff to run the two-shift system.
• Lack of Security Personnel.
Future Plans • The library intends to run a course in Information Literacy Skills.
• Expansion of clientele services base by procuring resources to meet the varying needs of students with disabilities.
• Extension of binding of students’ project works to sister institutions with the view to generating income for the Kumasi Technical University
• Staff Development - Training and workshops for library staff.
• Staff Publications - Compilation of academic staff publications - journal articles, thesis/dissertations and books.
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Activities of Staff
Publications• Quagraine, N. T., & Agyekum, B. O. (2018). In Vogue: Demand For Scholarly
Publications Among Academic Librarians. Library Management, (just-accepted), 00-00.
• Dukper., B.K., Agyekum, B. O., & Kolan, B. (2018)."School Libraries and Students’ Academic Achievements in Bunkpurugu- Yunyoo District of Northern Ghana. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 1736. Available at https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/1736. Retrieved 17-05-18
• Dukper, B.K., Agyekum, B. O., & Arthur, B., (2018). Exploring the Effects of Social Media on the Reading Culture of Students in Tamale Technical University. Journal of Education and Practice, 9 (7), 47-56
• Frimpong, A. D., Agyekum, B. O., & Asare, H. A. (2018). Conversion of Polytechnics to Technical Universities (TUs): Challenges in Administrative Records Management in TUs in Ghana. International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 7(3); 173-183
• Frimpong, A. D., Agyekum, B. O., & Asare, H. A. (2018).Motivational Strategies for Improving Performance and Productivity amongst Records Staff in Ghana. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 9(4); 432-465
• Pomfowaa, G., & Agyekum, B. O., (2018). Effective Communication for Quality Service Delivery in Academic Libraries: An Overview of Public Academic Libraries in Ghana. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 9(4); 372-405
• Agyekum, B. O., Ntiamoah-Sarpong, K., & Athur, B. (2017). "A Survey of Information Literacy (IL) Programmes in Technical University (Tu) Libraries in Ghana" Library Philosophy and Practice (ejournal).1644. Available at https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/1644. Retrieved 17-05-18.
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PROFILE OF THE OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR
IntroductionThe Vice Chancellor is the Chief Executive Officer of the Technical University. He has oversight responsibilities over the administrative and academic matters of the institution. He is also the Chief Disciplinary Officer. The Office is thus responsible for organizing and conducting the financial and administrative business of the University.
The Office of the Vice Chancellor consists of the following:.
• Vice Chancellor’s Secretariat
• Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor
• Quality Assurance Directorate
• Planning Unit
• Business Development Unit
• Procurement Unit
• Industrial Liaison and Career Development Unit
• Information and Communication Technology Directorate
• Office of International Affairs and Institutional Linkages
These units/offices have varying responsibilities that add up to support the successful running of the Vice Chancellor’s Office.
Vision To be a focal point for providing academic and administrative leadership for transforming Institution into a World Class Technical University.
MissionProviding an enabling environment for training and research for the enhancement of skills for the socio-economic development of Ghana and Africa.
VICE CHANCELLOR’S SECRETARIAT
The Vice Chancellor’s Secretariat coordinates all academic, administrative and financial activities of the Polytechnic through various departments, offices and units.
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Staffing There are six (6) members of staff at the Vice Chancellor’s Secretariat. The details are found in Table 2.
Table 1: Staff in Rector’s Secretariat
Name Qualification Position/Rank
Prof. Asiamah YeboahPhD (Marketing), Business University of Costa Rica, 2012
Interim Vice Chancellor/Associate Professor
Anthony ObengMphil Edcuational Administration
Snr Assistant Registrar
Frank Sampong* MSc Finance Snr. Assistant Registrar
Mavis Mfum YeboahBSc Human Resource Management
Prin. Admin. Assistant
Bertha Nyawour B.A Sec. and Mgt., UEW-K 2016 Snr. Admin. Asst.
Mary GyamfuaaHND Secretaryship & Management, KsTU, 2016
Snr. Messenger
* On Study leave
Staff DevelopmentCurrently, two members of staff are pursuing further studies (Table 2).
Table 1: Members of Staff pursuing further studies
NameProgramme and Field of Study
Institution and Country
Expected Year of Completion
Frank Sarpong
Ph.D. Management Science and Engineering
University of Electronic Science and Technology, China
2020
Mary Gyamfuaa
BBA in Human Resource Management
Ghana Baptist University, Kumasi, Ghana
2019
OFFICE OF THE PRO-VICE CHANCELLOR
The Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor oversees academic activities of the University. It is involved in all academic and research programmes. The Office supports the Vice Chancellor in the formulation and development of strategic plans and policy initiatives to maintain the highest academic standards possible to meet both local and international standards.
Currently, the Pro-Vice Chancellor performs the duties of both the Interim Vice Chancellor and Pro-Vice Chancellor.
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StaffingThe staff strength of the Pro-Vice Chancellor’s Office is two (2) as shown in Table 2.
Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualification Positiion/Rank
Prof. Asiamah Yeboah
PhD Marketing, Business University of Costa Rica, 2012
Pro-Vice ChancellorAssociate Professor
Joseph Assan SackeyM. A. Educational Leadership, UEW, 2015
Assistant Registrar
QUALITY ASSURANCE DIRECTORATEIn pursuance of Kumasi Technical University’s quest for excellence and ensuring quality in all its activities, the Quality Assurance Directorate (QAD) was established to have an oversight of the highest quality of learning experience for students, maintain standards and apply international best practices in the area of teaching and research.
The Directorate also excercises the oversight of the requirements of the supervisory bodies such as the National Accreditation Board (NAB); National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE), National Board for Professional and Technician Examinations (NABPTEX).
To accomplish this, the QAD has in place policies and procedures that ensure promotion of quality standards, improvement of curriculum and courses, the periodic review of programme offerings, and the development of new programmes.
The Directorate is tasked to:
• Manage standards and quality related activities/tasks of the University.
• Develop a set of strategies for the setting up of standards/quality benchmarks/ parameters for all activities of the Institution from time to time.
• Prepare, promote, and disseminate, information on standards/quality to all sections of the University through discussion at workshops and seminars.
• Monitor and evaluate standards/quality measures/parameters of the Institution.
• Organize orientation lectures for fresh Lecturers/Administrators and Researchers employed by the University.
• Develop formats for students’ assessment of Lecturers, programmes and courses.
• Prepare Annual Quality Assurance Reports and present them at seminars at the end of each academic year to the University community.
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• Co-ordinate Internal Audits of the University pertaining to Quality Assurance.
• Evaluate policies on Quality Assurance and their impact on the University.
Staffing
The staff strength of the Quality Assurance Directorate is indicated in Table 1.
Table 1: Staffing
Name Qualification Positiion/Rank
Dr. George Owusu-Dapaah
PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, UK, 2008
Director/Snr. Lecturer
Joshua D.K. Wumbee MSc Statistics, UCC, 2004Senior Assistant Quality Assurance Officer
Michael Adu KumiMBA (Total Quality Mgt) University of Professional Studies, Ghana, 2015
Assistant Planning Officer
Gifty Love Cromwell (Mrs.)
MBA Management Science, Yangtze University, China, 2017
Snr Administrative Assistant
Joyce Adu-Amoah (Mrs.) NACVET (Private Sec) Principal Admin. Assistant
Activities of Staff
Publications • Yeboah, F. Agyemang; Ngala, R. Amadu; Bawah, A. Tijani; Asare-Anane,
H.; Alidu, H.; Hamid, A-Wahab Mawuko.; Wumbee, J. Dokurugu Kwame, (2017), “Adiposity and Hyperleptinemia During the First Trimester Among Pregnant Women with Preeclampsia”, International Journal of Women's Health. Volume-9 June, 2017, pages 449-454.
• Gifty Love Cromwell, (2017), “Cloud Computing: a tool for the development of SME’s”, International Journal of Emerging Science and Engineering ™ (IJESE), Volume-4 Issue-8 February 2017, pages 11-20.
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PLANNING UNIT
The Planning Unit performs other functions to support the Vice Chancellor. They are:
• Promote the service of the Unit as the Information Nerve-Centre of the University
• Collect, collate, analyse and store statistical data on staff, students, equipment and structures of the University on continuous basis.
• Coordinate the development of Strategic Plans for the University.
• Monitor and evaluate Action Plans contained in the Strategic Plans as the implementation progresses to ensure that the various milestones are attained.
• Develop in consultation with Management, the formats for reporting from time to time.
• Prepare Composite Time-Tables to manage the use of lecture rooms, workshops and laboratories with class sizes and monitor use of same to promote efficiency and effectiveness.
• Compute Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) for each Department to guide the recruitment of faculty members in response to changes in student numbers.
Staffing There are three (3) members of staff at the Planning Unit (Table 1).
Table 1: Staffing
Name Qualification Positiion/Rank
Ebenezer Kofi Boakye
MSc (Strategic Public Mgt.) DeMontfort University, UK, 2007
Head / Snr Assistant Planning Officer
Daniel KombatMBA Strategic Mgt & Consulting, KNUST, 2015
Assistant Planning Officer
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT UNIT
The Business Development Unit is established under the Office of the Vice Chancellor as per the University’s Statutes. The Unit performs the following functions:
• Coordinate all commercial activities of the Production Units of the Departments;
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• Analyse market needs and trends, and identify and deliver marketing strategies to support the University’s programmes and initiatives;
• Be in constant touch with MMDAs, industry, business community, and bid for international and local consultancy projects;
• Develop and manage all non-academic commercial projects, tasks and initiatives, in close coordination with Heads of departments, Registrar and Vice Chancellor;
• Undertake research, gather and analyse data on business opportunities, prepare business plans/proposals and ad hoc reports, needed for implementation of the University’s departments.
StaffingThere are two (2) members of staff at the Business Development Unit (Table 1).
Table 1: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/RankMahamadu Salia MSc (Development Policy and
Planning), KNUST, Business Development Manager
Yaa Amponsah Nsiah MBA (Human Resource Management), KNUST,
Assistant Registrar
Activities
ProposalsDuring the period under review, the Unit submitted a number of proposals to both government and international organizations. They are as follows:
Institution ProposalsRegional Coodinating Council Records keeping and Management System
Refresher course on new Public Procurement Act
Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly Food Safety and Hygiene to food vendors
Gender Ministry Food Safety and Hygiene to food handlers of school feeding programme
Ghana Education Service Training of Library Assistants for SHS Food Safety and Hygiene to food handlers of school feeding programme
Local Government Services Food Safety and Hygiene to food handlers of school feeding programmeRecords Keeping and Management SystemRefresher course on new Public Procurement Act
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Tourism Ministry Food Safety and Hygiene to food vendors, chop bar keepers, restaurant etc.
Sanitation and Water Resource Ministry
Food Safety and Hygiene to food vendors, chop bar keepers, restaurant etc.
Ghana Tourism Authority Food Safety and Hygiene to food vendors, chop bar keepers, restaurant etc.
UNICEF Food Safety and Hygiene to food handlers of school feeding programme
World Tourism Organisation Food Safety and Hygiene to food vendors, chop bar keepers, restaurant etc.
Short CoursesPlans are far advanced to roll out the 2018 short courses programmes during the long vacation. So far twenty (22) short courses have been short listed and uploaded (advertised) at the University website, facebook and whatsapp platforms of the various associations as well as individuals. This is yielding positive responses from the potential participants. Other marketing strategies are being adopted to sell the short courses to institutions and the general public.
The Business Development Unit, is collaborating with Rural Enterprises Programme (REP) to train some Artisans and Farmer Based Organizations in their catchment districts. Several discussions have been going on. It is hoped that the training would be rolled out soon.
Challenges• The office needs serious refurbishment to befit the status of Business
Development Unit. The curtains are old and have no visitors' chairs, while the walls are crying for paint.
• Lack of a conference hall to host executive programmes impedes training activities.
• Poor cooperation from some of the departments/Units
• Lack of a vehicle assigned to the Unit, impedes its ability to undertake outreach activities and interact with potential participants and our partners to transact business.
Future Plans• To collaborate with departments to develop proposals to seek for funding.
• To partner with departments and individuals to develop and run short courses for the general public.
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PROCUREMENT UNIT
IntroductionThe Procurement Unit is an outfit with the responsibility of superintending procurement. The Unit is responsible for undertaking and coordinating all detailed procurement activities within the University in accordance with the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) as amended.
VisionTo be a centre of excellence in the provision of the highest possible quality of goods and services for the University.
Objective Providing value for money for the University by ensuring that funds are spent in a transparent, efficient and fair manner.
StaffingThe Procurement Unit has a total of Seven (7) staff members. Data on the staff are shown in Table 6;
Table 6: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/RankAnthony Acheapong Dapaah
MSc Supply Chain Management) Coventry University, UK, 2013, MCIPS, UK
Ag. Procurement Officer
Emmanuel Akrasi MBA Logistics & Supply Chain Management, KNUST, 2012
Snr Assistant Procurement Officer (Works/Services)
Thomas Osei Boateng
MBA Logistics & Supply Chain Management, KNUST, 2014
Assistant Procurement Officer (Goods)
Samuel Osei Boateng
BSc Business Administration, Ghana Baptist University College, 2012
Senior Procurement Assistant
Edmund Owusu MSc Logistics & Supply Chain Management, KNUST, 2016
Assistant Procurement Officer
Eric Boamah Yeboah BSc Procurement & Supply Chain Management, UEW, 2013
Senior Procurement Assistant
Gertrude Obuobi Addo
M.A Educational Leadership, UEW, 2014
Assistant Registrar
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Activities and Events• Effective management review and audit of the procurement, logistics and
supply chain related functions. 21st – 22nd November, 2017.
• Workshop on Infrastructure Procurement and Delivery Management. 17th – 18th August 2017.
• Annual Internal Audit Conference. 9th –10th August 2017.
• Consultancy services for the preparation of a legislative instrument for the public procurement ACT, 2003 (ACT 663) as amended – Draft Technical Regulations. March, 2018.
• Unit cost of infrastructure estimator and budget tool – Trial User Guide. September, 2017.
CHALLENGES • Lack of access to Internet facilities
• Less access to Vehicle
• Delay in Payment
Future Plans• The staff is working very hard to have the Unit transformed to a Directorate
which will be known as a Supply Chain Directorate
• The best practice in procurement is to merge Procurement Unit and Stores to have a Supply Chain Directorate managed by a qualified Professional.
INDUSTRIAL LIAISON OFFICE
IntroductionThe Industrial Liaison Office is responsible for coordinating industrial training programmes for students and lecturers of the institution to enable them gain practical work experience in the relevant industries.
VisionTo be a centre of excellence for coordinating competency-based training and education between the University and industry.
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MissionPromoting excellent work-based practice learning for competency based training and education for the Technical University’s students and lecturers to gain work-based practice experience.
ObjectivesThe objectives of the Office are to:
• collaborate with industries and work in partnership to promote work-based practice learning experience for students and lecturers;
• ensure effective planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of industrial attachment policies and procedures for best practice.
Management of the OfficeThe Office is managed by an Acting Liaison Officer with the support of an Assistant Registrar as shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Management of the Office
Name Qualification Position/Rank
Rita Gyawu (Mrs.)MA Social Work – The University of Birmingham UK, 2009
Ag Liaison Officer
Ambrose Amoah-Ashyiah
MA International Affairs, University of Ghana, Legon, 2009
Assistant Registrar
Challenges• Inadequate funding to monitor the industrial attachment activities
effectively.
• Unavailability of vehicle.
• Lack of administrative secretary to support the administrative work.
• Insufficient office equipment.
Future PlansThe Office plans to:
• Intensify collaborations with more industries, departments and other institutions to sign more MOU for the institution.
• Organize workshops and training for students, industrial attachment coordinators, practice assessors and work-based supervisors on industrial attachment policy and Handbook, and how to use them after Academic Board’s approval.
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
IntroductionThe Career Development Unit undertakes tracer studies, training for students in self-management and career development. It also coordinates Alumni activities.
VisionTo become a strong and effective unit, with reliable database of past students (Alumni) and assisting them to help their alma mater.
Objectives• To provide training for students in self –management and career
development.
• To seek linkages with other institutions for further studies/employment.
• To promote tracer activities.
• To develop a strong alumni and serve as an internal centre for coordinating its activities.
ChallengeThe office has no Career Development Officer.
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PROFILE OF THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR
IntroductionThe Office of the Registrar, headed by the Registrar, is responsible for all administrative activities in the University. It offers secretarial services (or supervises such service) to Council, the Academic Board, and the Welfare Services Board. It also serves the faculties and all departments as well as the general public.
The Office of the Registrar comprises the following Units with heads who are responsible to the Registrar.
• Registrar’s Secretariat
• General Administration
• Human Resource
• Academic Affairs
• Public Affairs Unit
• Legal
• Records
• Welfare
• Security Services
• Transport
VisionTo become motivated and committed administrative staff with excellent service delivery to support the University as the preferred tertiary institution by most students.
MissionTo implement systems, strategies, and policies that will propel the Technical University become an excellent tertiary institution.
Registrar’s SecretariatThe Registrar’s Secretariat is the pivot around which all administrative work revolves. The Registrar is assisted directly by one Assistant Registrar and one Senior Administrative Assistant (Table 1). They offer secretarial and basic administrative support to the Registrar.
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Table 1: Staff of the Registrar’s Secretariat
Name Qualification Position/RankAbraham Annan Adjei CANDPOLIT (MPhil) Admin. and
Organisational Science Uni. of Bergen, 1999
Ag. Registrar
Jason Kobina Arku MBA Strategic Management & Consulting, KNUST,2014
Assistant Registrar
Rosemond Benily Dadzie Graduate Diploma in Mgt Studies (ICM), 2015
Snr. Admin. Asst.
Promotion, Recruitment and Staff Development Currently, nine (9) members of staff are pursuing further studies in various institutions within and outside Ghana (Table 2).
Table 5: Number of staff members pursuing further studies
Name Programme and Field of Study
Institution and Country
Expected Year of Completion
Jenkins A. Asaah PhD Management Science and Engineering
UESTC, China 2020
Frank Sampong PhD Management Science and Engineering
UESTC, China 2020
Catherine Sarsah HND, Secretaryship and Management
Kumasi Technical University
2019
Oteng Asare-Yaw HND, Secretaryship and Management
Kumasi Technical University
2018
Sampson Amoah HND, Secretaryship and Management
Kumasi Technical University
2018
Alhassan Fatumata Master’s in Business Administration
Valley View University, Ghana
2018
Priscilla Boaitey Master’s in Business Administration
Valley View University, Ghana
2018
Adwoa Serwaa Ofori
PhD Geography Trinity College, Dublin, U.K
2019
Charles Obeng-Sarpong
PhD Development Studies KNUST, Ghana 2018
ChallengesAmong the challenges of the Registrar’s office are:
• Inadequate facilities such as office space, computers, unstable internet connectivity
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• Difficulties in getting the staff members studying abroad to submit their progress report.
• Inadequate number of staff.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION UNIT
The General Administration Unit is one of the core functionary units under the Registrar’s Office. The roles of the unit include the following:
• Liaise between the Academic Affairs Unit and the Registrar’s office
• Staff Retirement
• Post Retirement contracts
• End-of-Service Awards
• Convocation Matters
• Security Matters
• General Supervision of Main Registry Staff
The staff profile of the General Administration Unit is as given in Table 1.1.
Table 1.1. General Administration Unit
Name Qualification Position/RankR. K. Antwi-Adjei MA Adult Education, University
of Ghana, Legon, 2006Head /Snr. Asst. Registrar
Mercy Owusu Sarpong HND Secretaryship, KPoly, 2011 Snr. Admin. Assistant
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS UNIT
The Academic Affairs Unit is among the four broad Units under the Registry. The Unit consists of two sections: Examinations and Admissions. The head of the Academic Affairs Unit has a direct responsibility for the Examinations Section and in addition has oversight responsibility for the Admissions Section. The Admissions Section is also headed by a Senior Assistant Registrar.
The functions of the Academic Affairs Unit include the following:
• Organizing meetings of the Academic Board and Executive Committee.
• Undertaking the organization and supervision of End-of-Semester examinations;
• Liaising with HODs/Deans and the planning office in the preparation of Semester Time Table;
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• Liaising with the Department and Faculty Examinations Officers in the preparation of Examination Time Table;
• Liaising with the Examinations Audit Committee for the audit of the Examination Results for onwards submission to the Academic Board;
• Coordinating the compilation of Broadsheets from the departments for onwards submission to NABPTEX for certification;
• Meeting with Department for Faculty Examination Officers to plan strategies for effective organization of End-of-Semester Examination;
• Certifying certificates and transcripts for applicants;
• Receiving and documents application forms for admission purposes;
• Verifying applicants Secondary/Technical/Vocational School Examination results from the WAEC office;
• Liaising with NABPTEX on all issues pertaining to the printing of certificates for graduate students;
• Operating and managing of student files;
• Undertaking the verification of results/transcripts and certificates of students upon request;
• Liaises with the students Affairs Office for the production of students I.D cards;
• Organizing of Matriculations.
StaffingThe staff profile of the Academic Affairs Unit is as given in Table 1.2.
Table 1.2: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/RankAbraham Annan Adjei CANDPOLIT (MPhil) Admin.
and Organisational Science, Uni. of Bergen, 1999
Head / Deputy Registrar
Kenneth Abdul Karim MBA Strategic Mgt & consulting, KNUST, 2010
Snr Asst. Registrar – Academics
Akwasi Sarfo Agyemang MBA Strategic Mgt, KNUST, 2014
Asst. Registrar - Students’ Affairs
Kwakye-Okyere Michael Kwabena
MSC Technological Economy and Mgt. 2017
Snr. Admin Asst.
Musah Wasila BA Mgt. Studies, 2017 Snr Admin. Asst.
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ADMISSION’S OFFICE
The Admissions and Students Records Office admit applicants who declare their intention to enroll in the institution upon satisfactory completion/meeting of all admission requirements set forth by the Technical University.
The office provides accurate and up-to-date admissions and course information in all publications of the University.
Again, the office keeps and updates students’ records at all levels.
ActivitiesThe Office Prepares detailed academic entry requirements for each programme for advertisement in the national dailies on the sales of Admission/Application forms.
• Assisting the prospective applicants to select the right programme of study.
• Responding to enquiries on admission requirements for various courses offered by the University.
• Opening of students personal folders for Admissions Office (keeping of Students Records).
• Receiving hard copies of application forms for admission purposes.
• Generating of students’ index numbers.
• Verification of results/certificates of students from WAEC.
• Organizing of matriculation ceremony.
StaffingThe staff profile of the Admissions Office is made up of the following (Table 1.3).
Table 1.3: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/RankSolomon Boakye-Duah MA Educational Leadership,
UEW, 2011Head / Snr Assistant Registrar
William Amofa MBA Human Resource, KNUST, 2013
Assistant Registrar
Regina Danquah B.A. Business Admin, GBUC, 2013
Senior Admin. Assistant
Vida Frimpomaa Akuoko HND Sec. & Mgt. Studies KsTU, 2016
Snr. Clerk
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HUMAN RESOURCE UNIT
The Human Resource Unit is among the Departments under the Registrar’s Office. It performs several functions including the following:
• Management of Staff records
• Collating job application letters for shortlisting.
• Organizing recruitment, upgrading, and promotions interviews.
• Processing of appointment, upgrading and promotion letters.
• Collating staff appraisal reports
• Processing of staff leave
• Staff training and development
The Staff profile of the Unit is as given in Table 1.4.
Table 1.4: Human Resource Management Unit
Names Qualification Position/RankAma K. Boakye-Nti (Mrs.)
MBA (HRD), UCC, 2008. Head /Snr Asstistant Registrar
Florence E. Aflakpui (Mrs)
MBA (HRD), KNUST, 2009. Snr Asstistant Registrar
Rev. (Mrs) Elikplim Dagba
MSC Engineering and Management, KNUST, 2013
Asstistant Registrar
Lydia Amponsah MA Human Resource Management, UCC, 2017.
Principal Admin Asst.
Edwina T. K. Nya-Adie BSc(Business Admin), GBUC, 2015. Principal Admin Asst.
Public Affairs UnitThe Public Affairs Unit falls under the Central Administration of the University and is primarily responsible for planning, organizing and managing programmes and activities which enhance the flow of communication between the University and its publics.
The schedules of the Department can be summed up to include the following:
• Media Relations
• University Publications
• Official functions
• Public Relations support for management
• Information/ communication granting permission for filming, photography and hoisting of banners
• University website management
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• Protocol assistance and tourism promotion
The above schedules are performed through the following units:
• Public Relations Unit
• Protocol Unit
• Publications Unit
• Alumni Affairs
StaffingThe staff profile of the Public Affairs Units as given in Table 1.5.
Table 1.5.: The staff profile of the Public Affairs Unit
Name Qualification Position/RankCharles Obeng-Sarpong MBA (HRM), KNUST, 2009 P.R.O./ Snr. Asst.
Registrar
Charles A. Yiadom MA, (Art Education), KNUST. 2003
Head of Publications/ Asst. Registrar
Elizabeth Sekyi-White MBA (HRM) , Sikkim Manipal University, 2014
Ag. Protocol Officer / Asst. Registrar
Joshua Appiah M.A. (Publishing Studies), KNUST, 2016
Asst. Registrar (Graphic Designer)
Emmanuel Kwadwo Opoku M. A. (Graphic Communication Design,), KNUST, 2016
Asst. Registrar (Graphic Designer)
Edna B. Adjei Bediako B.A Management Studies, UCC, 2008
Snr Administrative Assistant
LEGAL UNIT
IntroductionThe Legal Unit was established in June 2011 as part of the Vice Chancellor’s initiative to handle the Institution’s legal issues and also advise Management on issues that border on legal matters.
The Legal Unit is also licensed by the General Legal Council as a Law Chamber that can initiate action in court and other paralegal Institutions. Newly called lawyers may have their pupilage at the Legal Unit and the Unit can admit law students for attachment.
The Legal Unit has a library which is well stocked with Law Reports, Laws of Ghana and other law books and journals
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VisionTo provide the Institution with professional legal advice in a timely and efficient manner.
MissionTo work closely with Management as efficiently as possible to reduce unwarranted litigation and cost to the Institution.
StaffingTable 1.5: The staff profile of the Legal Unit
Name Qualification RankJoana Yeboah-Gyan (Mrs.)
BA (HONS) Sociology and Law, LLB/BL
Head of Legal Unit / Snr. Assistant Registrar
Mercy Apaloo M.A Human Resource Management, UCC,
Assistant Registrar
Achievements• The Unit has been able to come out with some policies such as Security Policy
and Study leave policy for the Institution.
• As part of the requirement for the Institution to be converted into Technical University, the Unit has drafted agreements between some Faculties and some identified industries.
WELFARE UNIT
IntroductionThe welfare of both staff and students is of paramount interest to Kumasi Technical University. Hence, Management is committed to improving the social, intellectual, psychological, and economic environment of members of the University community. The Unit provides the following services among others:
• Health and Safety issues
• Welfare Services/schemes
• Dispute settlement/Resolution
• Bereavement Services
• Processing of retirement benefits
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StaffingThe office is headed by a Welfare Officer, Mrs. Mary Safowaa Akom (MBA Human Resourece, KNUST, 2010).
RECORDS UNIT
The Records Unit was established in May, 2013 as part of the Vice Chancellor’s initiative to promote the management and use of records. To ensure the effective and efficient management of the records life cycle, the Ag. Registrar bridged the gap between the Records Unit and the Main Registry (records section) on the 10th of October, 2015.
The Unit performs the following functions among others:
• Handling all correspondences (inward and outward) of the Technical University;
• Ensuring proper file management (filing documents, storage of files, creating of new files, updating of file index);
• Developing effective control system for files (file census, file transit, temporary files, maintenance of the files);
• Closing files and transfer to the Archives section;
• Ensuring authentic, reliable and usable records are created, capable of supporting business functions and activities;
• Complying with statutory and regulatory requirements affecting the use and retention of records;
• Protecting the interest of Kumasi Technical University, its staff, students and the Technical University community by maintaining high quality documentation for appropriate length of time;
• Supporting decision making by making accurate and reliable documentation accessible;
• Preserving the corporate memory of the Institution by managing and preserving records of historical, administrative and legal significance.
StaffingThe staff strength of the Records Unit is given in table 1.6.
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Table 1.6: Staffing
Name Qualification Position / Rank
Osei-Wusu Bempah MBA,( Marketing KNUST, 2009Head /Assistant Registrar
Sampson Amoah DBS, Kpoly, 2009 Snr Clerk
Yaw Oteng Asare WASSCE, 2000 Snr. Messenger
Activities of Staff of the Registrar’s Office
PublicationsAbraham Annan Adjei, R.K. Antwiadjei-Manu, Gifty Aformanor (2017). Survey of Perception on Domestic Tourism in Ghana-A Case Study of Kumasi Technical University: Academic Research Publishing Group (Accepted).
SECURITY SERVICES
IntroductionThe issue of security in every establishment especially an academic institution cannot be over-emphasized. This stems from the fact that for a secure environment is needed to promote effective teaching and learning, there is the need for a good security network to protect both lives and properties.
VisionTo be an avenue for providing an effective system and network capable of ensuring the safety of all Kumasi Technical University Staff, Students and properties.
ObjectivesTo develop, train and maintain a disciplined, professional Security Unit capable of carrying out its assigned role and tasks as envisaged by the University.
StaffingThe Staff strength of the University Security is shown in Table 1.8.
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Table 1.8: Staffing
Name Total RemarksSenior Security Officer 1 Head of Security
Junior Security Assistants 2 1 acts as Deputy Head of Security 1 acts as Supervisor
Senior Security Guards 13
Security Guards 31
Staff Development and RecruitmentSecurity Private Paul Kojo Duku and Security Doreen Asiamah are currently pursuing HND Accounting and Diploma in management studies respectively at Kumasi Technical University.
ChallengesThe current staff strength of the Unit does not augur well for effective policing on the University properties scattered all around (Danyame, Adako Jachie, Bomso, Pease, etc). With retirement, resignation and terminations of appointments taking its toll on the strength.
Future PlansThe units intends to carry out a refresher training for the guards in the course of the year. The training is to help the security guards to be effective and efficient to enable the unit to carry out its assigned tasks.
CLINIC
IntroductionThe Technical University Clinic was established with the sole purpose of promoting better health care for members of Kumasi Technical University and its environs. The University Clinic has come a long way since its inception in 1988 with the provision of first aid to students. Now, it can boast of a facility that caters for the health needs of members of the Institution.
With the Institution's current status as a Technical University, it is anticipated that the clinic will be upgraded to an accredited public health facility.
VisionTo be a well-established health service provider for the Technical university community and beyond.
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Objectives• To provide quality health care to the University community.
• To improve on the diagnosis and management of medical conditions.
• To assist in the improvement of the environmental sanitation of the University.
• To encourage healthy lifestyle choices through education, with the aim of
improving the general well-being of the University community.
StaffingThe Staff strength of the University Clinic is shown in Table 1.9.
Table 1.9: Staffing
Name Qualifications Position / RankDr Natasha Asamoah MPH (Population & Reproductive
health) KNUST,2015; MB. ChB, KNUST,2007
Acting Director of health Services/ Senior Medical Officer
Dr Ben A. Gorman MSc. (Oncology) University of Nottingham; MB. ChB
Senior Medical Officer (Locum)
Mattew O. Addae BSc. (Nursing) Korle Bu, 2018 Senior Nursing Officer (locum)
Rosemary W. Nawin BSc (Nursing) Christian Service University College, 2016
Senior Nursing Officer (locum)
Lucy-Linda Osei BSc (Nursing) University of Ghana 2014
Nursing Officer (locum)
Sarah Dapaah Certificate in Nursing, Premier, 2002
Staff Nurse
Esther Minneaux Health Assistant Health Assistant
Sagoe Grace Middle School Leaving Certificate Cleaner
Services Provided• Out- patient care
• Detention and observation
• Medical examinations for first year students
• Health education and promotion
Challenges• Inadequate number of nurses
• Lack of a qualified and permanent pharmacist to supervise the dispensary
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• Lack of permanent dispensing technicians
• Lack of a biostatistician to manage the hospital records
• Lack of a functioning laboratory to enhance the diagnosis of medical conditions.
• Lack of equipment for resuscitation and emergency care Transport.
• No means of transport for the operations of the clinic.
Future PlansThe University Clinic plans to:
• Employ and train more health personnel
• Get the clinic accredited and registered as a Public health facility
• Register the facility with the National Health Insurance Scheme
• Generate income internally to enable the facility obtain better equipment thereby improving the quality of health care
• Set up a casualty or health post at the Adako Jachie campus
• Obtain an ambulance for referral of emergency cases
TRANSPORT OFFICE
IntroductionThe Transport Unit is under the Office of the Registrar and has been in existence since the establishment of the Institution. The Unit is in charge of the transportation needs of the University. The Unit therefore, ensures that the University’s fleet of vehicles are in good condition to be able to transport both members of staff and students for official duties across the length and breadth of the county.
Vehicular PopulationThere are 39 vehicles (of different make and ages) in the University.
• Six (6) new Nissan Navara Pick-ups and one 58 Tata Seater Bus have been acquired by the University.
• The (4) old Pick-ups with X registration numbers and the Toyota Pick-up with registration number GV 469 V which were broken down on different mechanical problems have been rehabilitated and are being used for the internal activities.
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StaffingThe Unit has a Snr. Assist. Registrar, Transport Assistant and an Administrative Assistant. There are nineteen (19) drivers (Table 1.10).
Table 1.10: Staffing
Name Qualification Position
Beatrice Lardy Asaah MA Educ. Leadership, UEW, 2012
Snr. Assist. Registrar
Festus Barima Okyere M.V.T III, KPoly, 2014 Transport Assistant
Victoria Naamogtan B.SC (Management), 2015 Snr. Administrative Assistant
Stephen Boakye MLSC Chief Driver
Daniel Yaw Agyeman MLSC Snr Driver
Emmanuel K. Ohemeng MLSC Snr Driver
Meseck K. Boateng MLSC Snr Driver
Tony Oppong Kyekyeku MLSC Snr Driver
Daniel Awuni MLSC Snr Driver
Daniel Nukuku MLSC Snr Driver
Jonas Kabore MLSC Snr Driver
Gideon Asare Tetteh MLSC Snr Driver
Martin K. Baah MLSC Snr Driver
Emmanuel Ackom MLSC Snr Driver
Victor Adu MLSC Snr Driver
Nana Owusu Sekyere MLSC Driver Grade I
Kwabena Kyei MLSC Driver Grade I
Alex Boateng MLSC Driver Grade I
John Bonkena MLSC Driver Grade I
Samuel Kofi Owusu MLSC Driver Grade I
Kamara Dini MLSC Driver Grade I
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WORKS AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE
Introduction The Directorate was established in 2012 to cater for all infrastructural development projects of the University. The Directorate comprises the following Sections:
• Physical Development
• Estate and Municipal Services
VisionTo be the central point of construction development activities of the University, providing state of the art facilities that comply with relevant standards.
Objective To develop, modernize and maintain building facilities and infrastructure of the University that meet relevant standards.
Management of the Directorate The Directorate is headed by a Director, assisted by a Deputy Director. The secretariat of the Directorate is shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Management of the Directorate
Name Qualification Position
Felix H. Mensah MSc Construction, Coventry University- UK, 2000
Director
Divine Comla Sekyere
MSc Land Administration, International Training Centre, Holland, 2003
Deputy Director
Bertha Letsa MA leadership, Winneba - 2013 Assistant Registrar
ActivitiesActivities within the Directorate fall into two main categories:
• Capital Projects
• Maintenance Services
ChallengesGeneral constraints of funds and current restriction of recruitment of new staff continue to impact negatively on the operations of the Directorate. The major challenges are centred on;
• Procurement of appropriate software and equipment for design/project.
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• Recruitment of staff for services engineering, physical planning and infrastructure development.
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT UNIT
The Physical Development Unit comprises four (4) sections:
• Architecture (Physical Planning)
• Civil/Construction and Services Engineering
• Land Surveying
• Quantity Surveying
ObjectivesThe objectives of the section is to:
• Be involved in the entire construction development circle, which commences from inception, through design to on-site construction.
• Ensure the construction of state-of-the-art facilities that comply with statutory regulations as far as possible
• Provide the most appropriate environment for teaching and learning.
Staffing The Section has four (4) members of staff with a sectional head as shown in the Table 2.
Table 2: Staffing
Name Qualification Position
Nana Yaa Adusa-Poku
MBA Finance, BSc. Civil Engineering, KNUST, 2010
Head, Assistant Dev’t Officer (Structural Engineer)
George Koomson MSc Geological Engineering, University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Dip. Mines Surveying, 2011
Asst. Dev’t Officer (Land Surveyor)
Evans Usman Asigri
MPhil Architecture Studies, KNUST, 2016
Assistant Dev Officer(Architecture )
Ali Boateng MBA, Logistics & Supply ChainMgt., KNUST, 2012
Assist Dev’t Officer(quantity Surveyor)
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ActivitiesThe current state of ongoing/proposed projects being undertaken by the Directorate is as follows:
• Construction of 4-storey classroom block for Faculty of Built and Natural Environment at Adako Jachie
• Landscaping of CREK at Pease
• Conversion of classroom into computer lab for Marketing Department
• Survey boundary and picking spot height for proposed Market at Adako Jachie.
ESTATE AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES SECTION
IntroductionThe Estates and Municipal Services Department (EMSD), otherwise known as the Facilities Management Department is currently structured into the following five (5) sections, namely:
• The Estate/Facilities Management Section,
• The Municipal Services (Environmental Sanitation) Section
• The Maintenance Section.
• The Facilities Management –Adako Jachie Campus.
• Health and Safety Section
The efficiency of an organization depends to some extent on the nature and status of its physical facilities and environment. The cost of physical facility acquisition and development as well as their management is very paramount in every educational institution in creating a conducive atmosphere for uninterrupted academic programs. The need for a body to oversee these issues is indispensable in the life of an institution like Kumasi Technical University.
It is in recognition of these that the Estate and Municipal Services Department exists for the effective management of land and buildings, the physical environment as well as all ancillary facilities of the University.
ObjectiveThe Estates and Municipal Services Department’s main objective is to provide and maintain a safe and healthy environment for the occupants of the University
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premises (academic , residential, social and others etc) in accordance with the mission statement of the institution.
For the achievement of the set objective, Estate and Municipal Services Department aims to:
• Provide a prompt and efficient day-to-day maintenance service of properties, facilities and all equipment being used to promote academic work in the University.
• Provide value for money services to members of the University Community.
• Provide the opportunity for the staff and students to be involved in decision making processes on issues concerning the use of all kinds of school properties for academic work.
• Provide relevant information to the University community concerning the use of properties.
• Ensure compliance to all legal and regulatory instruments as well as codes of good practice concerning acquisition, development, utilization maintenance and disposal of properties, that affect all categories of staff especially the physically challenged.
Staffing The Estate and Municipal Services Department is headed by the Deputy Director of Works and Physical Development. There are in all a total of sixty-seven (67) staff members. A summary of the staff categories is shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Staffing
Category Total RemarkEstate Officer(Deputy Director Of Works) 1 At post
Senior Member 1 At post.
Senior Staff 7 All at post
Junior staff 58 At post
TOTAL 67 All at post
Promotion and RecruitmentDue to the transition to Technical University, quite a number of staff of the Estate and Municipal Services department who were due for promotion could not be promoted. It is anticipated that they would be promoted in the next academic year.
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Accommodation
Residential Accommodation.The University is able to house only about 7% of the total staff population. There are 60 units of accommodation scattered all over the city out of which fifteen (15) are rented.
Increasing the stock of Residential Accommodation There is an increase in the demand for accommodation by all categories of staff in recent times and it is very imperative for the institution to introduce a housing scheme to increase its stock of housing for staff in the years ahead.
University Land Acquisitions
Danyame Land The University is negotiating with the Lands Commission which has agreed to offer a certificate of allocation to the University to cover the Danyame lands.
Adako Jachie Land A request has been submitted to the Regional Lands Commission and Manhyia for the lease on the Adako Jachie Land to be prepared after we have finished preparing the Cadastral plan.
Asokwa Land The lease for the Asokwa land is completed.
Suame LandThe University has paid for a site at Suame Magazine for a technical training center for the Auto Department. The construction of a fence wall to protect the land before the project commences is in progress. The management of the University paid a visit to the Tafohene's palace to brief him about the project which will be commencing in due time.
Amakom School LandManagement has asked the Survey Department to prepare a cadastral plan as was done in the cases of Danyame and Adako Jachie for the documentation of the Amakom land.
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Acquisition of New Sites-
Kuntanase Relocation SiteThe lease for the three hundred acre (300Acre) land being acquired at Kuntanase has been completed. The University has taken delivery of the 50-year lease from the lands commission.
Pease Entrepreneurship and Industrial VillageThe lease for the Two Hundred Acres (200 Acre) land at Piase is ready. The construction of the Renewable Energy Centre has been completed.
Maintenance WorksRenovation of Bungalow Numbers 57and 56 were done at Danyame and work is on-going at Bungalow number 59, Danyame.
Capital ProjectsThe faculty building for the Built and Natural Environment (FBNE) is under construction at Adako Jachie campus the project is expected to be completed before the commencement of the next academic year 2018/2019.
ChallengesSome major challenges facing the Estate and Municipal Services are:
• Procurement delays.
• Vehicles to move supervisors around various sites to monitor and inspect works and materials on site.
• No sectional heads for the various sections.
• Basic equipment such as hedge trimmers, scaffold for works on high buildings, terrazzo cleaners, and driven lawn mowers etc. which are capable of ensuring efficient and effective work at a faster rate.
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PROFILE OF THE FINANCE DIRECTORATE
IntroductionThe Finance Directorate gives advice, direction, guidance and support to the University’s Council through the Vice Chancellor. In accordance with all the statutory financial enactments, the Directorate also ensures strict compliance with all statutory obligations and external financial reporting requirements, liaising with Internal and External Auditors. This enables the Directorate to manage the finances of the Institution, which enhances the delivery of teaching and research work as ascribed by the University’s vision.
The Finance Directorate consists of seven units, viz:
• Office of the Director of Finance
• Main Accounts
• Budget and Payroll
• Treasury
• Commercial Unit
• Stores
• Monitoring Unit
VisionTo be an avenue for cost effectiveness, efficiency and professional financial service for responsible financial management of the University.
ObjectivesThe objectives of the Office is to:
• Provide day-to-day financial services to the University, its faculties, departments, students and staff.
• Provide budgets, forecasts and advises the Council on the trends in the University’s income and expenditure.
• Provide monthly Revenue and Payment returns to the relevant regulatory bodies.
StaffingThe Directorate has thirty (30) permanent staff members (Table 1).
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Table 1: Staffing (Office of the Director of Finance)
Name Qualification Position/RankNana Awuah Dapaah
MPHIL – Business Consulting and Enterprise Risk Management – KNUST (2017), ICA (GH) (2004), MICA (GH) (2006)
Director of Finance
James Osei Brobbey
ICA (GH) (2016), ACCA (2014) – Kaplan (UK) MBA Finance, Lincoln University, UK, 2006
Deputy Director of Finance
Eunice Nkansah MBA Strategic Management (2016), KNUST Assistant Registrar
Main Accounts Office
Name Qualification Position/RankIsaac Owusu Ansah MBA (Finance), Ghana Telecom
University, 2014, MICA (GH), 2013, FCCA (2008) – Kaplan Financial (UK)
Senior Accountant in Charge of Operations
Ernest Opoku Amankwah
MPHIL (Finance) (2016) - KNUST, ICA (GH) (2013)
Accountant in charge of Provident Fund
Martin Kwesi Eduafo MICA (GH) (2014), MBA (Finance) UEW, B.COM (2006) – University of Cape Coast,
Accountant
Nana Serwaa Boateng BSc (Accounting) (2010) – University College of Education, Winneba
Principal Accounting Assistant
Edward Arthur HND (Accountancy) (2010) – Kumasi Polytechnic
Senior Accounting Assistant
Accounts Payable
Name Qualification Position/RankObed Donald Otoo MBA (Accounting) (2016) – KNUST Accountant
Alexander Osei BTech Computerized Accounting, Kumasi Tech. Univ., 2017, ICA (GH) III (2009)
Principal Accounting Assistant
Payroll
Name Qualification Position/RankIsaac Francis Antwi
MICA (GH)(2013), ACCA (2012) – Kaplan (UK), MBA (Finance) (2010) – University of Wales (UK) Snr. Accountant
Thomas Tiboh MBA (Finance) (2015) – KNUST, ICA (II) (GH) (2013
Accountant
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Treasury
Name Qualification Position/RankAbraham Gyekye
MSc Management Science (2017), ICA (GH) (2012), BSc Administration (Accounting) (2014) – Ghana Baptist University College
Accountant
Ryan Jochebed MBA (Finance) (2016) UEW – Kumasi Campus, BSc (Accounting) (2012) – University College of Education
Accountant
Frank Konadu BSc (Accounting) (2015) – KNUST Senior Accounting Assistant in charge of Fashion Production Unit
Hagar Asiedu BSc (Accounting) (2014) – Presbyterian University
Senior Accounting Assistant
Stores
Name Qualification Position/RankKakraba Ben Komla
MBA Logistics and Supply Chain Mgt – KNUST, 2012
Senior Assistant Procurement Officer
Mrs. Christina Okai
MSc (Supply Chain Management) (2012) – Coventry University (UK)
Senior Assistant Procurement Officer
Daniel Agyei BTech (Computerized Accounting, 2014
Senior Accounting Assistant
Theresa L. Frimpong
BSc (Marketing) (2013) – Ghana Baptist University, Kumasi
Senior Accounting Assistant
Martin Awuni SSCE, 2006 Stores Assistant
Monitoring Unit
Name Qualification Position/RankJames Owusu MBA (Accounting) (2013) – KNUST Accountant
Francis Adu ICSA (UK) Finalist (1999) Chief Accounting Assistant
Restaurant
Name Qualification Position/RankAfua Boahemaa Owusu B.Com (2014) – University
of Cape CoastSenior Accounting Assistant
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Budget and Asset Management
Name Qualification Position/RankKwaku Asiedu MBA(Accounting) (2015) – University College of
Education Accountant
Linda Sakyiwaa MPhil (Finance) (2017), MBA (Finance) (2015) - University College of Education, Winneba
Accountant
Faculties
Name Qualification Position/RankErnestina Konadu
MBA (Finance) (2013) – KNUST Accountant
Emmanuel Obeng Berko
MBA (Accounting )(2016) – UEW – Kumasi Campus, BSc (Administration) (2013) – Ghana Baptist University
Accountant
Amoanyi Kofi Daniel
ICA (GH) (2016), BSc Accounting (2014) Accountant
Obed Donald Otoo
MBA (Accounting) (2016) – KNUST Accountant
Andrews Boateng
ICA (GH)II (2015), B’Tech Computerized Accounting (2013) - Kumasi Polytechnic
Senior Accounting Assistant
Staff DevelopmentProfessional Development - Currently, the Finance Directorate can boast of Eighteen (18) Senior Members out of which Eight (8) are Chartered Accountants.
Challenge• Unstable network connection.
• Maintenance contract on SAGE ERP has expired since March 31st 2018.
• Inadequate office space.
Future Plans• The Directorate intends to embark on intensive training in the year 2018 to
equip staff for the expected needs of the Technical University.
• Operation of the Halls of Residence - in line with the decentralization, the Directorate intends to run the Halls of Resident as a business unit. In the light of this, The Directorate plans to work with stakeholders to create congenial environment for our students who reside in the Halls of Resident.
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PROFILE OF THE INTERNAL AUDIT DIRECTORATE
IntroductionSection 16 of the Internal Audit Agency Act, 2003 (658) and section 83 (1) of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921) require the establishment of Internal Audit Units or Departments in Public Sector institutions including Kumasi Technical University.
The Directorate carries out periodic internal audits of the University in line with standards and procedures provided by the Internal Audit Agency (IAA) and submit reports to the Audit Committee of the Council through the Vice Chancellor for action.
Activities of the Directorate are grouped under six (6) operational areas namely:
• Operational/Governance Audit
• Information Technology (IT) Audit
• Compliance Audit
• Management Audit
• Risk Management ; and
• Special Investigation
VisionTo be an avenue of “Last Resort” for independent and objective assurance on the Institution’s Internal Controls, Risk Management and Governance Processes.
MissionProviding objective and relevant assurance and consulting services that result in value addition and improvement in the institution’s operations.
ObjectivesThe Directorate is mandated by Section 83 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921) to:
• Appraise and report on the soundness and application of controls in the Institution;
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the risk management and governance process of the University;
• Provide assurance on the efficiency, effectiveness and economy in the use of resources; and
• Evaluate compliance of the institution with enactments policies, standards, systems and procedures.
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Generally, the objectives of the Directorate are to:
• Provide essential support to management and assist in fulfilling its responsibilities and
• Help improve the financial and operational Management of the Technical University through quality internal audit delivery
StaffingThe Directorate has Eleven (11) members of staff as shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Staffing
Name Qualification Position/RankStephen Dwamena Kwakye
MBA- Finance, University of Leicester UK; 2005, MSc- Finance, London South Bank University, UK, 2008 ACCA, F.C.C.A, AT-Emile Woolf College, UK; 2003.
Director
Asare-Baffour Frempong MBA- Accounting. KNUST, Ghana , 2012
Snr. Asst. Internal Auditor
Dennis Manu MBA- Accounting , KNUST, Ghana, 2012
Snr. Asst. Internal Auditor
Rose Yankah (Mrs.) MBA, Finance, KNUST, Ghana, 2013
Asst. Internal Auditor
Helena Opoku Owusu-Ansah (Mrs)
MBA Accounting , KNUST, Ghana, 2013
Asst. Internal Auditor
Agartha Obeng MBA- Accounting, Ghana, Coventry University, UK.,2013
Assist. Internal Auditor
Kwame Dapaah Boakye BSc – Accounting , University of Cape Coast, 2011
Principal Audit Assistant
Bismark Antwi BSc – Accounting, Baptist University College, Ghana, 2013
Snr. Audit Assistant
Akua Korankyewaa* BSc – Accounting, University of Education-Winneba , 2014
Snr. Audit Assistant
Diana Fosuaa BSc.- Administration, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra. 2008
Audit Assistant
Hagar Owusu BSc Human Resource, Ghana Baptist University College,
Snr Administrative Assistant
* On study leave
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Staff Development and Training • Mr. Stephen Dwamena Kwakye (Director) participated in conference
organized by Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICA) on the theme, “Risk Based Internal Auditing” on 15th to 16th November 2017 at La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra.
• Mr. Stephen Dwamena Kwakye (Director) participated in Association of Certified Chattered Accountants (ACCA) Conference on the theme: “The Impact of Socio-economic trends on the future of Finance and Business in Africa” from 6th to 8th December 2017 at The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Conference Centre (UNECA) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• Mr. Stephen Dwamena Kwakye (Director) participated in 2018 Training workshop of Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) on the theme, “Improving Audit Efficiency” on 28th February, 2018 at Conference room at CLOGSAG Building, Ministries, Accra.
• Mr. Stephen Dwamena Kwakye (Director) participated in ISACA Annual Conference on the theme, “Adoption of ISACA by Laws” at UDS Accra Guest House, adjacent the National CID Headquarter, Osu, Accra on 9th March, 2018.
• Mr. Stephen Dwamena Kwakye (Director) participated in Continue Professional Development (CPD) Conference organized by Association of Certified Chattered Accountants (ACCA) on the theme: “Public Sector Enterprise Risk Management/Payroll and Procured” at Controller and Accountant Training School on 19th April, 2018 at Dansoman, Accra.
• Mr. Stephen Dwamena Kwakye (Director) participated in Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Conference on the theme: “Impact of Leadership on Institution Governance” on 18th April, 2018 at Internal Conference Centre, Accra.
• Mr. Stephen Dwamena Kwakye (Director) participated in National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) Workshop on the theme: “Efficient Allocation and Utilization of Public Funds on Tertiary Institutions” on 24th April, 2018 at Mensvic Hotel, East Legon, Accra.
• Mr. Stephen Dwamena Kwakye (Director) participated in National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) Forum on the theme: “Budget Implementation Instructions” at NCTE Conference Centre on 25th April, 2018 at Accra.
• Mr. Stephen Dwamena Kwakye (Director) and Mrs. Rose Yankah (Assistant Internal Auditor) participated in Institute of Internal Audit 2018 International Conference on the Theme: “Connecting the World through Innovation” at 4th to 11th May World Trade Centre, Dubai.
• Mr. Stephen Dwamena Kwakye (Director) participated in Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICA-Ghana) Conference on 26th May to 1st June,
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2018 on the theme: Professional Collaboration against Corruption in Ghana at Accra.
• Ms. Akua Korankyewaa is at Yangtze University on scholarship to study MSc. Technological Economy and Management and is expected to complete in 2019.
The following members are pursuing the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana Professional Programme and are at the final stage:
• Mr. Asare-Baffour Frempong
• Mr. Dennis Manu
• Mrs. Rose Yankah
Activities and Events• Internal audit Annual Plan for 2018 was developed and subsequently
approved by Audit Committee (AC).
• A new Internal Audit Charter has been developed and approved.
• Internal Audit Policies and Procedures were revised.
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BASIC STATISTICS
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MF
TM
ET II
I11
112
120
126
06
71
821
122
MV
T II
I8
08
110
118
08
50
522
022
TO
TAL
731
7482
183
330
3343
144
176
518
1
NO
N-T
ERT
IAR
YD
ISTA
NCE
LEA
RN
ING
& C
ON
TIN
UIN
G E
DU
CAT
ION
Cat
erin
g 81
2/1
585
907
8289
695
101
456
6010
156
166
Cat
erin
g 81
2/2
038
380
1919
17
81
4243
03
3
Dip
lom
a in
Info
rmat
ion
Tech
nolo
gy19
019
536
5986
894
115
411
916
116
177
Dip
lom
a in
Har
dwar
e &
N
etw
orki
ng7
07
170
176
06
110
11
Dip
lom
a in
Web
Des
ign
60
63
03
20
20
11
Dip
lom
a in
Hea
lth
Stat
isti
cs49
2877
5039
8963
5712
0
Dip
lom
a in
Lib
rary
In
form
atio
n St
udie
s20
1232
2917
46
Dip
lom
a in
Co
mpu
teri
sed
Acc
ount
ing
194
135
329
3735
7217
112
629
718
813
532
3
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STU
DEN
T EN
RO
LMEN
T (T
OTA
L ST
UD
ENT
POPU
LAT
ION
) B
Y G
END
ER, P
RO
GR
AM
ME
AN
D F
ACU
LTY
(C0n
t’d)
TER
TIA
RY:
HN
DFA
CULT
Y/PR
OG
RA
MM
E20
13/2
014
2014
/201
520
15/2
016
2016
/201
720
17/2
018
MF
TM
FT
MF
TM
FT
MF
TD
iplo
ma
in B
anki
ng
Tech
nolo
gy &
Fin
ance
92
112
13
149
2332
1749
2319
42
Dip
lom
a in
E-
Mar
keti
ng25
1237
87
1531
1950
3751
8872
7414
6
Dip
lom
a in
Bus
ines
s A
dmin
istr
atio
n20
3555
719
2626
6692
2292
114
3613
517
1
Dip
lom
a in
Pr
ocur
emen
t &
Mat
eria
ls M
gt
2728
5546
4086
7470
144
8574
159
109
122
231
Dip
lom
a in
Ban
king
&
Sm
all B
usin
ess
Mgt
812
20
Dip
lom
a in
Pub
lic
Rel
atio
ns9
413
22
45
611
312
157
1825
Dip
lom
a in
Fas
hion
D
esig
n &
Tex
tile
St
udie
s
2910
113
073
197
270
Dip
lom
a in
A
grib
usin
ess
& F
inan
ce14
1125
90
9
Dip
lom
a in
Ele
ctri
cal
Engi
neer
ing
340
3482
284
Vice Chancellor’s Report, 13th Congregation of Kumasi Technical University 231
STU
DEN
T EN
RO
LMEN
T (T
OTA
L ST
UD
ENT
POPU
LAT
ION
) B
Y G
END
ER, P
RO
GR
AM
ME
AN
D F
ACU
LTY
(C0n
t’d)
TER
TIA
RY:
HN
DFA
CULT
Y/PR
OG
RA
MM
E20
13/2
014
2014
/201
520
15/2
016
2016
/201
720
17/2
018
MF
TM
FT
MF
TM
FT
MF
TD
iplo
ma
in B
anki
ng &
Sm
all B
usin
ess
Mgt
96
1514
1226
2116
3713
1528
Dip
lom
a in
A
grib
usin
ess
& F
inan
ce6
713
1412
26
Prof
essi
onal
Dip
. In
Proc
.& M
ats
Mgt
56
116
1319
2117
3844
4488
Post
grad
uate
Cer
t. in
Co
mpu
teri
sed
Acc
tg7
18
61
75
16
2638
645
16
Post
grad
uate
Dip
. in
Com
pute
rise
d A
cctg
101
7817
947
4188
5951
110
8976
165
Prof
essi
onal
Dip
. In
Ban
king
Tec
h. &
Fi
nanc
e
156
21
Prof
essi
onal
Dip
. In
Bank
ing
& S
mal
l Bus
M
gt
16
7
Post
grad
uate
Dip
lom
a in
E-M
arke
ting
229
3115
1429
Post
grad
uate
Dip
lom
a in
Mgt
Stu
dies
58
135
1318
DBS
(Acc
ount
ing)
3118
4912
1628
1117
28
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STU
DEN
T EN
RO
LMEN
T (T
OTA
L ST
UD
ENT
POPU
LAT
ION
) B
Y G
END
ER, P
RO
GR
AM
ME
AN
D F
ACU
LTY
(C0n
t’d)
TER
TIA
RY:
HN
DFA
CULT
Y/PR
OG
RA
MM
E20
13/2
014
2014
/201
520
15/2
016
2016
/201
720
17/2
018
MF
TM
FT
MF
TM
FT
MF
TD
BS (S
ecre
tari
al)
328
3115
015
015
15
DBS
(Sta
tist
ics)
11
2
DBS
(Mar
keti
ng)
2122
439
211
75
12
DBS
(Man
agem
ent)
DBS
(Pur
chas
ing
&
Supp
ly)
1711
2810
313
103
13
DB
S (E
ntre
pren
eurs
hip)
63
9
Fash
ion
(Int
erm
edia
te)
1543
5821
4869
4194
135
110
1130
7110
1Fa
shio
n (A
dvan
ced)
15
65
05
03
35
7984
03
3
Furn
itur
e (I
nter
med
iate
)
Furn
itur
e (A
dvan
ced)
CTC
I26
026
241
2526
026
223
2566
470
CTC
II9
110
180
186
06
151
1628
331
EET
I44
145
801
8140
040
180
1870
070
EET
II17
017
310
31
MET
I 8
08
170
1711
011
70
724
024
MET
II7
07
120
12
Vice Chancellor’s Report, 13th Congregation of Kumasi Technical University 233
STU
DEN
T EN
RO
LMEN
T (T
OTA
L ST
UD
ENT
POPU
LAT
ION
) B
Y G
END
ER, P
RO
GR
AM
ME
AN
D F
ACU
LTY
(C0n
t’d)
TER
TIA
RY:
HN
DFA
CULT
Y/PR
OG
RA
MM
E20
13/2
014
2014
/201
520
15/2
016
2016
/201
720
17/2
018
MF
TM
FT
MF
TM
FT
MF
TM
VT
I13
013
160
1619
019
100
1034
034
MV
T II
70
710
010
Acc
ess
6411
7537
1047
376
4319
423
499
58
Dip
lom
a in
Ele
ctri
cal
Engi
neer
ing
340
34
Acc
ess
217
722
464
1175
3710
4737
643
194
23
TO
TAL
683
567
1250
517
359
876
804
671
1475
850
830
1680
1221
1079
2300
ALL
PR
OG
RA
MM
ES
TO
TAL
5678
3005
8683
6222
2992
9214
6560
3458
1001
863
9033
8697
7657
5932
9790
56
234 Vice Chancellor’s Report, 13th Congregation of Kumasi Technical University
SUMMARYYEAR MALE FEMALE TOTAL2013/2014 5678 3005 86832014/2015 6222 2992 92142015/2016 6560 3458 100182016/2017 6390 3386 97762017/2018 5759 3297 9056
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018
MALE
FEMALE
Vice Chancellor’s Report, 13th Congregation of Kumasi Technical University 235
STUDENT ENROLMENT BY FACULTY (2017/2018)APPLIED SCIENCES 523BUILT & NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 564BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT STUDIES 3295
CREATIVE ART & TECHNOLOGY 423ENGINEERING 1115ENTREPRENEURSHIP 133HEALTH SCIENCES 703DISTANCE & CONTINUING EDUCATION 2300
6%6%
36%
5%
12%2%
8%
25%
STUDENT ENROLMENT BY FACULTY (2017/2018)
APPLIED SCIENCES BUILT & NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT STUDIES CREATIVE ART & TECHNOLOGY
ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP
HEALTH SCIENCES DISTANCE & CONTINUING EDUCATION
236 Vice Chancellor’s Report, 13th Congregation of Kumasi Technical University
KU
MA
SI T
ECH
NIC
AL
UN
IVER
SIT
YG
RA
DU
ATE
OU
TPU
T FO
R T
HE
PAST
TH
REE
AC
AD
EMIC
YEA
RS
FACU
LTY/
DEP
AR
TM
ENT
GEN
DER
2014
/ 2
015
2015
/ 2
016
2016
/ 2
017
TO
TAL
APP
LIED
SCI
ENCE
SH
otel
, Cat
erin
g &
Inst
itut
iona
l Man
agem
ent
M4
51
10
F58
5358
169
T62
5859
179
Stat
isti
csM
918
2047
F2
24
8
T11
2024
55Co
mpu
ter
Scie
nce
M23
4878
149
F2
99
20
T25
5787
169
SUB
-TO
TAL
M36
7199
206
F62
6471
197
T98
135
170
403
BU
ILT
& N
ATU
RA
L EN
VIR
ON
MEN
TBu
ildin
g Te
chno
logy
M67
7290
229
F0
45
9
T67
7695
238
Vice Chancellor’s Report, 13th Congregation of Kumasi Technical University 237
GR
AD
UAT
E O
UT
PUT
FOR
TH
E PA
ST T
HR
EE A
CA
DEM
IC Y
EAR
S (C
ont'
d)FA
CULT
Y/D
EPA
RT
MEN
TG
END
ER20
14/
201
520
15/
201
620
16/
201
7T
OTA
LEs
tate
Man
agem
ent
M78
5863
199
F29
1823
70
T10
776
8626
9In
teri
or A
rchi
tect
ure
& F
urni
ture
Pro
duct
ion
M11
910
30
F0
10
1
T11
1010
31
SUB
-TO
TAL
M15
613
916
345
8F
2923
2880
T18
516
219
153
8
BU
SIN
ESS
Acc
ount
ing
& A
ccou
ntin
g In
form
atio
n Sy
stem
sM
535
501
495
1531
F30
037
525
793
2
T83
587
675
224
63
Mar
keti
ngM
164
125
124
413
F13
395
7630
4
T29
722
020
071
7Pu
rcha
sing
& S
uppl
y an
d Pr
ocur
emen
t Man
agem
ent
M14
213
434
310
F99
105
105
309
T24
123
913
961
9
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GR
AD
UAT
E O
UT
PUT
FOR
TH
E PA
ST T
HR
EE A
CA
DEM
IC Y
EAR
S (C
ont'
d)FA
CULT
Y/D
EPA
RT
MEN
TG
END
ER20
14/
201
520
15/
201
620
16/
201
7T
OTA
LSe
cret
arys
hip
& M
anag
emen
tM
1714
109
140
F86
108
103
297
T10
312
221
243
7
SUB
-TO
TAL
M36
7199
206
F62
6471
197
T98
135
170
403
CREA
TIV
E A
RT
S A
ND
TEC
HN
OLO
GY
Fash
ion
and
Text
iles
Des
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M18
3824
80
F37
770
114
T55
4594
194
SUB
-TO
TAL
M18
3824
80F
377
7011
4T
5545
9419
4
ENG
INEE
RIN
GC
hem
ical
M31
2827
86
F4
77
18
T35
3534
104
Vice Chancellor’s Report, 13th Congregation of Kumasi Technical University 239
GR
AD
UAT
E O
UT
PUT
FOR
TH
E PA
ST T
HR
EE A
CA
DEM
IC Y
EAR
S (C
ont'
d)FA
CULT
Y/D
EPA
RT
MEN
TG
END
ER20
14/
201
520
15/
201
620
16/
201
7T
OTA
LC
ivil
M37
6358
158
F0
13
4
T37
6461
162
Elec
tric
al &
Ele
ctro
nic
M10
510
212
733
4
F2
44
10
T10
710
613
134
4M
echa
nica
l (A
utom
obile
)M
3139
5512
5
F0
02
2
T31
3957
127
Mec
hani
cal (
Plan
t)M
5164
6818
3
F1
01
2
T52
6469
185
Mec
hani
cal (
Prod
ucti
on)
M6
1113
30
F0
00
0
T6
1113
30M
echa
nica
l (M
etal
lurg
y &
Fou
ndry
)M
65
617
F0
00
0
T6
56
17
SUB
-TO
TAL
M26
731
235
493
3F
712
1736
T27
432
437
196
9
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GR
AD
UAT
E O
UT
PUT
FOR
TH
E PA
ST T
HR
EE A
CA
DEM
IC Y
EAR
S (C
ont'
d)FA
CULT
Y/D
EPA
RT
MEN
TG
END
ER20
14/
201
520
15/
201
620
16/
201
7T
OTA
LEN
TR
EPR
ENEU
RSH
IP &
EN
TER
PRIS
E D
EV’T
Entr
epre
neur
ship
and
Fin
ance
M68
5954
181
F35
2473
132
T10
383
127
313
SUB
-TO
TAL
M68
5954
181
F35
2473
132
T10
383
127
313
HEA
LTH
SCI
ENCE
S M
edic
al L
abor
ator
y Te
chno
logy
M0
029
29
F0
08
8
T0
037
37Sc
ienc
e In
dust
rial
Lab
orat
ory
Tech
nolo
gyM
8510
29
196
F26
405
71
T11
114
214
267
Dis
pens
ing
Tech
nolo
gyM
8510
285
272
F26
4022
88
T11
114
210
736
0SU
B-T
OTA
L M
170
204
123
497
F52
8035
167
T22
228
415
866
4
Vice Chancellor’s Report, 13th Congregation of Kumasi Technical University 241
GR
AD
UAT
E O
UT
PUT
FOR
TH
E PA
ST T
HR
EE A
CA
DEM
IC Y
EAR
S (C
ont'
d)FA
CULT
Y/D
EPA
RT
MEN
TG
END
ER20
14/
201
520
15/
201
620
16/
201
7T
OTA
LD
ista
nce
and
Cont
inui
ng E
duca
tion
M33
419
737
290
3
F19
116
123
358
5
T52
535
860
514
88
SUB
-TO
TAL
M33
419
737
290
3F
191
161
233
585
T52
535
860
514
88
GR
AN
D T
OTA
LM
1907
1794
1951
5652
F10
3110
5410
6831
53T
2938
2848
3019
8805
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KU
MA
SI T
ECH
NIC
AL
UN
IVER
SIT
YFU
LL-T
IME
TEA
CHIN
G S
TAFF
BY
FACU
LTY,
GEN
DER
AN
D P
RO
GR
AM
ME
(JU
NE,
201
8)
FACU
LTY/
PRO
GR
AM
ME
PRO
FESS
OR
SEN
IOR
LE
CT
UR
ERLE
CT
UR
ER /
R
ESEA
RC
H
FELL
OW
CH
IEF
INST
RU
CT
OR
PRIN
CIP
AL
INST
RU
CT
OR
SEN
IOR
IN
STR
UC
TO
RG
RA
ND
T
OTA
L
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
TA
PPLI
ED S
CIEN
CES
Com
pute
r Sc
ienc
e1
110
211
314
Hot
el, C
ater
ing
&
Inst
itut
iona
l Man
agem
ent
22
15
37
10
Mat
hem
atic
s &
Sta
tist
ics
10
91
31
132
16
BU
ILT
& N
ATU
RA
L EN
VIR
ON
MEN
TBu
ildin
g Te
chno
logy
50
62
112
13
Esta
te M
anag
emen
t1
08
29
211
Inte
rior
Arc
hite
ctur
e &
Fu
rnit
ure
Prod
ucti
on6
01
07
07
BU
SSIN
ESS
Acc
ount
ing
& A
ccou
ntin
g In
form
atio
n Sy
stem
s9
016
125
126
Bank
ing
Tech
nolo
gy &
Fi
nanc
e2
07
09
09
Libe
ral S
tudi
es3
114
417
522
Vice Chancellor’s Report, 13th Congregation of Kumasi Technical University 243
FULL
-TIM
E T
EACH
ING
STA
FF B
Y FA
CULT
Y, G
END
ER A
ND
PR
OG
RA
MM
E (J
UN
E, 2
018)
(Co
nt’d
)FA
CULT
Y/PR
OG
RA
MM
EPR
OFE
SSO
RSE
NIO
R
LEC
TU
RER
LEC
TU
RER
/
RES
EAR
CH
FE
LLO
W
CH
IEF
INST
RU
CT
OR
PRIN
CIP
AL
INST
RU
CT
OR
SEN
IOR
IN
STR
UC
TO
RG
RA
ND
T
OTA
L
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
TM
arke
ting
10
51
60
121
13
Purc
hasi
ng &
Sup
ply
53
30
83
11
Man
agem
ent S
tudi
es3
02
25
27
CREA
TIV
E A
RT
S &
TEC
HN
OLO
GY
Fash
ion
Des
ign
& T
exti
les
40
45
01
86
14
ENG
INEE
RIN
GC
hem
ical
20
60
20
100
10
Civ
il5
111
216
319
Elec
tric
al &
Ele
ctro
nic
91
10
101
11
Mec
hani
cal
10
40
81
10
10
151
16
ENT
REP
REN
EUR
SHIP
& E
NT
ERPR
ISE
DEV
ELO
PMEN
TA
grop
rene
ursh
ip2
00
12
13
Cons
ulta
ncy
& B
usin
ess
Incu
bati
on C
entr
e3
03
03
Cent
re F
or
Entr
epre
neur
ship
Res
earc
h In
Afr
ica
30
30
3
244 Vice Chancellor’s Report, 13th Congregation of Kumasi Technical University
FULL
-TIM
E T
EACH
ING
STA
FF B
Y FA
CULT
Y, G
END
ER A
ND
PR
OG
RA
MM
E (J
UN
E, 2
018)
(Co
nt’d
)FA
CULT
Y/PR
OG
RA
MM
EPR
OFE
SSO
RSE
NIO
R
LEC
TU
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