A delegation from SIEMENS Technology South Africa has paid a working visit to KsTU to explore possible areas of collaboration. As part of its corporate social responsibility, SIEMENS Technology South Africa aims at collaborating with the University to churn out well trained engineers. According to them, they are interested in supporting projects in the Gas and the Power sectors.
Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) on Thursday, 16th February, 2017 received a delegation from the Chinese Embassy in Ghana which was led by the Ambassador Miss Sun Baihung.
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Ghana, one of the foremost engineering professional bodies in the country held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) as well as an induction ceremony and end of year conference in November, 2016. The ceremony which took place in Accra was very eventful.
Senior Members in Administration have held a day’s congress to deliberate on better ways to function following the conversion of polytechnics into Technical Universities. The national congress which took place at Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) also discussed challenging issues confronting the administrators and the way forward.
A two-man delegation from Gelsenkirchen Bocholt Recklinghausen (University of Applied Sciences) in Germany has paid a working visit to Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) to explore possible areas of cooperation and collaboration between their university and the KsTU.
Ing.Araba Amo-Aidoo has received the distinguished women In Engineering Excellence Awards at the just ended Ghana Institution of Engineers Awards at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. She is a distinguished female Engineer, President of women in Engineering (Ashanti Region) and a staff of Kumasi Technical University (KsTU). She has contributed immensely to helping students from some public and private basic schools within the Kumasi metropolis and Ashanti Region as a whole.
The Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) Alumni Association, is urging substantial increase in polytechnic education funding by the in-coming political administration.Mr. Ben Kakraba Komla, the General-Secretary, said this was vital to provide the needed impetus to the nation’s industrial growth.
Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) which was formerly known as Kumasi Polytechnic has held its maiden Matriculation Ceremony for the 2016/2017 Academic year at the Volley Ball Court of the University on Tuesday, 15th November, 2016. KsTU has actually gone through a process of evolution. This is to say that despite the fact that this year’s matriculation was seen as the first in the life of the “ new” Technical University, the Institution itself was established in 1954 as Kumasi Technical Institute to offer craft courses.
In order to further sharpen the skills of Administrative staff of Kumasi Technical University (formerly Kumasi Polytechnic), a two-day workshop has been organized for the entire administrative staff. Among other things, the workshop was meant to further enhance the administrative skills of the support staff for them to diligently execute their mandate.
Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) in collaboration with Rural Enterprises Programme (REP) has organized a training programme for 160 Hairdressers and Dressmakers/Tailors in Asokore-Mampong and Ejisu-Juaben Municipalities. The four- week programme which was attended by four groups from the two municipalities in turns was opened on 14th November, 2016 at the New Great Hall of KsTU.
