Kumasi Technical University


The Kumasi Technical University, formerly known as Kumasi Polytechnic, is a public tertiary institution in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Kumasi Technical University is one of the Polytechnics in Ghana diverted into University. It is located at the heart of Kumasi, the capital city of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The Vice of the Kumasi Technical University is Professor Nana Osei-Wusu Achiaw. He is the first VC since it was diverted into a University

History

The university, known earlier as Kumasi Technical Institute, was established in 1954, but started actual teaching and learning in 1955, dealing mainly with craft courses. It became a polytechnic on 30 October 1963 and a university in 2017. From then on, it concentrated on Technician and a few Diploma Programmes. Additionally, a few professional courses were offered. Following the enactment of the Polytechnic Law 1992, PNDC Law 321, Kumasi Polytechnic ceased to exist in its previous form and became a tertiary institution.

Faculties

It has expanded from three faculties and one centre in 2009/2010 to six faculties, one school and two institutes in the 2010/2011 academic year. The polytechnic is currently organised into the following faculties, Schools and Institutes:
  1. Faculty of Engineering
  2. Faculty of Built and Natural Environment
  3. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
  4. Faculty of Applied Sciences
  5. Faculty of Creative Arts and Technology
  6. School of Business
  7. Institute of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
  8. Institute of Distance and Continuing Education
  9. School of Graduate Studies, Research and Innovation

    Departments

Source:

School of Business

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

    Faculty of Built and Natural Environment

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

    Faculty of Engineering

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

    Faculty of Applied Sciences

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

    Faculty of Creative Arts and Technology

  • Fashion Design and Textiles Department
  • Graphic Design Department

    Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

  • Laboratory Technology Department
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences Department

    Institute of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development

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

    Programmes offered

Faculty of Business and Management Studies

  • Bachelor of Technology in Accounting with Computing
  • Bachelor of Technology in Procurement Management
  • BSC. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
  • BSC. MARKETING
  • BSC. PROCUREMENT
  • Certificate in Accounting
  • Diploma in Banking Technology and Accounting
  • Diploma in Business Administration
  • Diploma in Business Studies
  • Diploma in Computerised Accounting
  • Diploma in Electronic Marketing
  • Diploma in Procurement & Materials Management
  • Diploma in Public Relations
  • HND Accountancy
  • HND Accounting with Computing
  • HND Marketing
  • HND Purchasing and Supply
  • HND Secretaryship and Management Studies
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Computerized Accounting
  • Professional Diploma in Banking Technology and Accounting
  • Professional Diploma in Computerised Accounting

    Faculty of Built and Natural Environment

  • Interior Architecture & Furniture Production
  • Advanced Furniture Craft
  • Bachelor of Technology in Building Technology
  • Bachelor of Technology in Estate Management
  • BSC. ESTATE MANAGEMENT
  • Building Technology
  • Construction Technicians Course I
  • Construction Technicians Course II
  • Construction Technicians Course Part III.
  • HND Building Technology
  • HND Estate Management
  • HND Interior Architecture and Furniture Production
  • Interior Architecture and Furniture Production

    Faculty of Engineering

  • Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering
  • Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering - Top Up
  • Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering
  • Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering - Top Up
  • Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering
  • Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering - Top Up
  • BSC. OIL AND GAS ENGINEERING
  • BSC. PETRO-CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering Technician Part I
  • Electrical Engineering Technician Part II
  • Electrical Engineering Technicians Part III
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering
  • HND Chemical Engineering
  • HND Civil Engineering
  • HND Electrical/Electronic Engineering
  • HND Mechanical Engineering with choice of options at Level 200 Options: Plant Production Automotive and Metallurgy
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering Technicians Part I
  • Mechanical Engineering Technicians Part II
  • Mechanical Engineering Technicians Part III
  • Motor Vehicle Technicians Part I
  • Motor Vehicle Technicians Part II
  • Motor Vehicle Technicians Part III

    Faculty of Applied Sciences

  • BSC. COMPUTER SCIENCE
  • Catering 812/1
  • Catering 812/2
  • Diploma in Hardware and Networking
  • Diploma in Information Technology
  • Diploma in Web Applications and Database
  • HND Computer Science
  • HND Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management
  • HND Statistics
  • Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management

    Faculty of Creative Arts and Technology

  • Access Course
  • Advanced Fashion Design
  • HND Fashion Design and Textiles Studies
  • Intermediate Fashion

    Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

  • BSC. PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE
  • HND Dispensing Technology
  • HND Medical Laboratory
  • HND Science Laboratory
  • ONE YEAR TOP-UP HND DISPENSING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME

    Facilities

It has also established an ICT Directorate headed by a Director and an office for International Affairs and Institutional Linkages also headed by a Director.
The School comprises 27 Departments offering Full – time and Part – time programmes at Tertiary and Non – Tertiary Levels. The Polytechnic offers unique programmes such as Estate Management and Dispensing Technology and these disciplines attract students from Uganda, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, the West African sub regions.
The institution is presently running degree programmes in addition to its Higher National Diploma programmes.

Vision and mission

Vision

To be a Centre of Excellence for tertiary level training of technical and professional human resource with entrepreneurial skills.

Mission

To provide a favourable environment for teaching, research, skills and entrepreneurship training in science, technology, applied social sciences and applied arts for industrial and community development. This is to attract students and scholars from local and international communities and also to provide consultancy services.