About
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is a public university located in Kumasi, Ashanti region, Ghana. The university focuses on science and technology. It is the second public university established in the country, as well as the largest university in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. KNUST has its roots in the plans of Otumfuo Agyeman Prempeh I, a ruler of the Ashanti Kingdom, to establish a university in Kumasi as part of his drive towards modernization of his Ashanti kingdom. This plan never came to fruition due to the clash between British empire expansion and the desire of Otumfuo Agyeman Prempeh I to preserve his Ashanti kingdom's independence. However, his younger brother and successor, Otumfuo Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II, upon ascending to the Golden Stool in the year 1935, continued with this vision. Events in the Gold Coast in the 1940s played into his hands. First, there was the establishment of the University College of the Gold Coast. Secondly, there were the 1948 Accra riots and the consequent Watson Commission report, which recommended that a university of sciences be established in Kumasi. Thus, in 1949, the dream of the Prempehs became a reality w
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Key facts
- Global rank
- #727
- Location
- Kumasi, Ghana
- How to apply
- Direct portal
Programmes
Programme details for this university are being added. Visit the official website for current courses.