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Uber launches in Kumasi – KNUST students taking full advantage
The city of Kumasi, Ghana’s second largest city, can now enjoy the convenience of Uber rides. The ride sharing company launched in Kumasi on the 31st of August 2017. Students of KNUST have already started taking advantage of the service. Below are a few tweets It’s official! Uber is live in Kumasi! We spotted rapper @flowkingstone
KNUST graduating female medical student wins 13 awards
A graduating female medical student of the School of Medical Sciences at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) last Saturday set a record by sweeping 13 of the 15 awards on offer. Dr Fathia Karim broke the existing school’s record set by a male graduate, who won eight awards last year.Awards received
KNUST Hall Week Celebrations limited to a week
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have limited all hall week celebrations to one week with effect from the 2017/2018 academic year. The vice dean of students of KNUST, Mr. William A. Garibah has said the period scheduled for mid-semester break/assessment of lecturers and courses of students on the 2017/2018 academic calendar
Government directs public universities to reverse fees
The Ministry of Education has directed all public universities to reverse their fees to that of the 2016/2017 academic year, until Parliament determines the new one 2017/2018 academic year in line with the Fees Act. Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Education, said, the new directive was to enable the public universities reopen on
Call for Applications for Unibank Ghana Ltd Scholarships for KNUST 2017/2018 Academic Year
Unibank Ghana Limited in Collaboration with KNUST is offering scholarships to needy but brilliant students in the University in order to help them pursue their education successfully. Eligibility: The Scholarship is opened to all Second (2nd), Third (3rd) and Fourth (4th) year students of the University, pursuing full-time programs. All applicants must be Ghanaian Regular students.
[PDF] University of Cape Coast Releases 2017/2018 admissions list
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has released the list of successful undergraduate applicants admitted to pursue its various programs for the 2017/2018 academic year. The list includes persons who applied to pursue various courses in Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Laws at the school.
National service postpones 2017/2018 registration
Registration of service personnel for the 2017/2018 service year has been postponed from Monday 17th July 2017 to Monday, July 24th July, 2017. A statement from the secretariat on Thursday said the postponement was to afford the stakeholders ample time to prepare for the process. “All prospective national service personnel and the general public are to note that the
UHAS Vice Chancellor calls for development of the University.
University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) is struggling to provide adequate accommodation for both lecturers and students and calls on the government to aid in the development of the university. The University which currently has a student population of about 3000 and over 200 senior workers does not have commensurate housing for them according
Government buildings to house students in South Africa
Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says the department is making steady progress in its joint work with the Department of Public Works to identify under-utilized government buildings to be converted into student accommodation. Presenting the department’s Budget Vote to Parliament on Tuesday, Minister Nzimande acknowledged that the department’s Student Housing Infrastructure Programme (SHIP)