Koforidua Technical University

Koforidua Technical University
	Coat of Arms of Koforidua Technical University
Other name	KTU
Former names	Koforidua Polytechnic
Motto	Innovating for Development
Type	Technical University
Established	1997
President	Victor Togoh
Vice-president	Kwesi Manful
Vice-Chancellor	David Kofi Essumang[1]
Students	over 8000
Location	Koforidua, Eastern Region, Ghana; 6.0646°N 0.2630°W
Campus	Main Campus
Colours	Blue, white
Website	www.ktu.edu.gh

Koforidua Technical University is one of the ten Technical Universities established in every region in Ghana. It was founded in 1997.[2] Since 1999 it has produced graduates with HND in accountancy, (secretaryship and management studies), marketing, purchasing and supply, statistics and computer science.

Administration block

S.B.M.S block

General notice board

Introduction

The institution has five faculties and one institute: Faculty of Business and Management Studies, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Built and Natural Environment, Faculty of Health and Allied Sciences and the Institute of Open and Distance Learning. Since its establishment the university, its number of HND programs have increased from 2 to 14. 6 of the programs are offered by the School of Business and Management Studies, 6 from the Faculty of Engineering and 4 from the School of Applied Science and Technology.[3]

To fulfill its 2010-2014 strategic plans, it now offers Bachelor of Technology programs for only 2 courses-procurement and Automotive Engineering. Other courses are looking to be added. Koforidua Technical University has the support of a number of institutions which includes Ministry of Education and its agencies, National Council for Tertiary Education, National Accreditation Board, National Board for Professional and Technician Examinations, [./Http://www.getfund.gov.gh/ Ghana Education Trust Fund] and the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training.

Koforidua Technical university is now offering below undergraduate courses

Faculty of Business and Management Studies

[4]

Department of Accountancy[5]

Bachelor of Technology Accounting
HND Accounting

Department of Purchasing & Supply[6]

Bachelor of Technology Procurement & Supply Chain Management
HND Purchasing & Supply

Department of Marketing[7]

Bachelor of Technology Marketing
HND Marketing

Department of Secretaryship & Management Studies[8]

Bachelor of Technology Secretaryship & Management Studies
HND Secretaryship & Management Studies

Department of Professional Studies[9]

The department runs Diploma in Business Studies (DBS) with various options;

DBS Statistics
DBS Information Technology (IT)
DBS Entrepreneurship
DBS Accounting
DBS Purchasing & Supply
DBS Banking & Finance
DBS Marketing
DBS Secretarial

Department of Liberal Studies[10]

Faculty of Applied Science and Technology

[11]

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)
HND Statistics
HND Computer Science
HND Network Management
HND Hospitality Management
HND Food Technology (Morning only)
HND Postharvest Technology (Morning only)
HND Fashion Design and Textiles (in collaboration with Cape Coast Polytechnic)

Faculty of Engineering

[12]

B.Tech. Automotive Engineering
B.Tech. Civil Engineering
B.Tech. Mechatronics Engineering
B.Tech. Telecommunication Engineering
B.Tech. Renewable Energy Systems Engineering
HND Environmental Management Technology
HND Automotive Engineering
HND Mechanical Engineering
HND Renewable Energy Systems Engineering
HND Electrical/Electronic Engineering
HND Civil Engineering
Construction Technician Course I, II, and III
Electrical Engineering Technician I, II, and III
Motor Vehicle Technician I, II, and III
Mechanical Engineering Technician I, II, and III

Faculty of Built and Natural Environment

The aspect of engineering and social sciences, built environment, or built world, directly point to the human-made environment that provide the setting for human activity, commencing in scale from buildings to cities and over.[13] It refers to "the human-made space in which people live, work and recreate on a day-to-day basis."

The sciences of the built environment cover architecture, urbanism, building technology, civil engineering, landscaping and the management of built stock mutations and operations. The built environment comprehends places and spaces enacted or amended by people to serve their needs of accommodation, organisation and representation. Below are its related courses;

B.Tech. Building Technology
HND Building Technology
HND Environmental Management Technology

Faculty of Health and Allied Sciences

[14]

HND Statistics
HND Hospitality Management
HND Computer Science
HND Network Management
Cookery 812/1 & 2
Food and Beverage Service
Fashion and Designing
CISCO[15]

Faculty of Engineering

Engineering block

Dean: Dr. John Bonney (PhD. (London), MSc. (Kumasi), BSc. (Kumasi)

Department	Head Of Department
Electrical/Electronic Engineering[16]	Patrick Agbemabiese
Civil Engineering[17]	Mr. Clement Nyamekye
Renewable Energy Systems Engineering[18]	Mr. Emmanuel Okoh Agyemang
Automotive Engineering[19]	Mr. Gabriel Osei
Mechanical Engineering[20]	Samuel Anim Ofosu

Non HND Programmes

CTC I, II & III
EET I, II & III
MVT I, II & III
MET I, II, III
Pre HND OR Access Course

6 Storey engineering block under construction

School of Applied Science and Technology

Dean: Dr Seth Okyere Darko (PhD (China), MSc. (Kumasi), Bsc (Kumasi), GSA

Department	Head of Department
Applied Mathematics[21]	Mr. Reuben Semevoh
Computer Science[22]	Dr. Patricia Ghann
Post-Harvest/Food Technology [23]	Mr. William Odoom
Fashion Design and Textiles[24]	Dr. Joseph Osei
Hospitality[25]	Dr. Mrs. Gladys Siaw

Non HND Programmes

Cookery 812/1 & 812/2 and food beverage services
CISCO
ICDL

AD block

School of Business and Management Studies

Dean: Dr. Regina Bekoe-Biney PhD (Costa Rica), MA, PgDp (Cape coast), BEd, Dip, CIAMC-Ghana

Department	Head of Department
Marketing	Dr. Yaw Brew
Accountancy	Mr. Mawutorwu Doe
Professional Studies	Dr. Eric Kofi Boadi
Liberal Studies	Dr. Jamal Mohammed
Secretaryship and Management Studies	Mr Bernard B. Ambotumah
Purchasing and Supply

Non-HND Programmes

DBS Accounting
DBS Secretarial
DBS Purchasing
DBS Marketing
DBS Statistics
DBS Management
DBS Computer Science
DBS Computer Engineering

Panorama

Koforidua Polytechnic panorama from main entrance

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