was erected on the university campus on 21 September 2006,
International Day of Peace. The pole is made of a 105-year-old
sapele tree that used to stand in the university's botanical garden. The pole is tall. Indigenous symbols have been carved in bas-relief on it in five languages (
Twi—a local language in Ghana,
Hindi,
Chinese,
Swahili, and
Arabic). The peace prayer on the pole says: "May peace be upon Earth". Since the 2010/11 academic year, some of the colleges operate a two-tier system, while others maintain their three-tier system.
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources CANR • Faculty of Agriculture • Department of
Agricultural Economics,
Agribusiness and Extension • Department of
Animal Sciences • Department of
Crop and
Soil Sciences • Department of
Horticulture • Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources • Department of
Agroforestry • Department of
Fisheries and
Watershed Management • Department of
Silviculture and
Forest Management • Department of
Wildlife and Range Management • Department of
Wood Science and
Technology • Faculty of Forest Resources Technology • Department of
Ecotourism and
Forest Recreation • Department of
Land Reclamation and
Rehabilitation • Department of
Social Forestry • Department of
Wood Processing and
Marketing College of Health Sciences • Faculty of Allied Health Sciences • Department of
Medical Diagnostics • Department of
Medical Imaging • Department of
Physiotherapy and Sports Science • Faculty of
Pharmacy and
Pharmaceutical Sciences • Department of
Pharmaceutical Chemistry • Department of
Pharmacology • Department of
Pharmacognosy • Department of
Pharmacy Practice • Department of
Pharmaceutics • Department of
Herbal Medicine • School of
Dentistry • School of
Medical Sciences • School of
Veterinary Medicine • School of
Nursing and
Midwifery College of Humanities and Social Sciences •
Faculty of Law • Faculty of
Social Sciences • Department of
Economics • Department of
English • Department of
Geography and
Rural Development • Department of
History and
Political Studies • Department of
Modern Languages currently called the department of Language and Communication Sciences. • Department of
Religious Studies • Department of
Sociology and
Social Work • School of Business • Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems. • Department of Marketing and Corporate Strategy • Department of Human Resource and Organizational Development. • Department of Accounting and Finance Colleges under the two-tier system (Provost/Head of Department):
College of Art and Built Environment {{multiple image :The College of Art and Built Environment formerly known as College of Architecture and Planning came into existence in January 2005 as part of the restructuring of the University into a Collegiate System. In the restructuring, the Faculty of Environmental and Development studies (FEDS) and the Institute of Land Management and Development (ILMAD) were merged to form the College. FEDS comprised three teaching departments: Department of Architecture, department of Building Technology and Department of Housing and Planning Research. ILMAD comprised two departments, Department of Land Economy and the Land Resources Centre. The college currently comprises two faculties, ten teaching departments and one research institute: :* Department of
Communication Design :* Department of General Art Studies :* Department of Painting and Sculpture :* Department of Integrated Rural Art/Industry :* Department of
Industrial Art :*Department of Educational Innovations in Science and Technology :* Department of Publishing Studies :* Department of
Architecture :* Department of Building Technology :* Department of
Land Economy :*
Department of Planning :* Centre for Settlements Studies :* Centre for Land Studies
College of Engineering :* Department of
Agricultural Engineering :* Department of
Aerospace Engineering :* Department of
Chemical Engineering :* Department of
Civil Engineering :* Department of
Computer Engineering :* Department of
Electrical Engineering/
Electronic Engineering &
Telecommunication Engineering :* Department of
Geological Engineering :* Department of
Geodetic Engineering :* Department of
Geomatic Engineering :* Department of
Materials Engineering :* Department of
Mechanical Engineering :* Department of
Petroleum Engineering College of Science Source: :The following is the list of departments under the college of science, KNUST. :* Department of
Biochemistry and
Biotechnology :* Department of
Chemistry :* Department of
Computer Science :* Department of
Environmental Science :* Department of Food Science and Technology :* Department of
Mathematics :*
Department of Optometry and Visual Science :* Department of
Physics :* Department of Theoretical and
Applied Biology :* Department of
Statistics and
Actuarial Sciences :* Department of
Meteorology and
Climate Science Institute of Distance Learning In the year 2005, KNUST adopted
Distance Learning as a viable complement to the conventional face-to-face system of education. This decision was made to offer opportunity for people to pursue academic programmes with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, while still on full-time employment. In October 2007, the Academic Board changed the status of the Faculty of Distance Learning to the Institute of Distance Learning. Digital services are available through the Open Educational Resource (OER) as well as the DSpace repository. • The
Open educational resources (OER) component of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology fosters collaboration on curricula, course materials, and content; generates connections between disciplines, teachers, and learners; and inspires use of educational materials in a more effective way. • KNUST Online Repository is the university's digital repository. Data for the repository is still being added.
Affiliated institutions •
Accra Institute of Technology • Akim State University College •
All Nations University College •
Central University College •
Kaaf University College •
DataLink University College(DLUC) •
Garden City University College •
Ghana Telecom University College •
Ho Polytechnic • Osei Tutu II Institute for Advanced ICT Studies •
Regent University College • Spiritan Institute / Spiritan University College In December 2019, an agreement was signed between the Gambian government and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology to set up Science, Technology and Engineering University in
The Gambia. In the accord, the administrative and teaching faculties will be set up, coached by and affiliated to KNUST.
Research Centres • Institute for Rural Development and Innovation Studies (IRDIS) • Centre for Biodiversity Utilisation and Development (CBUD) • Centre for Cultural and
African Studies • Centre for Human Studies • Dairy/Beef Research Station • The Brew-Hammond Energy Centre, College Of Engineering •
Kumasi Center For Collaborative Research (KCCR) in collaboration with the German
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine • National Institute for
Mathematical Sciences (NIMS) • Technology Consultancy Centre (TCC) • Laboratory For Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis (LISA) • Regional Water and Environmental Sanitation Centre, Kumasi (RWESCK) • Centre for Settlement Studies • Regional Transport Research and Education Centre, Kumasi (TRECK) ==Media==