Type Polytechnic Website kpoly.edu.gh Phone +233 32 202 2387 | Established 1954 (1954) Address Kumasi, Ghana Founded 1954 | |
Location Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana Similar Kwame Nkrumah University, UEW ‑ K, Faculty of Agriculture, Komfo Anokye Teaching, College of Science |
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The Kumasi Polytechnic is a public tertiary institution in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
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- Kumasi polytechnic manufacture electric car 26 6 2016
- Kumasi polytechnic hostel endowment fund
- History
- Faculties
- Departments
- Faculty of Business and Management Studies
- Faculty of Built and Natural Environment
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Applied Sciences
- Faculty of Creative Arts and Technology
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Institute of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
- Facilities
- Vision
- Mission
- References
Kumasi Polytechnic is one of the Polytechnics in Ghana. It is located at the heart of Kumasi, the capital city of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
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History
The Polytechnic, 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 from then on, 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:
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Built and Natural Environment
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Faculty of Applied Sciences
- Faculty of Creative Arts and Technology
- Faculty of Business and Management Studies
- Institute of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
- Institute of Distance and Continuing Education
- School of Graduate Studies, Research and Innovation
Departments
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Faculty of Business and Management Studies
Faculty of Built and Natural Environment
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Faculty of Creative Arts and Technology
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Institute of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
Faculty of Business and Management Studies
Faculty of Built and Natural Environment
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Faculty of Creative Arts and Technology
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
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 (HND) programmes.
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.