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KNUST College of Engineering to build US$3.5 million innovation hub

By SchoolRegistry Ghana Newsroom ·

Graphic Online reported that the College of Engineering at KNUST will construct a US$3.5 million technology innovation hub as its 75th anniversary Legacy Project. The four-storey building is intended for industry-academia research, innovation and co-creation, with space for industry players. Provost Professor Kwabena Biritwum Nyarko announced this at the anniversary launch in the Great Hall on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. The event theme was excellence to eminence, 75 years of engineering education at KNUST.

“Let us come together and put it up. We want industry to have a meaningful presence within the building”
Professor Kwabena Biritwum Nyarko

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What this means for parents and students

The College of Engineering at KNUST plans a four-storey innovation building costing US$3.5 million. It is meant as a place where student designs are prototyped and tested, and where industry can work alongside faculty, researchers, students and entrepreneurs. The plan was announced at the college's 75th anniversary launch on October 20, 2026.

Source: Graphic Online, education, 2026. Read the original.

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