Koforidua Technical University

Established in 1997, Koforidua Technical University is one of Ghana's ten regional Technical Universities. ^[2][3] Since 1999 it has produced graduates with HNDs in Accountancy, (secretaryship and management studies), marketing, purchasing and supply, statistics, and computer science, and currently offers degree programmes.

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; 28 years ago (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 / 6.0646; -0.2630
Campus	Main Campus
Colours	Blue, white
Website	www.ktu.edu.gh

Administration block

S.B.M.S block

General notice board

Introduction

Source: ^[4]

In 1997, the University began with a "solo block" structure and a small number of students. However, it has recently expanded in terms of student population, programs, faculties, and infrastructure development. The University now has five (5) faculties and one institute, with approximately eight thousand (8,000) students. ^[5] The institution has five faculties and one institute: The Faculty of Business and Management Studies, the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, The Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Built and Natural Environment, the Faculty of Health and Allied Sciences, and the Institute of Open and Distance Learning. Since its establishment, its number of HND programs has 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. ^[6]

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 the Ministry of Education and its agencies, National Council for Tertiary Education, National Accreditation Board, National Board for Professional and Technician Examinations, the Ghana Education Trust Fund, and the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training.

As of the 2018/19 academic year, Koforidua Technical University is now offering the below undergraduate courses. ^[7]

Faculty of Business and Management Studies

• Department of Accountancy ^[5][8]
  • Bachelor of Technology Accounting
  • HND Accounting

• Department of Purchasing & Supply ^[9]
  • Bachelor of Technology Procurement & Supply Chain Management
  • HND Purchasing & Supply

• Department of Marketing ^[5][10]

• • Bachelor of Technology Marketing
  • HND Marketing

• Department of Secretaryship & Management Studies ^[11]

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

• Department of Professional Studies ^[12]

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 ^[13]

Faculty of Applied Science and Technology

^[14]

• 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
• BTECH Graphic Design Technology
• BTECH Fashion Design and Textiles

Faculty of Engineering

• B.Tech. Automotive Engineering
• B.Tech. Civil Engineering
• B.Tech. Mechatronics Engineering
• B.Tech. Telecommunication Engineering
• B.Tech. Renewable Energy Systems Engineering
• B.Tech Mechanical Engineering Technology
• 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^[15]

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.^[16] 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

• HND Statistics
• HND Hospitality Management
• HND Computer Science
• HND Network Management
• Cookery 812/1 & 2
• Food and Beverage Service
• Fashion and Designing
• CISCO^[17][18]

Faculty of Engineering

Engineering block

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

Department	Head Of Department
Electrical/Electronic Engineering[19]	Patrick Agbemabiese
Civil Engineering[20]	Clement Nyamekye
Renewable Energy Systems Engineering[21]	Emmanuel Okoh Agyemang
Automotive Engineering[22]	Gabriel Osei
Mechanical Engineering[23]	Dr . Fehrs Adu -Gyamfi

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

Department	Head of Department
Applied Mathematics[24]	Reuben Semevoh
Computer Science[25]	Patricia Ghann
Post-Harvest/Food Technology [26]	William Odoom
Fashion Design and Textiles[27]	Joseph Osei
Hospitality[28]	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: Regina Bekoe-Biney PhD (Costa Rica), MA, PgDp (Cape coast), BEd, Dip, CIAMC-Ghana

Department	Head of Department
Marketing	Yaw Brew
Accountancy	Mawutorwu Doe
Professional Studies	Eric Kofi Boadi
Liberal Studies	Jamal Mohammed
Secretaryship and Management Studies	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
• Certificate II in Fashion Design and Textiles^[29]

Tertiary Diploma Programme

• Diploma in Public Administration^[29]

Cut-off point

The University uses the standard cutoffpoint of SSSCE aggregate 36 or better, WASSCE aggregate 24 or better, and the 'O' and 'A' levels as well as the GBCE/ABCE qualifications, to admit qualified applicants. The faculties also have additional requirements to be satisfied by the applicant. ^[29]

Panorama

Koforidua Polytechnic panorama from main entrance

Salary Payment Case

In November 2025, Ghana’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) directed Koforidua Technical University (KTU) to recover about GH¢817,000 in wrongful salary payments within 90 days. ^[30] The amount represented wages paid to five employees who had been absent from duty for nearly two years, some reportedly on unapproved study leave or living abroad.

The Auditor-General’s Report attributed the issue to weak internal controls and lapses in payroll supervision. Appearing before the Committee, KTU’s Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor Richard Ohene Asiedu, confirmed that only a small portion, less than GH¢20,000, had been retrieved.^[31]

PAC members, led by Samuel Atta Mills, criticized the university’s management for negligence and warned that if recovery was not completed by February 2026, the institution’s senior officials could be personally surcharged for the loss.^[32]

See also

• List of universities in Ghana
• Education in Ghana