Welcome to Koforidua Technical University where excellence is nurtured, pursued, and celebrated as we work to create positive change for a better world.
Since its inception in 1997, the Koforidua Technical University (KTU) (formerly Koforidua Polytechnic) has become a Centre of excellence in teaching, applied research, and community development.
KTU is a unique community of outstanding staff and students dedicated to bringing out the best for national development. We provide a conducive environment for teaching, learning, and research for faculty members and students.
The Office of the Vice-Chancellor is next to Council in the chain of command of the University. The Vice-Chancellor is the academic and administrative head and chief disciplinary officer of the University. As the Chief Executive of the University, the Vice-Chancellor is responsible to the Council for maintaining order and ensuring the efficient administration of the University.
The academic and administrative offices below report directly to the Vice-Chancellor:
- Quality Assurance Directorate
- Research and Innovative Directorate
- International Relations & Institutional Linkages Directorate
- Internal Audit Directorate
- Works Directorate
- Planning Office
- Procurement Office
- Business Development Centre
Vice-Chancellor’s Vision
The vision of KTU is “to be a reference point for world-class science and technology education and applied research” in order to provide technical education through the development of career-focus skills in collaboration with industry
To achieve these set goals, the following are my vision to lead me to the realization of the KTU vision;
- Capacity building and staff development
- Upgrading of academic staff to satisfy the required qualification
- Training of non-teaching staff
- Set up a research support unit to sharpen the research capabilities of staff
- Enhance the Visibility of KTU
- Internationalize KTU through staff and student exchanges
- Attract international staff and students
- Publish research papers through high-impact outlet
- Grant written
- Improve and sustain ICT use
- Infrastructure Development
- Improve classrooms, workshops, and laboratory facilities to ensure a good learning environment
- Provision of workshop and laboratory equipment to ensure hands-on learning
- Provide Basic Schools for staff and students
- Strengthen and develop old and new programs
- Provision of staff and student accommodation
- Build on ICT infrastructure for teaching, learning, and research
- Pursue distance education
- Income Generation
- Develop product
- Create Study centers for week-end students outside Koforidua
- Put KTU lands to generate income
- Position our laboratories to run analyses for GSA and FDB
- Run short courses
- Approach cooperate and individuals for support
- Grant writing