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| Established | 1961 |
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| Provost | Prof. Leonard K. Amekudzi |
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| Colours | Blue and White |
| Website | http://cos.knust.edu.gh/ |
The College of Science is one of six Colleges of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Originally established as the Faculty of Science in 1961, the College assumed its current status, following the restructuring of the University into six colleges in December 2004. [1]
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