Introduction
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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 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
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]
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