Sunyani Technical University

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Sunyani Polytechnic

The Sunyani Technical University (STU) (formally known as Sunyani Polytechnic) is a public tertiary institution in the Bono Region of Ghana. [1] [2] It is located northeast of Asufufu.

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STU was established as a Technical Institute in 1967, as a non-tertiary institution, under the Ghana Education Service. It was subsequently upgraded to a Polytechnic in 1997 by the Government of Ghana, to run Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes. The Polytechnics Act, 2007 mandated the Polytechnics in Ghana to run and award Higher National Diploma (HND) Certificates, Diplomas and other higher degrees, subject to the approval of the Polytechnic Councils. [3]

Faculty and departments

Faculty of Applied Science & Technology

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Built Environment & Applied Art

Faculty of Business & Management Studies

Programme

Cultural museum

STU plans to build a cultural museum on the history of the former Brong Ahafo Region. [4]

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References

  1. "Polytechnics in Ghana". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  2. "Brong Ahafo to be known as Bono Region". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  3. "STU".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Ali, Biiya Mukusah (2019-08-23). "Former Brong Ahafo Region to mark 60th anniversary". www.graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 2021-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Coordinates: 7°19′17″N2°19′00″W / 7.32139°N 2.31667°W / 7.32139; -2.31667