University of Mines and Technology

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University of Mines and Technology
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Arms of the University of Mines and Technology
MottoKnowledge, Truth and Excellence [1]
Type Public
EstablishedOctober 2001/November 2004 [2]
Chancellor John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor
Vice-Chancellor Richard Kwasi Amankwah [3]
Location, ,
Ghana
CampusSuburban area
Colours
Black, white, red, green, and gold
     
Website umat.edu.gh
University of Mines and Technology

The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) is a public university located at Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana.

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History

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Part of University of Mines and Technology campus

UMaT was first established as the Tarkwa Technical Institute in 1952. In 1961, the university was changed to the Tarkwa School of Mines to help train manpower for the mining industry in Ghana. UMaT became a faculty of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in 1976. On 1 October 2001, UMaT was elevated to university college status and was known as the Western University College of KNUST. UMaT became a fully fledged University in November 2004 by act of Parliament (Act 677). In 2008, the first batch of Students graduated in Tarkwa without going to KNUST for the ceremony. [4] On January 12, 2018, the university was renamed to George Grant University of Mines and Technology [5] in honour of Paa Grant, this however have not practically taken place as of January 2025. [6]

Faculties

Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Science

Faculty of Engineering

The faculty of engineering [7] has the following departments:

Faculty of Mineral Resources Technology

The faculty of mineral resources technology is the only such one in the West Africa sub-region for training high-level personnel in the mineral industry and continues to attract students from countries in the sub-region and across the Africa continent. The Faculty consists of two (2) Academic Departments which offer the four-year BSc programmes in: [8]

School of Petroleum Studies

The GNPC school of petroleum studies has 3 departments under it.

Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Studies

Faculty of Integrated Management Science [9]

The Faculty of Integrated Management Science came into operations at the beginning of the 2017/2018 Academic Year. The Faculty consists of two academic departments, namely:

School of Postgraduate Studies [10]

All postgraduate programmes of study in the university may require course work together with research work, leading to the award of the following:

Past Principals and Vice Chancellors [11]

See also

References

  1. "The Student Guide, 2013/2014". Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  2. "University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa. Ghana - Welcome to University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa - University History". Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. "The Vice Chancellor". Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. "About UMaT". Official website. University of Mines and Technology. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  5. "UMaT renamed George Grant University of Mines and Technology".[ permanent dead link ]
  6. "University History". umat.edu.gh. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  7. "ABL, UMat sign MoU to train engineering students". graphic.com.gh. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  8. "Faculty of Mineral Resources Technology". umat.edu.gh. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  9. "Faculty of Integrated Management Science". Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  10. "School of Postgraduate Studies". Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  11. "University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa. Ghana - Welcome to University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa - Past Vice-Chancellors". Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

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