Sunyani Technical University
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The Sunyani Technical University (STU) (formally known as Sunyani Polytechnic) is a public tertiary institution in the Bono Region of Ghana.{{cite web|title=Polytechnics in Ghana|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/education/poly.html|publisher=www.ghanaweb.com|accessdate=10 August 2011}}{{Cite web|title=Brong Ahafo to be known as Bono Region|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghananews-brong-ahafo-to-be-known-as-bono-region.html|access-date=2020-08-19|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}} It is located northeast of Asufufu.
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.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=STU|url=https://stu.edu.gh/about-us/the-university/brief-history|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}
Faculty and departments
Faculty of Applied Science & Technology
- Computer Science
- General Agriculture
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Pharmacy Technician
Faculty of Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Materials Engineering
Faculty of Built Environment & Applied Art
- Building Technology
- Visual & Industrial Art
- Wood Technology
Faculty of Business & Management Studies
- Accountancy
- Communication Studies
- Marketing
- Procurement & Supply Chain Management
- Secretaryship & Management Studies
Programme
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- B.Tech. Civil Engineering
- B.Tech. Management
- B.Tech Hospitality Management (Top-up)
- B.Tech Accounting Technology (Top-up)
- B.Tech Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Top-up)
- B.Tech General Agriculture (Top-up)
- HND Accountancy
- B.Tech Mechanical Engineering (Top-up)
- B.Tech Photonics Engineering
- HND Computerized Accounting
- B.Tech Procurement and Supply Chain Management (Top-up)
- HND Dispensing Technician (Pharmacy Technician)
- HND Ceramic Art
- HND Interior Design and Technology
- B.Tech Building Technology
- B.Tech Industrial Art (Printing Option)
- B.Tech Industrial Art (Textile Option)
- HND Computer Science
- HND Fashion Design Technology
- B.Tech. Fashion Design
- HND Information Communication Technology
- HND Materials Engineering
- HND Purchasing and Supply
- HND Textile Design Technology
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Cultural museum
STU plans to build a cultural museum on the history of the former Brong Ahafo Region.{{Cite web|last=Ali|first=Biiya Mukusah|date=2019-08-23|title=Former Brong Ahafo Region to mark 60th anniversary|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghana-news-former-brong-ahafo-region-to-mark-60th-anniversary.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-20|website=www.graphic.com.gh}}
See also
References
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