University of Mines and Technology
{{Short description|Public university in Tarkwa, Ghana}}
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| chancellor = John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor
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| city = Tarkwa
| state = Western Region
| country = Ghana
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The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) is a public university located at Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana.
History
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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.{{cite web|title=About UMaT|url=http://umat.edu.gh/about-us/about-umat.html|work=Official website|publisher=University of Mines and Technology|access-date=12 March 2013}} On January 12, 2018, the university was renamed to George Grant University of Mines and Technology{{Cite web|url=https://www.umat.edu.gh/media-press/happenings/news-events/551-umat-renamed-george-grant-university-of-mines-and-technology.html|title = UMaT renamed George Grant University of Mines and Technology}} in honour of Paa Grant, this however have not practically taken place as of January 2025.{{cite web |title=University History |url=https://umat.edu.gh/university-history |website=umat.edu.gh |access-date=11 January 2025}}
Faculties
=Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Science=
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering
=Faculty of Engineering=
The faculty of engineering{{cite web|title=ABL, UMat sign MoU to train engineering students|url=http://graphic.com.gh/news/education/12471-abl-umat-sign-mou-to-train-engineering-students.html|publisher=graphic.com.gh|access-date=13 May 2014|date=2013-09-10}} has the following departments:
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Renewable Energy Engineering
=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:{{cite web|url=http://umat.edu.gh/academics/navigations/fmrt.html|title=Faculty of Mineral Resources Technology|publisher=umat.edu.gh|access-date=9 June 2016}}
- Department of Mineral Engineering
- Department of Mining Engineering
=School of Petroleum Studies=
The GNPC school of petroleum studies has 3 departments under it.
- Department of Petroleum Engineering
- Department of Petroleum Geosciences and Engineering
- Department of Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering Department
=Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Studies=
- Department of Environmental and Safety Engineering
- Department of Geomatic Engineering
- Department of Geological Engineering
Faculty of Integrated Management Science {{Cite web|url=https://umat.edu.gh/index.php/academics/faculties-schools/fims|title = Faculty of Integrated Management Science}}
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:
- Department of Technical Communication
- Department of Management Studies
School of Postgraduate Studies {{Cite web|url=https://umat.edu.gh/index.php/academics/faculties-schools/sps#|title = School of Postgraduate Studies}}
All postgraduate programmes of study in the university may require course work together with research work, leading to the award of the following:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PgD)
- Master of Science (MSc)
- Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Prof. J.S.Y. Kuma (Vice Chancellor)
- Prof. Daniel Mireku-Gyimah (Vice Chancellor)
- Dr. John Kofi Borsah (Principal)
- Mr. Michael Tettey Kofi
- Mr. F. W. Philpott
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://umat.edu.gh/ Official Website]
- [http://www.nab.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=56&Itemid=184 National Accreditation Board, Ghana] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530043115/http://nab.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=56&Itemid=184 |date=2014-05-30 }}
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{{Association of African Universities}}
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Category:Educational institutions established in 2001
Category:1952 establishments in Gold Coast (British colony)
Category:Education in the Western Region (Ghana)