University of Mines and Technology

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University of Mines and Technology
Established:	2001
Type:	Public
Vice-Chancellor:	Prof. Daniel Mireku-Gyimah
Location:	Tarkwa, Western Region, Ghana
Campus:	Tarkwa
Website:	umat.edu.gh

The University of Mines and Technology is located at Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana. It is one of the new public universities in the country. The university came into being on 1 October 2001 when the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology School of Mines was elevated to university college status.

Contents 1 Organization 1.1 Faculty of Engineering 1.2 Faculty of Mineral Resources Technology 1.3 School of Postgraduate Studies 2 Notes 3 Sources

[edit] Organization

[edit] Faculty of Engineering

• Department of Electrical Engineering
• Department of Mechanical Engineering

[edit] Faculty of Mineral Resources Technology

The faculty 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. Its four departments have existed under the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology since 1982.^[1]

• Department of Geological Engineering
• Department of Geomatic Engineering
• Department of Mineral Engineering
• Department of Mining Engineering

[edit] School of Postgraduate Studies

[edit] Notes

[edit] Sources

• Official Website
• National Accreditation Board, Ghana

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