Professor Akosua Dickson – a Professor in Pharmacy – has become the 11th but first female Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, which was established 69-years ago.
Before becoming the Vice-Chancellor, she served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor from October 1, 2018 to July 31, 2020.
In her inaugural address she said one of her key vision will be to roll out a special initiative dubbed: “Support one needy student with one laptop” to help poor students who may be unable to acquire a laptop for online studies.
Prof Dickson promised to position KNUST in the global community by promoting research and helping Industry to grow.
She also promised to champion entrepreneurship and critical thinking through evidence based teaching and learning. She stressed digital and e-education would be key in sustaining education all year round and to create a young research forum for the university.
She therefore called for decency, respect and decorum in the working environment and “all hands on deck.”
