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An alumnus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), Dr Samuel Amoako-Kusi, has won $10,000 after placing second in the Innovate@BU 2026 New Venture Competition at Boston University.

Dr Amoako-Kusi secured the prize in the social impact track for his telemedicine startup, JoHil eKlinics, which aims to improve access to specialist healthcare in underserved rural communities in Ghana.

A Ghanaian virtual reality developer and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi alumnus, Mr Edmund Darko, is gaining recognition for his work at the intersection of immersive technology and cultural preservation.

KNUST alumnus and Founder and CEO of AkoFresh, Mathias Charles Yabe, has launched a mobile solar-powered cold storage trailer following the company’s win at the Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project 2024 by the Global Development Network.

The innovation is designed to deliver flexible, on-demand cold storage services directly to farmers, particularly in remote and underserved communities.

Bernice Asabea Kissi Boateng, an alumna of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has been appointed Group Head of Personal and Business Banking at Universal Merchant Bank (UMB), as the institution moves to strengthen its growth and transformation agenda.

An alumna of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) Mariam Mohammed has been named winner of the 2025 JAY Lit Prize for Poetry.

Prof. (Mrs.) Dilys Sefakor MacCarthy, an alumna of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, has been promoted to Professor of Plant Nutrition by the University of Ghana.

Her promotion also marks a milestone for the university’s School of Agriculture, where she is the first female professor, underscoring her contributions to agricultural science, research and policy.

A distinguished alumnus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), Prof. Bernard Kumi-Boateng, has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, effective August 1, 2026.

Prof. Kumi-Boateng, a Professor of Geomatic Engineering, is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Studies and a Licensed Surveyor.

At just 26, Tek. Dr. Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong is already redefining what is possible for young Ghanaian scholars on the global stage. A proud alumnus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ezekiel recently earned his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Yonsei University in South Korea, an achievement that places him among one of the youngest Ghanaian doctoral graduates.

The Advancement and Alumni Relations (AARO) Board of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has been inaugurated to provide strategic direction for alumni engagement and strengthen the University’s global alumni network.

Alumni of the 1999 year group of the School of Medical Sciences at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, have donated GH₵135,000 to support medical education at the School.