University of Mines and Technology
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Arms of the University of Mines and Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motto | Knowledge, Truth and Excellence[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Public | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Established | November 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Jerry Samuel Yaw Kuma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tarkwa, Western Region, Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campus | Suburban area | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Black, White, Cardinal, Pigment Green and Gold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | umat.edu.gh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) is located at Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana. UMaT is one of the public universities in the country.
History
Summary: 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.
Full History Official University Web page The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) started as the Tarkwa Technical Institute (TTI) on 3 November 1952 but was officially commissioned by the Government of Ghana, more precisely by His Excellency the Governor of the Gold Coast, Sir Charles Noble Arden Clarke, on 7 October 1953. In 1961, the Government, upon the advocacy of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, redefined the mission of TTI to incorporate the training of mining technicians and other middle level manpower for the country’s mining and related industries.
In 1961, it was reorganized to become the Tarkwa School of Mines (TSM) to train the required manpower for the mining and allied industries in Ghana. In 1976, the Government took cognizance of the capability of TSM and its strategic location, Tarkwa, which is at the centre of mining activities in the country. As this location gave TSM a special strength for mining education, TSM was affiliated to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) as a faculty of the University so as to enable TSM offer degree, diploma and certificate programmes in mining and related fields.
The name TSM was changed to KNUST School of Mines (KNUSTSM), Tarkwa. The KNUSTSM, Tarkwa and the Kumasi School of Mines were put together to become the Institute of Mining and Mineral Engineering (IMME).
In 1988, a University Rationalization Committee (URC), commissioned by the Ministry of Education, recommended the development of the School and its conversion into a University. In 2000, the conversion of KNUSTSM into a University was again strongly recommended by Louis Berger Inc. in association with Kwame Asante and Associates in a report on partial commercialization of KNUST.
In 2001, the Council of KNUST considered and approved proposals and recommendations of the Academic Board to merge the School of Mines at Kumasi and the School of Mines at Tarkwa into the Western University College of KNUST, Tarkwa.
On 3 November 2004, at exactly 11.35hrs GMT, the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana passed the bill on the University of Mines and Technology into an Act of Parliament. On 11 November 2004, the President of Ghana gave the Presidential Assent and on 12 November 2004 the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa Act 2004 (Act 677) was gazetted and thus, became a law. [2]
The best association in the University is the Association of Mathematics Students (AMS) of which Mr. Arhinful Andoh Daniel is the President (2015/2016 academic year).
Faculties
Faculty of Engineering
The faculty of engineering[3] has the following departments:
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Computer Science and 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 six (6) Academic Departments which offer the four-year BSc programmes in:[4]
- Department of Geological Engineering
- Department of Geomatic Engineering
- Department of Mineral Engineering
- Department of Mining Engineering
- Department of Petroleum Engineering
- Department of Environmental and Safety Engineering
See also
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References
- ↑ "The Student Guide, 2013/2014" (PDF). Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ "About UMaT". Official website. University of Mines and Technology. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ↑ "ABL, UMat sign MoU to train engineering students". graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ↑ "Faculty of Mineral Resources Technology". umat.edu.gh. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
External links
Coordinates: 5°17′55″N 2°00′02″W / 5.29853°N 2.00046°W