KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KUMASI ACT, 1961

(1) There is hereby established a university under the name of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.2(2) (2) The University is a body corporate, with perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued in its corporate name. (3) Without prejudice to its other powers, the University may award its own degrees

The aims of the University are to provide higher education, to undertake research, to disseminate knowledge and to foster relationships with outside persons and bodies; and to do so in accordance with the following principles, (a) that in determining the subjects to be taught emphasis should be placed on those which are of special relevance to the needs and aspirations of Ghanaians, including the furtherance of African unity; (b) that higher education should be available to Ghanaians who are capable of benefiting from it; (c) that so far as practicable students should be given an understanding of world affairs, and in particular of the histories, institutions and cultures of African civilisations; (d) that students should be taught methods of critical and independent thought, while being made aware that they have a responsibility to use their education for the general benefit; (e) that research should be undertaken in the subjects which are taught in the University, but with special attention to subjects which relate to the social, cultural, economic, scientific, technical and other problems which exist in the Republic or elsewhere in Africa; (f) that opportunities for higher education and research should be provided for students from other countries, particularly countries in Africa; (g) that the fruits of research, and knowledge generally, should be spread abroad by the publication of books and papers and by any other suitable means; (h) that the University should develop close relationships with the people of the Republic and with other cultural institutions, whether within the Republic or outside.