KNUST appoints first female Vice-Chancellor

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has appointed its first female Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mrs. Rita Akosua Dickson.

Her appointment was confirmed at the Council's 258th Special Meeting held on Thursday, June 25, 2020.

A statement issued by the Council's Secretary, A K Boateng, explained that, upon the acceptance of the Report of the Search Committee for the Appointment of Vice-Chancellor for the University, the Council appointed Mrs. Rita Akosua Dickson, a Professor of Pharmacognosy, as the new Vice-Chancellor.

Mrs. Akosua Dickson will serve for the next 4 years.

Her appointment officially takes effect from August 1, 2020 - July 31, 2024.

This comes barely three months after the University announced the search for Vice-Chancellor position.

Until her appointment, Prof. Mrs. Rita Akosua Dickson was the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University.

Read the full notice below:

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