Koforidua Technical Universitywhich was established in the year 1997. The University , which was founded with the vision of producing high-level, career-focused and skilled manpower to support the country’s industrial growth, has since 1999 turned outgraduateswith Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accountancy,Marketing, Purchasing and Supply Statistics and Computer Science.
The University currently has five faculties and one Institute namely, the Faculty ofBusinessand Management Studies, Faculty of Applied Science, Faculty ofHealthand Allied Sciences andTechnology, Faculty of Built and Natural Environment, Faculty of Engineering and the Institute of Open and Distance Learning (IODL). The University has increased its academicprogrammeofferings significantly from two (2) at the inception of 1997 to a total of twenty(20) Higher National Diploma (HND)programmesand Thirteen (13) Bachelor of Technology (B-Tech) programmes.
The University is committed to rapid staff development to meet the needs of the growing student population which currently stands at 6,895 for the2016/2017Academic year. Through several collaborations, a significant number of staff members are pursuing further studies inGhanaand abroad.
The University has been executing a Strategic Plan which is intended to run from 2014 to 2018. The main thrusts of the Strategic Plan are:
| Thrust 1: | Consolidating existing programs and introducing new ones as a way attracting top class and highly motivated students to the Polytechnic |
| Thrust 2: | Develop human resource capacities to improve efficiency and effectiveness |
| Thrust 3: | Provision of quality infrastructure and leaning facilities to enhance teaching and learning |
| Thrust 4: | Harness in ICT facilities for maximum effectiveness in all area in the Polytechnic Work |
| Thrust 5: | Improve existing facilities to enhance academic work and research |
| Thrust 6: | Explore avenues for internally generated income through provision of consultancy service and continuingeducation |
| Thrust 7: | Improve Financial Resource mobilisation and management |
| Thrust 8: | Governance and planning |