Accra Technical University

institute of technology, public university
Piiluu	1949
Short name	ATU
Kɔkɔyelii, sɛge ne bee goligoluu	Bɔrefɔ
Motto text	Integrity, Creativity & Excellence
Paaloŋ	Ghana
Coordinate location	5°33′15″N 0°12′20″W
Member of	Ghanaian Academic and Research Network, Association of African Universities
Headquarters location	West Ridge
Official website	https://www.atu.edu.gh/

A Accra Technical Yuniiveniti (ATU) wa piili la 1949 poɔ a wa e Technical Sakuuri a Ghana poɔ kyɛ ka ba wa leɛ o 1957 poɔ ka o e Accra Technical Institute sɛre ka a Ghana zu kaara pãã la zɛge o fēē ka o e Polytechnic a 2007 poɔ.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

O pãã wa leɛ la yuniveniti meŋa, a e a Technical Yuniveniti (ATU) a 2016 poɔ. A sakuuri be la Accra, Ghana poɔ.

Accra Technical Yuniveniti yɛlɛ zaa kyaare la technical ane vocational zannoo. A sakuuri zanna la zan-tɛɛtɛɛ ka a mine la applied sciences, engineering, business, arts, ane design.

Dakoroŋ

Piiluu

Accra Technical Univɛniti wa la a Technical Univɛniti fɔrɔ a piili. O wa piili la a1949 a e Technical Sakuuri kyɛ pãã yi be a leɛ e Accra Technical Institute a 1957 poɔ.1963 poɔ, ba wa leɛ la a sakuuri yuori ka o e Accra Polytechnic, a Ghana zukaara kora, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah la leɛ o. A Polytechnic begɛ a1992 (PNDC 321) poɔ,^[5] be la ka o pãã piili tona toma daadaa a 1993/1994 academic year, Accra Technical University yeltarre wa zɛge do la a e was elevated a e tertiary. A sakuuri wa be la a Higher Education Council ne autonomy ka ba tere Higher National Diplomas kyɔɔtaa (a yi a National Board ko Professional ane Technician Examinations)^[6]

A PNDC begɛ 321 bimmo sobiri, a univɛniti daanɛɛ ba programmes ane ba ziiri ka ba tõɔ yiniŋ middle-level kpaŋkpeɛõ yeltarre ka ba leɛ kyɛ soŋ ka a Ghanaian industries a tõɔ baa velaa. Aneazaa ka yelwonni la vɛŋ ka yɛlɛ mine leɛ wieõu a yi secondary a gaa tertiary, Accra Technical Univɛniti de la gbɛtola a ka ba yeltarre gaa nimitɔɔre a ba yel-leɛkaaree ane yelbɛrɛ ka ba yelferee na na ŋmaabare. Accra Technical Univɛniti piili la a erɛ began to offer National Diploma (HND) programmes naŋ do zu a Mechanical Engineering poɔ, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Building Technology, Civil Engineering, Furniture Design ane Production, Secretaryship ane Management Studies, Bilingual Secretaryship ane Management Studies, Accountancy, Marketing, Purchasing ane Supply, Hotel Catering ane Institutional Management, Fashion Design ane Textiles, Mathematics ane Statistics, ane Science Laboratory Technology. A technician courses a Polytechnic naŋ erɛ meŋ naŋ wa bebe la.

A sakuuri waaloŋ

A Polytechnic Act (Act 745) da la begɛ ba naŋ sage a de tona neŋ toma sɛre ka ba wa baroo kyɛ la tona neŋ a PNDC Law 321 of 1992.^[7] A begɛ ko la a polytechnics kpēɛo bee faŋa ka ba maŋ tõɔ tere a Higher National Diplomas (HND) kyɔɔtaa, Diplomas ane Certificates mine meŋ a National Accreditation Board (NAB) naŋ taa, kyɛ la tere Degrees kyɔɔtaa a seŋ lɛ a Polytechnic naŋ boɔrɔ. Accra Technical University pampana, erɛ la Degree pie (10) (Btec) ane HND Programmes meŋ pie ne anuu (15). A programmes erɛ la sakue ata poɔ. O naŋ e tertiary institution, Accra Technical University tona neŋ la a Technical University Act 2016 (Act 745).^[8]

Campus

A campus be la Barnes soriŋ, a Accra poɔ.^[9]

Academics

A univɛniti taa lahas faculties anuu.

Faculty of Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering^[10]

Faculty of Built Environment

Department of Interior Design and Upholstery Technology
Department of Building Technology^[11]

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Science Laboratory Technology
Computer Science
Medical Laboratory Technology^[12]

Faculty of Applied Arts

Department of Hotel Catering & Institutional Management (HCIM)
Fashion Design & Textile Department^[13]

Faculty of Business

Accountancy and Finance
Management and Public Administration
Procurement and Supply Chain Management.^[14]
Marketing

HND Programmes

With the upgrade in status, the technician courses previously offered by the school were maintained, and Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes in the following fields were added:

Mechanical Engineering
Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Building Technology
Civil Engineering
Furniture Design and Production
Secretaryship and Management Studies
Bilingual Secretaryship and Management Studies
Accountancy
Marketing
Purchasing and Supply
Hotel Catering and Institutional Management
Fashion Design and Textiles
Mathematics and Statistics
Science Laboratory Technology
Medical Laboratory Science

Meŋ la nyɛ

Univɛniti mine naŋ be Ghana poɔ
Education a Ghana poɔ

Sommo yizie

[1] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20210616005407/https://atu.edu.gh/history-of-the-office/

[2] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20180401212821/http://ghana.gov.gh/index.php/media-center/news/536-technical-education-to-make-graduands-employers-terkper

[3] ttps://www.graphic.com.gh/features/opinion/conversion-of-polytechnics-to-universities-serious-error-was-akilagpa-sawyerr-right.html

[4] ttps://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/accra-technical-university-confirms-first-covid-19-case.html

[5] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20200129172242/http://laws.ghanalegal.com/acts/id/545/polytechnic-law

[6] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20190402054957/https://nabptex.gov.gh/about-us/nabptex/

[7] ttp://www.ghananewsagency.org/education/technical-committee-for-degrees-in-polytechnics-in-place-63977

[8] ttps://www.modernghana.com/news/688395/polytechnic-conversion-into-technical-university-brouhaha-a.html

[9] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20230708120555/http://www.ghanaedudirectory.com/

[10] ttps://atu.edu.gh/faculty-of-engineering/

[11] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20210205062638/https://atu.edu.gh/faculty-of-built-environments/

[12] ttps://atu.edu.gh/faculty-of-applied-science/

[13] ttps://atu.edu.gh/faculty-of-applied-arts/

[14] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20210205105126/https://atu.edu.gh/faculty-business-mgt-studies/

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