Department of Land Economy, KNUST

Sir David Adjaye delivered a public lecture on "African Futures: Architecture, Identity, and the Power of Cultural Narratives" yesterday on campus.

Public Lecture by Sir David Adjaye at KNUST Chaired by Professor Mrs. Rita Akosua Dickson, Vice Chancellor - KN...

🌍 Africa’s real estate sector is transforming rapidly — driven by urbanisation, infrastructure growth, housing demand, and emerging investment opportunities across the continent. From property development and facilities management to land governance and urban policy, the industry is creating exciting career pathways for the next generation of professionals.

Are you ready to deepen your understanding of how real estate markets operate and are managed in Africa and beyond? Join our postgraduate programmes and gain the skills needed to shape the future of the built environment.

🎓 Apply to:
• MSc Real Estate
• MSc Facilities Management
• MSc Land Governance and Policy
• PhD Land Management and Governance

🔗 Read more about the programmes here:
https://landeconomy.knust.edu.gh/index.php/graduate

The Management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has commenced a comprehensive onboarding and transition process for the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor, Professor Christian Agyare.

Learn more here⬇️
https://www.knust.edu.gh/news/news-items/knust-management-initiates-transition-process-incoming-vice-chancellor-professor-christian-agyare

📢 PUBLICATION ALERT!

Congratulations to Dr Farida Issah, Dr Kenneth Appiah Donkor-Hyiaman, Tahiru Alhassan (PhD Candidate), and Mandy Obiri Yeboah (former Teaching Assistant) on their latest publication in SN Social Sciences! 🎉📚

What happens when large-scale mining collides with the rapid growth of a secondary city? Using Sunyani as a case study, this fascinating new research reveals how mining expansion is transforming urban life — driving housing demand, escalating rents, stimulating real estate investment, improving living standards, and simultaneously increasing the cost of living. The study provides powerful data-driven insights into how mining is reshaping affordability, mobility, infrastructure, and socio-economic dynamics in Ghana’s emerging cities. An important read for policymakers, investors, urban planners, and researchers interested in the future of sustainable urban development in Africa.

🔗 Read the paper here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43545-026-01466-w

PUBLICATION ALERT!

Congratulations to our PhD student Augustine Ohene Adu and his supervisors Prof. Eric Paul Tudzi, Dr Frank Gyamfi-Yeboah and Dr Kenneth Appiah Donkor-Hyiaman for their latest publication in the International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation.

Link to paper: https://www.emerald.com/ijbpa/article-abstract/doi/10.1108/IJBPA-08-2025-0210/1364890/Connecting-planned-preventive-maintenance?redirectedFrom=fulltext

The Academic Community is specially invited to a Professorial Inaugural Lecture of Professor Samuel Amos-Abanyie, a Professor of Architecture at the Department of Architecture, College of Art and Built Environment, KNUST. Read more via: bit.ly/profamos-abanyie

Date: Thursday, 16th April, 2026
Venue: Great Hall, KNUST
Time: 4.30pm