University of Mines and Technology (UMaT)

General Information It was actually started in 1952 as the Tarkwa Technical Institute. In 2001, it became the Western University College of KNUST.

The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa was established in November 2004 to provide higher education in mining, technology and related sciences, and to act as a catalyst for the development of mining and technology. In 1961, it was reorganized to become the Tarkwa School of Mines to train the required manpower for the mining and allied industries in Ghana. It was later in 1976 affili  ...