Education

Over 400 Private Hostels In Kumasi To Provide Affordable Accommodation To KNUST Students

Rexford Dede Baah-Nyarkoh 4 years ago

Management of Ghana’s second best university, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), have partnered over 400 private hostels to get affordable accommodation for students in the 2022/2023 academic year and beyond.

According to report, this decision forms part of efforts to solve accommodation problems that encircles the school’s admission process every academic year. Accommodation in various public universities become a major worry each year as most students, especially first years find it difficult to secure accommodation for themselves.

In an interview on Kumasi-based OTEC 102.9 FM’s breakfast show “Nyansapo”, on Tuesday January 3,2023, the University Relations Officer for KNUST, Dr Norris Bekoe said every single student who will be admitted in their prestigious university will get easy access to affordable accommodation.

“The Directorate of Student Affairs has already met with hostel owners and i can assure you that, every single student who could not make it to the traditional halls will still have the opportunity to stay very close to the school’s campus”. He told the host, Captain Koda.

Dr Bekoe however disclosed that, the university is expecting first year students to report on the 14th of January 2023, adding that course registration and orientation will follow immediately after the admission process.

Per the school’s calendar, continuing students are expected to arrive on 21st January, 2023 to mark the beginning of the first semester for the 2022/2023 academic year. The URO again emphasize that, lectures will officially commence on the 23rd January 2023 for all students.

This is not the first time management of the university is partnering with various hostels to provide affordable accommodation to students. However, the number of hostels the university has partnered this year is quite many. This will help reduce or even stop worrying situations where students go back home because they couldn’t find accommodation on campus or around campus.