University in Ghana
Sunyani, Ghana
University profile
Sunyani Technical University (STU) is a public technical university in Sunyani, the capital of the Bono Region of Ghana. It began in 1967 as Sunyani Technical Institute, became Sunyani Polytechnic in 1997 and was converted to a technical university in 2016 under the Technical Universities Act, 2016 (Act 922). The Act mandates it to provide higher education in engineering, science and technology-based disciplines, technical and vocational education and training (TVET), applied arts and related fields, and to award degrees, diplomas and certificates. Its motto is "Deɛ Ɔnnim No Sua A Ɔhunu" (They That Learn Discover).
The university's stated niche area is Electrical and Electronics Engineering, around which its academic programmes are meant to revolve. Its vision is to be the preferred technical university in emerging technologies, and its mission stresses career-focused education with practical orientation and entrepreneurial development. Core values are excellence, competence, competitiveness, responsiveness, professionalism and integrity.
Academic work is organised in four faculties and a graduate school: the Faculty of Engineering (Electrical and Electronics, Civil, Mechanical and Materials Engineering departments), the Faculty of Applied Science and Technology (Hospitality and Tourism, General Agriculture, Computer Science and Pharmaceutical Sciences), the Faculty of Built Environment and Applied Arts (Building Technology, Architecture and Real Estate, Visual and Industrial Art, Wood Technology) and the Faculty of Business and Management Studies, together with the School of Graduate Studies. There is also a Distance Education Centre, an ICT Directorate, a Cybersecurity Institute, an Industrial Liaison Office, and a Directorate of Grants, Research and Development.
Qualifications range from Master of Technology (MTech) and MSc programmes through four-year Bachelor of Technology and BSc degrees and top-up degrees for HND holders, to Higher National Diplomas (several in regular, weekend and evening modes), diplomas, professional programmes, CTVET National Proficiency and Certificate programmes and short proficiency courses. Students can apply through an online admissions system using a voucher.
The university is governed by a Council, with the Academic Board next in authority and the Vice-Chancellor as chief executive. Its library, the E. K. Agyei Library, is a member of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Ghana (CARLIGH), and the university runs a clinic, a counselling unit and halls of residence.
STU supports needy and brilliant students through scholarships and bursaries, including a Students Support Fund. Each scheme has its own criteria and application window.
Applicants are generally expected to be enrolled full time, demonstrate financial need or strong academic performance, and provide supporting documents.
These schemes support tuition and living costs for needy students. Consult student affairs notices and the admissions pages for the current call, deadlines and documents.
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Applicants must be at least 25 years old, have at least two years of relevant industrial experience, pass a written entrance examination and show proof of date of birth with a national document (for HND, one at least 5 years old at the time of application). Mature applicants pay an additional GH¢150.00 for the entrance examination (the 2025 sitting was on 31 October 2025 at 10:00 a.m.).
A first degree not below Second Class Lower Division from an accredited university in the relevant field. Applicants with a Third Class or Pass need two years of industry working experience and must pass a selection interview. MSc Marketing, MSc Procurement and Supply Chain Management and MSc Accounting and Finance run for 12 months; MSc Human Resources Management and MSc Management Studies run for two years; MTech programmes run for two years.
Diploma programmes in Real Estate, Computerised Accounting, Banking Technology and Accounting, Electronic Marketing, Business Administration and Public Relations (2 years) require five SSSCE/WASSCE passes including English Language and Mathematics. Diplomas in Procurement and Materials Management and the 1-year Diploma in Business Studies options require four such passes. CTVET National Proficiency and National Certificate I programmes admit SSSCE/WASSCE and JHS certificate holders.
Admissions for the 2026/2027 academic year are open for Degree and HND programmes.
Main campus, Sunyani. The university is on the Sunyani-Kumasi Highway, opposite the Bono Regional House of Chiefs, Sunyani, and occupies about 1.60 km2.
Facilities on the main campus include the E. K. Agyei Library (more than 13 thousand books, periodicals, dissertations and other materials, an E-Resource Centre computer laboratory with free access to electronic resources, reprographic and bindery services), a university clinic, a counselling unit and halls of residence.
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