KNUST, Ho Technical University Deepen Ties Through Quality Assurance Exchange
The Quality Assurance and Planning Office (QAPO) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, is hosting a five-day working visit from the Directorate of Planning and Quality Assurance of Ho Technical University (HTU). The visit, which runs from August 25–29, 2025, aims to strengthen quality assurance practices and higher education management between the two institutions.
As part of the exchange, the HTU team observed the operations of KNUST’s QAPO, which has gained recognition for its effective quality assurance systems. The engagement created a platform for knowledge sharing, experience exchange, and discussions on how HTU could enhance its own structures and processes.
Speaking during the visit, Dr. Edward Kwame Ayimey, HTU’s Director of Planning and Quality Assurance, highlighted the importance of the collaboration.
“As a growing university, we feel we should learn from KNUST because you are a giant, especially when it comes to TVET academic programmes,” he said.
On his part, Mr. Abraham Adusei, Head of KNUST’s Institutional Planning Department, emphasised the need for mutual learning in higher education quality assurance.
“Quality assurance in higher education requires continuous improvement, so we learn from them, and they also learn from us,” he noted.
The visit featured presentations on QAPO’s structure and functions, its planning and quality assurance processes, and strategies for decentralisation. Both institutions also held preliminary discussions on establishing a capacity development partnership to further strengthen their collaboration.