KNUST has successfully trained the first cohort of locally educated engineers in The Gambia, marking a major milestone in African academic collaboration. Through a partnership with the Gambia Technical Training Institute (now USET) under the World Bank-funded ACE Impact initiative, 28 students—civil, electrical, and mechanical engineers—graduated after a rigorous KNUST-led program. The initiative also trained GTTI staff, some earning PhDs at KNUST and now teaching at USET.
This historic partnership, launched in 2019, led to the transformation of GTTI into the University of Science, Engineering and Technology (USET). Key leaders, including Prof. Samuel Owusu-Ofori and Prof. Nazmat Surajudeen-Bakinde, helped drive the project, which has become a model for regional education development. The graduates, praised by President Adama Barrow, represent a new era of self-reliant Gambian engineering, and the collaboration is expected to continue supporting research, innovation, and sustainable development in Africa.
This historic partnership, launched in 2019, led to the transformation of GTTI into the University of Science, Engineering and Technology (USET). Key leaders, including Prof. Samuel Owusu-Ofori and Prof. Nazmat Surajudeen-Bakinde, helped drive the project, which has become a model for regional education development. The graduates, praised by President Adama Barrow, represent a new era of self-reliant Gambian engineering, and the collaboration is expected to continue supporting research, innovation, and sustainable development in Africa.
