KNUST Explains Status of New University Statutes

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has clarified that the new Statutes being developed under the KNUST Act, 2025 (Act 1157) are still going through the University’s required review and approval process and have not yet become final.

The Statutes are intended to provide the detailed governance and administrative framework needed to implement the new Act. The Act itself introduced an updated legal framework for the governance and administration of KNUST, replacing the earlier legal framework that had guided the University for decades.

According to KNUST Management, the University Governing Council constituted a committee in March 2026 to prepare a draft Statutes following the coming into force of the new Act.

Between April and July 2026, the committee engaged various parts of the University community, including colleges, academic and administrative units, staff unions and student bodies. The consultations also allowed stakeholders and individuals within the University to submit comments, suggestions and proposals for consideration.

The committee subsequently produced a draft Statutes document, which was presented to an Emergency Meeting of the Academic Board on August 5, 2026.

However, the presentation of the draft to the Academic Board was only part of the process. It did not constitute final approval of the Statutes.

Under the University’s decision-making process, the Academic Board has constituted a review committee to examine the draft, together with the comments, suggestions and proposals received from stakeholders and members of the University community.

That review is still ongoing. The committee is yet to submit its report to the Academic Board for consideration. Following that stage, the draft Statutes will have to go through further consideration before the final version is presented to the University Governing Council for consideration and possible approval.

KNUST is therefore urging members of the University community and the general public to remain calm and avoid treating any circulating draft as the University’s final Statutes.

This clarification is important because the document currently under review can still be affected by the University’s prescribed governance and approval procedures. Until those processes have been completed, no draft should be regarded as the official final Statutes.

Management has also encouraged staff, students, alumni and other stakeholders to rely on official University communications for information on the process.

The University says it remains committed to an open, inclusive and consultative review process, with relevant stakeholders continuing to have the opportunity to contribute as the work progresses.

The development of the new Statutes follows the broader governance reforms introduced by the KNUST Act, 2025. Earlier in 2026, KNUST highlighted that the new Act had reconstituted the University Council and introduced broader stakeholder representation and additional governance safeguards.

For now, therefore, the key message from KNUST is simple: the new Statutes are being developed, but they are not yet final or approved.