Professor Christian Agyare has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) for a term of four years which starts August 1, 2026.
The appointment letter signed and released by Registrar, Benjamin B. Owusu, May 13, 2026 followed a special 292nd meeting held by KNUST’s University Council on Wednesday. According to the notice of appointment, after receiving and discussing the report of the Search Committee for Vice-Chancellor, the University Council discussed and approved the appointment of Professor Agyare.
Professor Agyare is currently the Provost of the College of Health Sciences of KNUST and professor in pharmaceutics. He will serve as VC from August 1, 2026 to July 31, 2030. His appointment comes amid increasing public attention to the university’s next leader after some media publications about alleged political interference in the selection process, which KNUST had denied and described as false and misleading.
It indicated that the process followed the procedures of the university which are professional, transparent, fair and democratic. KNUST has recently come into public attention after accusations of political interference in the VC appointment process which they earlier refuted. It said the VC selection process has followed university procedure.
Prof Agyare is a respected academic and researcher in the field of higher education and pharmaceutical science.
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