Ho Technical University, formerly Ho Polytechnic, is a public tertiary institution in the

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. The Polytechnic started in 1968 as a technical institute with the primary goal of providing pre-technical education. By 1972, the Institute made tremendous progress and upgraded its courses. In 1986, the institution was upgraded into a Polytechnic. However, it was not until 1993 that it got full backing of the law (Polytechnic Law 321) to become a fully-fledged tertiary institution, charged with the responsibility of training students to the

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(HND) and Degree Levels.

Strategic Plan

The University has its antecedents in the former Ho Technical Institute, which was established in 1968 to provide pre-technical training courses in various engineering and building trades. In 1972, the pre-technical courses were upgraded to more advanced programmes in technical, business and other vocational disciplines. Though the Technical Institute was re-designated a Polytechnic in 1986, it was not until 1993 that it got the full backing of the law (PNDC Law 321 as amended by ACT 745) to become a tertiary institution with statutory objectives and functions.

Academic

The University offers Master of Technology (MTech) Programmes , Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Programmes, Higher National Diploma (HND) and Non-Tertiary Programmes. Master of Technology (MTech) Programmes are affiliated to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on sandwich basis. The programme is run for over a period of two (2) academic sessions.

Notable alumni

Maureen Abla Amematekpor Maureen Abla Amematekpor (born 1954) is a retired Ghanaian diplomat and a former Ghana Ambassador to Namibia and Botswana. Career Amematekpor was a lecturer at Ho Polytechnic from 1979 to 1992. In 1984 she received an exam from the University ...

, former

Ambassador to

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and

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References

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