A PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT OF STAFF & STUDENT ACCOMMODATION ON KNUST CAMPUS

Prof. Mohammed Salifu on behalf of the Vice Chancellor, KNUST

PROFILE OF THE KNUST

Established 1951 -Higher education with special reference to S&T and to spur on Ghanas technological development -Student population 31,000 (2012) from 28,949 (2011) -University operates Six (6) Halls of Residence -Organized in Six (6) Colleges CANR, CoS, CAP, CoE, CASS, CHS

STUDENT POPULATION AND ENROLMENT

Student Population and Enrolment
Total Number of y =students, 1825.6x + 21588 2011, 28949 R = 0.9513 Total Number of students, 2010, 26302 Total Number of students, 2012, 31189

Total Number of Total Number of students, 2009, 24695 students, 2008, 24188

Total Number of students Newly Admitted Linear (TotalNewly Number of students) Admitted, 2012, Newly Admitted, 2011, + 6685.2 y = 1674x 14470 Linear R (Newly Admitted) 13940 = 0.9432 Newly Admitted, 2010, 12407 Newly Admitted, 2008, 8421
Newly Admitted, 2009, 9298

Nearly 17,000 admitted this year (2013) alone

STUDENT POPULATION AND ENROLMENT

Rapid student enrolment and population growth since inception has created huge challenge with accommodation Six Halls of Residence + Annexes, GUSS Hostels accommodate less than 1 in 3 students

TRENDS IN ACCOMMODATION PROVISION

No. of Students accommodated in KNUST halls No. students not accommodated in KUNST halls, 2008, 20273 No. students not accommodated in KUNST halls, 2009, 17462 No. students not No. students not accommodated in KUNST halls accommodated in KUNST halls, 2011, 21693 No. students not accommodated in KUNST halls, 2010, 18793

No. of Students accommodated in KNUST halls, 2008, 3915

No. of Students accommodated in KNUST halls, 2009, 7233

No. of Students accommodated in KNUST halls, 2010, 7509

No. of Students accommodated in KNUST halls, 2011, 7254

NEED FOR INVESTMENT IN HOSTELS

Nature of core mandated programmes require residence and practical work at on-site laboratories Traditional Halls of Residence+Annexes and GUSS Hostels accommodate only 1 in 3. About 1700 rooms, originally intended as single occupancy now take 4 students per room Rapidly increasing number of students/enrolment. Number currently is about 35,000 with 17,000 enrolled in 2013 alone More than 2 in 3 students stay in hostels around the campus; many of which are substandard, expensive and pose serious security problems

OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOSTEL INVESTMENT

1. Number of Fee-paying local and International Students increasing rapidly 2. Vast land available, approx. 18 acres; 7storey buildings units required (3500 beds) 3. University committed to PPP arrangement to push this agenda 4. Examples exist oncampus already for such collaboration
No. of fee paying students, 2008, 2986
No. of fee paying students, 2009, 2931 No. of fee paying students, 2010, 2810

No. of fee paying students, 2011, 3249 No. of fee paying students, 2012, 2728

No. of international students, 2008, 736

No. of international students, 2009, 733

No. of international students, 2010, 838

No. of international students No. of international No. of No. of fee paying students, students international 2012, 1263 students, 2011, 1035

STAFF POPULATION PROFILE

Staff Population 2010 2012

2012, junior 2010, junior staff, 1696 staff, 1593

6.4%

2012, senior members, 1010 2010, senior members, 882

14.5%

2012, senior staff, 992 2010, senior staff, 834 18.9%

In 2012: 3698 Staff - 1,010 Senior Members - 992 Senior Staff - 1696 Junior Staff

PROVISION OF STAFF ACCOMMODATION

Staff Accommodation (Housed Vs Unhoused)

Senior Members
No with acc no. without acc 274 736

Senior staff
92 1604

Junior staff
300 1396

27.1%

5.4%

17.7%

NEED FOR INVESTMENT IN STAFF HOUSING

Huge

Majority of Staff not Housed on Campus >70% of Senior Members >90% of Senior Staff >80% of Junior Staff Off-campus housing fraught with serious challenges Armed robbery/other security threats Rental expensive, arbitrary, may not be good Staff have restricted work schedule Increasing Staff numbers University cannot invest because resources are constrained

OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTMENT IN STAFF HOUSING

Staff housing is one of key priorities of the KNUST Vast lands available for development 15 acres Site A (Okodee Rd, 25 units of 4storey apartment 55 acres Site B (Allotey Konua-RNR) 80 units of 4 storey apartments University provides rent subsidy in the range 40%-50% of staffs basic salary

OUR CONTACTS
The Registrar Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, PMB, University Post Office Kumasi Email: registrar@knust.edu.gh Or

Centre for Business Development Vice Chancellors Office KNUST

THANK YOU