23rd Postgraduate Matriculation Ceremony Inducts Over 400 Students
The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) has officially welcomed 429 postgraduate students into its academic community during the 23rd Matriculation Ceremony, held on Saturday, 9th August 2025. The ceremony symbolises the formal induction of fresh entrants into the University.
The Vice Chancellor, Professor Richard Kwasi Amankwah congratulated the fresh students on gaining admission into various postgraduate programmes and stated that matriculation formally confers full membership of the University community, with its attendant rights, privileges, and responsibilities.
The Vice Chancellor underscored the University’s commitment in producing personnel with hands-on and superior skills to excel in various engineering fields to positively impact society and encouraged students to uphold the University’s reputation through academic excellence and ethical conduct.
Professor Amankwah stated that the University specialises in mining, petroleum, allied engineering, and management science education, and is dedicated to equipping students with critical thinking abilities and practical problem-solving skills to advance personal growth, industry development, and global progress.
Professor Amankwah expressed appreciation to the Government of Ghana and some industry partners including the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Limited, Gold Fields Company Limited, and Newmont Ghana Gold for their financial support towards teaching, learning and research over the years. He also highlighted several scholarship opportunities available to students, including the Chamber of Mines Tertiary Education Fund, GNPC Scholarships, and Intertek Minerals’ Awards for Minerals Engineering students. He added that, the University sponsors talented students and provides bursaries to all international students.
In line with the University’s teaching and learning policy, the Vice Chancellor shared that the University continues to offer a blend of virtual and in-person lectures, with most postgraduate courses delivered online to accommodate working professionals. He therefore, encouraged students to approach virtual learning with discipline to maximise its benefits.
The Vice Chancellor emphasised that to remain competitive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, students must acquire three key skill sets which are technical expertise in their field of study, digital skills in areas such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, and smart systems, and soft skills to enhance teamwork and professional relationships.
Highlighting the University’s commitment to innovation, Professor Amankwah cited ongoing projects such as the World Bank-funded Agri-IoT initiative, which uses sensor technology to monitor soil conditions and automate irrigation, the UMaT Limousine vehicle project; and the design of motorised wheelchairs, some of which will be donated to hospitals, and other research ventures including activated carbon production, conversion of waste plastics into diesel, development of drones, and creation of brake pads from palm kernel shells.
Professor Amankwah urged students to join existing research teams and propose innovative ideas for support through the University’s incubation hub. He reaffirmed the University’s dedication to fostering an environment where creativity and research thrive, guided by its core values of knowledge, truth, excellence, accountability, integrity, equity, inclusivity, and diversity.
The matriculation oath was administered by the Acting Registrar, Mr Eric Anthony Vurinye Kavaarpuo.
