The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology(KNUST) has appointed Professor Christian Agyare as its new Vice-Chancellor for a four-year term beginning August 1, 2026.
The appointment was announced in an official notice issued and signed signed by the Registrar, Benjamin B. Owusu. on May 13, 2026, following the University Council’s 292nd Special Meeting held on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the Council considered and accepted the report of the Search Committee for Vice-Chancellor before approving the appointment of Professor Agyare, a Professor of Pharmaceutics and current Provost of the College of Health Sciences at KNUST.
He is expected to serve as Vice-Chancellor from August 1, 2026, to July 31, 2030.
The appointment comes amid heightened public interest in the university’s leadership transition following recent reports alleging political interference in the selection process, claims the university earlier dismissed as false and misleading.
KNUST had maintained that the process was being conducted professionally, transparently and in accordance with the institution’s established procedures.
Professor Agyare is widely recognised within academic and research circles for his contributions to pharmaceutical sciences and higher education administration.
