The Regional Transport Research and Education Centre, Kumasi (TRECK), a World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence (ACE), is an expansion of the Road and Transport Engineering Programme (RTEP), which was established at KNUST in 2004 with support from Ghana’s Ministry of Roads and Highways and the World Bank.
In response to a gap analysis conducted by Swiss consultants Transitech, a postgraduate degree in MSc Transport Planning was established in 2016 with funding from the SWISS State Secretary for Economic Cooperation (SECO) under the Ghana Urban Mobility and Accessibility Project (GUMAP).
This also resulted in the formation of a partnership with the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) Transportation Centre (TRACE) for staff and student exchanges, as well as staff capacity building in the production of digital courses.
In 2018, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi established TRECK as an inter-disciplinary Research Centre to hone skills from various departments at the university, including Civil Engineering, Planning, Supply Chain and Information Systems, Mathematics, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Geomatic Engineering, and the Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies.
KNUST Regional Transport Research and Education Centre requirement
Candidates applying for the Regional Transport Research and Education must have a Bachelor’s degree (minimum of Second Class (Lower Division)) or equivalent from an approved university in a comparable discipline, ideally combined with relevant work experience. In addition, candidates must attend and pass a selection interview.
KNUST Regional Transport Research and Education Centre Course cut-off point
Applicants must be at least a second-year student enrolled in a Regional Transport Research and Education Centre program. Candidates for the WASSCE or SSCE are not admitted to the Regional Transport Research and Education Centre.
Is D7 to F9 accepted to study Regional Transport Research and Education Centre Course at KNUST?
Candidates for the WASSCE or SSCE are not admitted to the Regional Transport Research and Education Centre. To be accepted for this programme, applicants must have a first degree.
Applicants for any other course that accepts WASSCE and SSCE results, on the other hand, must have credit passes in three core courses and credit passes in three elective topics.
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