Meet KNUST’s first full professor of Computer Science – Prof. Michael Asante

Professor Michael Asante is becomes the first lecturer from the Department of Computer Science at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology to be promoted to full professorship.

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Profile of Professor Michael Asante

Professor  Michael   Asante he had his primary and Middle school education form 1970-1975 and 1975-1977 at the Bekwai- Ashanti,  SDA Primary and Middle school respectively. He then proceeded to the Obuasi Secondary-Technical School from 1977-1982 and 1983- 1985 for his General Certificate Examination Ordinary and Advanced Levels organized by the West Afriiucan Examination Council (WAEC) He did his national Service from 1985-1986. After Senior High school, he then proceeded to the University of Mines and Technology to undertake  a three-Year course in Mineral Survey  and completed in 1990.

He enrolled at the  London South  Bank University, United Kingdom, from 1992-1994 where he obtained a MSc degree in Scientific Computing/scientific Information Technology. Then from 2003-2007,he persued his PhD in Systems Engineering  at the University of Reading ,United Kingdom.