1. Sam Afrane Provost College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS)

2. 1. KNUST: “Advancing knowledge in Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in Africa” 2. College: “Promoting Excellence in Art, the Humanities and Social Sciences for the socio-economic development of Africa”

3. Faculties No. of Staff No. of students STR FACULTY OF ARTS Publishing studies12 General Art Studies7 Comm. Design12 Painting & Sculpture16 Industrial Art19 IRAI10 Sub-total762765(100) FACULTY OF LAW Commercial Law6 Private Law5 Public Law7 Sub-total18446

4. FAC. OF SOC. SCIENCE Number of staff Number of students STR Economics13 Sociology& Soc. Work13 History& Pol. Studies10 English16 Geography& R. Dev’t18 Religious studies14 Modern Languages14 Sub-total985691(237) KSB Accounting & Finance5 ISDS7 Marketing6 Managerial Science4 Sub-total221372(1298) TOTAL214

5. 1. Inadequate Staff 2. High Student Population (High STR) 3. Limited Funding 4. Small number of Senior Lecturers and Professors 5. Inadequate Infrastructure:  Staff Offices  Classrooms  Teaching Equipment  ICT 6. Integration of CASS into Science and Technology Academic Environment.

6. Academic programmes Research Staff Development Infrastructure Outreach services

7. Future Projection Expected Outcome(s)  Expand Graduate Programmes especially Doctoral studies;  Introduce more market driven Undergraduate Programmes.  More intake of doctoral students  Produce more Teaching and Research staff  Doctoral programmes in Business Administration  Communication Technology, Hospitality Management, etc.

8. Future Projection Expected Outcome(s)  Management of College Research Fund;  Formation of Interdisciplinary Faculty Research Teams;  Restructure the Centre for Cultural and African Studies – Five-Year Strategic Plan ready for submission.  Establishment of Centre for Inter-disciplinary Research and Innovation.  Sustainable Research Fund operational  5 Faculty Research Teams  More research and cultural extension programmes  Create partnerships and collaboration between social science and science researchers

9. Future ProjectionExpected Outcome(s)  Internal Doctoral Programmes for non- Ph.D staff (Work-Study Approach);  Preparation of Staff Recruitment and Development Plans;  Introduce Awards and incentives to motivate staff and students  More lecturers with Ph.D and improved research capacity.  Required quality staff recruited.  More staff and students with excellent performance.

10. Future Projection Expected Outcome(s)  Completion of Faculty of Art Building;  Commencement of construction of Social Science Faculty Building;  Provide more access to computers, internet facilities, and LCDs for teaching.  Increased classrooms, offices and facilities.  Enhanced use of ICT in learning, teaching and research.

11. Future Projection Expected Outcome(s)  Expand Extension services of CASS  Entrepreneurship Clinic, Internship and Career counseling programmes for students.  Consultancies, Short courses, Revamp Design Press and Jewelry Center, offer more Part-time and Distance Learning programmes; increased IGF  More students exposed to Entrepreneurship and the job market.

12. Improve Financial Management 1. Introduced budgeting at all levels; 2. Budget controlled expenditure; 3. Follow procurement procedures. FUTURE PROJECTION Expected Outcome(s)

13.  Although there are still some challenges, there are signs of gradual growth  Potential for further growth is enormous  What is needed: a) Sustained investments in infrastructure and ICT; b) Capacity building; c) Motivation and Incentives.