University of Mines and Technology (UMaT)

The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) is a specialised public university in Tarkwa, Ghana, with a historic mandate centred on mining, minerals, engineering, technology and related applied sciences. Its institutional origins date to the establishment of the Tarkwa Technical Institute in 1952. The institution's mandate was subsequently expanded to provide trained manpower for Ghana's mining and related industries, eventually developing into a specialised university serving the country's extractive and technological sectors.
UMaT has developed beyond its original mining-training role into a university with academic and research activities spanning mining and minerals engineering, petroleum engineering, geology, geomatic engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, mathematics, environmental and natural-resource disciplines and related fields. Its position in Tarkwa places it within one of Ghana's most important mining regions, strengthening its links with industry, government and professional bodies.