KAAF University, a private higher tertiary educational institution located at Budumburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, has modified its logo following the receipt of a Presidential Charter granting institutional autonomy.
The unveiling of the logo preceeded with a massive floating by six thousand two hundred (6,200) students of the university to proudly create awareness of University’s reception of its presidential charter, marking a momentous milestone in the institution’s history.
Clad with the University’s embossed T-shirts, the students walked through the principal streets of Budumburam through Kasoa to Tuba amidst wild jubilation to demonstrate to the general public that they have fully accepted a charter granted to their university.
This significant development comes after the university received the Presidential Charter in December 19,2024, granting it the authority to award degree certificates to its students.
This charter marks a significant milestone in the university’s growth and development, as it provides the institution with the legal backing to award degrees independently.
A Branding Committee was established to drive the changes, which included broad consultations with staff, students, and other stakeholders.
The committee’s recommendations resulted in the modification of the university’s logo.
The university’s history dates back to 2006 when it was founded by Mr. Michael Aidoo.
Initially, the institution focused on providing engineering programs but later expanded to include business, law, nursing, and computer science.
Admissions began in the 2008/2009 academic year with a handful of pioneering students.
Over the years, the university has experienced significant growth, with its student population increasing to approximately six thousand (6,000.),
The institution offers various programmes in engineering, business, law, nursing, and computer science.
Before receiving the Presidential Charter, KAAF University was affiliated with renowned institutions, including Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) for engineering and business programs.
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GlMPA for its law program, and University for Development Studies (UDS) for it computer science and nursing programs.
The receipt of the Presidential Charter and the subsequent modification of the university’s name and logo mark a new era for KAAF University.
The institution is poised to expand its reach and impact, both locally and internationally, as it continues to provide quality education and research opportunities to its students.
He explained the charter marks a transaction from affiliation to independence, affirming the university’s commitment to academic excellence, innovation,and global competitiveness.
He reaffirmed that since the university was granted a charter by the central government, it means that all the certificates to be awarded from the university to the completing students are genuine to meet the global employment opportunities or demands.
He announced that university plans to introduce profession-oriented medicine program including master’s programs.
He assured that the university intends to introduce its first doctorate program very soon.
Speaking in an interview with the journalist the President of the KAAF University Students Representive Council (SRC), Mr Mahama Abudu on behalf of the students expressed their profound gratitude to management of the University for their efforts to successfully receiving the charter for the university granting institutional autonomy.
He described the charter as a good news to the students, saying the new initiative would go along way to help the completing students to be recognized in the job market locally and internationally.
“Often times, some of the students facing challenges after graduation because after they have graduated their transcript delayed from the mother affiliation institution so at now this pressure of delaying our transcripts are going to thigs of the past,” he noted amidst jubilation.
Stroy by Opanyin Darko@C/R