{"id":5473,"date":"2024-08-07T04:40:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T04:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.themepure.net\/acadia\/?page_id=5473"},"modified":"2026-02-03T13:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:56:13","slug":"university-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/university-history\/","title":{"rendered":"University History"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5473\" class=\"elementor elementor-5473\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-990f17c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"990f17c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23b0f81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ekit-nav-menu\" data-id=\"23b0f81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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History<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12373\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-12373 nav-item elementskit-dropdown-has relative_position elementskit-dropdown-menu-default_width elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=\"750px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/publications\/\" class=\"ekit-menu-nav-link ekit-menu-dropdown-toggle\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ekit-submenu-12373\">Publications<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1 elementskit-submenu-indicator\"><\/i><\/a>\n<ul class=\"elementskit-dropdown elementskit-submenu-panel\" id=\"ekit-submenu-12373\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-12607\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12607 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=\"750px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/publications\/\" class=\" 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elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=\"750px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/finance-officer\/\" class=\" dropdown-item\">Director of Finance<\/a>\t<\/li><li id=\"menu-item-12603\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12603 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=\"750px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/the-principal-officers\/\" class=\" dropdown-item\">The Principal Officers<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12938\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12938 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=\"750px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/directorates\/\" class=\"ekit-menu-nav-link\">Directorates<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12939\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12939 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=\"750px\"><a 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data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce38f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fce38f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a015782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a015782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tp-campus-choose-btn wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\".3s\" style=\"visibility: visible; animation-delay: 0.3s; animation-name: fadeInUp;\">\n    <a href=\"#down\">\n<span>\n<svg width=\"20\" height=\"40\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 80\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M10.0001 0.00111022L10.115 80.0071\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\"><\/path>\n<path d=\"M20 70C14.4726 70 9.99998 74.4726 9.99998 79.9999\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\"><\/path>\n<path d=\"M10 80C10 74.4727 5.52736 70.0001 -1.96429e-05 70.0001\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb3bea elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-heading\" data-id=\"9fb3bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_anima_type&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tp-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tp-section tp-el-section align-box mb-40 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-duration=\"1.5s\" data-wow-delay=\"0.3s\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tp-section-3-title tp-el-span-image  tp-el-acadia-title tp-hero-2-title tp-el-title\">Established in 1949 as a Technical School and commissioned in 1957 as Accra Technical Institute, <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9f22d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a9f22d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Accra Technical University then (Accra Technical Institute) became the first Technical University to be established. In 1963 the Institute assumed a new name as Accra Polytechnic under the directions of President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah to be a key driver of the country\u2019s industrialization process. Following the operationalization of the\u00a0<strong>PNDC Law<\/strong>\u00a0of 1992 (PNDC 321) in 1993\/1994, the Polytechnic gained tertiary recognition.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The elevation provided that the University under the Higher Education Council was vest with the autonomy to award Higher National Diploma (HND) through the National Board for Professional and Technical Examination (<strong>NABPTEX<\/strong>).<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">With the coming into force of the Polytechnic Act (Act 745) in 2007, the PNDC Law 321 of 1992 was repealed to allow polytechnics the autonomy to award Higher National Diplomas (HND), Diplomas, Certificates and other degrees that the Polytechnic may deem appropriate, all accredited by the National Accreditation Board.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Technical University Act, 2016, (Act 922) converted together with 8 other Polytechnics, Accra Polytechnic to Accra Technical University, given it a Technical University status. The elevation was aimed at enhancing technical training with emphasis on producing world-class graduates molded in excellence and professionalism in diverse technical programmes in theory and in practice.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Currently, the University has 5 faculties \u2013 Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Built Environment, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Applied Arts, and Faculty of Business \u2013 and 16 departments.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5bbe03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-heading\" data-id=\"d5bbe03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_anima_type&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tp-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tp-section tp-el-section align-box mb-40 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-duration=\"1.5s\" data-wow-delay=\"0.3s\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"tp-section-3-subtitle tp-el-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTHE JOURNEY SO FAR\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adfd73b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"adfd73b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cfe7d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cfe7d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09993b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09993b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8e3c9 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f8e3c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4dc928 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4dc928\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41dc44b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41dc44b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2L4A8558-1024x683-1-e1758121599641.jpeg?fit=1024%2C486&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12022\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2L4A8558-1024x683-1-e1758121599641.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2L4A8558-1024x683-1-e1758121599641.jpeg?resize=300%2C142&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2L4A8558-1024x683-1-e1758121599641.jpeg?resize=768%2C365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2L4A8558-1024x683-1-e1758121599641.jpeg?resize=18%2C9&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2L4A8558-1024x683-1-e1758121599641.jpeg?resize=600%2C285&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9976108 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9976108\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcdd851 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-heading\" data-id=\"bcdd851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_anima_type&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tp-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tp-section tp-el-section align-box mb-40 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-duration=\"1.5s\" data-wow-delay=\"0.3s\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tp-el-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAccra Technical University\u2019s story began in 1949 as a Technical School, with a clear mission to train skilled hands for Ghana\u2019s growing economy. In 1957, the school was officially commissioned as Accra Technical Institute, marking an important step in technical education in the country.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-635d9e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"635d9e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2431225 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2431225\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f600a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79f600a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9be906 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-heading\" data-id=\"d9be906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_anima_type&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tp-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tp-section tp-el-section align-box mb-40 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-duration=\"1.5s\" data-wow-delay=\"0.3s\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tp-el-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 1963, under the leadership of Ghana\u2019s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the institution was renamed Accra Polytechnic. This change came with a bigger responsibility: to support Ghana\u2019s industrial growth by training practical, skilled professionals who could help build the nation.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccac461 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ccac461\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-291256d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"291256d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1054\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accra-polytechnic.png?fit=1054%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12259\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8588150 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8588150\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"down\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9d0394 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9d0394\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f62c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3f62c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a34a892 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a34a892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1790\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2L4A8556-scaled-1.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1790&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12003\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4fd638 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4fd638\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952cae9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-heading\" data-id=\"952cae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_anima_type&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tp-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tp-section tp-el-section align-box mb-40 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-duration=\"1.5s\" data-wow-delay=\"0.3s\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tp-section-3-title tp-el-span-image  tp-el-acadia-title tp-hero-2-title tp-el-title\">1963<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tp-el-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA major milestone was reached in the 1993\/1994 academic year, when Accra Polytechnic gained full tertiary institution status following the introduction of PNDC Law 321. This recognition allowed the institution to operate at a higher academic level and award Higher National Diplomas (HNDs) through the National Board for Professional and Technical Examinations (NABPTEX).\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d6d0fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d6d0fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e7632e e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e7632e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd448b7 e-con-full e-transform elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd448b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:90,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_widescreen&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e12ade e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e12ade\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb1508 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-heading\" data-id=\"dfb1508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_anima_type&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tp-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tp-section tp-el-section align-box mb-40 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-duration=\"1.5s\" data-wow-delay=\"0.3s\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tp-el-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFurther progress came in 2007 with the Polytechnic Act (Act 745). This law gave the institution greater independence to run its academic affairs and award HNDs, Diplomas, Certificates, and other approved programmes, all accredited by the National Accreditation Board.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d405fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d405fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc1ca1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc1ca1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Accra-Technical-University-7.jpg?fit=1440%2C1079&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12270\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e7cfce e-transform elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e7cfce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:90,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_widescreen&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e72a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"90e72a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53da245 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53da245\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-218e627 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"218e627\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0358d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0358d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2L4A8623-768x512-1.jpeg?fit=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12004\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba2ccd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ba2ccd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8248559 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-heading\" data-id=\"8248559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_anima_type&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tp-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tp-section tp-el-section align-box mb-40 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-duration=\"1.5s\" data-wow-delay=\"0.3s\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tp-el-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe biggest transformation happened in 2016, when the Technical University Act (Act 922) converted Accra Polytechnic into Accra Technical University, along with eight other polytechnics across the country. This change elevated the institution to full Technical University status, with a strong focus on hands-on training, innovation, and professional excellence.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d034ad1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d034ad1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b11fb57 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b11fb57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a4e400 e-con-full e-transform elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a4e400\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:90,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_widescreen&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952d73e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"952d73e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bb9817 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-heading\" data-id=\"9bb9817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_anima_type&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tp-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tp-section tp-el-section align-box mb-40 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-duration=\"1.5s\" data-wow-delay=\"0.3s\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tp-el-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tToday, Accra Technical University stands as a modern institution committed to producing highly skilled, confident, and industry-ready graduates. The University currently operates five faculties Engineering, Built Environment, Applied Sciences, Applied Arts, and Business, supported by 16 academic departments that offer diverse programmes in both theory and practical training.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0af5160 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0af5160\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de627c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de627c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ATU-1.png?fit=1000%2C562&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12276\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About ATU Vision, Mission &amp; Core Values University History Publications Publications University Policies Annual Research Reports VC\u2019s Report University Council Administration The Vice-Chancellor The Pro Vice-Chancellor The Registrar Director of Finance The Principal Officers Directorates Facts and Figures X Established in 1949 as a Technical School and commissioned in 1957 as Accra Technical Institute, \u00a0Accra [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_templately_pack_id":"","_templately_imported_at":"","_templately_source":"","_templately_import_session_id":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5473","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5473"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15882,"href":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5473\/revisions\/15882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}