What Student Services and Quick Links Are Available on the KNUST Website?

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The KNUST website (knust.edu.gh) gathers the services students use most into its top navigation and quick links: the Students Portal, Library, E-Learning Centre, HelpDesk, Academic Calendar, and Semester Registrations. You reach them from the homepage header or the "Quick links" menus, and most are direct entry points rather than pages that explain the service. The sections below describe what each link is for and when to use it.

Student quick links in the header

The top bar of the homepage carries a row of links aimed at current and prospective students. Based on the site's navigation, these include:

  • Admissions Status — check the outcome of an application.
  • Fees Schedule — open the fee schedules, which the site lists by academic year.
  • Students Portal — the main logged-in area for student records and registration-related tasks.
  • Apply Now — start an application.
  • Library — the University Library entry point.
  • HelpDesk — support for website or service issues.
  • E-Learning Centre — the online learning platform.
  • Feedback — send comments to the university.

These are navigation links, so expect to land on a login screen or a document list rather than a description page. If a link asks for credentials, that is normal; the site does not present these as open public tools.

Academic services: calendar, registration, library

Three entries matter most for planning a semester:

  1. Academic Calendar — the site publishes separate calendars by academic year (2025/2026, 2024/2025, and 2023/2024 are listed). Open the one matching your year to find semester start and end dates, examination periods, and breaks.
  2. Semester Registrations — listed under Academic Services, this is the entry point for the registration process each semester.
  3. University Library — also under Academic Services, alongside Open Educational Resources for freely available course materials.

A practical sequence at the start of a semester: confirm dates in the Academic Calendar, complete registration through Semester Registrations or the Students Portal, then collect readings and resources via the Library and Open Educational Resources.

Colleges, departments and programmes

The Academics menu groups the university into its colleges — Science, Engineering, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Art and Built Environment, Health Sciences, and Humanities & Social Sciences — with links to All Academic Departments, the School of Graduate Studies, and the Institute of Distance Learning. Use these when you need a department's own page, a programme list, or distance-learning details. Affiliate institutions are listed separately under Affiliate Institutions.

Fees and financial support

The Fees section links to schedules for the 2026/2027, 2025/2026, 2024/2025, 2023/2024, and 2022/2023 academic years. The Students' Financial Services Office (SFSO) page covers the office's background and the various scholarships it administers. Check the schedule for your specific year rather than assuming amounts carry over.

Staff and general university links

A second quick-links column serves staff and visitors: Staff Mail, Staff Portal, Staff directory, Job Application, Virtual Tour, Research Centres, Office of Grants & Research, Quality Assurance & Planning, and the Academic Calendar. The About us menu holds university history, policies, statutes, campus maps, and the Contact Us and Website Directory pages — the latter is the fastest way to locate a specific office.

Common sticking points

  • Wrong calendar year. Several academic years are published side by side; open the one that matches your enrolment.
  • Login walls. The Students Portal, Staff Portal, and E-Learning Centre require accounts. If access fails, the HelpDesk link is the intended route.
  • Fees pages are year-specific. Confirm the year label before relying on a figure.
  • Finding an office. Use the Website Directory or Contact Us rather than browsing menus.