General Administration Division
General Administration Division provides strategic direction with respect to municipal and other general services within the University; disseminate and implement decisions of the Welfare Services Board; provide policy options on welfare-related matters for the consideration of the Welfare Services Board through the submission of papers and memoranda; liaise with the Development Office and the Estate Organisation to maintain physical facilities and environmental cleanliness of the University Campus; facilitate the implementation of the recommendations of Audit Committee Reports; execute auction through the Board of Survey; coordinate the activities of the University Security Services, Estate and Municipal services; serve on Procurement Committee; maintain equipment register in the Registrar’s Offices; liaise with the Accra Office on the operations of the KNUST Guest House; oversee the provision of logistics in the Registrar’s Offices; liaise with the Estate Office on the management of guesthouses on campus; collaborate with the Transport Department to regulate the activities of commercial vehicles on campus; oversee the management of vehicles in the Registrar’s Offices; coordinate activities of staff clubhouses on campus; liaise with the Finance Office on budgetary issues. The Deputy Registrar responsible for the Division serve as Secretary to the Welfare Services Board, Standing and Finance Committee, Development Committee, Budgetary Committee, Tender Boards (works and allied projects), and Audit Committee and any other committee/activities that may be assigned by the Registrar.
The Division has five (5) sections as follows:
- Environment and Sanitation
- Municipal Services
- Fire Management
- Security Services
- Works and Physical Development
