The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) law faculty is looking for funding to expand its facilities to accommodate the school’s expanding student body.
Speaking during the third LLB induction and award ceremony, interim dean Dr. Chris Adomako-Kwakye stated that funding constraints had prevented some important facilities from receiving a facelift.
“Concerning the capacity of the library, if a student has no class, it can’t accommodate all of them. We need to move to the stage where we can have open spaces where students can conveniently hold discussions.
“Now they have spaces, but if you want to have six, seven groups, then it becomes a challenge.
“There are law lecturers who are sacrificing to be with us so we need to get a decent office accommodation for them,” he appealed.
200 students were inducted into the faculty during the ceremony.
Dr. Adomako-Kwakye also alluded to intentions to launch a master of laws program for non-lawyers that would last a year in addition to short courses.
The vice-chancellor, Professor Mrs. Rita Akosua Dickson, encouraged inductees to draw inspiration from KNUST’s unwavering commitment to excellence in legal education.
“As a university, we continue to be very proud of the achievements of the staff and students of this faculty.
“Notable achievements include the recent award of the John Mensah Sarbah Award to its alumnus, in the person of Ebenezer Addai Osei, Esq. as well as other individual awards won by our alumni during the 2023 call to the bar.
“You have made a very smart choice with your decision to be trained here,” she said.
Ms. Amina Ali Issaka, Deputy Managing Counsel at Legal Ink, accepted an invitation to give the keynote address at the function.
