KNUST Beats UG And 29 Other African Universities To Win 2023 Pan African Debate Championship

• The KNUST Debate Society won its fourth Pan African Universities Debate Championship title, beating 30 African universities
• The victory includes an impressive performance at the 2023 Ghana Universities Debating Championship
• KNUST's Debate Society claimed 10 out of 20 speaker awards in Ghana after competing with other tertiary schools

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Debate Society emerged victorious at the prestigious 2023 Pan African Universities Debate Championship in Togo.

The debate team beat 30 African universities, including Ghanaian rivals like the University of Ghana and the University of Cape Coast.

The KNUST debate society won the title for the fourth time at the 15th edition of the Pan African Universities Debate Championship (PAUDC), held under the banner of Nutifafa 2023.

KNUST's Debate Society showcased unparalleled skill and eloquence, distinguishing itself as the only debate union to have clinched the PAUDC title four times.

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On the national stage, the KNUST Debate Society (KDS) continued its winning streak by dominating the 2023 Ghana Universities Debating Championship.

Out of the 20 speaker awards, KDS secured an impressive 10, demonstrating their exceptional prowess in debating. The accolades included coveted titles such as the overall best speaker and the second best speaker of the tournament.

Boys who wrote WASSCE exams in the same SHS become doctors

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that two friends who wrote their West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) together in Ghana have become medical doctors.

According to X user @FestusLivingst1, the duo attended and studied the same course in a Ghanaian senior high school, where they wrote the WASSCE, before heading to the same university, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

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Ghanaian Kelvin Tamakloe Graduates as Valedictorian of the KNUST College of Engineering

Meanwhile, Kelvin Tamakloe, a Ghanaian student at KNUST, achieved the title of Valedictorian in the College of Engineering after years of dedicated study.

Tamakloe attained this honour with an impressive Cumulative Weighted Average (CWA) of 84.72.

His accomplishment was widely celebrated on social media, particularly on Twitter (formerly known as X), where a post featuring his picture recognized him as the Valedictorian of the College.

Source: YEN.com.gh