The Provost of the College of Science at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Philip Antwi-Agyei, has paid a research visit to the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) in Accra, as part of efforts to forge a strategic collaboration between the two institutions.

The visit, which brought together researchers, and officials from both sides, centred on identifying pathways for joint research initiatives and institutional partnerships aimed at advancing science, sustainability, and natural resource management across Africa.

Prof. Fatima Denton, the Director of UNU-INRA, welcoming the provost expressed her delight at the visit and stressed the significance of the visit in promoting institutional partnership and research collaborations.

Prof. Antwi-Agyei, who holds a distinguished professorship in Climate Change and Sustainability Science, explored how the College of Science could leverage UNU-INRA's pan-African research mandate to co-develop innovative solutions to the continent's most pressing environmental and resource challenges.

UNU-INRA, a research and training institute operating under the umbrella of the United Nations University, focuses on building Africa's capacity to manage its natural resources sustainably.

The partnership with the College of Science is expected to open significant opportunities for joint publications, researcher exchanges, knowledge exchange, and policy-relevant research outputs.

The visit signals a growing recognition within Ghana's higher education sector of the importance of aligning academic research with global sustainability frameworks, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).