The first department of its kind at KsTU — training the engineers who keep Ghana’s vehicles running and its farms productive.
The Department of Automotive and Agricultural Mechanization Engineering (AAMED) was created in 2020 when the need for specialised training in these two critical fields became too big to stay under general Mechanical Engineering.
We sit under the Faculty of Engineering and Technology and focus on producing engineers who can work on modern vehicles, farm machinery, automation and the systems that power Ghana’s transport and food sectors.
Ghana needs engineers who understand both the machines that move people and the machines that feed people. We were set up specifically to produce those engineers — with strong practical training and industry links, especially to Suame Magazine.
From a section inside Mechanical Engineering to a full independent department.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering was established as one of the pioneer engineering departments of the university. It ran HND Mechanical Engineering with four options: Plant, Automotive, Production, and Metallurgy & Foundry.
Growing student numbers and the rising importance of automotive technology and agricultural mechanisation led to the creation of an independent department. The Automotive and Agricultural Mechanization section was separated from Mechanical Engineering and became the Department of Automotive and Agricultural Mechanization Engineering.
Kumasi Technical University signed an MoU with the Design and Technology Institute (DTI). DTI refurbished and retooled the department’s automotive workshop at a cost of GH₵325,000. The facility was commissioned as a Precision Quality (PQ) Model Centre on 13th December 2022. Twenty-three academic scale advisors and instructors were also trained.
The department runs programmes from Diploma and HND through Bachelor of Engineering degrees in Automotive Engineering, Agricultural Mechanization Engineering and Mechatronics Engineering, with pathways to Master’s and Doctor of Technology levels. We remain committed to practical training, industry collaboration and producing graduates who can solve real problems.
From foundation programmes to doctoral level — all focused on automotive, agricultural mechanization and mechatronics.
Auto and Agric Mechanization Engineering Students Association — the voice and engine of the department’s students.
President · AAESA
Leading the association with vision and commitment to every student in the Department of Automotive and Agricultural Mechanization Engineering.
Upgraded workshops, industry partners, and a location that puts us next to one of West Africa’s biggest automotive hubs.
Fully retooled by DTI as a Precision Quality Model Centre. Modern tools and diagnostic equipment for serious practical training.
Access to facilities developed under the Ghana–China partnership — industry-standard equipment for engineering students.
One of the largest automotive industrial zones in West Africa. Real industry exposure is not a bus ride away — it’s part of the environment.
Graduates work across automotive, agriculture, manufacturing and their own businesses.
Diagnostics, maintenance, assembly, quality control in workshops and vehicle plants.
Farm machinery, irrigation systems, post-harvest equipment and support services.
Keeping machines running in factories, transport companies and agro-processing plants.
Designing and making machine parts and small equipment for industry.
Integrating mechanical, electrical and control systems for smarter machines.
Starting workshops, service centres or agribusiness support businesses.