Sunyani (B/A), Sept. 29, GNA -The Faculty of Forest Resource Technology, the Sunyani Campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology this year failed to offer admissions to the required number of qualified candidates expected due to infrastructural constraints.

The Sunyani Campus, admitted only 195 students, which is 18 per cent lower than last year's figures of 237.

Professor William O. Ellis, Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University, said this on behalf of Professor Kwasi Adarkwa, the Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology(KNUST) at a matriculation ceremony held for fresh students of the Sunyani Campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He said a students' hostel which is currently under construction would be completed by the end of the year and was hopeful that when completed the problem of accommodation would be checked. Prof. Ellis said overall, the University received a total of 17, 438 applications out of which it only admitted 6, 868 candidates representing 39.38 per cent of students on admission, adding 29 per cent of this were females whilst the rest were males. The Pro-Vice Chancellor said the University continued its policy of offering admission to students from less endowed schools as classified by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports and said " a total of 243 students from the less endowed schools, comprising 183 males and 60 females were admitted".

"With regards to the Sunyani Campus, the Prempeh College has the chunk of student intake of 22 making up 12.8 per cent, followed by Kumasi High School with eight students representing 4.7 per cent as well as students from Accra Academy, Juabeso Secondary School, Adisadel College and Toase Secondary School", he stated. He advised the fresh students to read regulations guiding the conduct of examinations and try not to cheat as they would be dismissed when caught.

He sounded a word of caution to the female student to dress modestly at all times by covering all critical and most sensitive parts of their body, while maintaining attractive turnout but shouldn't "dress to kill".

Professor Ellis urged them to make good use of their time on campus by concentrating on their studies, while developing their skills for critical thinking and analysis of situations with the view to applying the knowledge to help solve societal problems after school. The students later took the matriculation oath.