University of Mines and Technology – University in Tarkwa

The University of Mines and Technology, known as UMaT, is a public university in Tarkwa, in the Western Region of Ghana, at the heart of the country's gold mining belt. Its origins go back to the Tarkwa Technical Institute founded in 1952, and it became a full university in 2004. UMaT specialises in mining engineering, geological engineering, minerals engineering, petroleum and natural gas engineering, environmental and safety engineering, geomatics, mechanical and electrical engineering, and computer science. It works closely with the mining and oil industries and also has a campus at Essikado in Sekondi. Students and visitors can contact the registrar by phone or email.