Accra Technical University begins celebration of 70th Anniversary

Accra Technical University in Ghana is beginning its 70th anniversary celebration on April 30, 2019.

It was established in 1949 as a technical school and was later commissioned in 1957 as Accra Technical Institute. In 1963, it was renamed Accra Polytechnic and was elevated to a tertiary status in 1992. More recently, it became Accra Technical University as a result of the Technical University Act 2016.

You can read more on the GhanaWeb in "Accra Technical University to launch 70th anniversary."

Polytechnic of Namibia

Lorato Khobetsi discussed implications of a name change for Polytechnic of Namibia to become the University of Science and Technology in the Namibia Economist on February 8, 2013. 

Comments by Niilo Taapopi, Chair of the Polytechnic Council are featured in an institutional publication that also notes that the proposal for a name change was linked to a nationwide review of  the entire higher education system.