and Technology Department of Mathematics Department of Optometry and Visual Science Department of Physics Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences Institute of Distance Learning In the year 2005, the KNUST adopted distance learning as a viable complement to the conventional face-to-face system of education. This decision was made to offer opportunity for people to pursue academic programmes with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, while still on full-time employment. In October 2007, the Academic Board changed the status of the Faculty of Distance Learning to the Institute of Distance Learning. Library and digital resources The KNUST Library provides information in electronic and print formats to staff and students mainly to support teaching, learning and research in science and technology for national development. It is a depository library for all materials published in Ghana and for international institutions and organisations like the World Bank and other United Nations Agencies. Digital services are available through the Open Educational Resource (OER) as well as the DSpace repository. The Open educational resources (OER) component of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology fosters collaboration on curricula, course materials, and content; generates connections between disciplines, teachers, and learners; and inspires use of educational materials in a more effective way. KNUST Online Repository is the university's digital repository. Data for the repository is still being added. Affiliated institutions Accra Institute of Technology Akim State University College All Nations University College Central University College DataLink University College(DLUC) Garden City University College Ghana Telecom University College Ho Polytechnic Osei Tutu II Institute for Advanced ICT Studies Regent University College Spiritan Institute / Spiritan University College In December 2019, an agreement was signed between the Gambian government and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology to set up Science, Technology and Engineering University in The Gambia. In the accord, the administrative and teaching faculties will be set up, coached by and affiliated to KNUST. Research centres Bureau of Integrated Research and Development Centre for Biodiversity Utilisation and Development (CBUD) Centre for Cultural and African Studies Centre for Human Studies Dairy/Beef Research Station The Brew-Hammond Energy Centre, College Of Engineering Kumasi Center For Collaborative Research(KCCR) in collaboration with the German Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine National Institute for Mathematical Sciences (NIMS) Technology Consultancy Centre (TCC) Laboratory For Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis (LISA) Media Radio Focus FM (94.3 FM) is the university's