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The Rector of the school, Dr Wilberforce Dzisah gave this warning in his address at the matriculation ceremony to induct newly admitted students for the 2016/2017 academic year. "No shorts or miniskirts are to be worn for lectures. Clothes which expose your vital parts shall not be entertained,” he warned the fresh men and women.  According to him, management of the school noticed that indecent dressing among students especially the ladies is on the increase and added that  this warning goes to all students including continuing students. He  warned that anyone who refuse to comply with this directive would be sanctioned. “Management will apply sanctions with regards to any violations of these directives,” he added. Dr Dzisah reminded the fresh men and women that the primary aim of every students was to study and successfully complete their prescribed academic programmes and that such provocative clothing had the tendency to sway them off their focus. ...

The admission of the first batch of students into the Kumasi Technical University has stalled as hackers cause the school’s official website and admission portal to shut down. The two systems of the school, formerly Kumasi Polytechnic, have been down for two months, making it impossible for prospective local and international students to access it for download of registration forms, prospectuses, fee payments and general information. Authorities say the cyber criminals are demanding money as a condition for restoring the system. Kumasi Polytechnic is one of the first six polytechnics to be converted into technical universities. Vice-chancellor, Professor Nsowah-Nuamah, revealed this at the 3 rd  International Conference on Applied Science and Technology in Kumasi. “Hacking into the website of organisations and institutions have become the order of the day and Kumasi Polytechnic has been a victim of this menace. For the past two months or so, our website has been...