Bolgatanga Technical University

It was converted into a Technical University during the administration of the former president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama.

[2] The institution was established in 1999 but started rolling out its academic programs in September 2003 as Bolgatanga Polytechnic.

The university runs over twenty-five different tertiary programmes at BTech, HND and Diploma level in three Schools; Ecological Agriculture is the niche area of the university, situated in a dryland region with extensive cropping and livestock herding, relatively close to Togo and Burkina Faso.

These include the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, closer than Ghana's capital Accra, for English Language immersion training for francophone students, and industrial placements.

The University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, USA collaborates on curriculum assessment and international best practice and standards for the hospitality and tourism curricula.