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Personality of the Week: Emmanuel Kofi Nyarko

Emmanuel Kofi Nyarko

Our premier Personality of the Week for 2020 is Mr Emmanuel Kofi Nyarko,  a third-year, metallurgical engineering student. He tells us about himself, shares with us his thoughts, knowledge and experience. You gotta read this!

 Who is Mr Emmanuel Kofi Nyarko? 
Emmanuel Kofi Nyarko is an aspiring metallurgical engineer and also a business tycoon who hopes to impact society positively. I come from Akim Akyease in the Eastern Region.

What was your experience like in secondary school?
Ghana National College was quite interesting place to be. I run for the position of a head boys prefect but didn’t win. Anyways, I think it gave me exposure to the public front.

Metallurgical Engineering. Were you given the programme or you really wanted to do it? What informed your decision if you chose it?
I was given the program but I don’t regret reading Metallurgy.

 How has the programme been so far?
So far so good.

Why did you choose KNUST among all the other institutions in the country and beyond?
A science and technology university, I thought reading engineering in KNUST would be of good help and would shape me into the kind of person I wanna be after four years of undergraduate engineering.

Has there been any challenge pertaining to Metallurgical Engineering?
No

What positions have you held so far in your academic life?
Sports Prefect in junior high school.

CEO of Sopina Sobolo. Briefly tell us about your startup.
In first year, I was inspired to start a business though I didn't have the capital to begin. I therefore had to gather some money and was also supported by brothers to start this whole business in second year.

 Any achievements or special awards? 
Gentleman of my year batch in SHS.


What or who inspires you?
My dad inspires me.

Which extracurricular activities do usually engage in?
Playing football; I like swimming too.

When it comes to Metallurgical Engineering, what field are you particularly interested in and why?
Mechanical Behavior.

This is because it deals with the aspects of engineering including Strength of Materials, Solid Mechanics and Materials Science; with a deeper understanding of this course, you get to know that without the metallurgist the structures we see standing firm can’t be put up, but they are solid because we’re Core of Engineering Technology.

What do you think about the method of teaching here in the university? Is it helpful, especially for engineering students?
University should actually be a place of diverse thoughts in the lecture room and also during exams but this is the case where we’re taught with 2005/6/7/8 lecture notes. We’re also expected to read a whole lot of slides and then just a portion is brought in exam to test students. It doesn’t 'cut across.'

Do you think the world out there needs Materials and Metallurgical Engineers?
Yes. We’re the core and we form the basics

What should we expect from you in the next few years?
Something big. We just ask for more life and strength.

Please share with us your last words.
I would like to share with you one thing I live  by: Doing it right when no one is watching, which I call INTEGRITY! We all need to uphold this. Thank you very much.

Thank you Mr Emmanuel for your time and patience.

Dear reader, we hope tour time was well served. Please anticipate our next personality.
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