{"id":2867,"date":"2023-07-13T12:10:53","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T12:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.umat.edu.gh\/dws\/pe\/?page_id=2867"},"modified":"2023-10-16T15:28:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T15:28:50","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dept.umat.edu.gh\/mr\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1473085668810{margin-bottom: 70px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243;][stm_title page_title_enable=&#8221;true&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;54px&#8221; title_margin_b=&#8221;29px&#8221;]-for Certificate Programmes under Petroleum and Natural Gas Dept.[\/stm_title][vc_column_text]<span style=\"display: block; line-height: 30px; font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\">The Minerals Engineering programme started in 1961, upon the recommendation of the Ghana Chamber of Mines to the Government to redefined the mission of the then Tarkwa Technical Institute (TTI), to incorporate the training of mineral technicians and other middle level manpower for the country\u2019s minerals industry and related industries. 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