Ghana: UMaT Beats KNUST & UG To Win Gas Challenge For Second Time

1st December 2021

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WINNER — UMat Team who won the 2021 Gas Challenge in a group photograph with their tutors and Madam Augustina Osei Asare, Chairperson of the Gas Challenge Committee

The University of Mines and Technology (UMAT), Tarkwa, in the Republic of Ghana has for second time won the Gas Challenge Competition organised by Ghana Gas Company for tertiary students.

The competition is part of the company’s endeavour to bridge the gap between industry and academics, as well as educate the general public on the company’s operations and gas-related issues.

The University of Ghana emerged as finalists in the Tertiary Institutions’ Edition, which began with Zone One on October 27, after defeating Regional Maritime University and Ghana Communication University College.

On November 2, the second zone was held, with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology coming victorious against the University of Energy and Natural Resources and All Nations University College.

On November 11, the University of Mines and Technology (UMAT) emerged victorious in competition with Takoradi Technical University and the University of Cape Coast (UCC).

The auditorium at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), where the finals were placed, was crowded with fans who had come to cheer their favourite teams. UMAT won the tournament with 61 points, three points more than the first runner-up, KNUST, after five intense rounds of the quiz.

KNUST finished second with 58 points, while the University of Ghana finished third with 44 points. UMAT, the competition’s winners, received a cash prize of $10,000.00 as well as laptop computers for all entrants.

They also received a citation and a winner’s plaque. KNUST won $5,000.00 in cash, computers for the participants, and a citation and plaque for the university.

The second-place finisher, the University of Ghana, received a cash prize of $3,000.00, computers for the participants, and a trophy and citation for the school.

Maame Aba Kwegyir-Abaidoo was named the best female contestant.

The Gas Challenge was organised in collaboration with the Ministries of Energy and Education, the Ghana Journalist Association, the National Youth Authority, Diaspora Television Network, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Graphic Communications Group, and TV Africa.