Ho Polytechnic became **Ho Technical University (HTU)** — upgraded by an Act of Parliament in 2016, alongside five other polytechnics converted to technical universities under the Technical Universities Act, 2016 (Act 922). It is one of Ghana's ten technical universities and sits in Ho, the capital of the Volta Region. The institution began in 1968 as a technical school, was elevated to a polytechnic in 1991 under the Polytechnic Law (PNDCL 321), and then to full technical university status in 2016. Its main campus is on the Ho–Kpetoe road, with the university running faculties covering engineering, applied sciences and technology, business and management studies, applied social sciences, and art and design. It offers HND, degree, and postgraduate programmes, and it's known especially for its engineering and built-environment training in the Volta Region. The 2016 conversion was a major national reform: Ghana's polytechnics were re-badged as technical universities to shift the system toward hands-on, competency-based higher education — producing technicians, technologists and applied researchers rather than purely academic graduates. HTU's first Vice-Chancellor under the new status was Prof. Emmanuel Kojo Sakyi, and the university has since grown its programme offerings and infrastructure. For context, the other technical universities created in the same wave include Accra Technical University, Kumasi Technical University, Takoradi Technical University, Cape Coast Technical University, Sunyani Technical University, and later Koforidua, Tamale, Bolgatanga, and Dr. Hilla Limann Technical Universities. So "Ho Polytechnic" and "Ho Technical University" are the same institution — the old name simply predates the 2016 upgrade. If you need something very current — this year's admission deadlines, current Vice-Chancellor, or a specific programme's cut-off — tell me and I'll dig deeper, as those details change and I don't have a verified 2026 source in front of me.