Check Out The First Female Computer Science PhD Graduate From KNUST

Check Out The First Female Computer Science Ph.D. Graduate From KNUST

Rose-Mary Owusuaa Mensah Gyening recently graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Science, making her the first female to attain that honour in the University’s history.

Rose-Mary graduated on March 12, 2021.

However, she did not have it easy attaining her Ph.D. In a Facebook post, she recounts how she had to combine studying abroad for her Master’s Degree and then later her Ph.D. while taking care of her children and managing her home.

Rose-Mary Owusuaa Mensah Gyening First Female Computer Science Ph.D. Graduate From KNUST

For that, she is grateful to God and her family to the support.

“It has not been easy but God has been faithful. I am very grateful to my family and loved ones for encouraging me to go this far. We made history together!” she said.

Rose-Mary Owusuaa Mensah Gyening First Female Computer Science Ph.D. Graduate From KNUST

Rose-Mary is proud of what she has been able to achieve and hopes other women will also be able to do the same. She wrote;

“For me, the most important is to hold the door for many ladies to pass through!… Computer Science is largely a male-dominated field but we are changing the narrative! So don’t give up, push harder and you will see the light at the end of the tunnel”.