{"id":2867,"date":"2023-04-26T12:10:53","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T12:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.umat.edu.gh\/dws\/pe\/?page_id=2867"},"modified":"2023-05-05T16:36:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T16:36:11","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www2.umat.edu.gh\/dws\/pe\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1682525536125{margin-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #e3e7ea !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][stm_timeline css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1682511429260{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][stm_timeline_item img_id=&#8221;2506&#8243; title=&#8221;Vision&#8221;]<span style=\"display: block; line-height: 30px; font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\">To be a centre of excellence in Oil and Gas Engineering education in Africa and worldwide.<br \/>\n<\/span>[\/stm_timeline_item][stm_timeline_item img_id=&#8221;2461&#8243; 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