Student Council holds debate between students and staff and faculty
April 5, 2016 - One of the goals of the Academic Committee of the Ashesi Student Council is to nurture curiosity and vitality within the community, while encouraging the students to be thoughtful,...
View ArticleManasseh Awuni and Kathleen Addy speak on integrity at Ashesi
April 6, 2016 - Manasseh Azure Awuni, former national Journalist of the Year, 2011, and Kathleen Addy , communications consultant and social activist visited Ashesi to speak on “The need for Integrity...
View ArticleDiscovering new worlds: Ashesi explores possibilities in Virtual Reality
For as long as he can recollect, Jonathan Dotse ‘13 has been obsessed with a world beyond this. So when he discovered virtual reality (VR), even though the technology was still in its fledgling state...
View ArticleOgilvy and Mather Ghana sponsors Ashesi brief-writing competition
April 7, 2016 - As part of the curriculum for the Strategic Branding class, one of the projects students work on involves writing advertisement briefs for brands. “The exercise is part of the class’...
View ArticleFour MasterCard Foundation scholars attend the Clinton Global Initiative...
March 30 - April 3, 2016 - On Wednesday 30th March 2016, four of Ashesi’s MasterCard Foundation Scholars left for San Francisco to attend the two-day prestigious Clinton Global Initiative University...
View ArticleDalai Lama Fellow, Derick Omari '17, works to improve computer literacy among...
Sophomore, Derick Omari’17 has been selected as the 2016/2017 Dalai Lama Fellow at Ashesi. As part of his nomination, Derick receives $6,000 to expand his tech-ed initiative, “Tech Era.” Tech Era aims...
View ArticleDalai Lama Fellow, Derick Omari '18, works to improve computer literacy among...
Sophomore, Derick Omari’17 has been selected as the 2016/2017 Dalai Lama Fellow at Ashesi. As part of his nomination, Derick receives $6,000 to expand his tech-ed initiative, “Tech Era.” Tech Era aims...
View ArticleTraining entrepreneurs through design thinking
Freshman, Samuel Agyeman Prempeh '19 believes his startup TLS has a revolutionary solution for eliminating repulsive odours from your refrigerators. The product, Ordel refrigeration system, uses an...
View ArticleBerekuso junior high school students showcase projects in IT exhibition
April 20, 2016 – The pioneering class of Tech Era, a community engagement initiative, held an exhibition in Ashesi's Norton Motulsky hall to showcase projects they worked on as part of their six-month...
View ArticleClass of the 2016 marks "Senior's Day"
August 20, 2016 - Even though every graduating class is expected to have a final send-off bash before commencement, “Senor’s Day” never grows stale. For one day during their final semester, for a brief...
View ArticleA New Dawn focuses on empowering girls through "Yewo Mmaasima"
April 21, 2016 – In line with their mission to empower young girls in Berekuso, A New Dawn held “Yewo Mmaasima,” translated from the local parlance as “We have cultured ladies.” The aim of this event...
View ArticleLocal hiphop artistes M.anifest and Jayso join class at Ashesi
April 22, 2016 - “If music and creativity is not inspired, it will lose steam and fall flat,” said local rapper, M.anifest, to members of the African Philosophy Class. In what was the final session of...
View ArticleAshesi Library Committee launches Ashesi Reading Challenge
April 27, 2016 – In a brief ceremony at the Todd and Ruth Warren Library, the Ashesi Library Committee launched the Ashesi Reading Challenge. The goal of the challenge is to encourage members of the...
View ArticleIn pursuit of passion: Alfred Achiampong '16 chooses art
Alfred always carries a sketchbook with him - it is impossible to know, or even predict when and how inspiration will come. And when it comes, he doesn't suppress it. With pencil, pen or marker in...
View ArticleHow alum Thierry Gnanih '13 went from Ashesi to Google
In 2011, a team from Google Ghana visited Ashesi to introduce the Google Student Ambassador programme to students. The programme was being launched in Ghana, and provided an opportunity for students to...
View ArticleStudents pitch business ideas to investors and business leaders
April 28, 2016 - A cross-section of investors and business leaders attended the final capstone presentations for the Entrepreneurship class. Final year students pitched their businesses, ideas and...
View ArticleAlumnus David Dei-Awuku '13 shares his ambitions for media, journalism and law
At Ashesi, David Dei-Awuku '13 was often the go-to Master of Ceremonies for student events. From spoken word shows, to award ceremonies, he would often be seen and heard sharing his enthusiasm. After...
View ArticleExperience Ashesi this summer!
Ashesi’s June-August break offers faculty and staff an opportunity to take stock of the previous year, prepare for the next and earn some well-needed rest. Ashesi's campus, however, remains very much...
View ArticleClass of 2016 marks "Seniors' Day"
April 20, 2016 - Even though every graduating class at Ashesi is expected to have a final send-off bash before commencement, “Seniors' Day” in it's fourth year, never grows stale. For one day during...
View ArticleA New Dawn focuses on empowering girls through "Yewo Mmaasima"
April 21, 2016 – In line with their mission to empower young girls in Berekuso, A New Dawn held “Yewo Mmaasima,” translated from the local parlance as “We have cultured ladies.” The aim of this event...
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