Ashesi Innovation Experience 2016 brings college experience to over 100 high...
August 7, 2016 - 105 high school students from across Africa are spending the next two weeks at Ashesi as participants of the Ashesi Innovation Experience (AIX) 2016. In its fifth year, the high school...
View ArticleDean of Engineering School, Fred McBagonluri speaks on Innovation at Ghana...
August 10, 2016 – As part of the Ghana Energy Commission's Renewable Energy Fair 2016, the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) chaired a session on innovation within the renewable energy industry in...
View ArticleEdwina Reynolds Baiden’15: turning her attention to early childhood development
To Edwina Reynolds Baiden’15, cooking is second nature. It is not just a talent; it’s something she’s always loved to do. However, while taking Dr. Esi Ansah’s Leadership 4 class at Ashesi, she...
View ArticleHabeeb Aremu ‘14: at the frontline of software solutions in Nigeria
While at Ashesi, Habeeb Aremu '14 was always among the top programmers at the annual Career Fair programming competition. On one such occasion, as part of his prize package, he got the opportunity to...
View ArticleAshesi Economics Lecture Series: IMF Resident Representative, Natalia...
August 24, 2016 - As part of a seminar on the Regional Economic Outlook, the Ashesi Economics Lecture Series welcomed Natalia Koliadina, Resident Representative of the IMF to Ashesi’s campus. Speaking...
View ArticleMasterCard Foundation scholars build toys for children of Accra’s kayayei
A vital part of the MasterCard Foundation scholarship program is the Give Back component - an initiative that gives scholars the opportunity to give back to their communities through volunteering...
View ArticleProject Tontro: Inspiring Maker's Communities in Ghana
This is one in a series of reports showcasing civic engagement projects Ashesi students are involved with. On Saturdays fortnightly, the Science Lab at the Cosmos Basic School located at Lapaz, Accra...
View ArticleCreating learning centres to impact agriculture: Emmanuel Derry Wanye ‘19...
When Derry noticed his favourite fufu dish was off the menu at the canteen because cassava was in short supply, he realized something needed to be done to help the declining agricultural sector. “I’m...
View ArticleVolunteering at the 2016 Olympic Games: Edith Owusua Ofori'17 shares her...
While the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio brought together the very best of the world’s athletes, the games depended on the efforts of Edith Owusu Ofori'17 and the 50,000 other volunteers who worked...
View ArticleCommunity mourns late Estate manger: Raymond Agbesi
September 1, 2016 – Staff, faculty and students marked the passing of the late Estate Officer, Raymond Agbesi. Following a short illness, Raymond passed away on the evening of Sunday July 24, 2016. He...
View ArticleOn visit to Ashesi, Connecticut College President signs partnership agreement
Connecticut College has announced a partnership with Ashesi University College that will allow students and faculty from both institutions to explore opportunities for increased global learning and...
View ArticleAshesi alumna, Yawa Hansen-Quao '07, awarded Eisenhower Fellowship
Ashesi alumna, Yawa Hansen-Quao'07 has been selected as one of twenty-five Africans who make up the 2016 Eisenhower Fellows for the inaugural Eisenhower Fellowship Africa Program. She forms part of a...
View ArticleGervase Adams ’17 looks to impact community through Resolution Fellowship
Gervase Adams ’17 grew up in a community of subsistence farmers in Wa, Northern Ghana. Most of the community members, including his parents, were farmers who depended on the rain for their crops to...
View ArticleRemembering Edward Musey '18
September 8, 2016 - In a brief ceremony, staff, faculty and students joined the Class of 2018 in the Archer Cornfield Courtyard to share tributes for Computer Science junior, Edward Musey ’18, who...
View ArticleBridging gaps in science education: Samuel Agyeman ’17 and Constant Likudie...
In high school, Contsant Likudie ‘18 studied Science, taking a combination of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics. However, his first experience in a science laboratory didn’t come until late...
View ArticleJacob Dieu Amhol ’20: From Kakamu Refugee Camp to Ashesi
Unlike many freshmen who choose to keep a low profile while they steadily immerse themselves into college, Jacob Amhol '20 doesn’t have that luxury at Ashesi, even if he tried. Close to six and a half...
View ArticleCasper Annie, Director of Logistics and Facilities Management becomes Ashesi...
When Ashesi's Class of 2020 moved in to campus this week, there was one parent helping his daughter unpack, who everyone was particularly familiar with. Casper Annie, Director of Logistics and...
View ArticleAshesi welcomes Class of 2020
Ashesi welcomed the Class of 2020 to campus on Wednesday September 7,2016. This year’s class of 278 students from 18 countries, 106 high schools, and from all the ten regions of Ghana is the largest...
View ArticleThe anatomy of Ashesi's Class of 2020
From 18 countries across Africa, representing 23% of all students that applied to Ashesi this year, the Class of 2020 powers into campus as the most diverse class we have enrolled yet.
View ArticleChief of Berekuso holds durbar to welcome freshman class
September 12, 2016 - In a durbar held in the Berekuso town square, Nana Oteng Korankye II, chief of Berekuso welcomed the new freshmen to the town of Berekuso. As part of the durbar, the students were...
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