Ashesi University
President Patrick G. Awuah, Jr. | | |
Provost | Angela Owusu Ansah | |
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Students | 1253 (January 2021)[1] | |
Location | , , Ghana 05°45′35″N 00°13′11″W / 5.75972°N 0.21972°W | |
Campus | Suburban | |
Website | www |
Ashesi University (/ɑːʃˈs/ a-shii-si') is a private, non-profit university located in Berekuso, near Accra. The mission of Ashesi University is to educate ethical, entrepreneurial leaders in Africa; to cultivate within students the critical thinking skills, the concern for others, and the courage it will take to transform the continent.[2]
Ashesi was established as an independent, public benefit education institution operating on a not-for-profit basis. The university obtained accreditation from the Ghanaian National Accreditation Board (now the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission) in September 2001 to operate under the mentorship of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), with degrees conferred by UCC. Ashesi began instruction on 4 March 2002. Ashesi University received a Presidential Charter from the President of Ghana, effective January 2018, making it an independent university that confers its own degrees.[3] It is a member of the Council of Independent Universities,[4] the Association of African Universities[5] and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.[6]
History
Feasibility study
A team of four MBA students from the University of California Berkeley's Haas School of Business travelled to Ghana to evaluate the feasibility of establishing a new university in 1998. The team administered over 3,300 surveys to students and parents; conducted interviews and focus groups with parents, teachers and business leaders; and gathered secondary information from local and international sources. The study concluded there was significant demand for a new private university in Ghana, that Ghanaian parents were willing to pay for high-quality local university education, and that the Ghanaian government supported private involvement in tertiary education.[7]
Foundation and accreditation
The Ashesi University Foundation was founded in 1999. Its name transcribed in
Campus
Ashesi University's 100-acre campus contains the Natembea Health Centre, two sports courts and a sports centre with a football field, running track and gym.[13][14] It also hosts the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre.[15][16]
The architecture borrows from the Ghanaian vernacular, with echoes of traditional compound houses, as well as elements of traditional Northern dwellings. The natural contours of the site are used in concert with buildings to create exterior gathering spaces throughout campus, as well as ramps that provide wheelchair access to buildings. Buildings are designed to maximize natural views, light and ventilation. Ground water is supplemented with harvested rainwater, filtered and treated to provide potable water all year round. A community-scale sewage and organic treatment plant provides environmental and economic benefits by converting waste to biogas for some of the campus' cooking needs and recycling treated water for landscaping.[17] The university meets 40% of its daytime electrical needs with solar power.[13]
Organisation and governance
Ashesi University has 88 teaching staff and more than 150 administrative staff[18] organised into the departments of Humanities and Social Sciences, Business Administration, Computer Science and Information Systems, and Engineering.[19] The Ashesi University Foundation,[20] which raises funding to support the mission of the university, is a United States 501(c)(3) organization.[21] The foundation is overseen by its board of trustees,[20] while the university is overseen by its board of directors.[22]
Academics and recognition
Ashesi offers a four-year bachelors programme grounded in a multidisciplinary core curriculum, featuring majors in
In 2012, the university was ranked by
See also
References
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- ^ "Educating Ethical, Entrepreneurial Leaders, with the Compassion and Courage to Transform Africa". www.ashesi.edu.gh. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Our Mission, Vision and History". ashesi.edu.gh. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Members". ciughana.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Our Members". aau.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "ACU members". acu.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Early years feasibility study". ashesi.edu.gh. 16 January 2004. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "History: Meaning of Ashesi". ashesi.edu.gh. 7 July 2002. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Our Mission, Vision and History". ashesi.edu.gh. Ashesi University. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "History – Ashesi University Foundation". Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Akufo-Addo grants Ashesi University Presidential Charter". MyJoyOnline.com. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Our Campus". ashesi.edu.gh. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ University, Ashesi (28 March 2019). "History and euphoria as Ashesi opens new sports centre". Medium. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Climate Innovation Center Launched to Support Ghana's Green Economy". World Bank. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "About | GCIC". Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Ashesi University". AdmissionsGh. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Quick Facts". www.ashesi.edu.gh. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Academic Departments". ashesi.edu.gh. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Ashesi University College – Governance". archives.ashesi.edu.gh. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Governance – Ashesi University". v6.ashesi.edu.gh. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Board of Directors (College) – Ashesi University". v6.ashesi.edu.gh. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Academic Departments". www.ashesi.edu.gh. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Ashesi Innovation Experience (AIX)". ashesi.edu.gh. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "The Next Generation Cocoa Youth Program (MASO)". ashesi.edu.gh. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "UT Bank, Rlg bosses outshine rivals –at Ghana's Most Respected CEO awards". Modern Ghana. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Prince Amoabeng is Ghana's Most Respected CEO again". Ghana Web. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Goodman AMC: Top 50 Best Places To Work in Ghana". 26 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Online, Peace FM. "Despite Group Among 50 Best Places To Work In Ghana". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Patrick Awuah | Fortune". 26 July 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Interview with Patrick Awuah | THE People". 18 January 2018. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Ashesi ranked 1st in Ghana, 9th in Africa in 2020 Times Higher Education Impact Ranking". MyJoyOnline.com. 28 April 2020. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Impact Ranking". Times Higher Education (THE). 4 March 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
Sources
- Ghana News Agency (Ghana): "Ashesi University Re-Accredited", 10 August 2005.
- "Ashesi breaks ground on new campus", August 2009.
- "Ashesi celebrates historic milestone with inauguration of its new campus", August 2011.
- Awuah, Patrick. 2019. "Courage is the cornerstone of progress". In Practicing development: Upending assumptions for positive change, edited by Susan H Holcombe and Marion Howard. Kumarian Press, Boulder.