Ashesi University receives Presidential Charter
President Nana Akufo-Addo has granted a Presidential Charter to
Ashesi University College, making it an independent degree-granting
institution.
The Charter will be formally presented at Ashesi’s 2018 Graduation Ceremony.
A letter signed by the Minister of State for Tertiary Education, Prof
Kwesi Yankah, said the Charter was granted after a thorough assessment
of the University’s facilities and qualifications by the National
Accreditation Board.
“After a rigorous review of the university’s teaching and learning
infrastructure, curriculum, finances, staff qualifications and
governance, the National Accreditation Board presented a report to the
Ministry of Education endorsing Ashesi’s readiness for independence from
the University of Cape Coast, with which it has been affiliated,” the
letter read.
The development will come as welcome news to the University,
which submitted its application for Presidential Charter in January 2016
and was initially assured that it would be granted the Charter before
the end of that year.
A statement on the University’s website said “the Presidential
Charter is recognition of the University’s quality, strength, and impact
on higher education in Ghana and beyond. ”
Ashesi becomes the youngest private university in Ghana’s history to receive the Charter.
Click here for the full letter from the Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education
About Ashesi University
The mission of Ashesi University is to educate ethical,
entrepreneurial leaders in Africa. The University was started in 2002
with a pioneer class of 30 students and Bachelor Degree programmes in
Business and Computer Science. Today, the institution has nearly 2000
students and alumni, with additional Bachelor Degree offerings in
Management Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Electrical and Electronical Engineering. Ashesi is now
recognised as one of the finest institutions of higher education in
Africa, with a curriculum is grounded in a multidisciplinary core, that
teaches critical thinking, design thinking, entrepreneurship, ethics and
leadership.
Ashesi is recognized for its excellent graduate placement, with
almost all of its graduates receiving job offers, starting businesses or
entering graduate school within six months of graduation. Ashesi’s
graduates are considered as some of the most career-ready in Africa, and
are ranked among the best educated in the world.
Ashesi has been celebrated in Ghana and around the world for its
impact on higher education. In 2007, the founder of Ashesi University,
Patrick Awuah, was awarded The Order of the Volta, one of Ghana’s
highest national awards, for his exceptional contributions to Ghanaian
higher education. In 2012, the University was ranked among Ghana’s ten
most respected organizations in a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey of CEOs.
In 2017, Ashesi also received the World Innovation Summit in Education
Prize, one of the world’s biggest prizes in education, awarded by the
Qatar Foundation.
Source: Graphic.com.gh
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