Ashesi wins Educating Africa Country Award

Ashesi University College in Accra has won the Ghana country prize for the “2008 Educating Africa Pan African Award” for entrepreneurship in education.

A statement from the Accra-based University College said the award “seeks to identify and celebrate the achievements of social entrepreneurs who understand the role education can play within their communities in creating positive social change”.

It said prize winners were selected from a pool of over 100 applicants from across Africa, adding Ashesi University College was selected for their “high quality approach to undergraduate education”.

The statement said Ashesi University College over the last six years had developed an innovative approach to tackling entrenched problems in education.

The university, a private non-profit organization, offers bachelor degree programs in Computer Science, Business Administration and Management Information Systems.

Currently, close to 50 per cent of Ashesi students receive financial aid or scholarships from the university. Students are selected based on academic merit, leadership potential and need. The Educating Africa Pan African Award for Entrepreneurship in Education was sponsored by Teach A Man to Fish, see www.teachamantofish.org.uk, an international non-profit organization working to improve the relevancy, quality, and availability of education in developing countries.