The Ashesi Advantage
At the heart of an Ashesi education is a transformative experience that builds critical thinking, ethical reasoning, creative problem solving, and effective leadership at every stage of higher education.
With a strong emphasis on critical thinking, courage, and concern for others, Ashesi’s academic programs build and inspire ethical, entrepreneurial leadership.
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Graduate and Executive
A Home For All
Ashesi brings together students, faculty, staff, and friends from across Africa and beyond. With nearly equal gender representation and a wide mix of cultures and perspectives, we are building a campus that mirrors the continent we seek. Respect, empathy, and truth guide how we live and learn together.
A Beautiful Campus
Our ever-growing campus combines traditional design, modern technology, and environmental best practices to create a base for young leaders from across Africa to convene and collaborate. Press play to join students Thembani Ngwenya ’26 and Daryll Dufu ’26 on a tour of our campus below.
Whether in idea exploration, building and scaling a venture, or advancing research and innovation, Ashesi’s entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem delivers the teaching, tools, and insights to enable success and impact. Our Center for Entrepreneurship connects our high-impact curriculum with experienced entrepreneurs who provide mentorship, context-based skills, resources, and access to a network necessary to launch and sustain successful ventures.
In Their Words: The Ashesi Advantage
From adjusting to campus life to discovering new strengths, students share stories about the Ashesi experience.
When Service Meets Learning
From working with refugee communities to empowering rural businesses, students at Ashesi learn by doing while making a difference.
In Their Words: Without My Scholarship, I Would Not be Here
Half of Ashesi’s students receive scholarships, and about a third pay zero in tuition fees.
“I am coming out stronger, sharper, and more hopeful than ever about what’s possible.
I was part of the first-ever cohort of master’s students at Ashesi, a continuation of a story that began when I joined the pioneering class of engineering students in 2015. Ashesi is relentless in its pursuit of excellence, and twice now I’ve had the honor of being a trailblazer here. The opportunity to learn from highly accomplished professors is one I will forever cherish.”
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Having studied at both undergraduate and graduate levels at Ashesi, David Doamekpor ’19, M’24 reflects on how Ashesi helped him grow.
Benedict Quartey ’18 who joined a PhD in AI and Robotics after completing his Computer Science degree, believes Ashesi’s new Intelligent Computing Systems (ICS) master’s program will be critical for Africa’s AI ecosystem. Here’s why.
Joe Ghartey, a Ghanaian lawyer and former Attorney-General of Ghana, now teaching public policy at Ashesi, highlights his ights the design of Ashesi’s new Law with Public Policy program.
The partnership is part of a USAID-funded initiative which supports partnerships between US and African universities, and led to the launch of the Ashesi Venture Incubator.
Watch: A Life-Saving Prenatal Monitoring System
Computer Science graduate Juliann Mc-Addy ’25 created MamaMonitor, a real-time prenatal monitoring system aimed at reducing maternal and infant mortality.
Watch: A Low-Cost, Interactive Braille Device
Electrical engineering student Erica Amoa Atta ’25 developed a low-cost, interactive braille device that helps visually impaired children in Ghana learn the alphabet through tactile and audio feedback.
Watch: Smart Health Diagnostics at Home
Bridget Kwofie ’25 and Ben Charles Abdul ’25 developed a low-cost smart urine analyzer to improve access to preventive healthcare in Ghana.
Watch: A Wearable Device to Predict Epileptic Seizures
