The 2025 Ashesi University Employers Forum, held on November 14 in Accra, brought together industry leaders from technology, banking, media consultancy, and other sectors to foster collaboration and partnership between industry and the University. It highlighted the need for academia and employers to collaborate in preparing graduates for the workplace.

In the lead-up to the day’s main activities, participants were treated to poster sessions led by representatives of the various programs and centers, helping them acquaint themselves with Ashesi’s activities. Selected student projects spanning the creative arts and real estate industries were also showcased.

Welcoming participants, Director of Career Services Abigail Welbeck, noted that the forum signaled the University’s renewed commitment to working hand in hand with industry to ensure its students are prepared to lead with competence while highlighting Ashesi’s dual intake system:

“Students are now available to take up internships and project collaborations and any other experiential learning opportunities throughout the year, and not just during the traditional summer period. So, for employers, this creates an all-year-round access to Ashesi talent,” she explained.

“One perspective on the purpose of education is to unlock the potential and the capabilities and the capacity that already exists in every human being, every young person, to impact and transform the world around them to solve problems. It’s impossible to do this effectively without close collaboration with the organizations that are doing the work of impacting and transforming the world, said the Head of Computer Science and Information Systems, Dr. Ayorkor Korsah, while delivering the opening remarks on behalf of the Provost.

“And so, it’s natural that as often as possible, we should get together with employers; the individuals and organizations through whom our graduates are going to have the opportunity to really make an impact in the world.”