Media Mentions
Selected stories and reflections on Ashesi’s work and its people in the press and around the web. For media enquiries, kindly contact: website@ashesi.edu.gh
MyJoyOnline, Microsoft executive, Ashesi University co-founder praises Ghana for One Million Coders initiative
MyJoyOnline, STOP NCD expands ‘NCD-CareNet’ intervention, pilots ‘Nutribot’ to combat NCDs
Graphic Online, 3 Female students sweep WAEC distinction awards
GNPC Ghana.com, GNPC Inspires Next-Generation Talent at 2026 Ashesi Career Fair
City Newsroom, GCIC graduates final cohort of Canada-funded SURGE Programme
WeAreTech.Africa, Philip Boye-Doku Builds Fintech Platform PayBox for African SMEs and Consumers
Condia, I entered tech through strategy’: The non-coder route that shaped myStash’s Onyinye Stephanie
Ghanaweb, Stories From Accra’ exhibition opens at Ashesi University with artist talk by Aku Addy
MyJoyOnline, Ashesi hosts Kensei Kai Foundation’s maiden Inter-University Karate Camp
City Newsroom, Jennifer Anum: From charcoal seller’s daughter to Ashesi Law Student
The Ghana News Agency, 70,000 cases resolved through ADR in Ghana over a decade – Prof Kudonoo
Business & Financial Times, Ashesi University wins CFA Institute Research Challenge: Set to compete at regional final in Egypt
MyJoyOnline, Cambridge conference spotlights future-ready education in Africa
Nigeria Startup News, 60% of African Universities Lack AI Policy – Report
MyJoyOnline, Beyond the Hills: A different story unfolds at Ashesi University
MedicalXpress, African scientists push for homegrown pharma innovation
AfricanBusiness, AI in Africa’s universities: Bridging the gap between promise and readiness
ModernGhana, Southshore University launch sparks call for ethical and values-driven leadership
University World News, Innovation should serve humanity, says education leader
NewsGhana, German Development Agency Graduates 30 Green Businesses in Ghana
MyJoyOnline, Removal of Chief Justice could have unintended consequences – Ashesi Professor cautions
NewsGhana, Expert Proposes Faith-Based Networks Bridge Post-NSS Employment Gap
NewsGhana, Youth Development and Empowerment Minister Backs Local Universities Like Ashesi
ModernGhana, Can Ghana’s Tertiary Institutions Breed the Next Generation of Ethical Leaders?
MyJoyOnline, Coping With Non-Literacy in Parliament
University World News, Africa’s Development Needs Requires Its Higher Education Sector to Evolve
Africa.com, Tackling Unemployment Through Entrepreneurship Ecosystems In Higher Education
MyJoyOnline, Ashesi and McGill Universities spotlight Experiential Learning’s impact on entrepreneurship among students and alumni
Cision, Patrick Awuah, Others, Honored for Global Leadership in Peace Innovation
Daily Guide Network, Former MP Joe Ghartey Embarks on New Academic Adventure at Ashesi University
IFC, Harnessing Collaboration in Higher Education to Boost Employment Outcomes
University of Toronto, A global educator who wants to transform leadership in Africa, Patrick Awuah receives U of T honorary degree
University World News, Ashesi was born to transform African education
Citi Newsroom, German Development Corporation, Ashesi University announce €1.2m partnership for green entrepreneurship development
New Times Rwanda, Ghanaian university to set up monument in remembrance of Genocide against the Tutsi – The New Times
Times Higher Education, Ashesi University tackles new African challenges
University World News, Commitment, growth and shared lessons in African Higher Education
Ghanaweb, From cleaner to graduate: Francis Addo’s inspiring journey at Ashesi University
Ghanaweb, Africa needs selfless and transformational leaders – Ashesi University President
Business & Financial Times, Ashesi University emerges winner of CFA Institute Research Challenge
MyJoyOnline, Ashesi student develops low cost automated pet feeder
Business & Financial Times, Ashesi awards US$65,000 to 10 alumni business ventures
Business & Financial Times, Collaborative research project launched between Ashesi, McGill University
MyJoyOnline, From National Science and Maths Quiz champions to Ashesi engineering students
MyJoyOnline, Ashesi University, Impact Investing Ghana receive grants from Catalytic Capital Consortium’s Grantmaking Program
CSIS Building the Future Podcast, Unlocking Africa’s Innovation Agenda
Der Spiegel, How to Train Africa’s Leaders of Tomorrow
The Economist, A booming Population is Putting Strain on Africa’s Universities
Global Washington, Ashesi University Foundation Organization Profile
Global Washington, Educating Ethical Leaders for a Sustainable Future
Marist News, Advancing the Social Good in Ghana
MyJoyOnline, Mastercard Foundation Scholar at Ashesi Working to Reduce Poverty in Upper West Region
Berkeley Haas, MBA grads: Be Brave, Embrace Your Power to Change the World
CNN, Google has opened its first Africa Artificial Intelligence lab in Ghana
CNN, ‘Ghana is the future of Africa’: Why Google Built an AI Lab in Accra
Foroyaa, Farmers In Gunjur Benefit From Skills Development, Climate Resilient Project led by Ashesi students
Berkeley Haas, Patrick Awuah & Steve Etter Named 2019 Commencement Speakers
Quartz, Moving abroad for school changed my life—that’s why I went back home
SXSW, An Interview with Patrick Awuah: A SXSW EDU Keynote speaker
‘Ghana is the future of Africa’: Why Google built an AI lab in Accra
WISE Words, Educating Ethical Leaders with Patrick Awuah
Business Ghana, Universities must build Partnerships
Modern Ghana, Ashesi University Gets Presidential Charter
Ghana News, Ashesi founder named ‘African Man of the Year’
The Conversation, Start-ups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged
Portland Business Journal, Lessons from the Classroom in Ghana
PBS NEWSHOUR, This University in Ghana Focuses on Critical Thinking to Change Attitudes on Corruption
Wharton School of Business, Raising a New Generation of Female Leaders in Africa
GeekWire, An engineering program with 40% women? How this Microsoft vet cracked the code for gender diversity
Northwestern University, Ashesi alumna selected as 2017 Buffett Award winner
World Economic Forum, 5 things Africa’s future leaders should know
Deutsche Welle, Transforming Africa with science and technology? (2016)
USAID, How to Build a Top-10 University in Africa (2016)
Sakamanje, In the Spotlight with Patrick Awuah (2016)
Venture Africa, What Happened in Ghana in 2015 (2016)
Africa.com, Two Ghanaians are Transforming Education in Africa (2016)
NPR, How Did Ebola Volunteers Know Where To Go In Liberia? Crowdsourcing!
Forbes, iLab, a Tech Refuge in Liberia’s Capital, Finds Solutions to Ebola Crisis
Forbes, Bolder Giving for Stronger Impact
BBC, Leaving the UK and going ‘home’ to Ghana
New York Times, For Guidance, Would-Be Philanthropists Turn to Peers
Connecticut College, College delegation seeks partnership with innovative liberal arts college in Ghana
Mail & Guardian, Bold African universities pushing boundaries
Graphic Online, Dr. Esi Ansah: The Ghanaian Educationist who Conquered Mt. Kilimanjaro
Time Magazine, The Cloud Will Be the Key to Our Robotic Future
MasterCard Foundation, Five Scholars Leading Change in Science
Seattle Times, Tech only a tool in social change, ex-Microsoftie says
CNBC, Ghanaian Millionaire Quits Microsoft to Build University
All Africa, Ashesi Partners with GE and Ghana National Petroleum Corporation
World Economic Forum, Africa’s Social Entrepreneurs of the Year Honored
CNN, Ashesi on CNN
NPR, How Can Education Improve African Leadership?
Stanford Social Innovation Review, Path to a New Africa
Seattle Times, Homegrown leadership is key to development in Africa
Swarthmore College, A New Model of Leadership for Africa
Los Angeles Times, Ghanaian Sees Education as Key to Africa’s Future
Seattle Times (via Ghanaweb), Patrick Awuah: A Hero Of Our Time!
Ghanaweb, Ashesi University responds to messages of support from Ghanaians
Featured: Bold commitments at Education Collaborative Convening
In a gathering that signalled shifts in how African universities could better serve students on the continent, some 300 education leaders, faculty, students, and development partners from 16 countries met in Kigali, Rwanda, for the 2025 June Convening of The Education Collaborative.
Featured: Ashesi President, Patrick Awuah, Named 2025 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate
The Sunhak Peace Prize’s recipients have contributed significantly to realizing peace for people of diverse nations, races, religions, and ideologies.
