Ashesi University

Ashesi University is a leading private Ghanaian liberal arts university founded in 2002 by Patrick Awuah, a Ghanaian computer scientist and former Microsoft executive who returned to Ghana to establish a world-class African university. Located in Berekuso, Eastern Region (near Accra), Ashesi University educates approximately 1,300 students at any given time in business administration, computer science, engineering, and management information systems, with a strong emphasis on ethics, leadership, and critical thinking. Patrick Awuah has received multiple international awards including the prestigious Aurora Prize and has been recognised as one of Africa's most transformative education leaders. Ashesi is widely regarded as one of the best undergraduate institutions in Africa.