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Ashesi University Foundation

Seattle, WA, US • 5 - 9 Employees
College/University

For 17 years, Ashesi University in Ghana has fostered ethics, innovation, and entrepreneurship in a diverse community. The curriculum combines majors in business, computer science, MIS, and engineering with a liberal arts core and a four-year focus on leadership development. Ashesi's 1,000 students come from 22 African countries. Half are women and half receive financial aid. Together, they develop a deep sense of civic responsibility and technical excellence in their fields and gain the vision necessary to navigate and lead in a changing world. Every year since Ashesi's inception, 93-100% of each graduating class has gained employment, entered graduate school, or launched their own business within six months of starting their search. Over 90% of alumni have chosen to stay and work for progress in Africa.The Ashesi model is working, and Ashesi's founder, Patrick Awuah, has received the WISE Prize for Education and was named a MacArthur Fellow in recognition of Ashesi's impact and potential.Since its founding, Ashesi University has partnered with Ashesi University Foundation in Seattle, WA to cultivate a global community of donors and advocates. Ashesi Foundation donors help fund the university's growth, program development, and student scholarships. In 2011, the Ashesi community celebrated the inauguration of our new campus home in Berekuso, Ghana. In 2015, we launched our engineering program with a commitment to gender balance.Now we are working to extend the Ashesi education to more students by growing to 1,200 students by 2020.