ASHESI UNIVERSITY

Premium Bank donates $30,000 to support entrepreneurship at Ashesi 

Local commercial bank, Premium Bank, has donated $30,000 to the Ashesi Enterprise Fund (AEF) to support student-led entrepreneurial initiatives and boost the entrepreneurial landscape at Ashesi.

In 2015, the Business Administration Department set up the AEF as an educational fund to support the growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at Ashesi. Its objective is to provide student ventures with proof of concept grants and soft loans, to help them validate their business models, products and services. This structure helps make student ventures develop appropriate go-to-market strategies, as well to take their products and services to market.

Entrepreneurial training is a core component of Ashesi’s mission to educate ethical and entrepreneurial leaders. Through courses like Foundation of Design and Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurship capstone seminar and initiatives like the Ashesi Venture Accelerator, students get the opportunity to explore entrepreneurship on multiple levels through their stay at Ashesi.  

“Through support like the grant from Premium Bank, the students are able to test their concepts, and come up with validated business concepts that are ready to go to market,” added Dr. Agyepong. “By going through the process, and with the aid of the fund, they are able to build skills and learn lessons, and have the opportunity to fail in a controlled environment.”

Over the years, Premium Bank has spearheaded support for start-ups and small and medium sale enterprises across the country. Through initiatives like the Ghana Start-up Awards, the financial institution has helped shed a larger spotlight on the entrepreneurial landscape in the country.

“For us at Premium Bank, we thought the best way to do something about Ghana’s challenges and gaps in development, was to support the entrepreneurial sector,” said Kwasi Tumi, Managing Director of the Premium Bank. “If we do this properly, we know that over time, the multiplier effect of this gesture will be bigger. While the idea is to make a concrete difference in helping small start-ups and companies, we also believe that if industry and corporate Ghana have the right association with the educational sector, we know that we'll produce the kind of graduates needed to ensure that the economy progresses as expected.”

ASHESI UNIVERSITY

Pearl Esuah-Mensah named Chairperson of Ashesi's University Board

            

Ashesi is happy to welcome Pearl Esua-Mensah as the new Chairperson of our Board of Directors. Pearl takes over from Charles Cofie, who served as Chairperson from 2015 to 2017, and will continue to serve as a member of the Board. Pearl joined the University Board in 2014, and prior to being named Chairperson, served as head of the Board’s Finance Committee.

She has over 20 years of management experience in Banking and Finance, and also has experience leading and consulting for businesses across multiple sectors in globally. She is currently the Group CEO of Media General — a media and communications company that owns and operates TV3, 3FM, Onua FM, Connect FM, Akoma FM and MG Digital Ltd. Until her appointment as Group CEO of Media General, she was the CEO of Feniks Ltd, a business consulting firm she founded to support the growth of medium sized and small businesses. 

She has served as Deputy Managing Director of UT Bank, Director of Finance and Administration at UT Financial Service Limited, Group Financial Accountant, Parity Group Plc and Group Reporting Accountant, Kantar Group. In 2014, she was named the Finance Personality of the Year at the National Women in Finance Awards.

She is a Founding and Executive Council member of the Executive Women Network — a non-profit organisation committed to providing a platform for women to achieve their professional goals, to be influential and to fully realise their potential.

Pearl is an ACCA fellow (FCCA), with an MBA in Finance from Manchester Business School (UK), and a BSc in Business Administration from the University of Ghana.

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LUG has modern teaching facilities and international faculty.

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VINCENT POL UNIVERSITY, POLAND.

A word from the Rector 

Vincent Pol University in Lublin, Poland was created in order to meet the expectations of young people willing to achieve their professional aims and develop their passions. It has been accredited by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education from 12 July, 2000 (DNS-1-0145-396/Eko/2000) and registered under the ordinal number 186. 

The University offers a range of full-time Master and Bachelor degree programmes, which are mentioned below.

Long – cycle Studies (5 – YEAR Master’s degree programmes): 

1.  PHYSIOTHERAPY

First – cycle Studies (3 – YEAR Bachelor’s degree programmes): 

1. BEAUTY SCIENCE 
2. TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT 
3. SPORT SCIENCE 
4. ENGLISH PHILOLOGY 

Second – cycle Studies (2 – YEAR Master’s degree programmes): 

1. PHYSIOTHERAPY 
2. INTERNATIONAL TOURISM 

Furthermore, as one of very few higher education institutions in Poland, besides degree programmes in Polish, we also provide degree programmes in English. Currently international students from 45 countries of Europe, Asia, Africa and America constitute 40% of all our students.
The University Authorities prioritize internationalization as a major part of their development strategy. For that reason the University has recently expanded international cooperation by establishing partnerships with new universities in Europe and Asia.

At the same time, within the Erasmus+ Programme, we were granted funding for student and staff mobility, not only within European Union countries, but also in Asia and Africa. We strongly believe that students’ participation in international exchange, which is provided for our students every year, will result in acquiring international experience, and will improve their career opportunities.
The University provides modern facilities, such as a lecture hall which can hold up to 200 people; a wide range of lecture rooms adapted to the needs of different courses such as physiotherapy, kinesiotherapy, beauty science, biomechanics, massage, chemistry, tourism, hotel industry, gastronomy, geography and IT; recreation rooms; library; cafeteria.
We can also boast the Academic Physiotherapy Centre, which is a modern clinic, recommended not only for VPU students, but also for the city citizens.

Our University has been developing rapidly and adapting quickly to the needs of the job market.
We are one of a few universities in Poland that have gained good reputation for teaching physiotherapists, which is underlined by the fact that we belong to The World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT).

We would like to invite you to Vincent Pol University. 

Rector of Vincent Pol University prof. dr hab. Witold Kłaczewski

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ASHESI UNIVERSITY

Interview with Patrick Awuah Jr

Mr. Patrick Awuah is the founder and president of Ashesi University College, a private, not-for-profit institution in Accra, Ghana. The university’s first class in 2002 consisted of just 30 students, who studied in a rented house; it now educates nearly 900 students on a 100-acre campus. Mr Awuah was previously a programme manager for Microsoft, where he spearheaded software design for dial-up internet access. He holds bachelor’s degrees in engineering and economics from Swarthmore College, in the US, and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. In November, he was awarded the World Innovation Summit for Education (Wise) Prize for Education 2017.

Where and when were you born?Ghana, 1965. 

How has this shaped you?Growing up in Ghana, I got to witness different leadership transitions. I saw in a direct way how Ghana’s fortunes waxed and waned based on decisions made by the country’s different leaders. I also saw many people build businesses from scratch, which ended up creating more jobs and supporting the country’s economy. It taught me two things: good leadership makes a big difference to the success of any society; also, I learned that as difficult as it may seem, it is always possible to build an idea and create something that could influence the lives of many people.

Why did you found Ashesi University College? What makes it different from other higher education institutions?I founded Ashesi to educate ethical, entrepreneurial leaders in Africa, to help young people [develop] skills and courage and [be inspired to] go on to help transform their continent. Ashesi was one of the first universities in Africa to blend the liberal arts and sciences with professional majors. Ashesi is also one of the few institutions on the continent to have made a focused decision to embed ethics in its curriculum, with the goal of helping address corruption in Africa.

You recently won the Wise Prize for Education. What will you do with the $500,000 (£374,000) prize money?The Wise Prize was an honour but I consider it high recognition not just for myself but for the entire Ashesi community. With this in mind, I gifted the prize money to the university, to support the work that we are doing.

How do you see the future of higher education in Africa?I believe that higher education should evolve to place more emphasis on ethics and good leadership, and I hope that this happens. I believe that universities will grow to become an integral part of lifelong learning and that university education won’t be something that ends. The rate of change in knowledge and technology will make this an important function in the future.

What kind of undergraduate were you?I was quite conscientious and tried to achieve a balance between my academic work, practising the martial arts and working on campus to earn money. I tried to take full advantage of the resources and opportunities that came my way and I had a few close friends. There were also a few faculty and administrators who I built close relationships with.

What was your most memorable moment at university?I remember taking a class in medieval poetry. On the first day of class, the professor arrived a little late and when she walked in she was reciting poetry. I remember being very struck by it and it was the first time that I really understood what poetry was. I had studied poetry before and learned about poetic structures but that was the first time that I realised that poetry was also musical. It was beautiful.

How has your experience at Microsoft influenced you as a university leader?Microsoft taught me that small teams of smart and dedicated people can do profound things and make great breakthroughs. I learned that people do their best work when they get along and respect the people who they are working with.  

What advice do you give to your students?That relationships matter and that trust is priceless to enable this. I remind students that trust is something that they earn through their daily decisions and behaviours.

If you were a prospective student now facing high tuition fees, would you go again or get a job?I would go to college again and look for scholarship opportunities to help finance my education. It was well worth it for me.

Tell us about someone you admire.My father. Growing up, I always looked up to him.

What are the best and worst things about your job?Nothing beats seeing our students and alumni succeed and feeling proud to see Ashesi be part of their stories. It’s the best part of my job.

What keeps you awake at night?[Fears that] the work I have done at Ashesi [could] be undone and [prove] ineffective in the long run. I am working to minimise the chances of this happening and this involves proper succession planning and getting alumni to feel a strong sense of ownership for this institution, among other things.  

Do you live by any motto or philosophy?Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. These words, inspired by Goethe, have inspired me since beginning the work to create Ashesi.

What would you like to be remembered for?As someone who always did the best that he could.

ellie.bothwell@timeshighereducation.com 

source:www.timeshighereducation.com

LANCASTER UNIVERSITY

                    Executive MBA Graduation Celebration

On 27th January, 2018 LUG had a celebratory dinner for their first EMBA cohort who graduated in December 2017. 

                                     Congratulations to our EMBA Class of 2017!