Ashesi University

It was a great pleasure to set foot today on Ashesi University's new campus.  Dean of Students Dr. Adzo Ashie picked us up this morning on the big Ashesi bus as it made the long journey to the beautiful site north of Accra.  I presented some thoughts on Ghanaian education to about two dozen students and staff who then had a lively discussion on how to balance innovation and tradition.  I then sat in on a writing class and was extremely impressed by the culture of the university.  The entire university works to encourage and inspire its students, who upon graduation are much sought after by West African employers.  The university is  profiled in The White Man's Burden as precisely the sort of African-led enterprise that those of us in the western world should be supporting in any way that we can, and it is a leader on the continent in inquiry-based education.
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