After testing, building, and solidifying our model, Ashesi is now sharing our learnings on a larger scale. The Education Collaborative at Ashesi brings together a consortium of institutions committed to driving high-impact education innovations as the catalyst for Africa’s transformation. Participants include public and private colleges and universities across Africa as well as a select group of secondary level institutions in Ghana.
The Education Collaborative at Ashesi brings together a consortium of institutions committed to driving high-impact education innovations as the catalyst for Africa’s transformation.
Launched in 2017, the Collaborative is grounded in the tenets of an Ashesi education: Scholarship, Leadership, Citizenship, Ethics, and Entrepreneurship. Alongside an annual gathering in Ghana, the Education Collaborative includes:
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- Conferences and workshops for university stakeholders
- Targeted mentorship and consulting programs
- A high school engagement program, “Ashesi Before Ashesi”
- Year-round support via online engagement and in-person resources
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Each Collaborative participant has the potential to impact multitudes of colleagues and students. In eighteen years of operation, just over 1,300 students have graduated from Ashesi University. Utilizing Ashesi’s learnings thus far, the Education Collaborative has the potential to impact over 1 million students across Africa.
At scale, the Education Collaborative has the potential to impact over 1 million students across Africa.
The 2021 Education Collaborative annual convening focused on entrepreneurship, employability, and diversity and inclusion within African higher educational institutions.
For more information, visit the Education Collaborative website.