Kofi Ahovi

 Computer science students at the University of Ghana will soon be able to take an idea from a lecture hall to a working product, after MTN Ghana and the University of Ghana (UG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build the country's digital talent pipeline through the MTN Ghana Digital Excellence Awards and the Tɛkyerɛma Pa AI Hackathon. Signed at MTN House in Accra, the agreement closes the long-standing gap between what students learn and what industry needs. It gives them access to real business problems, industry mentors and the technology to build answers, with the strongest ideas backed to move from prototype to deployment. Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Stephen Blewett, said the partnership was about making sure Ghana's best young minds have somewhere to take their ideas, and that the solutions powering the country's digital economy are built at home. This meeting together now is a step forward in strengthening the bridge between academia and indus...

The University of Ghana has launched a project to help address graduate unemployment and promote entrepreneurial skills development among students in the country. Dubbed, ‘Innovation for African Universities Connecting Accra Project’, the initiative, which is being spearheaded by the Officer of Research, Innovation and Development (ORID) of the UG, is in collaboration with the Imperial College London (ICL) and the impact hub, Accra. The project is fully funded by AMG fertiliser, a freezones company owned by a Ghanaian — Ernest Appiah. Project The two-phased project seeks to understand the entrepreneurial needs of students and help provide the needed support. The first phase was done through a series of roundtable discussions and virtual coaching sessions after which student entrepreneurs were sampled and engaged to understand their needs. The second phase of the project climaxed at the University of Ghana campus with the finalists pitching their projects. It began with an official laun...