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The Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) is a technology-driven private university, accredited by the National Accreditation Board (NAB) of Ghana.

The university is modeled on internationally renowned institutes of technology like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the California institute of Technology (CALTECH) - both universities are consistently ranked in the top ten of the global rankings of universities worldwide.

AIT is ranked the top private university in Ghana by the Ghana Tertiary Awards. The university also received the Best Technology University in Ghana Award for a number of years. AIT is equally a leading research university in Ghana with over 250 enrolled on its PhD programs.

AIT operates both campus-based and online (open university) systems at both the undergraduate and the postgraduate (graduate) levels. and it is credited with pioneering open university education in Ghana and in the West Africa sub-region.

Central University College is an educational Initiative of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC).

It has its origins in a short-term Pastoral training institute, which was started in October 1988 by ICGC. It was later incorporated, in June 1991 under the name, Central Bible College. In 1993, the name was changed again to Central Christian College.

The College later upgraded its programmes to the baccalaureate level, and in line with national aspirations, expanded its programmes to include an integrated and practice oriented business school, named Central Business School

Universities in Ghana | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

MASTER DEGREE Master of Business Administration (MBA)2 Years • Blended MBA 2yrs • Master of Computer Application (MCA)3 Years • Master in Finance Management (MFM)2 Years • Master of Science (M.Sc.IT)2 Years • MBA in International Business • Master of Business Administration in Petroleum and Natural Gas • Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management 2yrs • Master of Business Administration in Finance 2 yrs • Master of Business Administration in Information Technology 2 yrs • Master of Business Administration in Marketing BACHELOR DEGREE • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) 3 Years • Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) 3 Years • Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) 3 Years • Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.IT) 3 Years • Bachelor of Finance and Investment Analysis • Bachelor of Arts in Economics • Bachelors of Journalism & Mass Communication • Bachelors of Tourism Administration

A professional institution that offers various courses under the following programmes: 1.Professional 2.Degree 3.Diploma 4.Post Graduate

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Ashesi is a private, non-profit liberal arts university located in Ghana, West Africa. Our mission is to educate a new generation of ethical and entrepreneurial leaders in Africa; to cultivate within our students the critical thinking skills, the concern for others and the courage it will take to transform their continent. We offer a four-year bachelors programme grounded in a liberal core curriculum, featuring majors in Business Administration, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. With an academic program designed in collaboration with some of the world's best universities, and in partnership with local and multinational employers across Ghana, Ashesi has pioneered an educational experience like no other in Africa.

Education, arguably, is the key to human growth and development of a society or nation. Qualitative, innovative, practical and holistic education is the hallmark of the complete Catholic education world over. Catholic University College of Ghana, Fiapre is just one of such acclaimed Catholic Institutions.

The College began as a merger of two visions in January 1974. A group of Ghanaian Christians had a vision of an interdenominational, evangelical institution of a high academic standard, which would train men and women for all types of Christian Ministry. The second group comprised expatriate missionaries who had a vision of an institution to train workers from the well-established church in southern Ghana for a thrust into northern Ghana and neighboring countries where the church was relatively very small. Evangelical Christianity in Ghana in the late 1960's and 1970's was characterized, among other things, by intimate interaction and collaboration and blurring of denominational, mission and group distinctions. The Worldwide Evangelization for Christ (WEC), which was one of the missionary groups in the second group of missionaries, had acquired property in Kumasi on which they had built four dwelling houses and a radio studio with plans to construct a large building to serve as the beg

The College has its roots in Ghana Telecom’s flagship Training Centre, which was one of a kind in West Africa. It was first used as a Royal Air Force (RAF) Training School during the Second World War and subsequently handed to Cable and Wireless to train Telecommunications Technicians for British West African Countries (i.e., Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and The Gambia). In 2005, Ghana Telecom’s management upgraded the infrastructure and equipment to modern standards in preparation for converting the training centre into a university for telecommunication and multimedia engineering & information technology. On November 01, 2005, GTUC was granted authorization to continue its preparation for accreditation from the National Accreditation Board (NAB). On March 30, 2006 GTUC was given accreditation and registered in terms of regulation 12(1) of the Tertiary Institutions (Establishment and Accreditation) regulations 2002, L.I. 170

The Islamic University was established in 1995 with the acquisition of land with the principal mission of training the youth to qualify as professional men and women who will not only meet the highest standards and expectations of the Ministry of Education, but will also be imbued with the commitment to serve in deprived areas in general and Muslim communities in particular; training the youth to qualify as professional men and women.

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Kaaf University College aims at the provision of quality tertiary education which turns out competent and confident graduates in the areas of Engineering and Business Administration. The university is expected to blaze a new trail by effectively combining academic studies with field practical training. It is to produce graduates who are practical-oriented without of course sacrificing academic and scholastic excellence. It will engage in teaching and research with a lot of emphasis on extension work. It would prepare graduates to establish careers in their chosen areas of specialization and through its problem-based teaching and extension services, train practitioners who would be prepared to go to the field and dirty the hands, applying theory to practice.

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The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) was established in 1951, and located in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital of Ghana as the Kumasi College of Technology. It is Ghana’s foremost institution for Science and Technology education and one of the finest in Africa. The University has a student capacity of nearly 50,000 comprising undergraduate and postgraduate students from all over the world, especially, from the African continent, offering courses ranging from Art, Business, Law, Science and Technology. The KNUST presents an environment for teaching, research and entrepreneurship training in science and technology for the industrial and socio-economic development of Ghana and the whole of the African continent and offers service to the community. The main university campus, which is about seven square miles in area, is located about eight miles (13 km) to the east of Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital.

The Lancaster University Ghana is the only one of its kind in West Africa developing into a major teaching and research university of international standing. It is committed to producing graduates who have skills and knowledge to meet Ghana's industrial, societal and governmental needs. The campus is also open to students from other West African countries and offers them a new UK higher education opportunity on the African continent. Students will be able to study a wide range of subjects including management, law, international relations, computing and psychology.

MGU Ghana has been conceptualized to become a leader in higher education. It will ensure the finest learning in the fields that are relevant, current and futuristic to meet the requirements of business and industry in a challenging international environment. It will provide its students the best resources that are conducive for transforming them into managers, entrepreneurs and leaders. International class campus in the heart of the city, experienced faculty, industry led curriculum and a modern learning style guarantee a world class career building experience to its students.

The idea of establishing the university came up at the 36th Annual Conference held in cape coast 1997. The Methodist University College Ghana (MUCG) was granted by the National Accreditation Board as a private tertiary institution in August 2000. The vision is to promote and develop academic excellence, spirituality, morality and service within the Ghanaian society. In the 2002, the Methodist University’s application for affiliation to the University of Ghana was approved. The quest of the Church in establishing the university is to impart knowledge and skills in disciplines relevant to national development within the context of general global development, and at the same time an all-round development of the student mentally, physically and spiritually on the basis of Christian principles.

Pentecost University College is a Mission University established by the Church of Pentecost. It evolved from The Pentecost Bible College which initially trained only Lay Leaders and full time Ministers for the Church.

The Presbyterian Church has contributed immensely to education in Ghana. The church has established many schools and educational centres across the country to promote education. With the establishment of the Presbyterian Training College (PTC), it was hoped that, like the Fourah Bay College in Sierra Leone, it might one day be upgraded to a university. However, after several years, it was not until 1996 that the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana at that time took the bold decision to initiate steps into establishing a university.

The Regent University College of Science and Technology, Regent-Ghana, is located in Accra, Ghana. It was registered in September 2003 as a company limited by guarantee. It received accreditation to operate as a tertiary institution in 2004, and in January 2005 it started its maiden lectures with about 30 pioneer students at its maiden campus, the Trinity Campus, at Mataheko, near Accra.

The University for Development Studies was established in 1992 as a multi-campus institution to serve the four northern regions of Ghana (Brong-Ahafo, Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions) in which rural poverty and environmental degradation are generally prevalent. The University is expected to blaze a new trail in higher education by effectively combining academic work with practical hands-on training and experience and work among the communities encompassing its sphere of influence in particular and rural areas in the country, generally. The objective is not only to train students to live and work in rural communities, but also to equip them with the relevant skills and expertise to prepare them for self-employment. The Third Trimester Field Practical Training Program is a distinguishing feature of the University. Eight weeks of the third trimester are devoted to a practical work and extension among the local communities. During this period, the students live in the local

The University of Cape Coast is one of the rare sea front universities in the world. It was established in October, 1962 as a University College and placed in a special relationship with the University of Ghana, Legon. On October 1, 1971, the College attained the status of a full and independent University, with the authority to confer its own degrees, diplomas and certificates by an Act of Parliament - The University of Cape Coast Act, 1971 [Act 390] and subsequently the University of Cape Coast Law, 1992 [PNDC Law 278]. The University was established out of a dire need for highly qualified and skilled manpower in education to provide leadership and enlightenment. Its original mandate was therefore to train graduate professional teachers for Ghana's second cycle institutions and the Ministry of Education, in order to meet the manpower needs of the country's accelerated education programme at the time. Today, with the expansion of some of its faculties and the diversification of

The University of Cape Coast is one of the rare sea front universities in the world. It was established in October, 1962 as a University College and placed in a special relationship with the University of Ghana, Legon. On October 1, 1971, the College attained the status of a full and independent University, with the authority to confer its own degrees, diplomas and certificates by an Act of Parliament - The University of Cape Coast Act, 1971 [Act 390] and subsequently the University of Cape Coast Law, 1992 [PNDC Law 278]. The University was established out of a dire need for highly qualified and skilled manpower in education to provide leadership and enlightenment. Its original mandate was therefore to train graduate professional teachers for Ghana's second cycle institutions and the Ministry of Education, in order to meet the manpower needs of the country's accelerated education programme at the time. Today, with the expansion of some of its faculties and the diversification of

The University of Ghana is the oldest and largest of all Ghanaian universities and tertiary institutions. It was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast, and was originally an affiliate college of the University of London, which supervised its academic programmes and awarded degrees. It gained full university status in 1961, and now has nearly 40,000 students. The original emphasis was on the liberal arts, social sciences, basic science, agriculture, and medicine, but (partly as the result of a national educational reform programme) the curriculum was expanded to provide more technology-based and vocational courses and postgraduate training. The university is mainly based at Legon, about twelve kilometres northeast of the centre of Accra. The medical school is in Korle Bu, with a teaching hospital and secondary campus in the city of Accra. It also has a graduate school of nuclear and allied sciences at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, making it one of the f

The University of Health and Allied Sciences was established by an Act of Parliament (ACT 828 of December 2011) as a public university in Ghana. The main campus including the central administration is in Ho. A second campus is to be located in Hohoe. The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) is a publicly-funded institution with the following vision and mission: Vision A pre-eminent research and practically oriented health educational institution dedicated to community service. Mission To provide quality educational opportunities to students and healthcare professionals, advance knowledge through scholarship and research and provide patient care and services that improve health and quality of life. In setting up this institution, it is the intent to provide an avenue to train different health professionals needed to attend to the health needs of the citizens. Strategic Goals UHAS will fulfil its mission by achieving the following strategic goals: Institute curricula and pedag

The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) started as the Tarkwa Technical Institute (TTI) on 3rd November, 1952 but was officially commissioned by the Government of Ghana, more precisely by His Excellency the Governor of the Gold Coast, Sir Charles Noble Arden Clarke, on 7th October, 1953. In 1961, the Government, upon the advocacy of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, redefined the mission of TTI to incorporate the training of mining technicians and other middle level manpower for the country’s mining and related industries

Valley View University was established in 1979 by the West African Union Mission of Seventh-day Adventists. In 1997 it was absorbed into the Adventist University system operated by the West Central Africa Division (WAD) now West Central African Division of Seventh-day Adventist with headquarters in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The Ghana Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, (organized in 2000), serves as the local manager of the University