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Ashesi student to represent Ghana at business leadership summit
September, 2006

Ashesi Senior Keren Mettle-Nunoo has been selected as the female representative from Ghana to the Summit for Africa's Young Business Leaders (SAYBL) in Washington D.C. and New York in December 2006.  This year's summit will focus discussions on the themes of “Africa as a place of opportunity” and “The challenge of leadership in Africa.”  As one of SAYBL’s fourteen participants Keren will have the opportunity to meet Wall Street executives and visit some of America’s most renowned financial institutions.

 

The first two days of SAYBL will be held in Washington at the offices of the World Bank. The events for the remainder of the week will be held in New York City at the corporate offices of several global investment banks. SAYBL is fully sponsored by the International Finance Corporation (the private sector arm of the World Bank), Diageo Africa and Ecobank Ghana.

Student selected to participate in international leadership programme
September, 2006

Sara Mills, Ashesi Class of 2007, has been selected to participate in the British Council InterAction Leadership Programme.  Sara will be one of 15 representatives from Ghana who will participate in a series of events and seminars in Ghana and the United Kingdom throughout the year.   The programme is designed to encourage dialogue about some of the greatest challenges facing Africa today, and to build a network of future leaders who understand and support the UK's commitment to Africa.  Through peer learning opportunities participants will challenge their assumptions and learn new perspectives.  The program was designed in partnership with Questions of Difference Ltd. and LEAD International.

Ashesi welcomes the Class of 2010
August, 2006

We are pleased to welcome the Class of 2010 to Ashesi.  Class of 2010 is the largest and most diverse class of students to date, numbering 100 students, with members from Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Nigeria, Palestine and the United States.  For the first time, we have come close to achieving gender parity.  The Class of 2010 comprises 48% women and 52% men.  We wish all the members of the Class of 2010 the best of luck as they begin their Ashesi education.  Click here to learn more about the new members of Ashesi's student body.

Sam Jonah joins Ashesi Board
August, 2006

Ashesi University Foundation is proud to welcome Sam Jonah KBE, former CEO of Ashanti Goldfields Company Ltd. to our Board of Trustees.  Mr. Jonah is known as one of Africa's top business executives and is a committed advocate for improved education throughout Africa.  He brings a wealth of experience to our leadership team.

Mr. Jonah served as the CEO of Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited from 1986 until June 2004 , and led the transformation of Ashanti from a one-mine operation into a multinational. In 1996, Ashanti, which had listings in London & Ghana, became the first operating African company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Currently, the Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, Mr. Jonah serves on various boards including Anglo American Corporation of South Africa, Transnet, Amplats and the African Regional Advisory Board of the London Business School. He was previously a member of the Governing Body of the School of Oriental and African Studies and a Trustee of the Camborne School of Mines of the Exeter University. He currently serves on the International Investment Advisory Councils of Presidents Thabo Mbeki (South Africa), President Kufuor’s (Ghana) and President Obasanjo (Nigeria).  He is a member of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Global Compact Advisory Council.  In 2003, he was Co-Chairman of the World Economic Forum held in Durban, South Africa.

Mr. Jonah was educated at Camborne School of Mines in Cornwall and the Imperial College of Science & Technology, London, was appointed the President of AngloGold Ashanti Ltd following the merger of AngloGold Ltd and Ashanti Goldfields Co Ltd in April 2004.  In this capacity, he shared the strategic leadership of the company with Bobby Godsell, CEO of the Group.

He has been decorated with several awards and honours, among them the honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc) degree awarded jointly by the Camborne School of Mines and the University of Exeter (UK). In 2003, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain & Northern Ireland and Head of the Commonwealth conferred on him, an honorary knighthood as Knight Commander of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE). The award was in recognition of his exceptional achievements as an African businessman, a leading business executive from the Commonwealth and an international public figure. He was awarded Ghana’s highest national award, the Companion of the Order of the Star in 2006.

In December 2004 CNN /Time named him as one of 25 Business Influentials setting the global standards for management, ethics, marketing and innovation.  In October 2004 the Mining Journal conferred on him the Industry’s Life Time Achievement Award.

For his excellent leadership, and for his holistic approach to implementing Ashanti Gold's community programs, Ashesi University College through its affiliate University in Ghana, University of Cape Coast, honoured Dr. Jonah with the degree Doctor of Humanities in 2005.

Ashesi opens new campus building
August, 2006

Ashesi University is expanding once again. This summer, the University adds a fourth academic building to its campus. The new building, to be known as Building 3B is adjacent to the University’s third building. The new campus space comes at a time when Ashesi welcomes its largest freshman class – class of 2010.  With a total campus population of well over 300 the new facilities will be welcomed by all.

The Building 3B has a lecture hall capable of sitting 50 students and new administrative offices. These additional offices will allow for expansion of the University’s library when several administrative departments move to the new building. In addition to its new lecture hall, the new facility will host a computer engineering workshop where students will learn how to assemble computer workstations.  Thank you to all of our donors who helped make this expansion possible.

Faculty Profile: Daniel Torvinyo
July, 2006

Mr. Daniel Torvinyo is a member of Ashesi’s Business Administration Faculty and teaches courses in Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Investments and Corporate Finance.  He holds a BSc in Business Administration and an MBA in Finance from the University of Ghana, Legon. While studying for his MBA, Daniel traveled to the United States to participate in a research programme for a year at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts.  After graduating from the University of Ghana he worked for several years in Ghana's financial sector.  Mr. Torvinyo started as an adjunct lecturer in August 2004, and became a full time lecturer at Ashesi in January 2006.

As a lecturer, Mr. Torvinyo has a passion for teaching and enjoys providing challenging academic work to help bring out the best in his students.  When asked what has impressed him most about Ashesi, he conveys the precocious desire of students to achieve excellence, and creativity.  Mr. Torvinyo’s goal is to train his students to be adept in their chosen career path. He admires the students who are not just focused on academics, but also apply themselves to the practical aspects of their coursework such as participating in internships and service learning projects.    Mr. Torvinyo believes Dr Patrick Awuah’s vision of creating a world class University in Ghana “ is the missing link in Africa’s education.” 


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