I almost closed down Ashesi University--Patrick Awuah

founder of Ashesi University-Patrick Awuah

The founder and president of the prestigious university Ashesi says he considered closing the university down when he started it. According to him he faced challenges when he started, among the challenges include raising money to sustain the school became a problem and made him think of enrolling his students into other universities in the country.


Patrick Awuah also stated that people did not give him the chance and needed support when he decided to setup the School, because they thought he was young and was not capable of running a private university in Ghana.
“People didn’t take me seriously when I came back and wanted to start Ashesi University,” Awuah told Bola Ray on Starr Chat on Starr 103.5FM.

Awuah added: “I did have a lot of naysayers in Ghana but I didn’t have a lot of naysayers in America… when I decided to quit Microsoft people said ‘hey’ this is a great idea, this is what life is all about you have to chase your dreams and when you are ready call us and we will see what we can do”.

“Another [challenge] was raising the money for it…we never had money for it and it was a challenge getting students into the school”.

Mr Awuah who grew up in Accra left Ghana in 1985 to pursue his own education in the United States of America.

He was later recruited by Microsoft after college where he was offered a job. He spearheaded software design for dial-up internet access, making millions in the process.

He admits that quitting Microsoft was not an easy decision and credits his American wife for supporting him.