Over 2,000 participants from 100 countries were present at the event.
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Mr. Awuah said: "I decided to create a new university in Ghana, not because of a lack of universities in my country, but a lack of universities teaching 21st-century skills.
He said, “There was too much emphasis on rote learning and memorization, much less on critical or independent thinking, ethics or collaboration.”
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“I decided to open a university that would offer young Ghanaians and Africans the opportunity to excel and become problem solvers - the next leaders of Africa," he added.
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