Accra Institute of Technology
{{Short description|Private higher-education institution in Ghana}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Accra Institute of Technology (AIT)
| image = Accra Institute of Technology logo.png
| image_size = 220px
| motto = Service, Leadership, Scholarship
| established = 2009
| type = Private
| president = Professor Clement K. Dzidonu
| students = 2,450
| city = Accra
| state = Greater Accra Region
| country = Ghana
| campus = Urban
| colours = Dark blue and Light blue {{color box|DarkBlue}}{{color box|LightBlue}}
| affiliations = {{Plainlist|
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| website = {{URL|http://www.ait.edu.gh/}}
| coor = {{coord|5|33|58|N|0|15|41|W |type:edu_region:GH |display=inline,title}}
| logo = Accra Institute of Technology Logo 2.jpg
}}
The Accra Institute of Technology (AIT),{{Cite web|title=Home {{!}} Accra Institute of Technology|url=https://www.ait.edu.gh/|access-date=2021-06-05|website=www.ait.edu.gh}} is an independent technology-focused research university based in Accra, Ghana. The university comprises six schools and three institutes.
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.{{Cite web |date=2014-05-06 |title=AIT partners MIT; The No. 1 University in the world |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/AIT-partners-MIT-The-No-1-University-in-the-world-308394 |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} AIT |url=https://ait.edu.gh/about-ait/about-us |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=ait.edu.gh}}
AIT is equally a leading research university in Ghana with over 250 enrolled on its PhD programs.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-23 |title=AIT graduates 5 PhDs, 17 PhD candidates, 13 Master’s, 116 Bachelor’s |url=https://www.classfmonline.com/news/education/AIT-graduates-5-PhDs-17-PhD-candidates-13-Master-s-116-Bachelor-s-29533 |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=www.classfmonline.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Okeowo |first=Yinka |date=2021-09-03 |title=Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) graduates eighth batch of PhDs |url=https://techeconomy.ng/2021/09/accra-institute-of-technology-ait-graduates-eighth-batch-of-phds/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=TechEconomy.ng |language=en-GB}}
Accreditation
AIT{{Cite web|title=Home {{!}} Accra Institute of Technology|url=https://www.ait.edu.gh/|access-date=2021-06-05|website=www.ait.edu.gh}} is accredited by the National Accreditation Board (Ghana), of the Ministry of Education in Ghana{{Cite web|title=Ministry of Education – Changing Ghana Through Education|url=https://moe.gov.gh/|access-date=2021-06-05|language=en-US}} to offer campus-based and open university programs in various fields.{{cite web |url=http://www.nab.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=272:accra-institute-of-technology-ait&catid=60:private-tertiary-institutions-offering-degree-prog&Itemid=185 |title=Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) |publisher=National Accreditation Board |accessdate=22 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819212422/http://nab.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=272:accra-institute-of-technology-ait&catid=60:private-tertiary-institutions-offering-degree-prog&Itemid=185 |archive-date=19 August 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} The campus-based programs are offered at the undergraduate level in engineering, computer science, information technology and business administration.
Collaborations, affiliations, and partnerships
= Academic =
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST){{cite web |date=March 21, 2013 |title=Accra Institute of Technology Affiliates with KNUST |url=https://www.knust.edu.gh/academics/affiliate-institutions# |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812195631/http://knust.edu.gh/news/news-items/accra-institute-of-technology-affiliates-with-knust |archive-date=August 12, 2013 |accessdate=2013-10-20 |df=mdy-all}}
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA{{Cite web |date=2014-05-06 |title=AIT partners MIT; The No. 1 University in the world |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/AIT-partners-MIT-The-No-1-University-in-the-world-308394 |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}
- Open University Malaysia{{cite web|url=http://www.oum.edu.my/oum/index.php?c=oum2&v=art_view&domid=1&parent_id=44&cat_id=57&art_id=446&lang=eng |title=OUM in Africa |date=January 18, 2011 |accessdate=2013-10-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230231710/http://www.oum.edu.my/oum/index.php?c=oum2&v=art_view&domid=1&parent_id=44&cat_id=57&art_id=446&lang=eng |archivedate=December 30, 2013 }}
- AIT Learning Management System forming part of LEMSAS formally known as LeMASS – an online academic program delivery and administrative system
- MIT OpenCourseware system{{cite web |url=http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/education/200805/16026.php |title=MIT, AIT enter partnership |date=August 6, 2008 |accessdate=2013-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222075949/http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/education/200805/16026.php |archive-date=2015-12-22 |url-status=dead }} – provide access to lecture notes, handouts and other learning resources of 1800 courses offered at MIT OpenCourseWare
- Open University Malaysia (OUM) Learning Management System – myLMS hosting learning materials and resources to be accessed by AIT students registered on the OUM programs and
- AIT-Online – E-University learning support resources
= Industrial =
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Ghana
- Ministry of Communications, Ghana
- Office of the Head of the Civil Service, Ghana
- The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority
- OMATEK Computers (Nigeria)
References
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See also
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100418160814/http://www.nab.gov.gh/nabsite/index.php National Accreditation Board]
- [http://www.ait.edu.gh/ Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) – Campus-Based Site]
- [http://www.ait.edu.gh/ Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) – Open University Site]
- [http://www.ait.edu.gh/ Official website]
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Category:Universities in Ghana