Almost one in five applications for Tier 4 visas to study in the UK from Ghana were denied in 2019 – a considerably higher ratio than other sub-Saharan African countries.

In the first five months of 2019, three out of every four African students who applied for a study permit to Canada had their applications rejected.

Leaders at British boarding schools will visit Ghana to appeal to potential students in a market where interest in UK boarding options has been "surging".

The many more institutions that come to Ghana, the many more opportunities that are offered to Ghanaians.

Indian universities are aiming to attract more students from Africa with the promise of affordable fees and standards comparable to those in Europe and the US.

President of Ashesi University College Patrick Awuah has won the World Innovation Summit for Education prize 2017, worth $500,000, at a ceremony in Qatar.

Ghana has delayed the opening of its universities and colleges by at least two weeks so that it can put in place measures to screen students coming from Ebola-hit countries, as institutions in other countries implement precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.

Lancaster University, UK, is to open an international branch campus in Ghana, Africa, later this year in what will be the only operational British IBC on the continent. Subject to approval from Ghana's national accreditation board the campus will enrol its first students in October.