University in Ghana
Weija, Accra, Ghana
University profile
Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) is a technology-focused private university in Accra, Ghana, accredited by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) and affiliated to Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). It is modelled on institutes of technology such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and describes its motto as service to humanity, leadership and success in scholarship.
AIT runs both campus-based and open university (online) systems at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and is credited with pioneering open university education in Ghana and the West Africa sub-region. Open university students study through the LEMASS learning management system and attend 4-5 scheduled weekend tutorial sessions on campus within a trimester. The institute partners with Open University Malaysia (OUM) for its open programmes.
Teaching is organised in four schools: the Advanced School of Systems and Data Studies (ASSDAS), the AIT Business School (ABS), the School of Advanced Technologies, Engineering and Science (SATES) and the School of Education and Instructional Technologies (SEIT). Programmes range from Certificate of Technology (CTech) and Diploma of Technology (DTech) awards through BSc and BEng degrees (including Civil, Computer and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology and combined business and IT degrees) to masters programmes such as the MBA, Master of Information Technology and Master of Occupational Safety and Risk Management, and PhD programmes in information technology, business administration and education.
Students may pursue more than one certificate, diploma or degree at a time, for example Computer Science alongside Computer Engineering. All undergraduate degree programmes include a supervised industrial attachment (internship) in the summer after Year 3, placed by the university and credited towards the degree. The AIT Graduate Entrepreneur Institute supports students who want to start their own businesses, and students can join clubs including a Google Developer Students Club. An annual National Science and Technology Expo lets students present capstone projects to the public.
Learning resources include free access to lecture notes, lecture videos and audio through LEMASS, an e-library of over 800,000 e-books, e-journals and learning videos and audios, and, under a cooperation agreement with MIT, access to MIT OpenCourseWare materials on over 2,000 courses over the campus network. Foreign applicants may apply from outside Ghana by form or through the online registration portal.
AIT offers financial-aid and work-study programmes to help students defray the cost of their education, and an AIT Flexi Fee payment plan designed around students' financial circumstances. Details of eligibility and amounts are available from the admissions office at admissions.ait.edu.gh.
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View scholarships for Accra Institute of Technology →Applicants need the Senior Secondary/High School Certificate Examination (SS/HSCE) or the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate (WASSCE), or an equivalent, with an aggregate of 24 or better in six subjects, including passes in three core subjects (including Core English and Core Mathematics) plus three electives. For Engineering or Computer Science programmes the three electives should include Elective Mathematics and Elective Science (Physics, plus Chemistry or Biology). The same aggregate applies to the Diploma of Technology (DTech) programmes.
SS/HSCE or WASSCE.
MBA and Master of Information Technology: a bachelor's degree with honours or its equivalent in any field; work experience is an added advantage for the MBA. Master of Occupational Safety and Risk Management: a bachelor's degree in science, engineering, technology management or a related area with a minimum CGPA of 2.50 or equivalent accepted by Senate, or a lower CGPA with at least 5 years of working experience.
Normal entry is a master's degree in the related field (for example computing for the PhD in Information Technology, education for the PhD in Education), or a first-class bachelor's degree in the related field from OUM or another institution recognised by Senate while registered for a master's degree and passing a qualifying examination.
Applicants within Ghana and abroad can apply online through the instant online registration portal, or download the application form (printable, Word or PDF), complete it, pay the application processing fee at any Ecobank branch using the bank details on the form, and send the form with a copy of the pay-in slip by post or registered mail, or email the completed form to the address on the form. The September 2026 intake was open for applications.
Facilities include engineering and computer laboratories, the LEMASS learning management system, the AIT Online e-learning platform with over 10,000 e-learning resources, and e-libraries holding over 800,000 e-books, e-journals and learning videos and audios.
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