The Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) has held its 22nd graduation ceremony, with 572 students graduating from its doctoral, master's and bachelor's programmes.
The ceremony saw eight PhD, 69 master's and 495 bachelor's graduates receive their degrees. The bachelor's graduates comprised 405 from AIT's campus-based programmes and 90 from its Open University programmes.
A key highlight of the ceremony was the graduation of eight new PhD scholars, taking AIT's cumulative number of PhD graduates to over 100. The University has now graduated PhD scholars for the 14th time.
AIT President, Prof. Clement K. Dzidonu, described the achievement as a significant milestone for the relatively young university and noted that more than half of AIT's PhD graduates have attained professorial rank within three years of graduating.
AIT's impact is also increasingly evident across Ghana's higher education sector. According to Prof. Dzidonu, faculty members of most public and private universities in Ghana include PhD graduates of AIT, while academic and senior administrative staff from almost all public and private universities have undertaken doctoral studies at the University.
The University's postgraduate research programmes span Engineering, Information Technology, Education and Business Administration, supporting AIT's commitment to research, innovation and Ghana's science, technology and innovation agenda.
The Chairman of the AIT Board of Trustees, Emeritus Prof. Ivan Addae-Mensah, commended the University for meeting important milestones despite its relatively young age, saying AIT is "fast becoming a world-class private technological university."
Addressing the graduating class, Prof. Dzidonu urged them to embrace continuous learning in a rapidly changing world shaped by Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies. His message was centred on the "Sovereign Lifelong Learner"—graduates who take ownership of continually developing their skills, knowledge and professional capabilities.
He challenged the Class of 2026 to "See the Opportunity, Explore the Possibility and Create the Difference," urging them to use their education not only to build careers but also to create value and contribute meaningfully to society.
AIT is accredited by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission to offer both campus-based and Open University undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. It is affiliated with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology for campus-based undergraduate programmes, and the Open University of Malaysia for Open University undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at the Masters and PhD levels.
