Ashesi University is a private university, based in Ghana that differentiates itself from other universities in the country with its emphasis on professional development as well as leadership and how to be better citizens. Four years after it was founded, 100 percent of its first class of graduates are employed (90 percent within the first three months of graduation) and 80 percent of the second class had job offers before graduation. Students work and intern with top companies in Ghana and abroad, including major international finance organizations. The founder, Patrick Awuah, quit his job at Microsoft Corporation in Seattle to contribute to the development of his native country by helping to educate its next generation of leaders.