The one-year programme offers full scholarships in artificial intelligence and data science to Ghanaians studying in China and at home, with internships attached.
Young Ghanaians will get the chance to train in artificial intelligence (AI) and data science under a new scholarship programme launched in China by Ghana's Ambassador to China, Kojo Bonsu.
The China-Ghana Youth AI Talent Development Programme was launched in Zhoukou, in China's Henan Province. Daily Guide Network reports that the initiative grew out of the ambassador's GenZ AI Club, a youth group he set up for Ghanaians in China.
Who is running it
The programme is a partnership between the Ghana embassy's youth club, APUS Technology Co., Ltd., an AI company based in Beijing, and Zhoukou Normal University.
Full scholarships are on offer for two groups: Ghanaian students already in China, and students based in Ghana. Members of the GenZ AI Club in China will attend classes in person, while those at home will join the same lessons online.
The course runs for one year. The scholarship application window is already open.
Jobs at the end of it
Students who perform well will be offered internships at APUS Technology, giving them hands-on work experience. The company is also expected to offer job contracts to outstanding students in both countries, focused on building AI tools for Ghana's economy.
Ambassador Bonsu said the aim is to build a pool of skilled young Ghanaians who can solve local problems. "We want to create a growing network of young Ghanaian professionals capable of developing solutions to challenges in agriculture, healthcare, education and finance," he said.
He also asked those selected to pass on what they learn, urging them to return home and share the skills with other students, universities and technology groups across the country.
Why it matters
Ghana, like much of Africa, is watching the global rush into artificial intelligence from the outside. Most of the big models and tools are built elsewhere, and the skills needed to build them are concentrated in a handful of countries. A scholarship route that puts Ghanaian students inside a Chinese AI lab, and then inside a Chinese AI firm as interns, is one attempt to close that gap.
The design of the programme also matters. By running online classes for students still in Ghana alongside the in-person cohort in Zhoukou, the organisers avoid making travel a condition for learning. That widens the pool well beyond the small number of Ghanaians already studying in China.
For Ghanaians in the United States and elsewhere in the diaspora who follow education and technology policy at home, the programme is a sign of how Ghana's mission in Beijing is using its China relationship: less on formal agreements between governments, more on direct training and job placement for young people.
The source report did not state the number of places available, the application deadline, or the eligibility requirements. Prospective applicants would need to check with the Ghana embassy in China for those details.
