With Africa’s fast-growing population, scaling up education is a constant priority. In this forward-thinking talk, engineer, educator and entrepreneur Patrick Awuah, the founder of Ashesi University, asks: How can we build an education system that fosters creative and empathetic entrepreneurs?

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Filmed at We the Future: Talks from TED, Skoll Foundation and United Nations Foundation.
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