Global site navigation

George Jojo Boateng: 28-year-old Ghanaian Innovator Named in MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 list
People

George Jojo Boateng: 28-year-old Ghanaian Innovator Named in MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 list

by  Ebenezer Agbey Quist 2 min read
  • MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 has named 28-year-old Ghanaian innovator George Jojo Boateng in its 2021 list
  • George made the list by virtue of his venture, SuaCode.ai, that enables coding to be done on a smartphone
  • So far, over 600 students from two dozen countries have successfully graduated after studying the programme

Trending topics on the go: How we write news at YEN.com.gh

George Jojo Boateng, a 28-year-old Ghanaian innovator has been named in the MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 list for the year 2021.

In an official publication announcing the list and explaining the reasons for his selection, it is indicated that Jojo and his cofounder Victor Kumbol created an eight-week smartphone-­based coding course with their venture, SuaCode.ai.

So far, it is confirmed that the programme has had more than 600 students who successfully graduated from two dozen countries.

George Jojo Boateng: 28-year-old Ghanaian Innovator Named in MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 list
George Jojo Boateng: 28-year-old Ghanaian Innovator Named in MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 list Credit: Jojo Boateng
Source: Facebook

SuaCode.ai was created inadvertently when in 2013, as an undergraduate at Dartmouth College, Jojo teamed up with a group of friends to launch a summer innovation boot camp for high school students in Ghana.

Read also

Priscilla Khadi: Ghanaian lady makes history as 1st female SRC president of UDS, Wa Campus

When the donated laptops they’d gotten for the course broke down a few years later, they were in a fix: only a quarter of the students had laptops of their own, and buying more would overwhelm their budget.

All the students, however, had smartphones—so Boateng and his colleagues redesigned the coding module to fit a five-inch screen.

PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see YEN.com.gh News on your News Feed!

In another exciting report, Sandra A. Martey, a brilliant and beautiful Ghanaian lady graduated from the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) with a first-class and as the valedictorian of her class in 2019.

This happened 10 years after Sandra started studying Economics with Mathematics at the University of Ghana, Legon (UG).

As narrated by popular blogger, Edward Asare on LinkedIn, Sandra was unable to finish her programme at UG successfully as it was not her passion.

Read also

Ghanaian lady graduates as valedictorian 10 years after starting a degree programme

Enjoy reading our stories? Join YEN.com.gh's Telegram channel!

Download YEN's news app on Google Play now and stay up-to-date with all major Ghana news

Source: YEN.com.gh

Authors:
Ebenezer Agbey Quist avatar

Ebenezer Agbey Quist (HOD Human-Interest) Ebenezer Agbey Quist is the Head of the Human Interest Desk at YEN.com.gh. He has a BSc in Chemical Engineering from KNUST (2017) with 8 years of experience as a writer and 3 years as an editor. He has certificates in AFP courses on digital investigation techniques. At YEN.com.gh, Ebenezer has won the Outstanding Achievement for Professional Conduct Award and the Best Human Interest Editor Award. He is also the author of 3 books. You can contact him via ebenezer.quist@yen.com.gh.

Hot: