Kofi Baidoo and Angela Osei -Kufuor, both third year Business Administration students, were chosen after a series of interviews by a recruitment panel from Goldman Sachs. Selected students will be flown to London to participate in the programme from April 4 through 13 2006.

The programme is designed to introduce university students from around the world to the activities of the Equities and Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities divisions of Goldman Sachs. The programme involves a wide range of events including seminars led by FICC professionals, rotations through the various business units that make up the division, challenging assignments and a host of social events.

According to Patrick Awuah, President of Ashesi University, "The participation of Ashesi students in the Goldman Sachs Easter Internship programme validates Ashesi's decision to create a globally competitive educational experience for our students. I am confident that our students' performance at Goldman Sachs will be a credit to our institution and to Ghana's educational system."

Goldman Sachs is one of the leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firms with headquarters in New York and has offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other financial centres around the world.

Goldman Sachs is respected as a financial advisor to some of the most important companies, largest governments, and wealthiest families in the world. It is a primary dealer in the U.S. Treasury securities market. Its Clients, Mergers & Acquisitions advisory, provides underwriting services, engages in proprietary trading, invests in private equity deals, and also manages the wealth of affluent individuals and families.