Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS)

To encourage the creation, acquisition, dissemination and utilization of knowledge for national development through the promotion of learning.

The Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences was founded in 1959 on the initiative of Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah. Its aim is generally to promote the pursuit, advancement and dissemination of knowledge in all branches of the sciences and the humanities.