Prince Kwarase

Prince is a researcher, evaluator, policy analyst and strategist whose work examines how artificial intelligence and digital technologies are reshaping learning, institutional practice, and human agency in education. He holds a Ph.D. in Ed. Policy and Evaluation from Arizona State University, where his doctoral dissertation examined AI and digital technology adoption across nine countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, investigating how emerging technologies transform the way students learn, how faculty teach, and how institutions organize themselves around new possibilities for education.

His research operates at two levels. At the institutional level, he examines how universities adopt and adapt to AI systems, what conditions enable meaningful integration versus superficial adoption, and how institutional cultures shape whether technology changes practice or merely adds complexity. At the human level, he studies how AI reshapes student agency, learning cultures, and the relationship between learners and knowledge itself, questions that become urgent as AI redefines what it means to be prepared for work and civic life. His research interests include technology adoption, education policy, digital equity, and the relationship between AI and self-directed learning in postcolonial contexts.

Before his doctoral work, Prince spent a decade in international development and business, designing and leading initiatives in educational access, institutional fundraising, and business development across several countries. He is a recipient of several awards such as the Ashesi University Presidential Award for Scholarship, Leadership, and Citizenship, the Royal Commonwealth Society Fellowship, the Mastercard Foundation Scholarship, among others. Prince is the founder of Behind the Scenes, and the Mentors Network - a mentorship initiative that has been running since 2013, reaching thousands of high school students across 20+ schools in Ghana to mentor students on academic excellence, leadership development and street sense.