加纳大学创办于1948年，是加纳共和国的最高学府，也是该国六所公办大学中规模最大、办学历史最悠久的一所，为世界大学联盟成员及西非重点大学之一。学校前身为黄金海岸学院，1961年通过议会法案获得独立学位授予资格，以“开发世界级人力资源和能力，通过高品质教育、研究及知识传播应对国家发展需求与全球挑战”为办学理念。校园占地广阔，融合殖民地时期与现代建筑风格，标志性建筑巴梅尔图书馆为加纳最大公共图书馆。

The University of Ghana, founded in 1948, is the premier university of the Republic of Ghana and the largest and oldest among the country's six public universities. As a member of the World University Network and a key university in West Africa, it evolved from the University College of the Gold Coast and gained independent degree-awarding status via parliamentary act in 1961. Its mission is "to develop world-class human resources and capabilities to meet national development needs and global challenges through quality teaching, learning, research and knowledge dissemination." The sprawling campus features a blend of colonial-era and modern architecture, with the iconic Balme Library serving as Ghana's largest public library.

该校设有健康科学、农业与消费科学、文科、理科等多个学院，涵盖医学、法律、商学、工程、社会科学等广泛学科，2021年QS世界大学排名位列300-500区间。作为“政治家的摇篮”，多位加纳副总统毕业于此。学校积极推动国际化，2020年与南京大学等高校共同发起成立国际大学气候联盟，并通过汉语文化节、孔子学院等平台促进中加文化交流。

The university comprises multiple colleges including Health Sciences, Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, Humanities, and Sciences, offering diverse disciplines such as medicine, law, business, engineering, and social sciences. Ranked between 300-500 in the 2021 QS World University Rankings, it has earned the reputation as a "cradle of statesmen" with numerous Ghanaian vice presidents among its alumni. Committed to internationalization, it co-founded the International Universities Climate Alliance in 2020 with institutions like Nanjing University and promotes China-Ghana cultural exchange through platforms such as the Chinese Language and Culture Festival and Confucius Institute.