Princess Korkor Boateng, a final-year student at the University of Ghana, has yet to earn a bachelor’s degree, but the 18-year-old has already made history by becoming Ghana’s youngest Chartered Accountant.
Princess achieved academic accomplishment after passing her qualifying exams in April and being initiated the following month, according to a statement from the university. She was admitted to the University of Ghana when she was 14 and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration there.
Korkor Boateng explained in an interview with the university’s public affairs media team that combining her undergraduate course and professional course at the same time wasn’t simple. She did point out that since they are related, taking both classes at the same time was advantageous.
The 18-year-old added that she did not feel intimidated by her older classmates because they used their professional backgrounds to help her understand concrete topics. Princess said she was inspired by the desire to be financially independent and gave credit to her mother, a professional accountant.
As I have said consistently, UGBS is a place that nurtures talents; in Korkor’s case, she’s the youngest, but there are others that have gone through our programs and have come out successfully in their professional associations, many of them winning awards, not only for being young people but also for being the best in Ghana in particular areas,” the Dean of the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), Professor Justice Bawole, said.
The President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana (ICAG), Ms Sena Dake, also praised Princess for reaching this academic milestone. “The amazing thing about April 2023 is that Princess Korkor Boateng has set a record as the 60th Anniversary Youngest Achiever and has completed the qualifying examination at age 18. The first time, beating the record of an earlier Lady Achiever, Hannah Ann Enyan, who finished at age 19 in 2021.”
“Our ladies are doing very well, and we are very proud of them,” Ms Dake added.
About what she intends to do after she’s done with college, Korkor Boateng said she wants to look into avenues including accounting-related software development. The 18-year-old also said her favourite life quote is, “Life is a series of tiny miracles.”
