Adjoa Aka

Meet Adjoa Aka, Industrial Engineer

What do you want to do after graduation?

After graduation, I would like to pursue a master’s degree in Industrial and System Engineering and eventually apply my skills to help non- privileged communities.

Does your outside interest have any relationship to your degree?

I love giving back to my community through volunteering.  I try to combine the skills I am learning from my industrial engineering (IE) course work with my passion to do good for others.  For example, I can use the skills I am learning in my IE classes to help communities in need through Engineers without Borders, and I hope to keep using those skills to help communities in the future.

What other activities are you involved in outside of class?

I am a member of the Student Alumni Association, the Georgia Tech African Student Association, and Engineers without Borders (EWB).

What does Tech offer you that other schools did not?

The H.Milton Stewart School of Industrial and System Engineering at Georgia Tech is the number one School of its kind in the nation, and the department has many great professors and advisors who are always willing to help students.  Since I came to Georgia Tech, I have received scholarships; I was also offered research, internship, study and work abroad opportunities.  More importantly, I have the chance to apply what I am learning in class to real life through Engineers Without Borders. I feel so privileged to be a Georgia Tech student.  Coming to Georgia Tech was one of the best decisions I ever made.

10 words to describe yourself

Courageous, perseverance, hope, faith, friendly, impatient, outgoing, hardworking, sweet, and loving 

Why did you choose to volunteer with Engineers Without Borders?

The best way I can show my gratitude is by giving back.