For years, students in Ghana and across much of Africa have faced a familiar cycle: endless lecture notes, bulky textbooks, and late-night group study sessions, particularly during exam periods. Despite hours of underlining, highlighting, and rereading, many still walk into tests uncertain of their understanding.
The challenge, educators say, is not a lack of effort but the absence of structured feedback in traditional study methods. PremioQuest, a new AI-driven learning platform, aims to address this with a few clicks.
“At the core of the struggle are five persistent challenges: evaluation, engagement, efficiency, retention, and feedback,” said Dr. Ernest Addae, founder of PremioQuest in an interview with The High Street Journal. “These five things are the main reason students feel stuck. We wanted to build a platform that tackles all of them at once.”
Turning Study Notes into Quizzes
PremioQuest allows students to upload lecture notes, PDFs, slides, or textbook chapters, instantly generating personalized quizzes tailored to different cognitive levels, from basic recall to deep analysis.
As students answer questions, the platform tracks their performance, highlighting strengths and areas needing more practice. At the end of each session, users receive a detailed performance summary with guidance on how to improve.
“PremioQuest doesn’t just give you scores, it tells you where you’re doing well and how to improve,” the founder said.
Students who score below a set threshold can consult an AI study assistant built into the platform, which reviews their results, explains mistakes, and offers targeted practice questions.
Users also have access to multiple large AI models, including GPT-5, Claude, and Gemini, without paying for separate subscriptions. “The goal is to turn study time into progress, not just effort,” the co-founder added.
From Idea to Adoption
The platform was born after its founders observed students putting in long hours yet still feeling unprepared.
“I saw how much time students were spending just trying to figure out how to study,” he said.
Since its launch, adoption has been steady and largely organic. More than 3,000 students have used PremioQuest, often learning about it through classmates or lecturers.
“Our growth is not exponential, but in terms of people purchasing and generating quizzes, it’s been consistent,” the founder said. “Every time someone joins, they stay, because it actually helps them.”
Lecturers have emerged as vocal advocates, introducing the platform as a tool to improve learning outcomes.
“Whenever I go to class, I don’t even start teaching,” the founder said. “I first show them the AI tools they can use to study, including PremioQuest. It changes how they learn.”
Students at the Core
PremioQuest targets students first, reflecting where the need is most urgent. Uptake has been strongest among university and tertiary students preparing for demanding courses and professional exams.
“Students are our core users because they’re the ones who feel the pain of ineffective study every single day,” the founder said. “They need a tool that actually makes studying work, not just longer, but smarter.”
Teachers are also using the platform to generate quizzes for classes and to introduce AI-powered study techniques from day one. Working professionals preparing for certification exams have also begun adopting it, but students remain the primary focus.
“If we can change how students study,” the founder said, “we can change how they see learning, from something stressful to something empowering.”
Pricing and Accessibility
New users receive 50,000 free tokens, allowing them to generate dozens of quizzes immediately. For continued access, tokens can be purchased from as low as GHS 5, giving uninterrupted access to all platform features, including personalized quizzes, performance tracking, and the AI study assistant.
“We wanted everyone to benefit from smart study tools without worrying much about cost,” Dr. Addae said.
Vision and the Road Ahead
For the PremioQuest team, the current platform is only a starting point. They aim to reshape how learning occurs across Ghana and eventually the continent, providing every student access to smart, adaptive support.
“We don’t just want students to study more,” the founder said. “We want them to study better to feel confident, capable, and in control of their learning.”
Plans for the coming months include deeper analytics on cognitive skills, smarter personalization, and expanded tools for educators. The long-term vision is to make PremioQuest a central hub for learning across Africa, connecting students, teachers, and institutions through AI-driven tools.
“AI is changing the world,” the founder said. “And we want it to change how our students learn, for good.”
Why Students and Teachers Are Watching
For students, PremioQuest offers clarity, structure, and confidence, replacing passive cramming with active practice and immediate feedback.
For teachers, it serves as a companion for generating questions, tracking learning outcomes, and introducing students to AI-assisted methods.
PremioQuest is quietly changing the way learning works, one quiz at a time. And for Ghana’s next generation of thinkers, the founders say, that transformation can’t come soon enough.
About the Founder
Dr. Ernest Addae is a Molecular Pathology lecturer at the University of Cape Coast and co-founder of PremioQuest. He earned his PhD from the National University of Singapore, specializing in breast cancer research. With expertise in programming and large language models, Dr. Addae focuses on using generative AI to enhance teaching and learning. Outside work, he enjoys reading, movies, and philosophical discussions.
