The educational system that was left behind in Ghana and other countries by colonial governments was largely a replacement, rather than an integrative, one. It was aimed at producing manpower to replace the colonial personnel that were leaving after independence. It was not aimed at addressing the needs and aspirations of local people, and it was urban and elite biased. The “revolutionary” government of J. J. Rawlings decided to right the wrongs in higher education by establishing a multi-campus University for Development Studies in 1992 in northern Ghana “to blend the academic world with the community”. A practically oriented, community-based, and problem-solving pedagogy was instituted. This chapter explains the use of the “plug-in” concept in the implementation of the new approach, and analyses the achievements and challenges faced. Within a relatively short period, many graduates of the University can be found in most rural and several areas of the country working in government, private and NGO sectors. The community-based training has made them more marketable for work in rural areas and practically oriented endeavours compared to graduates of older universities.