Dr. Hamza Bangura, Coordinator of Research, Innovation and Development at the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology represents Njala University at this year’s JAMEEL WORLD EDUCATION LAB WEEK and the curriculum Development on Artificial Intelligence for University Education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
By Expo Times Correspondent Distinguished academic and educator, Dr. Hamza Bangura has left for the United States for a thrilling and resource driven engagement that could boost and enhance quality education back in Sierra Leone. Dr. Hamza is headed to Boston Massachusetts on the invitation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) which is […]
Varsity students lament on challenges
By Fatmata Binta Bah University life, with its promise of academic growth and personal development, is often seen as a rite of passage into adulthood. However, beneath the veneer of opportunity lie a myriad of challenges that confront students on their educational journey. From academic pressures to social expectations, financial burdens to mental health…...
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What is your purpose of being a teacher or lecturer?
By Jensen Brian Abass Cummings In a recent seminar hosted by the Sierra Leone Evangelical Fellowship of Students, Freetown polytechnic circuit. Pastor Doctor Daniel Stephen Ngegba delivered an inspiring speech that delved into the profound question: “What is our purpose in life?” Drawing from the wisdom of biblical teachings, particularly from the book of…...
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“I have no business in appointing an acting VC and Principal if there was a Pro-Vice Chancellor”- Minister
The Minister Tertiary and Higher Education, Dr Wurie informed the press on Tuesday, 6th February, 2024 that the dissolved USL Court failed to appoint the Pro Vice Chancellor as provided in the Universities Act 2021. “I have no business in appointing an acting Vice Chancellor and Principal if there was a Pro Vice Chancellor,” she…...
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Parliament Supports Dissolution of University Court
The Sierra Leone House of Parliament through the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Technical and Higher Education has supported the dissolution of the University of Sierra Leone Court by the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education. According to the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Technical and Higher Education, the non-compliance with their recommendations to resolve the crisis…...
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University crisis: TEC acts tough!
The chairman of the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), Professor A.M. Alghali has advised the government to dissolve the Sierra Leone University Court as an immediate first step to put the university administration back on track, following weeks of leadership crisis at the University of Sierra Leone (USL). In a letter, dated 25 January, 2024, the…...
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Information Minister tells Sierra Leone’s education journey in New York
At the United Nations International Day of Education on Wednesday, January 24th, in New York, Minister of Information and Civic Education Chernor Bah eloquently narrated Sierra Leone’s educational journey, beginning with the system the colonial masters handed over to us, the decadence that set in afterwards, the disruption caused by the war and the restoration […]
How to prepare lesson plan for your pupils: An online guide (extension)
By Alusine Fullah A lesson plan is a step-by-step guide of what is to be taught and how that particular lesson is going to be taught in class, it includes the lesson aims and objectives (what the students are supposed to learn) how the lesson objectives will be achieved and a way of measuring…...
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IPAM-USL concludes orientation ceremony for freshmen and women
About 3,500 freshmen and women admitted into the four faculties of the Institute of Public Administration and Management, University of SierraLeone (IPAM, USL) to pursue degrees in various disciplines have completed a two-day Orientation exercise on Saturday, 6th January 2024 organised by the IPAM administration at its Tower Hill Campus in Freetown. In her keynote […]
NCTVA accredits Bread Avenue
By Sulaiman Jalloh In a move to improve technical and vocational learning in Sierra Leone, the National Council for Technical and Other Academic Awards (NCTVA), through the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education, on Thursday, December 28th, 2023, accredited the Bread Avenue located at Wellington, East Freetown. Bread Avenue is owned and operated by…...
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